I made my own ski out of aluminum angle… used a brazing rod and MAP gas torch to ‘weld’ the ski at the curve at the inside tip. Mine are also a lot stiffer, and I was able to counter sink the screws flush, giving a nice smooth ride on the bottom. We use some thick plastic sheet pieces on the floor when we pull slides in to protect the floor. The slide rides up nicely as it comes in, however there is always a point when the inside of the slide settles onto the floor for the last foot or so, and the floor needs some protection. As the gentleman indicated, some manufacturers just staple the plastic skis to the coach…
If this company that makes these stainless steel skis really wants to nail it, they should cut them to size and put the screw holes in them. As most slides are pretty standard size. I should be able to tell them that I have a alliance paradigm. 340 RL and I need skis for the kitchen slide or the dining area slide or the bedroom slide and they should know the measurements and pre-fabricate everything and send me exactly what I need. Just saying it would make it a lot easier on the consumer as far as cutting tools and special drill bits. And it would not be much extra work for them at all. Maybe in the future. This could be a very lucrative business for them.
Looks like another fix necessitated by poor quality in manufacturing. It's sad that this problem just like the tank sensor problems has been around for years, and the manufactures just keep shipping it out to the customers. There are easy solutions to both. So much for the "customer driven" party line nonsense.
What product was being used in the caulk gun?
Great info! Thanks for sharing.
Jim, great video! It was pretty hectic trying to record everything that was going on that day. I think we both did an excellent job.
yea....hoping both of our video's will answer all the folks questions. :)
I made my own ski out of aluminum angle… used a brazing rod and MAP gas torch to ‘weld’ the ski at the curve at the inside tip. Mine are also a lot stiffer, and I was able to counter sink the screws flush, giving a nice smooth ride on the bottom. We use some thick plastic sheet pieces on the floor when we pull slides in to protect the floor. The slide rides up nicely as it comes in, however there is always a point when the inside of the slide settles onto the floor for the last foot or so, and the floor needs some protection. As the gentleman indicated, some manufacturers just staple the plastic skis to the coach…
If this company that makes these stainless steel skis really wants to nail it, they should cut them to size and put the screw holes in them. As most slides are pretty standard size. I should be able to tell them that I have a alliance paradigm. 340 RL and I need skis for the kitchen slide or the dining area slide or the bedroom slide and they should know the measurements and pre-fabricate everything and send me exactly what I need. Just saying it would make it a lot easier on the consumer as far as cutting tools and special drill bits. And it would not be much extra work for them at all. Maybe in the future. This could be a very lucrative business for them.
Looks like another fix necessitated by poor quality in manufacturing. It's sad that this problem just like the tank sensor problems has been around for years, and the manufactures just keep shipping it out to the customers. There are easy solutions to both. So much for the "customer driven" party line nonsense.