timmac wrote:
Hannibal wrote:
We’ve had three rack and pinion slide trailers. I won’t even consider anything else.
Power gear rack and pinion here also, I think its the best slide system on the market..
They were probably great until bought out by Lippert in 2014. It sometimes takes them a few years to cheapen and re-engineer a product they acquired to meet the business model. That business model is cheapen it to the point of failure shortly after the warranty period, and then overprice proprietary replacement parts by about 300% over what they're actually worth.
Schwintek- If the box itself and the opening are built correctly, and if the racks are installed correctly, and if they're aligned correctly, they're not all that bad. That's a lot of if's, especially in 2019 with the quick shoddy assembly and total lack or any QC or QA in RV factories. They're great for smaller slides such as wardrobe slides. Not so much for a 14' long full height slide with half a kitchen inside it. Think about it. Trying to move hundreds or close to a thousand pounds or more with two electric motors the size of the ones in a Harbor Freight Cordless Drill, and chances are good the motor in the HF drill may be better quality than the ones LCI outsourced. I shouldn't B&M. I've made quite a few bucks repairing Schwintek slides in the last 5 or so years. Probably 75% of the time its an alignment issue or other RV manufacturer install issue like lack of or not enough rollers.
Too many geezers, self appointed moderators, experts, and disappearing posts for me. Enjoy. How many times can the same thing be rehashed over and over?
