I realize that this video is a year old. However it’s always good to hear and see someone’s ideas and way of doing maintenance on the rv’s. Thank you for sharing. You did a wonderful job explaining and showing your way.
MD, it's so true I do the same you never know what someone else may teach you or give you a great idea, we thank you for commenting and first and foremost thank you for being a subscriber we'll see you next time
TFordF150 congratulations exciting days are coming, as long as you keep preventative maintenance on your sliders they will be just fine, rose and I can't thank you enough for subscribing to the channel, you have to let us know how your first time out goes we wish you the best of luck and have fun, and once again thank you for commenting we hope to see you next time
@@RVFieldTrip thank you and you’re welcome! Like they say “take of it and it will take care of you”. This will be our 3rds trailer. I’ve been told the build date on our new one is tomorrow 3/18 and we should be able to take delivery next week. I’ve babied our current 2012 and she still looks amazing!
Thank you so much for the information! I am a first time "slide out" owner and unfortunately my brother set the trailer up for me before I was around to see it done. apparently, it made a lot of noise and also seems a seal is flipped or not in place. I will be inspecting more thoroughly tomorrow now with your information and see what may need done.
First of all congratulations on your first slide out, just remember when you're under there most of it's just common sense and so far it seems to me to be easy fixes as long as you keep up with it, good luck hope it all turns out well let me know how it turns out and thank you for commenting
Thanks for the video. Washing off the rubber slides with a good soap especially the top seal before hand. The leaves and sticks will scratch and make burrs in the seals. Cleaning the top and side seals before closing the slides of debris will prevent problems. Thanks again
Excellent tips and demonstrations as well as showing the recommended lubes. Just found your channel and subscribed. Keep the maintenance videos coming! Thanks, Kevin, Houston, TX
kevinn6178, first I'd like to thank you for subscribing, I will definitely make more maintenance videos, I live in Central Florida and it's very hot here but watching the news I hear you guys have a major heat wave, try to stay cool and I'll talk to you next time
Like I said on the video the bottom molding seems to be the one a lot of people miss it must be an out of sight out of mind thing, to be honest when I first got our RV I didn't think there was one underneath until I physically went under and took a look, hope you're doing well and I appreciate your commenting
Excellent video. I bought both those lubes. I didn't take really good care of our last rv. I plan on changing for this one. I'm going to check all of what you mentioned, when we set up for each trip. Also, I'm going to do it when we winterize, and dewinterize our trailer. I have to install roof vent covers, stabilizer supports, a leveling gauge for the front, and a padded frame for the solar panel, for when we close it up for the season. I'm going to make that out of pool noodles.
Great question timallen1262, I use an adjustable pole with a rag on the end to get under the slide toppers, it's actually really easy and worked out very well for us, thank you for commenting
I use a broom handle with a rag on it just spray the product onto the rag, but you're right I should have shown that in the video, we thank you very much for commenting and thanks again for showing my mistake LOL, we'll see you next time
@@RVFieldTrip Thanks for your reply and sharing. Maybe you could show us a quick link for this project so all could see exactly how this is done.. Thanks Again GC
One thing that wasn't mentioned (and your RV may not have them) but on the inside of the slide face, the gaskets that seal the inside when the slide is out, are saggy and hang loosely along the inside face of the slide. Those need to be checked as well. Good video!
My RV has been sitting a bit and is full of cobwebs, dirt, and wasp nests under the slides. Any tip on how to remove wasp nest and once removed, can I spray the underside with water to remove dirt and cobwebs before doing this maintenance? Also, I applied seal conditioner to black seals but found a white foam like material on front of slide that leaves chalky white residue. Is this normal? It looks dry and cracking. Thank you for your video. I need to do all these things.
