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We just received our MetalTech scaffolding today. Got it setup in 90 minutes (on the 70-year old-fart plan, yep just taking my time). In another 90 minutes (working hard this time), I removed EVERYTHING up top-up front on our OLD Hull #113! Boy-oh-boy, do I have a lot of fiberglass repair to do! This scaffolding is awesome and reasonable. I'm 6' 2" and weigh 225 lbs on a good day! This platform did NOT waiver, did not sway, not a blink! I'm also weary of heights and ladders yet felt great on this platform and even forgot I was up there after working a while. Strapped the ladder into place as shown. I climbed up and down 5x while working this first job. A young guy would just climb the scaffolding! 🤣 Pictures to follow are first the scaffolding setup. Then the demolition. Pulling parts is always fun and easier than the final restoration. 🤣 Posts to follow will cover the complete repair of the front roof. Today was easy. I see many hours of repair in my future.

Hard to believe submitting a web order with Home Depot on a Sunday morning and receiving the scaffolding Monday by 1PM! Wow, the accessories should be here by Thanksgiving. Just need one level working on the front where the driveway is a foot or more higher, hitch tongue near the ground, so as you can see I added two additional for support. Notice the side view, adding a 1” block to level and a large pool noodle to steady the platform and protect the Oliver. Was worried about the wheels rolling but they lock nicely. I have some adjustable scaffold levelers and might get these. If you do you want the 1 3/8” inserts for this model: https://a.co/d/00HCoxT

Ordering the MetalTech Scaffold system today while still on sale! Thanks for the scaffold information posted! Needed a safer way to wax and work on Ollie's roof instead of hanging off of a ladder. MetalTech Safeclimb 6 ft. Baker Scaffold with Platform and Included Trap Door, 1250 lbs. Load Capacity I-CISCH1 - The Home Depot

I have no problem climbing the rungs of the scaffold; ditched the ladder because they are unstable, even when supposedly adequately secured! Transitioning from a ladder to scaffold seems a risky maneuver and more cumbersome, especially when changing positions. Definitely not getting any younger, just wiser in my old age! AND, the wife won’t let me climb ladders anymore, she has no concern with using the scaffold. Think ‘living in harmony’! TIP: Make use of a patio umbrella to shade work surfaces, also a fan staged on the scaffold platform to help ‘keep your cool’ while performing rigorous tasks!

Decided to start a new thread vs further hi-jacking this one!

After removal of our obsolete rooftop parts, I wish that OTT had never installed anything up there but the bathroom exhaust fan. What a disaster (see before and after pics below). It's truly a mess in its basic OEM installations. It will take me many, many hours of hard work to correct, more on that later. Maybe I should have just left the stuff up there? Everything removed could have been mounted with 3M VHB tape, no screw holes required. Winegard suggests their extra mount kit which adds another 12 screw holes, also unnecessary and this alone is half the repair work ahead of me. Never backed a trailer with a camera on it in my life and modern TVs have back-up cameras. Why does OTT drill a 1 1/8" hole in the hull, when a 3/16" hole is all that is needed? The picture on this 2015 camera system has the resolution of VHS tapes from back in the 90s! 🤣 To me, Wi-Fi and cellular boosters are only useful in some cases, and ours was not working anyway. I installed a Pepwave router setup instead last winter. The Wi-Fi Ranger antenna box is now collateral damage! The OEM exhaust fan was installed with the side marked "FRONT" pointing to the rear of the trailer. I hope OTT is not installing options like this on new builds! Ours is now 9 years old. Those ordering new, my advice is to refuse options that pierce the hull with multiple screw holes! Add only the options you must have and nothing extra. I still need to remove the 4 Winegard brackets, remove all the Dicor and sealants and start filling holes. Thanks for reading...

I ordered a 580$ equipment stand from WebstaurantStore for the BP that was delivered with some dents. They sent me a replacement and told me to just keep the damaged one. I have since ordered another table and griddle utensils delivered without incident. Other than large family cooks, I oftentimes only utilize one zone for the two of us.

I bought two of these for stocking stuffers! 🤣 Black Friday price, OMG only $8!!! I’ve used these ever since my first automotive job in 1975. This one is good quality, alligator clips a bit too tight, though end point is certainly sharp enough to pierce wire insulation. This is the reason why a simple test light works where a multimeter will not. Grab a ground and poke on fuse ends and more. One is for my son, the other I just placed under the rear dinette seat where I have rerouted all our fuses and breakers.

Our feelings too. We bought the larger Blackstone model and returned it without trying it. The connection of the top seemed loose, and I did not like the grease trap. Chris, Adam and I all have restaurant experience, using commercial equipment and we wanted something better. Must be stainless steel, not Teflon or aluminum. We bought this electric countertop griddle, thinking of using it for camping when on shore power or adequate battery/inverter capacity. It's amazing, yet it’s really toooo heavy to load and unload when camping. What a deal on the commercial grade griddle! We kept it for home use. Avantco EG16N 16" Electric Countertop Griddle - 120V, 1750W Found a cabinet on Craigs so it could sit on our deck at home. We get morning sun on the deck and given our climate we use it outside year-round. With a piece of plexiglass I had on hand, I created a splash guard and installed an overhead light. Chris cooks breakfast on the grill almost every morning. Cleaning takes some work as it is stainless, not coated. Picture shows Adam and Chris cooking Egg Foo Young, one late June night! It's generally hard to cook a dinner like this with big eaters like us in a normal home kitchen! We still do not have a flattop grill for camping! 🤣 Might just get a flat griddle iron that fits the kitchen cooktop.

