Comments on: Class A Basement Storage, Manual or Power Trays?

By: Lug_Nut

Lug_Nut — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:14:44 +0000

Gerald, Great to hear of your love for your basement slide-outs. Yes, to my knowledge you can not retro-fit the power option to any manual units. It must be originally built as powered ones. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us and your input.

By: Gerald Zieg

Gerald Zieg — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:55:31 +0000

I’ve got manual slide out trays in my 42′ Monaco Camelot. I wouldn’t be without them. Whatever room is sacrificed is completely worth it & truthfully you probably have more usable room due to being able to access the center as easily as the ends. I’m trying to find if I can add electric motors to my existing manual trays. If not horribly priced they would almost double the convienence to be able not to have to crawl under slides to roll the trays out. (How spoiled can we get?) My dealer tells me they can’t come up with the add on motors, only completely new trays.

By: John

John — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:54:58 +0000

You’re right, it is the XCP they have in the brochure, must be a misprint on the weight.
I intially thought it was a bit on the heavy side. Should he interesting to see the end product.

By: Lug_Nut

Lug_Nut — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:43:45 +0000

John, I had not heard of the new Triple E model. The 47,600 lbs. GVW, I believe is incorrect. The largest Freightliner chassis is 44,600 lbs. It is a XCP mpdel. Thank you for the heads-up and the input.

By: John

John — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:54:06 +0000

Sounds like the trays are quite sturdy with the steel rollers. I think you’re right about a hydraulic system. I just got word from Triple E that they are building a 43′ tag model for 2009. I just received a brochure via email, not sure how I can post it here. I’d like to see what type of slide trays they will be using. This new model will use an XCP chassis from Freightliner (47,600 GVWR), so new it’s not on Triple E’s site yet. They claim 200 cu. ft. of storage space.

By: Lug_Nut

Lug_Nut — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:54:05 +0000

John, To my knowledge, no one offers a hydraulic powered slide. I don’t think the energy required would warrant a hydraulic actuator. Thanks for bring it up though.

By: Lug_Nut

Lug_Nut — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:52:11 +0000

Joe, That’s a good point, however there are several makes which may vary in the lost width size. Thank you for your valued input.

By: Lug_Nut

Lug_Nut — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:50:33 +0000

John, I don’t have the weight capacity specifications, but the roller bearings are steel ball bearing type. Great idea to prevent head knocking on the slide. Thanks for the great input.

By: Lug_Nut

Lug_Nut — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:46:39 +0000

William Andersen, I’m glad you found the article of interest. The power units are not really that expensive. Well, you can check out the pricing when you are ready to buy. Thank you for your input.

By: John

John — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:36:08 +0000

Thanks Joe,
Valuable info I will consider for the next coach in 2009.
That’s a lot of lost space to lose. I wonder if they make hydraulic slide trays?

Cheers,
John