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08-20-2011, 05:20 PM
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Hydraulic slide with elec front jacks?
Just wondering why my 5er has hydraulic slide and electric front landing gear?Why wouldn't they be the same. Is there a down fall to either Thanks..
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08-20-2011, 05:43 PM
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my cedar creek is that way. Never had a prolem. Hydraulic cylinders large enough to handle the load up front would be expensive.
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08-20-2011, 06:27 PM
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More complicated and expensive valves and speed controls not to mention a larger Hydraulic pump. Some of them do have them most don't. I would only have them if they were the levelup type of system otherwise I happy with the Electric Jacks.
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08-21-2011, 06:12 AM
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Oh I see, Then why wouldn't they make the slide electric? Thanks for the replys..
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08-21-2011, 07:24 AM
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I wouldn't want hydraulic jacks on a fifth wheel. Any leak or a blown hose would drop the front end right to the ground. As for the slides, I have no idea why they would use a complicated hydraulic system, as the electric ones work just fine.
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08-21-2011, 04:20 PM
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Hydrolic slides give fewer problems.
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08-21-2011, 04:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jimh
Hydrolic slides give fewer problems.
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Oh I see but seems like it would be alot more expensive if it was to fail. I did notice it brung the slide in quicker than my 8528ress flagstaff, maybe thats a plus too.
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08-21-2011, 04:40 PM
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electric jacks so they will hold up and not fail, hydraulic slides so that it works evenly amongst the number of cylinders. just my assumption.
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08-21-2011, 04:48 PM
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I would think they would b more costly to repair. Mine has them and cracked a fitting during the warenty period. Other than that, no problems.
I bought new n early 2002. Would hate to think what one of thosr rams would cost.
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08-21-2011, 05:14 PM
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These are all great comments, but if you lose your hydraulics could your slide fall out while you were going down the road? Like if you lost pressure?
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08-21-2011, 05:30 PM
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Not sure. With it being hydrolic, I would think both hoses to the cyclinder would have to fail. Ie the movement would have to pull oil into the other side.
One cyclender shouldnt affect the others, they are independly supplied and returned.
That would b my speculation...dont really know.
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08-22-2011, 08:47 AM
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Yep I see, that makes sense. Thankyou
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