Question on the operation of the two slides??????

by bsmall2800 on 12/5/2009, 6:27 pm

Ok just picked up our 28RKBS today. To operate the slides there is just one togle switch and when you push open the bedroom opens first then the galley slide opens. Is there a simple way to have the galley open first and then I can stop it and keep the bedroom from opening?
The reason I am asking is when the trailer is on the side of the house my fence is very near the left front side of the trailer, so opening the bedroom slide would be almost impossible due the fence being there. I have plenty of room for the galley slide to open on the side of the house with no obstructions. So basically if the slide action was able to be reversed with the galley opening first, I could just release the button before the bedroom slide started to open....
I figured someone here might have an answer.

Thanks in advance,

by scottz on 12/5/2009, 6:48 pm

Not that I know of. I have not studied the system enough to know why one slide moves first; mine does the same thing. Just a wag, but what if you swapped the hydraulic lines?

by bsmall2800 on 12/5/2009, 7:11 pm

I have know idea, I was hoping that it was going to be something simple like switching wires from the hydrolic pump where there are several relays. If it takes a whole lot of work and possibly messing something up then I can live with how it opens the slides. I was really hoping that somebody could say oh just switch this wire with that wire and your'e good to go.....wishful thinking maybe.....
Love the rig though.

by maxum1989 on 12/5/2009, 8:39 pm

I have investigated this before as I have an issue with obstructions like you have with your slides. The quick answer is no it can't be done without redoing the whole hydraulic system(so I was told). The slides work on resistance to the pressure of the hydraulic fluid so the lightest slide moves first and so on. I have had one RV tech tell me it was not possible at all, and another saying yes with a big sigh and a lot of headaches to get it done. Some rigs come with the ability to pick slides and they have a manifold that you can turn off the pressure going to any slide. So, you would have to either have two slide systems or a manifold to do what you would like.

by Admin on 12/6/2009, 3:09 am

Glad ya'll made it home with the new cat ....

by Richard Mondavi on 12/6/2009, 3:47 am

On our RKBS both slides start opening at the same time. When we close them the bedroom slide comes in all the way before the lliving area slide starts to come in.

by bsmall2800 on 12/6/2009, 4:21 am

maxum1989 wrote:I have investigated this before as I have an issue with obstructions like you have with your slides. The quick answer is no it can't be done without redoing the whole hydraulic system(so I was told). The slides work on resistance to the pressure of the hydraulic fluid so the lightest slide moves first and so on. I have had one RV tech tell me it was not possible at all, and another saying yes with a big sigh and a lot of headaches to get it done. Some rigs come with the ability to pick slides and they have a manifold that you can turn off the pressure going to any slide. So, you would have to either have two slide systems or a manifold to do what you would like.

Well thank you very much for the information, I guess I will adjust a portion of my fence instead of retrofitting the entire hydraulic system. However, I will entertain the idea of using a manifold to accomplish this. Price, time and money will win out though.

by Admin on 12/6/2009, 5:20 am

Yep, Its always a lot cheaper to adjust the fence and solve the problem. I can hear Oldelmers advice already

" Sell the House " ....... lol!

by kcnielsen on 12/6/2009, 5:51 am

If you could find a way to lock the bed slide in the closed position, the main slide would move first.

by oldelmer1 on 12/6/2009, 7:18 am

Admin wrote:Yep, Its always a lot cheaper to adjust the fence and solve the problem. I can hear Oldelmers advice already

" Sell the House " .......

SELL SELL SELL!!!!!!

by Admin on 12/6/2009, 12:38 pm

I'm guessing Sharon's still holding you at bay oldelmer.... ?

by oldelmer1 on 12/6/2009, 1:09 pm

You got that right

But one of these day, might be by myself, but one of these days.....

by bsmall2800 on 12/6/2009, 2:01 pm

Ok guys, I was able to get parked my RV pad along the side of the house. Guess what I won't need to sell the house, or move the fence because of the slides this cat FITS. Here are some pics of where it had to go and how much it missed the fence.

Guess I will put the way which slide opens first now to rest.... Laughing

by Ole Yella on 12/6/2009, 2:55 pm

WOW. Now that is a tight fit. I wouldn't have a few Rum & Cokes or a few beers and try to back it in. Interestingly are the slanted pieces on the bottom of the slides on the inside of the outside. Never seen that before.

by bsmall2800 on 12/6/2009, 3:19 pm

Ole Yella wrote:WOW. Now that is a tight fit. I wouldn't have a few Rum & Cokes or a few beers and try to back it in. Interestingly are the slanted pieces on the bottom of the slides on the inside of the outside. Never seen that before.

Those trim pieces that slant are on the the inside of outside wall of the slide. If my memory serves me I think (read it somewhere) it had something to do with water leaking into the inside of trailer. I guess now water runs down the side wall hits the angled piece and forces the water to drip/run off. Maybe someone that has the intel will be able to tell you the story behind the trim piece.

Actually the opening at the gate is 12ft.not too hard to do. However, if its dark I usually leave the trailer parked on the street.

by Admin on 12/6/2009, 5:19 pm

But one of these day, might be by myself, but one of these days.....

Now I can hear Sharon saying : To the Moon Tom, To the Moon

Bsmall, Now mark a floresent line the length of your two tires on the drivers side. You'll see it easily in the mirror as your backing up ,you can land it on that spot every time. Thats what I did with my pad. It's like a landing strip then.

by scottz on 12/6/2009, 5:52 pm

maxum1989 wrote:The slides work on resistance to the pressure of the hydraulic fluid so the lightest slide moves first and so on. .

