Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

Instead of tossing ideas into one place I thought I'd start a thread for slide-outs and lift systems to gather info on how the different manufacturer cable systems work.

The number of hours I've spent finding sensible info now is pretty high.

Lifts:

Coleman:




Andrew Gibbens lift design (modified for XPStream by OP827):
http://tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?p=38750#p38750


Slide-outs:
The 6 Types of RV Slideouts:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYDBvuWnHrs

Pulley/Cable Systems:
BAL Accu-slide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7F6HRn_4cQ

Worm Drive:
Lippert aka. Schwintek: (I dislike these guys. They will NOT sell aftermarket. You *can* order parts but I have yet to figure out what their rack & pinion pitch & depth is to have one made. I get that they try to not let you buy their stuff aftermarket because they had some brand damage from inappropriate use but holy cow we're just a bunch of home builders.)

Rack & Pinion:
LCI (Lippert):
Possibly: Gate Opener Hardware has easily available rack & pinion units.

Other:
LiftCo Glide-Out Rooms:
https://www.liftcoproducts.com/all-prod ... descending

DIY:
Possibly Gate Opener Rack & Pinion:
https://www.alekoproducts.com/ALEKO-AR9 ... nor-ap.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmKkNRVc6v8&t=18s

Nice work on getting that information together.

One source for slide out (and other RV) equipment is the salvage industry. Wrecked RV's are a dime a dozen and our local u-pull it yard usually has at least one there.

Ottsville wrote:Nice work on getting that information together.

One source for slide out (and other RV) equipment is the salvage industry. Wrecked RV's are a dime a dozen and our local u-pull it yard usually has at least one there.

Here's another source for new slide-out hardware: http://www.busrvparts.com/slide_out_units.htm#DYI_Slide_Out_Drives_and_Parts.

Their slide-out rooms are actually Liftco glide-out rooms which use a design that is uncommon. It appears they have the motor in the floor of their slide-out. The box that goes up above the floor from the motor is their gear box which then appears to turn a lead screw. The floor itself is on a track and you'll notice it has some glides near the top. for when the floor is extended or fully in.

I don't know anything about the reliability of this system at this time but I'd certainly love to know more about it.


https://www.liftcoproducts.com/all-prod ... descending