Join me in the video below as I explain how to use a slide out lock made by American Technology. These locks are typically used to secure a slide in a fixed position. It’s a mechanism designed to prevent the sliding portion of an RV from moving, providing an additional level of stability.
Having one of these locks will maintain the integrity of the external water and dust seal so travelers will arrive at their destination knowing that their RV will be clean and dry.
Slide out locks come in three standard sizes that easily adjust:
- SL-1323-1C: 13-Inch Compressed Length; 23-Inch Extended Length
- SL-1734-1C: 17-Inch Compressed Length; 34-Inch Extended Length
- SL-2444-1C: 24-Inch Compressed Length; 44-Inch Extended Length
If you have a specific slide out lock from American Technology that you’d like more information about, I recommend referring to the manufacturer’s documentation or contacting their customer support for detailed instructions and guidance on how to use the lock effectively and safely.
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Dustin
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We have been pulling our Grey Wolf travel trailer full time since new in 2016 for over 60,000 miles with no problem of this kind and never had this problem. I suppose we have been lucky.
My problem would be that It’s another thing to remember to either lock or unlock. Forgetting to unlock wouldn’t be good.
You can tie a bright ribbon or something to it as a reminder.
Our RV, a 2006 Winnebago Aspect, came with a buckle attachment from the slide to the floor. The last couple of years we stopped using that and haven’t had a problem. I tried the shake test you showed and it didn’t seem to move. Do different slide mechanisms have differences in that shaking of the room? If I do decide I want something like this, I do think the support at the top is better than the buckle system at the bottom. Since the top would probably move around more.
Thank you for sharing, anything helps. It also depends on what type of unit you have. Drive-able vs towable, motorhome have a better suspension.
Great idea Dustin. And as earlier asked by Don, should you use more than 1 for the wider slideouts??
You can use one or two, some of the slide out can be hard to get to depending on design. One will work just try and center it or least place on the forward end, which ever has more movement.
Thanks for getting back to us. I’m going to check into these.
Dustin, is it a good idea to put one of these locks at both ends of a slideout? If so, what would be the slideout length that 2 of these would be needed versus only one lock?
Thank you,
Don
Either way will work, it all depends on being able to get to both sides. Even if you only use one in the center it will help.
Had a slide system failure while out on the road (while parked). Nervous driving the 800 miles home. Made a wooden insert between the retracted slide and the wall of the coach. Nice safety measure.
Thank you for sharing with us.