Marks on floors from slides
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elwaller39
Evans & Lana
It would sound like you may have a roller that is damaged and would cause the marks
TravelTiger
Founding Texas-West Chapter Leaders-Retired
We have slide out slickers which also help over linoleum. Heartland adjusted our slide at the Rally in 2013, but then gave us these to use as well to make sure there were no marks caused by the rollers.
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Interesting. I have the same dents on my kitchen slide and included that as one of my items to be looked at during this years Goshen rally. The service folks came by, took a look and said nothing could be done. They did leave me the slide-slickers but these were for the carpeted living area slide.
TravelTiger
Founding Texas-West Chapter Leaders-Retired
Hmmm. After working with it, they too told me the slide was adjusted as best it could be, and gave us the slickers. These Slickers have a rubber strip running their length on bottom, not the pointy things that hold in carpet.
Lynn1130
Well-known member
I find it hard to believe that nothing can be done. Mine was out of adjustment upon delivery and was corrected by the dealer. It went out of adjustment very slightly after four years of use and was readjusted back to specs. It should not drag or leave marks. The people telling you nothing can be done need to look at it again.
I too am beginning to wonder if I bought an expensive "cheap" trailer. I have had nothing but problems with my Landmark Grand Canyon. I now have large deeps dents in my floor from the slide rollers. I could fill pages with the problems I have had and continue to have with this unit. I will call Heartland once again to try and get this latest issue dealt with.
I don't know how you would avoid dents in the floor from the rollers.
When you have several hundred pounds of weight bouncing up and down as you travel it's gonna happen.
Have you ever looked at the dents a residential refrigerator puts in vinyl floors in a sticks and bricks?
Although one suggestion was made for using the slide slickers.
Peace
Dave
When you have several hundred pounds of weight bouncing up and down as you travel it's gonna happen.
Have you ever looked at the dents a residential refrigerator puts in vinyl floors in a sticks and bricks?
Although one suggestion was made for using the slide slickers.
Peace
Dave
The dent penetrate into the wood floor and not just the linoleum. I've had many RV's over the years and have not experienced this problem with any of the other units. They were just as large as this one. I will see what Heartland will do and try the slide slickers. I personally believe that it is a design problem and is under-engineered for the weight and size of the slide.
murry135
New York Chapter Leaders - retired
Some indentation and marks on the carpet can not be avoided. The "ROLLERS" are doing just what they are designed to do and properly named "ROLL." They assist the slides on the way in and out thus rolling on the carpets and linoleum. Carpet marks can not be avoided unless the slide is designed to float which it is not. As for the linoleum, the marks are or should be only where the roller settles when the slides are in the "IN" position. If you see that the linoleum is cut or worn through in the travel path then the slide may need adjustment. We use the SLIDE SLICKERS and they eliminate any issues. Also can your slides be over weighted by stuff causing them to drag more than they should. However a call to Heartland followed by a trip to a good dealership and all should be corrected. Remember these are rolling earth quakes and I know for a fact that other brands, even higher end ones, have the same issues.
On my RV the rollers causing the problems are at the front of the slide. The trouble with mine is that it has created a dent in the wood under the linoleum. Even though it has been said it is due to the weight of the refrigerator and other appliances I would think that if Heartland put the appliances in the unit they would/should have engineered the system to handle the load.