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Propane in air burns at 3596°F. I don't know how hot that makes the burner tubes get but I believe a tig spot weld would be the best bet. With the right filler metal for example, silicon bronze (melts around 1500-1600°F.), you might be able to braze the ends to the frame.

I am posting this for my friend Coy Gayle... I owned a 2014 Elite and decided to upgrade to a new 2024 Elite. I have always kept my trailer housed in a heated and cooled garage. There was not room in the garage for both trailers so I bought a new Calmark cover so that one trailer could be housed and the second protected under the Calmark cover. During this process, I had a friend contact me about buying the 2014 Elite and we made the deal. I had not anticipated the trailer would sell so fast and my friend came to my house picked up the trailer and took it home. I now have the Calmark cover in my garage, still in the original box, never opened or used. I have no need for it so I am offering it for sale at a considerable savings. The retail price of a Calmark cover with a zipper door is $1,152.00 plus shipping and handling S&H. I will sell the one I have for $700. I will be attending the Oliver Travel Trailer Owners Rally at Lake Guntersville, Alabama next week and will have it with me. If interested, you can purchase it from me at the rally or I can ship it to you for $700.00 plus shipping and handling. This is a savings of $452.00 for a brand new high quality Calmark cover for an Oliver Elite. I guarantee that this is an original Calmark cover, never used, and box never opened. If you have questions, please e mail me at Coy.gayle@gmail.com. I will reply or if you want to chat, send me your phone # and I will return your call. Coy Gayle

I'm going to just tell you like it is. Forget that LIGHT-DUTY ELECTRIC PICKUP for towing. A 500 mile range towing? Not in your wildest dreams, maybe 150 miles. And why would you be planning a 500 mile day anyway? That's just crazy. Get yourself a capable ICE truck, at least a 3/4 ton, preferably diesel. Hitching and un-hitching is a simple matter of two chains and the coupler. We just bought our granddaughter a Tesla for her sixteenth birthday. I drove it, first time I've ever been in an electric car. It's impressive, 0-60mph in under 3 seconds. My 1970 Corvette with a monster engine was about twice that. I have no idea how long it would take our Silverado 3500 diesel pulling the Oliver to get to 60mph. Probably about 30 seconds or so. I don't worry about it, and anyway the whole rig weighs nearly 18K pounds. EV's are fun for around town and will get better with time. Just for fun, I went online and "built" one. Starting price is $92K. They are only available with a short bed (71 inches). Just be aware that a regular sized Clam enclosure will NOT fit in that bed unless it is placed diagonally (terrible for packing). I chose the Max Range Denali 4WD since I would be towing, Now I'm at $100.5K. I see that you CAN spend up to an extra $4k on exterior paint but I chose the no cost white. I hate that there is no other option on wheels/tires than 24". I would never be able to find a set of HD tires for it. Anyway it totaled out at $100,845. But, if I buy it before the end of the month and pay cash, I'll get a $3K Purchase Allowance leaving be owing $97,845 not including tax, title, license and dealer fees. I also spec'd out a very well equipped 1 ton Denali diesel with all the bells and whistles for comparison. It was "only" $88,270.

Or, you could just drill new holes.

Buy whatever stove you want and just remove the regulator from it. Replace it with a male quick connect and you're good to go.

@Galway Girl Craig, this is the best post so far on the problem(s) that have plagued the Truma water heater. If I had one I'd take it out and make it look just like your last photo, even if it were still in warranty. For those still in warranty, your unit will likely be out by the time the parts arrive to repair it. I would not wait until my trailer burns down.

Your truck.

They weren't making them back then.

We'll be right down the road from you in E-05. Drop by and set a spell with us.

Why not just use the city water connection to flush all the lines? Then all the flush water will go into the gray tank. Also you don’t have to run your pump. Some folks (myself included) will sometimes overthink a simple issue. Oliver dropped the ball on this one.

Open the drain while driving to your destination. But why does your fresh water tank have any water in it if it’s supposed to be winterized?

Does that 130,000 watt generator not take up the entire bed of the truck? 😊

I'm in and out of that area many times a year. I took out the caddy (that I found useless for my needs) 5-6 years ago and installed a marine hatch for easy access. I am currently using it to assist me running new electrical wiring, some air lines and repairing some old wiring. One of the best mods I've done so far.

Has anyone here ever actually found a clogged grease zerk? My Dewalt gun will exert 10K psi. The only times I experienced a failure to accept grease situation has been due to improper alignment of the holes in the wet bolt or too much pressure covering the hole from the tire. They should be installed with the exit hole pointing horizontal (parallel) to the ground. Never vertically (perpendicular) to the ground. The only way to determine their orientation is to remove the wet bolt.

That’s like saying, “Other than all that Mrs Lincoln, did you enjoy the play?”