[RayChez1]

Mine slide the same way they did seven years ago. Mine are hydraulic and about the only thing I do is use a dry graphite on the rails every once in a while. I never start the genset or engine to extend the slides. It has four big six volt batteries that have enough power to slide them out without starting the generator. But in your case I believe you have two twelve volt batteries it would not hurt to start the generator.