Excellent, I was wondering why it worked that way.

However, it seems to me that simply putting a valve on the hydraulic line for the slide you do not want to move would accomplish your goal. Close the valve and no pressure goes to that slide.

by scottz on 12/6/2009, 5:56 pm

bsmall2800 wrote:
Ole Yella wrote:WOW. Now that is a tight fit. I wouldn't have a few Rum & Cokes or a few beers and try to back it in. Interestingly are the slanted pieces on the bottom of the slides on the inside of the outside. Never seen that before.

Those trim pieces that slant are on the the inside of outside wall of the slide. If my memory serves me I think (read it somewhere) it had something to do with water leaking into the inside of trailer. I guess now water runs down the side wall hits the angled piece and forces the water to drip/run off. Maybe someone that has the intel will be able to tell you the story behind the trim piece.

Actually the opening at the gate is 12ft.not too hard to do. However, if its dark I usually leave the trailer parked on the street.

I did the same thing with a bead of silicon; keeps the water out.

by beartoo on 12/7/2009, 12:09 am

I could never back anything in that space without taking out the gate.

by bsmall2800 on 12/7/2009, 1:14 am

Admin wrote:
But one of these day, might be by myself, but one of these days.....

Now I can hear Sharon saying : To the Moon Tom, To the Moon

Bsmall, Now mark a floresent line the length of your two tires on the drivers side. You'll see it easily in the mirror as your backing up ,you can land it on that spot every time. Thats what I did with my pad. It's like a landing strip then.

Thanks for the suggestion on the floresent line. Now, where do you paint the line on the pad along the edge of the trailer? Or just where the tires sit?
Thank you,

by Scruffy and Tater on 12/7/2009, 5:01 am

Wow! That's a good backing in job. Well done. Our gate is about 10 ft. Scruffy doesn't back in. He can pull through, turn around in the back yard, and park it facing the street - ready for the next trip.

by bsmall2800 on 12/7/2009, 1:35 pm

Admin wrote:
But one of these day, might be by myself, but one of these days.....

Now I can hear Sharon saying : To the Moon Tom, To the Moon

Bsmall, Now mark a floresent line the length of your two tires on the drivers side. You'll see it easily in the mirror as your backing up ,you can land it on that spot every time. Thats what I did with my pad. It's like a landing strip then.

Ok on the floresent line are you talking about painting a mark on the concrete along the out side of the tires on the left side? Or are you talking about painting a line on the concrete running the tires over the top of the line?
I photo shot a this pic and marked a red line on the photo in front of the tires is this what you are referring to? Or paint it along the outside of the tire? If you click on the photo I think you can zoom in the tire area.

by Admin on 12/7/2009, 2:22 pm

Just get a yard stick or a chalk line and make a mark as close to the edge of the tires as you can get.
You'll make your mark along the outside edge of the tires.
It needs to be at least as long as both tires on that side so you can tell if your straight and where you need to be for your slides to come out without hitting.
Then if you want you can also make a mark just in front of the forward tire so you'll know where to stop as your backing .
You'll put it in the same spot everytime. I can see my trailer tires easily in my drivers side mirror.
Next time you go by a loading dock at a company you'll usually see a painted line the length of the trailer. Thats where I got it from, I used to drive big trucks.
You just put your tires on the edge of the line and take her back.

Heres a line drawn on the street so you can see the line .....

by bsmall2800 on 12/7/2009, 2:47 pm

Ok now I got it, thanks for the illistration with the photo. I can do that. So do you think that maybe a 4 inch width line would work or would you go wider?
Thanks again,

by maxum1989 on 12/7/2009, 6:21 pm

scottz wrote:
maxum1989 wrote:The slides work on resistance to the pressure of the hydraulic fluid so the lightest slide moves first and so on. .

Excellent, I was wondering why it worked that way.

However, it seems to me that simply putting a valve on the hydraulic line for the slide you do not want to move would accomplish your goal. Close the valve and no pressure goes to that slide.

But, as it was explained to me, the whole system is one loop so you would have to run different lines to each slide. Putting a valve on any part of the system as it is plumbed now would just make the whole thing not work.

by Admin on 12/7/2009, 9:27 pm

Depends on how good your sight is I guess. If you can see a brite skinny 1" line thats all you need, just check it and go wider if needed. I'll take a pic of mine tomorrow, its nothing fancy. I think mine is about a inch or so wide and I can see it fine.

by bsmall2800 on 12/8/2009, 1:05 am

I think I will make it about 3-4 inch wide, that way it will be easier to see.
I want to thank you again for the suggestion santa

by Admin on 12/8/2009, 12:44 pm

You'll be able to see it a lot better than you think from the mirror.

Remember that line on the mirror,,,, objects appear a lot closer than they are ....

by jackie on 12/8/2009, 3:31 pm

This is the same model we are interested in, so was troubled that the slides have to be put out at the same time. Is this the case with all 28RKBS or only certain years? The one in the photo looks new to me. Thanks in advance for the info.
Jackie

by bsmall2800 on 12/8/2009, 4:12 pm

Jackie, I can only speak for the 2010 28 RKBS. Mine only has one slider switch. When depressed the bedroom slide opens first followed by the Galley area. However, you can stop the galley slider from going out by releasing the switch. The only problem with that is you need the galley open to gain access to the kitchen area. Further up on this post you will see some ideas some have said might change the way the slides operate.
Hope this helps you out. In my opinion you can't and won't go wrong with the 28RKBS.

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