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John, Thank you for bringing the flat washer issue to our attention. We receive the inverters from Xantrex with two flat washers, one lock washer and the nut installed on the chassis ground terminal. I personally called one of the engineers at Xantrex and he informed me that you are correct and that the lug or ring terminal should not have a flat washer under it. The ring terminal should be in contact with the chassis. He did however say that if it does have the flat washer under the terminal on the chassis ground, it should not be an issue since there is not much or any voltage drop. He said it would be more of an issue there was a flat washer under the battery ground. In any case, we want it to be properly installed and safe for our owners. According to Xantrex, they are shipped with the two flat washer in the case where someone would be connecting bare wire. I will update the Technical Service Bulletin and resend to everyone. I will also be updating that when a ground wire is present, to check that the appropriately-sized lug or ring terminal was installed and the corrective action if a flat washer is installed between the ring terminal and chassis. Please note that we are required to request all owners that receive this bulletin to have the missing or improperly installed ground wire inspected by a qualified RV technician. Even if you have fixed the issue on your own, we are asking you to have it inspected by a qualified RV technician. Thanks again for your help! NOTE: We have had an issue with the forums today and I just noticed the Quotes are not working properly. I'll have the team look into it.

I have a Elite and very happy with it. 80% of the time, it is just me, 20% my wife travels with me. The Elite has everything I need. However, I would question the use of a Tacoma as your TV. Yes, it may be rated for the weight, but you will find the truck struggling with steeper grades and certainly mountains. By the time you add your camping gear, full LP tanks, food etc, you are pushing the max weight I have a 03 tundra with a 230 hp engine. It is sufficient. My friend has a 14 tacoma. He is unable to tow my Elite over nearby mountians more than 40mph and the gas milage is terrible. You may want to look closely at where you would be pulling Ollie, your gear weight and and maximum pulling/towing weights.

Try looking here http://olivertraveltrailers.com/topic/how-to-add-forums-signature-maps/ Hope that helps. The tacit agreement on the forum is to post the map for your Oliver trailer only... but I guess that's up to the individual. Sherry

I hope you do. I think the original Legacy is often ignored. It's not only cute, and nimble, it has all the same amenities. Though not as big a bed, and not quite as much storage. The truck bed, and bins under the big dinette bed, make up for that. That said, it's tighter quarters, for sure. But, we love it. But, we don't have a big dog, and we're average size people. Our little dog is 9 pounds, and sleeps on her bed in the small dinette seat. Everyone has to respect each others share of the space. We camp a lot in shoulder season. The outside space is great, under the awning. A number of times, we've delivered bigger motorhomes, but we've never been tempted to change it up. Hull #12 will likely go to our daughter someday. Sherry

Welcome to the world of Oliver! You pose a question that will generate plenty of opinions, most will probably come from folks with personal experience towing an Oliver, and perhaps some from folks who will prefer to quote marketing data, and internet chat room factoids. In my experience, the folks in the Oliver forum are very kind and knowledgeable with their answers to these type questions. What you choose matters not to me, however I would like to pose a few things that may make a difference in your choice. In every case - double check the actual ratings posted on the vehicle in question - the marketing blather and sales person are not reliable - usually. Like you, we plan to spend large amounts of time traveling about the continent - and as so, what you carry, how much, and where it all goes becomes important. Space for "stuff" is limited in the Oliver, therefore the TV becomes somewhat of a storage unit. I am leading up to - PAYLOAD. Yes the tow ratings, powerplant, fuel type, and on, are important, but when you start looking at the "legal" ratings posted on each individual 1/2 ton truck like vehicle, you may find you are within the tow ratings, but have little room to carry anything else. And at the top end of the weight ratings the powerplant may also be in a similar position. Additionally, the vast majority of 1/2 ton trucks will require some sort of weight distribution hitch. Generally, when you find a truck rated to handle "all" the weight you will have in total, the powerplant, chassis, gearing, etc., will be more than sufficient. I have a lot of experience with the Ford ecobost 3.5, it is a fantastic powerplant, and I would have used as my TV, except for the payload ratings of the Transit van it powered. A few adults, a large canine, and a couple cases of beer and I was getting close to fully loaded. Because I wanted a truck with a camper shell for additional storage and convenience - I went to a 3/4 truck with a diesel powerplant - and 2400lbs payload, the rest was way more than needed - HP, torque, chassis components, and powertrain well mated for towing an Ollie. . One thing I didn't expect - was how comfortable and effortless towing was with this setup. Higher mileage, longer days, are not near as tiring as with my previous 1/2 ton. I would love to talk to you about you international experiences - in a few years that hits our travel timeline. Good luck in your search.