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COE MAUMELL, great corps Campground, our spot was river edge. $13 with parks pass. Clean, well maintained. Roadways weren't as busy as they normally would be, must be the pandemic.

Update on Dura Bath Faucet Warranty . They required verification it is a Dura faucet. Had to slip iphone between faucet & wall. Now they are sending a replacement head under Dura Limited Lifetime Warranty

Oliver should have some high quality branded tire covers made up. It probably wouldn't cost that much and I'm sure more than a few owners would buy them.

In staying with in our 2 way radio $100 budget, I ordered a pair of these Motorola T 600’s. Reasonably user friendly, hi viz color, weather channel, water proof, flashlight, uses a rechargeable battery pack or triple A. I don’t expect very much range from these at all as the technology has not changed much over the years. For backing the Ollie up they should work just fine. This gal does a fairly decent review, I got a chuckle out of the whipper will calling at the start of the vid-

$13 and a rainbow was included. Now that’s a bargain. Mossey

We were at Gros Ventre last year, mid-May.

Please!!!! BTW: the 1up rack is one of few approved for use on RVs. It is so easy to load and unload (takes less than a minute); can accommodate 29" and "fat tires"; 200# capacity (225# if you get the Super Duty model) so can carry most electric bikes; is extremely well built; and made in the USA. I highly recommend it 👍 https://www.1up-usa.com/product/2in-heavy-duty-double-bike-rack/

That could be. I don't remember who told me that but it could have just been Oliver's way of telling me I'd customized too many things already.

John, you’re too technically sophisticated for me! But I really like that about the things you share. The Seq was a 2019 Platinum 4X. We loved much about it. It could have worked had I wanted to “live with some of its drawbacks. I drove always in “tow/haul mode, and some in manual mode, but @ 75 mph the high revs and low mpg were a bit much. Like I said, <200 miles per tank meant constant eyes on the distance to the next gas station. A couple of time we cut it too close between fillips. Another major issue was the constant loading of and unloading of gear. We are looking fwd to having a place to secure things we’re not using and keep them out of the way. all said, we are learning as we do more traveling, and being less technically minded (dumb) means my learning curve is a little longer (and more expensive!). on another note, Power management with generators, solar, age batteries is something I’d like to talk about with someone at the rally in Sept.

Thanks, John. I went out of got some PB Blaster. I also dropped Jason from OTT a note to see if had any tips. In case anyone comes to this tread having the same issue as I did, I wanted to add Jason's comments for information. Im not sure which tip worked more (John or Jason) but eventually one helped to loosen it. Thought it was still very difficult (it took two hours to do the two back jacks!!) Anyway, Jason said that some of the guys use Red Loctite when closing those Allen screws. So the only thing that will loosen the loctite is heat. He said put a flame around it for a short time. I did that, I also heated the allen key and left it in the screw to help things along. But I got there eventually by using both the PB Blaster and the flame. Thanks again to Jason and John!

We bought the Motorola T100’s. They are small and work well for backing up when we have no cell reception. They stay in the console in the truck.

We will give them a try this week after they arrive and share our feedback/thoughts on how well they work. If we are unhappy with this set, a hasty Amazon return will follow. 👍🏻

I'd be curious to know how they work for you. That's the exact model I had - I'm sure that I either had something set wrong or one of the radios was bad, but I couldn't get help from Motorola in getting it figured out which is why I switched. I preferred the simplicity.

Our Sequoia seemed a great All-around vehicle to haul us, or two 65 lbs dogs, the Ollie and various kinds of gear ... (the Ollie also functioned as The cargo carrier for generators, tables, chairs, etc... so it was a regular cycle of packing/unpacking that became a little monotonous on the stop and go overnighters. After 6000 miles from our home in Tn out West (Ks, Ut, Id, Wa, Mt, Wy, SD, Ne, Mo) we grew increasingly dissatisfied with the towing experience of the Seq. Previously we’d done flatland towing, within Tn and to Fl so all seemed great. We loved the roominess, ride and reliability of the Toy, but once we started dealing with elevation, the engine, trans, gear ratio combo made for constant shifting (constant is an understatement) and became so annoying that we almost traded it in while out on the road. (The Seq has a low tow rating of 7100 lbs but with the Andersen hitch stability was never an issue from the standpoint of driving stability.) The transmission overheating warning light also came on once while backing up a 100’ slope. Mpg was also disappointing, from 6-11 depending on elevation and speed. We literally had to fill every 200 miles to be safe and not run out of fuel. Our solution was definitely overkill but after looking at the big three American options we decided to go Silverado, Z71 4X, 2500HD Duramax with the 10sp Allison trans. It’s a long term play as we’re hoping Ollie builds a slightly larger trailer in a few yrs (as we RV for longer stretches a little more interior space will be welcome). The downsides of the pickup are several... way less interior space for the dogs, a lot more rigid/solid ride and less space for gear we want to have in the vehicle, but from a camping standpoint way more functional storage capacity in the bed and a much better towing experience. As others have said, the pull is so effortless you don’t even know the trailer is there.

