Question about something I saw on a Montana

[sandy43]

I was parked next to a new Montana and noticed 2 small cables on each side of the 5 slides. Never seen anything like this before. What are the cables for? It's all hydraulic, so why the cables? Thanks

[f6bits]

I’ll take a wild guess that it’s for inside electrical, like lights and outlets.

[azlee56]

under the slides? With our Montana it is the hydraulic lines with this very wide rubber piece that holds them. Recently that broke on ours, not the lines but the rubber thing that holds them up. That is what I said I will take pictures of when I get a chance.

Meanwhile, we did ties to keep them up. I have a feeling it is for comestic appearance.

[Ron]

On our Montana the bedroom slide is electric with small cables top and bottom each side,, and the living area slides are hydraulic. What you are probably seeing are the cables that pull the slides in and out but I didn't think that the Montana had all electric slides. Happy Campin.............Ron

[azlee56]

mine are hydraulic, although you need juice to let them slide.

[rjsurfer]

The newer slide units are electric/cable.

Saves weight and guess what, it's cheaper too, who would've guessed.

Ron W.