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Cedar, Another solution is to add a couple of 3/8" stainless Quick Links to the truck safety chain eyes, and then attach your chains to them. These are rated for a working load of 3,600 lbs and won't rust. Or you could remove the safety hooks and add the Quick Links to the safety chains. 3/8" shackles can also be used. Get the biggest links or shackles that will fit the chain. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-3-8-in-Stainless-Steel-Quick-Link-42794/205883033

Mike, thanks, that info is definitely missing from my ‘13 manual, and they also revised the max tow limit down a little from the 8300 listed for the ‘13. Mine says a sway control is required if the trailer is over 4409 lbs, yours says 2000. I wonder what changed, or if the lawyers got involved .... ? BTW the 200 is a brute tank, the frame is fully boxed high tensile steel and 20% stronger than the Tundra’s. The body panels are thick high tensile steel too. The only concern with cargo and rear axle loading is the soft factory springs and the P rated squooshy tires. These trucks get really loaded down with overlanding gear and offroad armor and bumpers, and as long as the springs and tires are beefed up, no worries Mate..... John Davies Spokane WA

JD, This picture is from my 2014 Land Cruiser manual. [attachment file=291D2362-F26Aattachment-file181974] Now as I explained, I do not have as much RVING experience as most people on this forum, but as a young man, I was a member of IUOE Local 925. As an apprentice and journeyman Operating Engineer I had the opportunity to lift, haul and drive some very heavy loads. Does this apply to towing an Oliver? A little bit in my opinion, because I did learn quite a bit about safe working loads. It's always safer to error on the side of caution. I believe the circled statement means my LEII, which has a factory sticker weight of 5180 lbs would exceed Toyota's requirement even when empty and with Krunch's traveling wardrobe, ? it's definitely a need. Mike

Here's my procedure - Empty water tank. Open drain valve, both faucets, Truma drain, and turn on pump. Raise trailer nose and tilt trailer toward curb side. Allow to drain until empty, then turn off pump and faucets and close Truma drain and drain valve. Lower trailer nose to back level and tilt trailer slightly to street side. Mix ½ cup of bleach into 5 gallons of water. Set pump valves and pump all five gallons into tank. Reset pump valves to normal operation. Begin to fill the remainder of the fresh tank from the city water connection. While tank is filling, turn on pump, and run each faucet, both hot and cold, until you smell chlorine and all the air is out of the system. Allow tank to fill until water flows from the overflow by the door. Let sit for 24 hours. Turn on pump and run both faucets until all water is transferred to grey tank. Refill fresh tank . Let sit for 48 hours. Empty grey tank. Refill fresh tank and repeat step 5. Empty grey tank again.

I like mods and I like seeing what others have done, now not that I would want all the mods, but many are of interest to me. As being Trainman on the forum it does say that I Like Trains, but so far I have not installed a train bell, or whistle on the roof of the Oliver, I think the Conductor would have something to say about that. My trailer build number is #489, this just happens to be one of my favorite D&RGW Narrow Gauge engines, so I'm working for a OK of a 3X5 pic to hang on the wall, that's if the Conductor OK's it. So mods are a personal touch for the owner, keep them coming, a standard looking trailer just doesn't say much about you, give it that personal touch. trainman

I just picked up our new trailer last week, when Phil hooked up the safety cables he hooked then up from the bottom of the receiver, that is he put the hooks in from the bottom side and not the top side into the safety holes on the receiver. I had never done it this way, but they do go in much easier and are much easier to remove. Not saying this will work better for you, but my Ram receiver it works much better and easier to hook and unhook. Personally I would rather have chains and not those curled up cables, they are not user friendly. trainman

We keep a couple gallon jugs of water in our home freezer & transfer them to Ollie fridge prior to trip. After fridge is cold & stocked, if they're still frozen, they go to cooler or if not frozen, they go in bathroom.