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Looks cool is it the original hull ? Or a new hull ?

Same. Circuit breaker issue. Since I was still under warranty we had it traced and repaired at a service center under guidance from Oliver. This doesn't seem to be an uncommon problem for Oliver's of a certain age. @Traveling Angels is your trailer from about 2022 or 2023?

JD: Battery health with a 2023 should not be an issue. But you are correct in mentioning it as a possibility. Hopefully some how he didn't get Battleborns slipped in...... Traveling Angels: If the above testing does not lead to a conclusion, then JD's hint that the batteries themselves could be an issue. If you have more than one, then they would need to be individually charged to SOC 100% and load tested. What are the brand of your Litho's? GJ

I note that some of the newer trailers have a 300 amp DC breaker. Fortunately ours is a 300 amp fuse. Good suggestion to upgrade the breaker. GJ

nice!

THOSE are the windows we've been waiting for.

We’re just an hour and half from Austin, had I known I would have made plans to see it. Grandkids today and a busy Sunday tomorrow…..

Those tires have quite an aggressive tread, they look like something you’d find on an overland rock crawler! I like them.

Everybody note... The new Oliver ApeX-23 is designed and advertised to be an off-GRID trailer NOT an off-ROAD trailer.

It is.

Here you go…..touch pic and scroll left.🤔 https://www.instagram.com/p/DX1y0pnkuH2/?igsh=MXRicTlrancwZXloOA==

If anyone can get to the show and Austin please post pictures and details.

Find the right size/depth brackets for your piano case which will take a bit of searching. Use 3M VHB 4950 tape ONLY to mount to the fiberglass. 😎

For sure. Ours reads the same 13.2V now and we’re at 48% SOC. We’ve been parked unplugged for the week, running the fridge on DC. And that much voltage drop? Battery health or wiring? Get rid of that Optifuse breaker, replace it with an ANL fuse, clean/tighten all terminals.

Your stated battery voltage of 13.2 is on the low side, which suggests that the battery charge is low. You also mentioned that the inverter cutout on low voltage at 12.1, try setting it to 12.0. Also look to see if there is a low voltage cutout delay setting. This accounts for larger current spikes and it should be around 15 seconds. If the battery was full, and voltage is still that low, then defiantly look for a high resistance connection, such as the 300 amp dc breaker. It's easier to check the breaker by taking a voltage reading across the input and output terminals, first with microwave on, then with it off. The microwave's current load should result in less than 0.5 volts difference. When hooked to shore power and charging the battery, or running a convection oven, the load is higher and voltage drop would be higher too. Good luck and let us know what you find. Geoff

Step One: I agree with Tom and Doreen's post. Step Two: If you put a volt meter on each side of the breaker and use a common ground for the - lead, you can measure the voltage drop thru the breaker. If it is nominal, then the next step I recommend is using your brake temperature IR gun to scan all the 4/0 terminal temperature. They all should be about the same. If you find one hotter, then make the system safe and clean that terminal. Then retest a second time. Clean the next hottest one and retest. Repeat until you see all of them about the same temp. Good luck. GJ

Many of us know that feeling. We purchased ours from Hawaii having never seen one in person. But what we, as you, did was to really study the tone and helpfulness of the members here on this forum and the "SOB's" (Some Other Brands) as well. At the time, and still to this day, I think that the owners sell more trailers than OTT does themselves. No other brand came close in this regard. After our purchase I had an opportunity to go to the factory tour and instantly fell in love with our decision. As a technical we all know that machines need maintenance and TLC. Also that some times tweeks to the foundational design of a machine is necessary. WIth OTT, we have seen a few upgrades, a few changes, and very few OOPS. And the number of OOPs is very smal. However over times things change. The two biggest changes I have observed in the past ten years from an owner's perspective likely are the percentage of owners taking their OTT's boondocking further into the wild and running heavier than earlier years. The impacts are higher "G" forces and typically +/- 6,000 pound weights on the suspension 100% of the time. Both of these changes are not OTT fault. There is clear evidence of premature spring failures from OTT owners having road side spring failures, and dozens more finding that their springs flatening out way too early in what should be a normal spring's useful life. So a design change is needed. I believe from history that OTT would not ignore such failures without concern and would be monitoring our experiences. I also would wager one of Art's famous home brews that they are looking at an upgrade standard spring to the 2400 # Dexter four-leaf springs and an option for a "Boondocker's Heavy Duty" suspension package featuring the Alcon type of 5 leaf. Those options both make good common sense. Good news is that OTT takes a lot of care and time, as they should, before making such changes. In that regard it would smart to keep track of the owners who have changed their springs and to monitor them in the normal duty and heavy duty class. In doing so to get specific data as to the pros and cons of their spring choice for their use. If I was running their quality control team that is exactly what I would be doing. One needs data to to make data driven decisions. GJ

From one pic I saw, it looks like it might be running a 48V Houghton AC/Heat pump.

Another Oliver owner sent me this link earlier today: https://www.facebook.com/reel/996171699418948 Edit: The above link on Oliver's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/olivertraveltrailers/reels/

Yes on FB, but no interior pics or specs. I guess we need someone who lives in the Austin area to go to the show and check it out and report back what they saw, lol.

Yes I've had that problem. In my particular case the circuit breaker ( under the street side bed - Optifuse 300A 48V ) on the input side to the Xantrex inverter was bad, the contacts were pitted. This caused a voltage drop when subjected to a heavy load such as when the microwave was used. Depending upon what year your trailer is you may have different components, some trailers have a marine switch instead of a circuit breaker. In my case I replaced the circuit breaker with a marine switch. To be safe give Oliver service a call to see what they have to say.

It’s on Facebook, too. Apex X23.

I’ve seen notifications on LinkedIn and X this morning for a new Oliver model, the X23. It’s described as an off-road trailer with blacked out trim and a 48V power system. Nothing on the Oliver home page. Anyone else seen anything? Mike

Anyone with Lithium Battery package have trouble with running Microwave? It shuts off for low battery voltage shutoff! It will be at 13.2 and immediately drop to 12.1 and shutoff! Has anyone else changed the low battery voltage shutoff parameter in their, inverter? If so, what was a good level for setting? Thanks!

Been a member for four or five years 🙂 took me that long to make my choice. Oliver was the first choice but then Bigfoot seduced me with that cool BIG FOOT front storage. Got a tour, meh, and noticed the seams and conventional RV hardware everywhere, so came back into the fold. Pretty brave, or stupid too as it was sight unseen, they’re rare out on the West Coast