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erniecarpet@...

I have Super Slide by Kwikee Products company, Cottage Grove, Oregon. I
believe it was installed by Ron Marabito, the previous owner.

Ernie Ekberg
83PT40
Livingston, Mt




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truitt44@...>

Hank Hannigan,
I seem to remember you having sliding trays put in your bays. If so where did
you get them and were you satisfied. And anyone else that has done this jump in
and tell me about it.
Howard Truitt
Camilla, Ga.
86 PT40

Don Bradner

I installed a pair of Kwikee Super Slides a couple of weeks ago. Bought them
from http://www.tweetys.com, which had the best price I could find.

Super Slides are the rails only, with you supplying the platform (3/4-inch
plywood). You have to cut the steel front and back pieces to fit the width.

I chose to use 2 48-inch rail sets. That turned out to be longer than could be
fitted in the space, even though measurements said it would work. The problem is
that there is a latch on the right rail of each that extends another inch or so,
and that latch turns out to be right where the right-hand strut on mine (non-gas
side) comes down, forcing the rail to be set back in a couple of inches.

My "solution" was to inset one tray on the other. The narrow one is full depth,
and the wide one is full width but a couple of inches shorter, front to back.

I had been planning to put up a pictorial, and your question got me to complete
it, here:
http://www.arcatapet.net/travel/superslide.cfm

On 4/3/2007 at 5:04 PM truitt44@... wrote:

>Hank Hannigan,
> I seem to remember you having sliding trays put in your bays. If so where
>did you get them and were you satisfied. And anyone else that has done
>this jump in and tell me about it.
>Howard Truitt
>Camilla, Ga.
>86 PT40

Don Bradner
90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
Eureka, CA

Curt Sprenger

Don,
Thank you for sharing the pictures, descriptions, etc. This needs to be
uploaded to the site.

I can cut and weld. Is it possible to shorten the length of one slide to
retain the max. width? Or will that cause other issues?

Maybe tweetys.com will make us a group deal...

Curt Sprenger
1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
Anaheim Hills, Calif.



Don Bradner wrote:

> I installed a pair of Kwikee Super Slides a couple of weeks ago.
> Bought them from http://www.tweetys.com, which had the best price I could find.
>
> Super Slides are the rails only, with you supplying the platform
> (3/4-inch plywood). You have to cut the steel front and back pieces to
> fit the width.
>
> I chose to use 2 48-inch rail sets. That turned out to be longer than
> could be fitted in the space, even though measurements said it would
> work. The problem is that there is a latch on the right rail of each
> that extends another inch or so, and that latch turns out to be right
> where the right-hand strut on mine (non-gas side) comes down, forcing
> the rail to be set back in a couple of inches.
>
> My "solution" was to inset one tray on the other. The narrow one is
> full depth, and the wide one is full width but a couple of inches
> shorter, front to back.
>
> I had been planning to put up a pictorial, and your question got me to
> complete it, here:
> http://www.arcatapet.net/travel/superslide.cfm
> <http://www.arcatapet.net/travel/superslide.cfm>
>
> On 4/3/2007 at 5:04 PM truitt44@...
> wrote:
>
> >Hank Hannigan,
> > I seem to remember you having sliding trays put in your bays. If so
> where
> >did you get them and were you satisfied. And anyone else that has done
> >this jump in and tell me about it.
> >Howard Truitt
> >Camilla, Ga.
> >86 PT40
>
> Don Bradner
> 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
> Eureka, CA
>
>

Don Bradner

It would be a major remanufacturing job to modify depth. Getting one 48 and one
42 would be an option.

I'm not unhappy - the narrow slide still fits Rubbermaid Roughnecks
side-by-side, and I've got room alongside the narrow slide for my collapsible
ladder, which wouldn't fit if there was full width.

Another option would have been to stagger the two slides, both wider than the
one narrow one, but both not full width. I debated and went the way I did.

On 4/3/2007 at 6:04 PM Curt Sprenger wrote:

