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They sure do. If you have to buy some, Amazon has a 3 pack of the long ones that fit great.

This is a very trick truck, and at first glance it looks as if the 3.0 turbo diesel with its 440 ft lbs torque would be a great choice for an Elite II. But maybe not. It’s all about engine cooling. With the front mounted intercooler dumping tons of heat into the radiator, the designers just can’t keep that engine cool enough. And there isn’t enough room for a monster radiator like in a full sized pickup. Interesting article discussing the engineering changes that make it very different from a regular Wrangler: https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-shows/los-angeles-auto-show/a25345880/jeep-gladiator-pickup-diesel-tow-rating/ OTH.... It would be fantastic for the smaller trailer. Especially if the Elite was lifted a little. OTH ... you could get the gas V6 and drop a supercharger on it.... that might get 400 ft lbs torque without the cooling issue, but it would eat gas like crazy. John Davies Spokane WA

and, all around the town, we're barraged with gift ideas... With my daughter's help, Paul got me a Dyson v6 car and boat vacuum, to replace the black and decker. Black friday great price, about half. Great little machine... no, its not a surprise, but thats ok. I'm really happy to have a machine that will remove our little dog's hair, that runs on battery. I swear she sheds and grows a new coat monthly...</p> I dont really have much on my list, but thought this might be a place to share ideas? Harvest Hosts is raising its price next year from $49 a year to $79. If you like the idea of camping at vineyards , farms, and museums, for free, consider that gift. If you go in under technomadias fb post, you can save another 4 or 5 $... roughly 600 sites around the country for self contained campers, one night only. One item i use a lot is my tea kettle. Its rusting, but i think my daughter is replacing it. I know i posted it before, but good sam roadside has a great deal for new members. If everything here seems too practical, sorry. Its kind of what we do, at our house... Wants and/or needs? Last year was big for me. I got my new all electric dc truckfridge... plus the microwave cabinet, plus a drawer. All oc which, i love, though the install finished in February... lol. Sherry

Yes. It's what we use. Quite convenient for storing chocks, etc. and will rest on the Ollie's bumper while you dig into the rest of the basement for hoses, power cords, etc.

Other people have run into the same problem with fuses. I don't know if it's just easy to wrongly insert them in that particular panel, or if whomever is doing it is rushed. Or maybe with X number of trailers and X number of fuses, it's inevitable that the occasional one gets screwed up. I've started up the furnace after forgetting to turn on the gas a few times and the furnace has always just started back up after a delay. I believe I had to cycle the thermostat off and on again.

The fuse box is of poor quality and this is a common problem. I have had issues twice with power to the fridge. The cause is, as you found out, due to weak prongs in the sockets, that do not grasp the fuse tabs very well. If you are careless when inserting a fuse it can spread the prongs and then you get an intermittent or non-existent connection. Solution 1: carefully remove ALL fuses, squeeze the prongs back together slightly, and carefully reinsert the fuses straight in without rocking. Insulated mini needle nose pliers are useful. Don't short anything out! You might want to disconnect the batteries to be safe, but I never bother. Solution 2: Replace the entire converter/ fuse box/ breaker box assembly with a better quality unit. That is pretty drastic. I have not yet reached that point, but I may do this one day. I do not understand why Oliver uses this unit instead of a more reliable one. I also do not understand why the fuse door hinge is not reversible. It is TRULY a HUGE PITA to have the door swing toward you. As far as "resetting" the furnace when it runs out of gas, you just need to cycle it a few times. Even that is usually not needed unless you removed a bottle and got some air in the line. You can also turn on and click a burner on the range until you see a flame. That will purge any air out of the line so the furnace can light off. If the gas pressure drops too far, the appliances will quit. As soon as the new bottle is selected and the pressure comes back up, they all should operate normally. Good luck. Pass your fuse problem on to the factory using the Service Request page so they can keep up with this issue. You might want to consider a backup electric heat source if you have shore power, set to a lower temperature, and maybe a remote temp alarm (cellular or bluetooth) that connects yo your phone, so that you will know immediately if something has gone wrong. Something like this which is on my Wish List: ... https://www.amazon.com/SensorPush-Wireless-Thermometer-Hygrometer-Android/dp/B01AEQ9X9I/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1487193255&sr=8-2&keywords=SensorPush+Wireless+Thermometer+/+Hygrometer&linkCode=sl1&tag=newwweather-20&linkId=4cf6a5e3a8dbe2e30859502d67de972c John Davies Spokane WA

