Slideout Kludge
In our last RV outing in Fall 2024, our Living Room slide failed to extend/retract electrically, so we had to manually extend/retract this large slideout (see https://rvseniormoments.com/2024/11/16/powergear-slideout-repair/). A real PITA.
Now, while preparing for our Spring shakedown trip, our Bedroom slide out failed. Great.
Since we’re leaving in a few days, there was no time for extensive repairs . . . so kludge time . . .
In order to get to the Bedroom slide motor, we had to lift up the mattress platform. However, it can’t be raised while the Bedroom slide is closed. The platform is too long.
Solution: saw off 2 inches of the platform . . .
Minus two inches of mattress platform, the platform now can be lifted . . .
We also ran wire from the RV batteries to the bed. The wire gets rolled up when we’re not moving the slide . . . and the wire is fused for safety.
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Genius!! Way to go Tom!!