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Vroom Slide Systems (long post)
Yesterday I was speaking with a SOB 2019 class C owner in Vermillion South Dakota. He explained that when his motorhome was new, he spent $3,000 preemptively upgrading the slide system. He lives in Tucson and had the work done by a company called Vroom slide systems.

I copied and pasted the history of the company. It was amazing to read how poor the quality of slide systems are even in a coach like a Tiffin.

There are numerous YouTube videos you can watch to see the upgraded system being installed.

 A little history on how we got into the RV slide-out business…A few summers ago our company president and his wife headed from Tucson to Alaska in their newly acquired motor home, a Tiffin Alegro Bus. On the way, the lavatory side slideout started to bind up and make grinding noise. They also discovered metal shavings on the floor near the drive mechanism. The bedroom slideout was just about as problematic as the lavatory slideout. As they packed up after each night and retracted the slides it was always a “Cross your fingers” moment to see if the slides would retract. Finally, the lavatory side quit for good — slideout extended— in Delta Junction, AK, 3,500 miles from home! Stranded! No Fun! Days later a field repair was made, and they limped along until they got home.

When they arrived back home, they inquired of the RV manufacturer, Tiffin and also the slide manufacturer, Schwintek asking for a more substantial drive system. Neither had anything to offer. In fact, they found out that there system has no foreseeable replacement in the motor home lineup.

The president (the Alegro owner) is a Professional Mechanical Engineer.  And, our company is a Factory Authorized re-builder for one of the largest gearbox manufacturers in the world. He soon realized that if they were going to enjoy their motor home the slideout problem needed a reliable solution. The company set out to build a slideout drive mechanism that is trouble-free and will last the life of the motor home while still fitting within the envelope of the present structure. After months of engineering and building several prototypes, a patentable design was finalized that would provide a solution to the problem. Testing proceeded and after over 6,000 cycles of our test slideout, the mechanism showed no wear! The test slideout was loaded with 1500 lbs. of ballast and had 40 inches of travel in and out.

The installation can be done in a days time because it fits in the same envelope as the Schwintek drive system. Our system uses the same controller and hardware as the original. The original drive motors can be modified and also used per the owner’s discretion.
2019 MB and 2010 Honda Fit
 
Re: Vroom Slide Systems (long post)
Reply #1 –
"...preemptively upgrading the slide system."

Slide, what slide? We ain't got no stinking slides!   ::)   ;)
Steve S.
Lazy Bones & Cedar
2004 30'IB (Island Bed)
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery
Live for the day!
Re: Vroom Slide Systems (long post)
Reply #2 –
One of my brother's travel trailer slides from Schwintek failed on him recently. He ordered new motors for both of his slides to replace the failed one and have a spare.

I'm going to forward this info to him as an option. Thanks for sharing!
My wheels:
2003 MB
2012 Jeep Liberty
Re: Vroom Slide Systems (long post)
Reply #3 –
Quote from: Lazy Bones  - 
"...preemptively upgrading the slide system."

Slide, what slide? We ain't got no stinking slides!   ::)   ;)


No Slide Slim?
Greg & Victoria
2017 Mid-Bath  “Nocona” towing a manual 2015 Forester
Previously a 1985 TK
SKP #61264
Re: Vroom Slide Systems (long post)
Reply #4 –
I like stories like this--independent engineers who find ways to improve a widely-used but poorly designed product. John Wood (unfortunately now retired) did the same for Ford transmissions.

(One reason for choosing my Airstream trailer was that it has no slides. 🙂)
Andy Baird
2021 Ford Ranger towing 2019 Airstream 19CB
Previously: 1985 LD Twin/King "Gertie"; 2003 LD Midbath "Skylark"
Re: Vroom Slide Systems (long post)
Reply #5 –
He slides home…..SAFE!!

If I get an RV with a slide that is the slide I want!

Ron S
Ron and Linda
Ada Michigan
Re: Vroom Slide Systems (long post)
Reply #6 –
We were all set to have the Vroom system installed on our Lance last December - at the time it was a 6 month wait.  But in October the slide failed (again) as well as 2 bent axels - that was it!  I took it to the dealer, had them repair under warranty and sold the unit and went back to a Lazy Daze.  They did not have it finally fixed until January, so I would not have been able to have the Vroom system installed anyway!   From now on, it is run, not walk away from slides (and Travel Trailers!).
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