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Use the factory jacks, take some of the weight off the suspension. Lower the trailer in spring time and drive away. No worries. No flat spots. IMHO the factory recommendation to not use the built in jacks AKA stabilizers for their designed purpose is pretty ridiculous.... John Davies Spokane WA

This may be important: "February 12, 2019EB2200i • EU2200i PORTABLE GENERATORSSAFETY AND EMISSION RECALL — STOP SALE/RENTAL NOTICEDear Honda Power Equipment Dealer,American Honda is issuing a Stop Sale Notice for certain EB2200i and EU2200i generators.In some units, the screws used to assemble the fuel valve may loosen during use and can leak fuel. If gasoline or gasoline vapors leak, a fire or explosion could occur.A fuel leak caused by this issue typically is identified as a result of smelling a strong fuel odor before, during, or after operation, or seeing fuel underneath the generator.Affected UnitsAmerican Honda Inventory: Currently all affected American Honda warehouse inventory is on hold.Units in Dealer Inventory: Tag affected units and place them in a secure location to prevent retail sale or rental. We have attached a printout showing non-registered units within the affected ranges that have been purchased by your dealership from American Honda. Units within the affected serial number ranges cannot be sold or placed into service until they have been repaired, as required by law. If a dealer sells an unrepaired unit after being notified of this safety/emissions recall and stop sale notice, any injury or damage that occurs as a result is the responsibility of the dealer.Retailed Units:Customers with affected units, that have been registered, will be notified of the recall by letter after release of the service bulletin. If you have sold, but not yet registered any units, please register them immediately.Replacement Parts:Replacement parts will be available with the release of the service bulletin.American Honda will be issuing a service bulletin with detailed repair instructions, expected in early March. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this issue may cause.If you have any questions, please contact your Honda District Sales Manager or District Service Manager" Honda-warning.docx

John D - you are spot on, I never get under a jacked up anything, without a secondary support. I don't change/remove wheels without secondary protection, unless no choice in the matter. I've almost killed myself to many times, unwittingly, (well , ok I knew it was risky) to do so, wittingly. :-) The older I get, seems the wiser, and much less in a hurry I become. Nine lives of a cat, pretty sure I'm down to a few less..... RB

Were it me, I would start front to back propane system review - starting as you said with the fuel itself. . I wonder if the regulator, or something is freezing as the fuel passes , then thawing. Its a thought. But now with two or more appliances showing propane problems, you can focus on the common denominator. Good luck

Do they put safety stands under the axles? I always use the factory jacks to support the entire weight of the trailer when removing wheels, but I will not venture underneath even a foot without backup jackstands in case there is a failure. BTW there have been complete failures in the past that have not been discussed widely here. I am not sure why; people should understand the benefits and risks. I would not hesitate to jack up the trailer in a safe pull-out to change a flat. But I am alaways very aware of where I put my limbs. The scary cautions and “never do this!” warnings from the factory are because of the lawyers. The fact that the techs do it at the service shop suggest that this is not such a huge problem..... OTH if I lived in earthquake country I would never ever store the trailer raised up. I would want it to be able to bounce around and absorb major shocks which could wreck the jacks and the frame if they were extended. John Davies Spokane WA

I have carried our trailer to the Oliver factory since they put out the guide lines on how to use the rear jacks/stabilizers to have the wheel bearing repacked. Each time Oliver employees use the on board jacks/stabilizers to raise the trailer to remove the wheel and then do their work on repacking the wheel bearings. The next time you carry your trailer to the Oliver factory for wheel bearing service; ask Jason how do they lift the trailer to do wheel bearing service. Besides I watched Oliver employees use the on board jacks/stabilizers to left our trailer.

Defective batch of fittings... maybe. But I think there most likely is an entirely different cause. As a reasonably adapt Mechanical Engineer, I can think of at least one other cause for several trailers to have the same problem. And, I can also think of a reason that others with the same batch of parts would not. I have hull 342. When I picked up my Ollie II, OTT provided a small brass "Flow Restriction Device" (FRD). I would wager that #381 and #390, and #412 as well as a whole bunch of other hull numbers have the same device. I suspect that some of those that have had this problem were using the OTT FRD at a trailer park with very high city water pressure when the problem occurred. If you look at the OTT provided FRD, it simply is a small orifice between a male and female hose bib fittings. This is NOT a pressure regulating valve (PRV). WHY? Because such a device under no flow conditions will sill allow line pressure at the faucet to be seen inside the trailer. Granted as you open a faucet in the trailer, the device will restrict flow and as such the pressure inside the trailer will also be reduced due to having an open valve. But if you have 125 PSI at the camp ground water source, and are not using any water in the trailer, the pressure inside the trailer will likewise be 125 PSI. IMHO, the OTT provided FRD is a piece of junk. Using it is tantamount to playing Russian Roulette with your plumbing system. The only use I can think of for this device is to use it as a trout line weight. If you have one of the OTT provided FRD's, I STRONGLY recommend you do one of two things. 1. Buy a real Pressure Regulating Valve (PRV) such as the one like John D. suggested. (See picture below that he posted). 2. Don't use the city water connection. Many OTT owners use the fresh water fill port to fill our fresh water tank and we use our pump to supply our needs. Since we don't use the city water port, we have not blown out our plumbing. I recommend that OTT put out a TSB to have all OTT owners trash their FRD's and to purchase a PRV OR, not to use the city water connection. I also recommend that OTT not provide new owners with FRD and give them real PRV's.

Good Morning, We are camped in our Oliver after making a trip to the Mothership yesterday. Last night, I tried to hook up the hdmi splinter that David (S) recommended. I wanted to see if I could use my cell phone as a mobile hotspot with my laptop to watch a movie on Amazon Prime displayed on the Furrio Television . It took me less than 5 minutes to make it happen. Thanks for the help from previous post. We are now jamming to Eric Church, Chris Janson and Luke Combs on youtube at David Crockett State Park at 5:30 am displayed on the television in a park with no wifi. Next stop Lake Guntersville. On by the way, I am not a techie. Usually a hammer, crescent wrench and a log spliter will cure most of my problems.