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Originally Posted by The Gritz Carlton

The full wall slide is huge...we have that on driver side. That's where the washer/dryer hook ups are. There's no way I would add the weight of a washer/dryer to that slide. We use that floor to ceiling space for trash can, clothes hamper and a few longer hanging clothes. I store no can goods or anything half way heavy in any of those cabinets on that entire slide. I think there's a combination problem here...Thor engineers design that huge slide to carry it's own weight and didn't account for much more. People often overload every cabinet they can and some are not conscious of the total weight they are adding to the full wall slide. We have the new 3-Trak system and so far have had no problems but it's a "cheek squeezing" moment every time you push that button.

Just curious if you’ve ever had a problem with that big slide or are just being cautious? I’m somewhat inclined to trust that it’s engineered to meet the need. Sometimes products are rushed into production with inadequate field testing but these big slides have been out there for quite a while now and here have been engineering improvements (eg the 3-Trek system). I’m hopefully optimistic that mine will continue to work as advertised.