toedtoes wrote:MH slides are not TT slides. Have you ever seen a seat belt in a TT?Huntindog wrote:
Does it state anywhere in that 40 page manual that it is OK to use the slides when retracted?
If so, then YOU should provide a link... Just stating it doesn't make it so.
Manufacturers are often silent on things that they prefer to be quiet on. They like to be as they know that people may want to use their product in a way that is detrimental... They will then deny a warranty claim when damage occurs.
Only if they specifically state it is OK, will they stand behind it 100 percent.
Lifted trucks are a great example of this unspoken policy.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that a slide when retracted is just floating above the floor unsupported..... HAS to be weaker than when it is deployed and fully supported.
As I stated before, some maunfacturers DO warn against this. And some are silent. I am unaware of ANY that state it is OK.
In a situation like slides, the proof of prohibition would be on the manufacturer not the user. If it went to court it would be on the manufacturer to prove that it was obvious and reasonable for a user to know it shouldn't be used when undeployed. How is that obvious and reasonable when a motorhome has seat belts on the couch that sits in the slide? Or that a trailer has cupboards in the slide that may be gotten into during quick stops.
A lifted truck is different because it is an aftermarket add on to the vehicle. The manufacturer is denying claims due to an alteration of the factory product. A slide is NOT an aftermarket add on. It IS part of the original factory product.