My vinyl was produced by Oliver from art work I provided. I found the silhouette on the dog on the internet and the artist was in England. I purchased a print and he granted me permission to reuse a digital copy he provided. I put the text in and Oliver produced it in the color brown on my trailer with some of the text in black. The charge was $160 and was completed while the trailer was in for the fresh water tank modification after the rally this year. When it was applied, it was in 2 steps. First the silhouette and then the black text. I seem to remember that Oliver cannot do 3 colors because it is not printed. But my graphics are actually 3 colors, brown, black and the white of the trailer. If you are going to use your snowball it might be possible to due the same The challenge will be the blue if it is vinyl. Good Luck

Installation difficulty will depend on where you want to install it. I opted out of the factory stereo, so I had a good spot, though I had too much cabling to try to snake it down between the hulls, so I had to run it through the pantry. Time consuming, but the cables are zip tied in the front corner and are out of sight enough that I forget they're there. If you want to install the monitor like I did, you'll need a hole saw, some care, and a fearless disposition. But it comes with a cover plate if you need to hide a reasonably sized mistake. You might consider installing it somewhere hidden, perhaps right by the shunt or solar charge controller. In hindsight, I should have done that since mine just repeats info that's easier to read on the Color Control. But vs. bluetooth, there's a benefit of just being able to glance at it without having to pull out your phone, so consider your choices. Here's where I installed both the shunt and monitor:

We use the legos for the stabilizers, but it's a bit silly. They're bulky and heavy and I've never once taken them apart to use like you're supposed to. I'm one of those rebels who uses the jacks like jacks; i.e., like every Ollie owner did prior to two years ago. I really like the Andersen 'buckets', but man, those are some expensive chunks of plastic.

I think it will be fine. I mean, the chassis will be capable of the higher number, even if they lower the rating down to 7,000 due to the engine. And technically, 7,000 is enough, even if it's right on the bubble. Plus it has plenty of torque for the mountains. I never camp in the summer, so personally I'd be fine with it. There will probably be aftermarket grills and whatever to increase the airflow as well. I'm interested in general to see what the aftermarket comes up with for this truck. That's the main thing I don't like about the F150 - you'd think that the best selling vehicle in the world would have a thriving aftermarket, but it's really slim pickings out there.

My guess is you live east of the Rockies. With practically no easily accessible public lands, it is really hard to find campgrounds there that don’t have full hookups. There is no need to have solar as long as you are OK with the very high nightly cost of that kind of highly commercialized “camping”. If you plan to travel west you will find most non- commercial places (National, State and local parks, public lands) have no hookups, or perhaps a very limited number of power sites. Here solar makes extended stays possible without running a generator. It is a polite, completely silent way to do real RV camping without disturbing other people. Your truck won’t recharge your batteries enough on a short drive if you are using much power from them. It will usually be enough over a day of towing. If you want to fully use your 110 volt system including the microwave, you MUST have a 2000w inverter, a big battery bank and the solar array to keep them charged. You could delete the microwave, which is a real battery killer, and then you could get by on a small aftermarket inverter, two batteries and maybe a 100 watt suitcase solar panel, or a generator run for an hour in the evening. If you don’t have any need for 110, then skip the solar, inverter and quad battery system entirely.. But you simply cannot count on having a power hookup out here..... last year we camped with hookups maybe 10% of the time, but shore power is definitely nice on a blistering hot day. It would be interesting to see a chart showing trailers sold with solar, and where they ended up. I am guessing, but I bet only 20% sold to eastern owners have solar. The owners there that do have it most likely travel extensively in the other half of the country.... John Davies Spokane WA

Trainman, based on your post I would say you definitely don’t need solar. I think you would be surprised how many boondocking Oliver owners there are. We’ve camped with many of them in primitive locations. We got the solar because many of the places we wanted to visit (National Parks and Recreation Areas) do not provide any hookups. We’re about 50/50, we like hookups when we can get them but have no problem boondocking when we can’t. It gives us enormous flexibility. If you will be in campgrounds with hookups all the time don’t waste your money on the solar or the inverter. The other option we got that we like is the cell phone booster, it has helped us keep in touch with kids while we’re out on extended road trips. Mike

We love the Oliver with solar. Our wife uses a Cpap machine. We might stop at a rest area or maybe a state park without hookups. To have power to run the furnace and water pump is a bonus...

Choosing Your “Oliver” Graphics Here at the plant we have several graphics that we work with. If you so desire, below is a website with 1,000’s of choices for the sides, front or tire cover. In most cases the side graphics will be included in the price with 2 color choices. For additional colors there is a slight charge. The “Oliver Legacy” comes standard with a front “Oliver Logo” and a smaller one on the rear tire cover. For a small fee we can also customize these locations. 1. https://www.vectorart.com/ – is a site where you can choose your graphics for the sides and front of the trailer. 2. http://www.oracal.com – this is the site that you can choose the colors for the graphics. On this site you need to look under the product line called “Graphic Marking Films. In this group you can choose from ORACAL 751 High Performance Cast and ORACAL 851 Premium Cast.