>Don,
>Thank you for sharing the pictures, descriptions, etc. This needs to be
>uploaded to the site.
>
>I can cut and weld. Is it possible to shorten the length of one slide to
>retain the max. width? Or will that cause other issues?
>
>Maybe tweetys.com will make us a group deal...
>
>Curt Sprenger
>1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
>Anaheim Hills, Calif.
>
>
>
>Don Bradner wrote:
>
>> I installed a pair of Kwikee Super Slides a couple of weeks ago.
>> Bought them from http://www.tweetys.com, which had the best price I could find.
>>
>> Super Slides are the rails only, with you supplying the platform
>> (3/4-inch plywood). You have to cut the steel front and back pieces to
>> fit the width.
>>
>> I chose to use 2 48-inch rail sets. That turned out to be longer than
>> could be fitted in the space, even though measurements said it would
>> work. The problem is that there is a latch on the right rail of each
>> that extends another inch or so, and that latch turns out to be right
>> where the right-hand strut on mine (non-gas side) comes down, forcing
>> the rail to be set back in a couple of inches.
>>
>> My "solution" was to inset one tray on the other. The narrow one is
>> full depth, and the wide one is full width but a couple of inches
>> shorter, front to back.
>>
>> I had been planning to put up a pictorial, and your question got me to
>> complete it, here:
>> http://www.arcatapet.net/travel/superslide.cfm
>> <http://www.arcatapet.net/travel/superslide.cfm>
>>
>> On 4/3/2007 at 5:04 PM truitt44@...
>> wrote:
>>
>> >Hank Hannigan,
>> > I seem to remember you having sliding trays put in your bays. If so
>> where
>> >did you get them and were you satisfied. And anyone else that has done
>> >this jump in and tell me about it.
>> >Howard Truitt
>> >Camilla, Ga.
>> >86 PT40
>>
>> Don Bradner
>> 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
>> Eureka, CA
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

Don Bradner
90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
Eureka, CA

Henry Jay Hannigan

---NO sliding trays in my 1990SP36.
LOL
Hank Hannigan..chillin in Vegas
90SP36






In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, wrote:
>
>
> Hank Hannigan,
> I seem to remember you having sliding trays put in your bays. If
so where did you get them and were you satisfied. And anyone else
that has done this jump in and tell me about it.
> Howard Truitt
> Camilla, Ga.
> 86 PT40
>

Curt Sprenger

Good advise, Don. Thanks. The 48" and 42" will work in the bay and a lot
less work on my part. Thanks again.

Curt Sprenger
1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
Anaheim Hills, Calif.



Don Bradner wrote:

> It would be a major remanufacturing job to modify depth. Getting one
> 48 and one 42 would be an option.
>
> I'm not unhappy - the narrow slide still fits Rubbermaid Roughnecks
> side-by-side, and I've got room alongside the narrow slide for my
> collapsible ladder, which wouldn't fit if there was full width.
>
> Another option would have been to stagger the two slides, both wider
> than the one narrow one, but both not full width. I debated and went
> the way I did.
>
> On 4/3/2007 at 6:04 PM Curt Sprenger wrote:
>
> >Don,
> >Thank you for sharing the pictures, descriptions, etc. This needs to be
> >uploaded to the site.
> >
> >I can cut and weld. Is it possible to shorten the length of one slide to
> >retain the max. width? Or will that cause other issues?
> >
> >Maybe tweetys.com will make us a group deal...
> >
> >Curt Sprenger
> >1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
> >Anaheim Hills, Calif.
> >
> >
> >
> >Don Bradner wrote:
> >
> >> I installed a pair of Kwikee Super Slides a couple of weeks ago.
> >> Bought them from http://www.tweetys.com, which had the best price I could
> find.
> >>
> >> Super Slides are the rails only, with you supplying the platform
> >> (3/4-inch plywood). You have to cut the steel front and back pieces to
> >> fit the width.
> >>
> >> I chose to use 2 48-inch rail sets. That turned out to be longer than
> >> could be fitted in the space, even though measurements said it would
> >> work. The problem is that there is a latch on the right rail of each
> >> that extends another inch or so, and that latch turns out to be right
> >> where the right-hand strut on mine (non-gas side) comes down, forcing
> >> the rail to be set back in a couple of inches.
> >>
> >> My "solution" was to inset one tray on the other. The narrow one is
> >> full depth, and the wide one is full width but a couple of inches
> >> shorter, front to back.
> >>
> >> I had been planning to put up a pictorial, and your question got me to
> >> complete it, here:
> >> http://www.arcatapet.net/travel/superslide.cfm
> <http://www.arcatapet.net/travel/superslide.cfm>
> >> <http://www.arcatapet.net/travel/superslide.cfm
> <http://www.arcatapet.net/travel/superslide.cfm>>
> >>
> >> On 4/3/2007 at 5:04 PM truitt44@...
>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Hank Hannigan,
> >> > I seem to remember you having sliding trays put in your bays. If so
> >> where
> >> >did you get them and were you satisfied. And anyone else that has done
> >> >this jump in and tell me about it.
> >> >Howard Truitt
> >> >Camilla, Ga.
> >> >86 PT40
> >>
> >> Don Bradner
> >> 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
> >> Eureka, CA
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
>
> Don Bradner
> 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder"
> Eureka, CA
>
>

Fred Hulse

I installed Joey Bed slides.
Heavy duty stuff.
Also discounts to FMCA members
Fred & Jeanne Hulse
Morristown Arizona
1997 Wanderlodge WLWB41

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