We are finally on the road again! We would not be had it not been for the hard work and determination of Brad Kimball of Pine Plaza RV. He has been our saving grace from the start. Always positive, always helpful.
When he was all done with the slide repair, he reattached the door closer, then caulked anywhere it needed it. At his suggestion we are using shims to brace the slide when it is closed to reduce wear from road vibration. Thanks for all of your help Brad! It has been a pleasure working with you! We also got a tour of his pet projects. Brad sells and repairs RV’s to earn a living, he remodels old RV’s for fun. We got a tour of 3 of his projects. The first is his mobile office, a converted Pace Arrow in which he has designed a fold-a-way bed to give access to his printer and file cabinets and added a geared slide out system along the lines of the one we have. The differences are it has steel rather than aluminum tracks and is chain driven rather than 2 little motors like ours. Here is a picture of the old 6 inch motor.
The power source on Brad’s is a Genie garage door opener. He has another screw drive slide that uses a 3/4in drill to move the slide.