Who’s this in the background of a YouTube video we watch? It was somewhere between Tioga Pass and Las Vegas. I don’t know the timing of the video, but I’d guess late summer or early fall.

Great for washing, as well!

Unfortunately, the newer 17” BSs I’ve seen have a rear grease trap. Bummer! TIP: I fold a couple of paper towels and place them in the grease tray, makes cleanup much easier.

I would stake or strap that ladder, to somethomg pther than the scaffold. for stability, which you probably did. We also use a step ladder to climb scaffolding. It's sometimes not as stable as it looks.

Ron, you generally are well-equipped to say the least! 🤣 Your 36” Bakers Pride puts our 16” model to shame! But for $189 and at a weight that can be carried, the Advantco is really nice. Check the reviews from small restaurant owners. btw, you know I’m one for a deal… when our grilled was shipped they dropped it, bent the upper left corner. Webstaurant, to whom we have bought from often, offered me a 20% refund or 40% in store credit. We took the credit! You cannot get a better grill for under $200. The next grill up in price is near $500. All you need is a 110V outlet.

Mike: How about sealing the cracks with 3M and running a laminate to the edges of the door, and secure it with SS screws or SS pop-rivets it to the frame. To bond to the existing, maybe use a carpentry glue in the field between the four sides of rivets. For the window area, do the same thing by removing the trim, place the laminate, replace the trim and secure. Caulk all edges. Maybe a very thin white High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) would work well. Would want it very thin.

Most travel days we eat really well along the way, so cooking upon arrival is never the case, nor setting up camp unless early enough to unload a couple of chairs and a side table. A beer in hand is a given, as well as a late evening drive looking for wildlife! To your point, always ‘meal ready’ food usually in the form of smoked brisket, chicken and ribs vacuum seal from the home freezer!

I hear ya, easy to get spoiled with the good stuff! Although the 17” BS is a great choice for preparing quality camp food, I too am not impressed with their larger models for home use, which are not long lasting for such a costly investment. My 36” BAKERS PRIDE griddle has a 1” thick steel plate and weighs 465 lbs., it flanks my KOMODO KAMADO smoker out back under canopy.

Found the owner; It is hull 1380, @Crystal Mills who saw the post on the Facebook group. It was right at 14 minutes into this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Detnj71NfD4&t=840s

That was our first thought, until I realized it just had an empty front basket, instead of the Sea Biscuit box on XPLOR. Taking a photo on the TV leaves a lot other be desired as far as quality goes. Here's a better one from my computer.

Working on a scaffold platform will be much safer than on a ladder, reaching from atop a ladder is an accident waiting to happen. You have made a wise decision!

I now understand your approach, you can definitely dial in a suitable working height with incremental adjustments. My platform is 58” and the back guardrail is 92” measured from the ground up. I’m 5’10” and can easily reach the entire ‘high rise’ section on the roof with buffer in hand, but cloth wipe-down is a bit of a stretch. Agree, down with the Dish!

That is an excellent savings, thanks for bringing this to everyone’s attention! Mine is the 1,100 lb. load capacity model with a solid deck, typically less expensive, but the ‘Special Buy’ on this 1250 lb. model is a real deal! The MetalTech guardrail system for fall safety is pricey, so I fabricated one using fence railing and gate components. I found this accessory very useful, as well!

I too would do that if unable to stabilize with cam-lock wheels. I’m careful when positioning and once the cams are set it stays put. With the shape of the Oliver, the only potential point of contact on the sides is where the top and bottom halves are joined. However, extra caution is needed forward at the propane cover when straddling the tongue. The rear is not a problem.

Looks like we need a new door. A few months back first saw cracks on the interior panel by the window. This am we woke up buckled up by interior panel near hinges. Door wasn’t overstressed (wind) and works fine but is ugly. Feels like the frame of the door may be flexing due to a cracked door frame. I will likely self repair if I can find a new door. Ticket sent to Oliver Service. Craig Hull 505 @ 65k miles

Yeah, it can be. I met Ron at the Texas Rally (awesome TV-TT setup with the quiet hum of the new Atmos A/C running)! I estimate weighing 60 LBS more than Ron and my 6' 2" vs. his 5'10". That's a lot of weight off the end which might lift the wheels off on the other side which could cause the scaffold to slip. This model has the plank door which should work when mounted taller and not over the trailer doghouse. This also would not be easy for a big guy to get through. My old tennis-damaged knees make climbing the angle of a stepladder so much easier than straight up a 90-degree vertical. The ladder in that spot was well grounded by itself and truly did not need a strap except for safety when bridging one foot on the platform while the other is still on the 4th rung of the ladder. This one is a 5 ft 250 LB quality Werner ladder. Given the angle, it was an easy one step to crossover. When needed I could use our 8 ft 300 LB Werner to climb greater heights. I felt good getting up and down and I'm not fond of ladders in general!

Update: It is t Crystal’s after all. Very similar! Big mudflaps and street side awning, and what looks like the same truck and capper. But not theirs.