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Oliver started installing black covers on newer Ollie front jacks. Our older white covers had discolored, so decided to paint the existing covers. I did not install a new decal indicating switch operation. Was able to carefully reuse original rubber toggle switch covers and seals. When I take it apart again, will install new toggle switch rubber covers and operation decal. You can see how much the parts discolored in less than 1 1/2 years: Under the covers you will find two switches, gear box, light bulb fixture, and 12V motor: Used Valspar clear plastic spray primer and Valspar gloss white plastic spray paint. Sanded parts with 1000 grit sand paper before priming and lightly sanded primer with 1000 grit sand paper before final spray paint application. Let final paint coat sit over night before assembly.

Hi Laura and Dean, I'd love to have you join; more the merrier. I'll PM you with my schedule. Looking forward to a great upcoming weekend.

Hi Bill, I just spoke to Jason at Oliver and told him that Laura and I would be joining Jeannine for her Oliver tour at 1 pm on Friday. Thanks, Dean

See, the problem with being me is that I'm now looking at photos and seeing that the door is 1/100th of a shade different to the fiberglass and it bothers me. I need help. Definitely asking Oliver about a black A/C though, if we keep it. Oh, and a black awning! I hope all the blacks match.

Hi Bill, Thank you. Looking forward to meeting Debbie and you and others at the rally. I have been to Rough River several times. My department at WKU has hosted conferences there from time to time. So, I have stayed at the lodge, but never the campground (at least not yet! ;) ). Take care, Dean

Dean & Laura, Welcome! Debbie & I look forward to meeting you later this week! We have a white Toyota Tundra tow vehicle. If you see our pickup with an Oliver, please knock on the Ollie door and say Hello! We camped in KY a couple years ago in a very nice ACE campground. From the campsite:

Hi All, Laura and I are planning on crashing the rally. I realize that we missed the reservation deadline of 8/31/16, but called the Oliver folks at 888-526-3978 to give them a heads up. They indicated that Thousand Trails could find a spot for us even if it was not part of the reserved rally sites. I called Pam at Thousand Trails (931-796-3212). She was very helpful. We made our reservations to check-in on Thursday, September 15th and check-out on Sunday, September 18th. She also gave us the rally discount. We are in south central KY, so not too far away. We bought a new to us 2005 Casita 17' Freedom Deluxe in November, '15. It is our first RV. We are new empty nesters. Since spring we have camped 26 nights so far and been to a few fiberglass rallies, but we have never seen an Oliver. Looking forward to the rally! Take care, Dean

The lighter and softer the suspension on your TV, the more you might need a WD hitch. Passenger tires as found on SUVs are also not very stiff and can contribute to sway. Modern 1500 pickups have soft suspension and will sag farther than a 2500 under load. That's OK. Trucks are designed to work well with different loads. One of the best things you can do is install a set of premium rear shocks that are velocity sensitive and preferably, adjustable. These will dampen the vertical movement and keep the tires planted. Then make sure you have a high quality brake controller that is set up right. A heavy duty truck does not need a WD hitch for an Oliver. My Oliver tows better than any trailer I've had and it never plays any tricks on me. Never. I bought my Oliver when it was one year old and it came with an Anderson WD hitch. The first thing I did was look at how it attached to the frame of the Oliver and the stresses it created. I decided based on that that it would not be used. Plus the hassle of hooking it up just right every time. I frequently unhook at the campsite and drive off on the TV. I just can't see those clamp on frame brackets, clamped to an aluminum frame and relying on friction and a set screw, doing much weight distributing. Sway control, yes, but not much weight distributing. Be sure to frequently check those clamps. My TV is a Ram 3500 SRW and I keep forgetting Ollie is back there while towing. The other thing is greasing the ball. Absolutely grease the ball, especially when using a WD hitch. My Ollie has a tongue weight of 425 pounds vertical load. Using the WD hitch adds another fore and aft load of hundreds of pounds. Then braking and accelerating add more fore and aft loads. All of that transferred directly from the ball to the coupler. The ball swivels with the coupler on an Anderson hitch, but when going through dips, into driveways or over uneven surfaces there is movement and wear at the ball. Balls and couplers never match precisely and there is galling with no lube. I find it interesting that Anderson recommends turning off your sway control if you use their hitch and it feels unstable. Really? The idea of the Anderson hitch was to add sway stability. Why defeat one system to accommodate the other? Better to try it without the hitch first.