I personally would not spray water underneath if you use the spray that I have in the description, you can use a rag and it will clean it up just fine. Or use a damp cloth to wipe off all the dirt and cobwebs, good luck and let us know how it works out
Seems like some good tips. I’ve no doubt keeping up good routine maintenance is important. But I gotta say, I’m really glad we don’t have to deal with any of that. We’re kinda lazy 😂
It shows the importance of maintaining them they're not that cheap to re-do, hope you were able to fix them, thanks for commenting and stay safe out there
It boggles me that some fifth wheels have five or even SIX slides!. I can't imagine how much that saps the main power supply. Wonder if they ever set up solar panels to operate them. If I ever have the money, I'd get a fifth wheel with only one slide. Six would be a nightmare to deal with.
I couldn't imagine dealing with 6 slide outs, not just the preventative maintenance but like you mentioned the power it takes and you know eventually you're gonna have to repair one or two but in my case never 6 LOL, thank you for commenting and we hope you have a great day
I suppose you could but my problem with using WD40 is a little greasy and you don't want all that dust sticking to it, but I have never tried it if you do let me know how it works out, have a great day and I hope this helps
Timtank, give the guy a break! He only has 2 hands and one is holding the camera steady. He is a mechanic and a generous part time photographer. Thanks for your effort! I subscribed!
I realize that this video is a year old. However it’s always good to hear and see someone’s ideas and way of doing maintenance on the rv’s.
Thank you for sharing. You did a wonderful job explaining and showing your way.
MD, it's so true I do the same you never know what someone else may teach you or give you a great idea, we thank you for commenting and first and foremost thank you for being a subscriber we'll see you next time
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The videos almost a year and a half old… everything’s irrelevant and the video has expired
Love your channel. And yes, I just subscribed. 👍
We just ordered a new rig and it will be our first foray into a slide. Great advice!!
TFordF150 congratulations exciting days are coming, as long as you keep preventative maintenance on your sliders they will be just fine, rose and I can't thank you enough for subscribing to the channel, you have to let us know how your first time out goes we wish you the best of luck and have fun, and once again thank you for commenting we hope to see you next time
@@RVFieldTrip thank you and you’re welcome!
Like they say “take of it and it will take care of you”. This will be our 3rds trailer. I’ve been told the build date on our new one is tomorrow 3/18 and we should be able to take delivery next week.
I’ve babied our current 2012 and she still looks amazing!
Best slide maintenance video I’ve seen.
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Thank you so much for the information! I am a first time "slide out" owner and unfortunately my brother set the trailer up for me before I was around to see it done. apparently, it made a lot of noise and also seems a seal is flipped or not in place. I will be inspecting more thoroughly tomorrow now with your information and see what may need done.
First of all congratulations on your first slide out, just remember when you're under there most of it's just common sense and so far it seems to me to be easy fixes as long as you keep up with it, good luck hope it all turns out well let me know how it turns out and thank you for commenting
Good information. Thanks.
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Thanks for the video. Washing off the rubber slides with a good soap especially the top seal before hand. The leaves and sticks will scratch and make burrs in the seals. Cleaning the top and side seals before closing the slides of debris will prevent problems. Thanks again
scotsmanofnewengland7713, those are some great tips and thank you for sharing them, we wanna thank you for commenting
Great video, thanks for taking the time to post! Happy Camping
Thank you very much, and happy camping to you as well
Great video easy to follow👍🇬🇧
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Excellent tips and demonstrations as well as showing the recommended lubes. Just found your channel and subscribed. Keep the maintenance videos coming! Thanks, Kevin, Houston, TX
kevinn6178, first I'd like to thank you for subscribing, I will definitely make more maintenance videos, I live in Central Florida and it's very hot here but watching the news I hear you guys have a major heat wave, try to stay cool and I'll talk to you next time
Fantastic presentation, subscribed
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I just did ours last month, you gave some great tips now I have to go back and look at my bottom molding 😂, thank you for the tips
Like I said on the video the bottom molding seems to be the one a lot of people miss it must be an out of sight out of mind thing, to be honest when I first got our RV I didn't think there was one underneath until I physically went under and took a look, hope you're doing well and I appreciate your commenting
Excellent video. I bought both those lubes. I didn't take really good care of our last rv. I plan on changing for this one. I'm going to check all of what you mentioned, when we set up for each trip. Also, I'm going to do it when we winterize, and dewinterize our trailer. I have to install roof vent covers, stabilizer supports, a leveling gauge for the front, and a padded frame for the solar panel, for when we close it up for the season. I'm going to make that out of pool noodles.