My tires will be 5 years old in a few months and should be replaced. I’ll probably get a full size spare and then just cover with some kind of fabric cover since the larger Oliver cover won’t fit my trailer. Mike

I had the benefit of having a mattress to use as a template, but it shouldn’t be to difficult to make without. Don’t worry to much about the rounded corner, you can tighten that up after your maiden voyage. I placed the flap on the 30" end on the first attempt and that made it too hard to put on. The next one had the flap on the 75" side and that worked much better. Don’t make it too tight as it is harder to put on. I would also suggest making the flap about 3 to 4 times longer than the thickness of the cushion or mattress and a pad if you use one. All I was trying to accomplish was making the beds easier to straighten up each day and the envelope sheets did just that. Mossey

I take old king or queen sheets from the house and make an envelope with the flap on the wall side. Now I will admit that they aren’t pretty because I can’t sew a straight line, but they sleep well and they were cheap. And I also cut twin size bed spreads down to size so there wasn’t so much to tuck in. Mossey

We own both a Silverado High Country 2500 HD diesel and a GMC Canyon SLT diesel. We love both. The Canyon is generally our daily driver (one tank of fuel since February.) We get about 35 MPG on the highway regardless of speed. The Silverado is our tow vehicle. We get about 14 MPG towing our 7500 pound LEII and over 20 MPG on the highway. Would the Canyon tow the Oliver? Not very well, the trailer's too heavy. Would it tow an Oliver Elite? Absolutely. It would make one of the best tow vehicles out there. I rate our Silverado as A+++.

In the short span of time we have been members here we really appreciate the volunteer efforts of all the moderators in keeping the riff raff out and content sailing smoothly. A great job, thank you all. Thank you to all the long time members here for your patient responses with questions you have seen over and over from us new folks. Passing forward your knowledge and experiences is invaluable and is so greatly appreciated. We look forward to meeting Oliver TT family members at a Rally someday! Stay Safe, David & Kathy

I just purchased one of many gadgets for the Ollie thought I’d share it. From where else amazon. The make is Opolar model # CF02 mini car fan. It has USB plugin, mounts anywhere with suction cup. Has four fan speeds and is super quite. It moves a lot of air. The only thing is the USB cable is 10’ long i had a 6” cable that works great. I posted the pictures of it mounted. I’m not sure how to post the item on this site from amazon. If any one can help? Thanks I’m going to purchase a 2nd for the other side.

We have a 2019 F-150 Lariat, 3.5 EcoBoost, FX4, Max Trailer Package, Anderson WDH. Have about 17,000 trailer miles mostly out west in the Mountains where we para-glide. My truck performance stat's mirror McMac's above so no need to repeat them. I must haul Ollie up steep grades, but not even close to John D's 18%. Generally mine are remote not paved, and 13% grade is what I see as a max grade on the truck computer. With a 6,000 Oliver EII, it is no problem going slow using the "Crawl" mode and 4wd. I have one section of 12 - 13% grade that I do 3 times a summer and I have no issues with this rocky, sometimes slick mountain road. However, last summer I had to come down this road after rain, lots of rain. I knew it was going to be a sloppy run and set up the F-150 using all the tools it had. Low range and locked the transmission into 2nd gear, locked the rear axle, 4X4, and set the crawl mode to about 6 MPH. At several really slick sections I manually lightly worked the trailer brakes to keep the speed to the set point and also to keep Ollie behind the truck and going the same direction. All the engineering worked better than expected. If I were to find myself in the same situation again, I would have: Waited a day if I could have. Dumped fresh and gray water tanks Loaded more stuff from Ollie into the truck and especially its bed Reduced air pressure in all tires by 10 to 12 PSI My grades are: For cross country running A+ For mountain paved roads A For sometimes graded mountain fire roads B+ If I were looking to purchase a new TV, I would get the same rig again. Geronimo John

My personal feeling is anything under a 3/4 ton pickup needs a WDH for towing the Oliver. There are many vehicles that people are using for tow vehicles and not using a WDH, will they work, yes on paper they say they will work, but good towing sense says, get the WDH and add a good safety margin above and beyond the factory specs that are for your vehicle. trainman

Just wondering why I would need those, my wife gets down on her hands and knees and put those pads under the jack as I push the jack button. trainman