Slide outs

[Charlie 3931fb]

This is not for Montana's only but what are all the names for slide-outs? Someone was asking me who my slide-out's were made by, if there were hydraulic or rack and pinion. didn't know there were so many different slide-outs out there. Does any know the different kinds or Models that are out there?

[RMcNeal]

On our unit, the kitchen and dining room slides are hydraulic. All the other slides are electric. I believe they are Schwintek. If memory serves, you can tell by the upper and lower gear mechanism on each side of the slide. It's a rail that looks like a worm gear pattern. Other brands also use a cable operated system which you can tell by visibly seeing the cable where the Schwintek slides have a rail. If this is not correct, hopefully someone will correct me.

[bleedmichigan]

Cable slides are made by BAL. like was said above you see 4 of the cables outside the unit when the slide is out. Hydraulic slides are usually made by Lippert or at least the pump and other components are.

[RMcNeal]

Forgot to mention, on the hydraulic slides, you can see to rails underneath that drive them in and out. The have a gear and tooth type of mechanism.

[Route66Rambler]

This should clear things up for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYDBvuWnHrs

[jimcol]

Originally Posted by Route66Rambler

This should clear things up for you.

Very informative. Thanks for sharing.

[Charlie 3931fb]

Originally Posted by Route66Rambler

This should clear things up for you.

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Thanks for the video, Answered a lot of questions