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Great informative video. Thanks
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Subscribed. Great video. Thanks
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Great information
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Great video..
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Hello, just wondering how you treat your seals on top under the slide toppers?
Great question timallen1262, I use an adjustable pole with a rag on the end to get under the slide toppers, it's actually really easy and worked out very well for us, thank you for commenting
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Can you please show us how you did your top seals slides with the the toppers on ?? Thanks great video..
I use a broom handle with a rag on it just spray the product onto the rag, but you're right I should have shown that in the video, we thank you very much for commenting and thanks again for showing my mistake LOL, we'll see you next time
@@RVFieldTrip Thanks for your reply and sharing. Maybe you could show us a quick link for this project so all could see exactly how this is done.. Thanks Again GC
@@georgecole1311 unfortunately I didn't film that part but next time I do one I will, and thank you for the comment
@@RVFieldTrip can you please tell me which one it is ??? Thanks 😊
@@georgecole1311 I didn't put that on the video nor did I film it but like I mentioned before I will make one and let you know
One thing that wasn't mentioned (and your RV may not have them) but on the inside of the slide face, the gaskets that seal the inside when the slide is out, are saggy and hang loosely along the inside face of the slide. Those need to be checked as well.
Good video!
Thank you for the information, you notice it online but that is a great hand, thank you for commenting we appreciate it
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My RV has been sitting a bit and is full of cobwebs, dirt, and wasp nests under the slides. Any tip on how to remove wasp nest and once removed, can I spray the underside with water to remove dirt and cobwebs before doing this maintenance? Also, I applied seal conditioner to black seals but found a white foam like material on front of slide that leaves chalky white residue. Is this normal? It looks dry and cracking. Thank you for your video. I need to do all these things.
I personally would not spray water underneath if you use the spray that I have in the description, you can use a rag and it will clean it up just fine. Or use a damp cloth to wipe off all the dirt and cobwebs, good luck and let us know how it works out
Good tips 👍. Merri
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Seems like some good tips. I’ve no doubt keeping up good routine maintenance is important. But I gotta say, I’m really glad we don’t have to deal with any of that. We’re kinda lazy 😂
Yeah but it's all worth it in the end, LOL "We’re kinda lazy" you guys are far from lazy remember I watch your videos, thank you for commenting
When i bought mine used , my seals are twisted , rolled dry and coming off
It shows the importance of maintaining them they're not that cheap to re-do, hope you were able to fix them, thanks for commenting and stay safe out there
It boggles me that some fifth wheels have five or even SIX slides!. I can't imagine how much that saps the main power supply. Wonder if they ever set up solar panels to operate them.
If I ever have the money, I'd get a fifth wheel with only one slide. Six would be a nightmare to deal with.
I couldn't imagine dealing with 6 slide outs, not just the preventative maintenance but like you mentioned the power it takes and you know eventually you're gonna have to repair one or two but in my case never 6 LOL, thank you for commenting and we hope you have a great day
Can I just use WD40?
I suppose you could but my problem with using WD40 is a little greasy and you don't want all that dust sticking to it, but I have never tried it if you do let me know how it works out, have a great day and I hope this helps
RV silicon lube not recommended for schwintech slide
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Make sure it says RV on the can so you spend 10 more dollars to do the exact same thing. ..
Isn't that the truth I've noticed it myself even down to the toilet paper they try to sell you, thank you for your comment and have a great day
Poor light and pictures on demonstration
You are absolutely right and I do thank you for your suggestions
Bit of a pedantic comment 👍
@@NJoi1oneexcellent word
Timtank, give the guy a break! He only has 2 hands and one is holding the camera steady. He is a mechanic and a generous part time photographer. Thanks for your effort! I subscribed!