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Welcome to the forums, Aragoongori

Yea, the new forums are up. It appears that some of the more recent posts to the old forum did not pass. Further I had posted some into the beta version of this format and I can't see where they passed either. No matter, we got the new one up and it looks good. Seems that all the older posts made it across. I suppose that Oliver now has full control. Good.

Steve, Removing the satellite dome should not be a big problem. It would give you enough room to mount two 100 watt panels up there. I am including a link to the AM solar web site. http://www.amsolar.com/home/amr/multili ... stems.html Under pre-configured systems you can spot the SunRunner™ Signature W/100/25/6/Pro System down near the bottom of the page. This kit contains a single 100 watt panel and contains everything you need to install it down to the last nut and electrical fitting. This is the system we are having installed on the new Oliver they are building. We added an additional 100 watt panel kit to round out our system.

Moving the water heater switch was a very good idea, it was never convenient where it was. I had to modify our propane tank setup too, for the same reasons that you stated.

Well, The Outlaw Oliver is no more. She has been sold to a very nice couple in Virginia and re-christened The Virginia Oliver. Work has started on our new 22 foot Outlaw Oliver in Hohenwald. Hopefully we will be camping again before the first of the year. We lost our big boy, Storm several months ago. He had dilated cardiomyopathy. As you all know, we loved him very much. He was a little over nine years old. We have a new puppy in our lives now. He is a red and tan Doberman. His is a little over 12 weeks old and already over 30 pounds. He's gonna be a biggun. We named him Reacher. Tali and I hope everyone is doing fine and enjoying the summer.

If you are referring to the Jensen model JE1912LEDWM, it should fit just fine. This unit is 18 inches wide and 12 inches high. It is a little over 2 inches wider and about 2 inches narrower than the units currently in our Oliver's. The mount is a standard VESA 100mm x 100mm (same as ours). I went out and measured mine and I think it would look good. A quick internet search will find you the best price. Steve

Nice work on the disconnect switch. That's a good idea. Don't worry about those two fuses on the converter. They will blow only if you hook it up backwards. Don't let your curiosity get the better of you and remove those fuses "just to see if they're OK" You'll probably end up dropping them down inside the converter while trying to re-install them. Then you'll have to disconnect all the wires from the converter and remove it just to get the fuses back in place. Then while re-installing it you'll realize that you should have gone out and taken the negative cable off the battery's and...well, you get the picture. If your converter quits making 12 volts it will be the converter and NOT the fuses. I replaced mine a couple of years ago in the wilds of Utah (second part of the above saga). I did send the old one back to Progressive Dynamics and they rebuilt it for me at no charge so I have an extra in case one goes out again.

Has anyone had to replace their refrig yet? I've heard that you have to take part of a wall out to get it out, is that true? Pam That is true with all of our 17 footers. It will not go out the rear window. The wall between the bathroom and the closet has to be removed in order to turn the corner with the fridge and get it through the door.

For those members that may not have gotten Robert's email: May 21, 2013 Greetings from the Oliver Travel Trailer Family! The Oliver family is excited to continue the legacy of the family’s passion for the outdoors by bringing back Oliver Travel Trailers in 2014. Oliver Travel Trailers’ innovative design, hand-crafted construction and personal attention to detail ensure each customer has the opportunity to experience a true lifetime of enjoyment and many unforgettable family memories with their travel trailer. That is why Oliver Travel Trailer owners are satisfied customers, proud supporters and considered extended members of the Oliver family. The Oliver 22’ Legacy Elite II leads off the next generation of the travel trailer family. Named to honor the late John Oliver and his passion for RV’ing, we are pleased to launch new 2014 production with the classic 22’ Legacy Elite II Oliver Travel Trailer. The 22’ Legacy Elite II base model features and specs are included in the attached brochure. The MSRP is $45,000 for the base model features and specs, plus we’re including thermal windows, Kingdome satellite and a wall mount thermostat for the AC. We are currently working on a list of special packages with pricing that we can send to you soon. We will have four 22’ Legacy Elite II models available for delivery by January 2014. Two of the four units are already reserved, which leaves two available for the January 2014 release. After that, units will be built in the order purchased and we will complete two hand-crafted units each week. As with our first run of Oliver Travel Trailers, we sell direct from our headquarters and manufacturing facility in Hohenwald, Tennessee. Selling direct, versus a dealer network, allows us to provide exceptional service, important to the Oliver family, and control our cost to each customer. Units are to be picked up in Hohenwald but alternate delivery arrangements can be made. We’d love to hear from you and stay in touch. Re-construction of several items to provide information to the Oliver Travel Trailer family is also underway, including our website and official forum. Our new website, http://www.olivertraveltrailers.com, featuring full details of the new production, is expected to launch in late August or sooner. Please check the website from time-to-time for updates. Additionally, we are working diligently to update http://www.oliverforum.com, so the forum will allow new members to join. I will send updates to you on both of these informational sites as they are available. Thank you for your interest in Oliver Travel Trailers. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to give me a call, or drop an email message to me, I will be happy to talk with you. We look forward to growing the Oliver Travel Trailer family, and hope you will visit us in Hohenwald. Sincerely, Robert Partee Robert P. Partee Sr. Office: (931) 796-6600 Ext. 216 / Cell: (931) 306-1908 rpartee@olivertraveltrailers.com / 609 Swan Avenue, Hohenwald, TN 38462

Well now darn, wish I had read this earlier. I went out the other day and replaced all the grease in both hubs with freshly baked bread, thinking that it would prevent future problems. I guess I should have just had a sandwich instead.

Tali and I will meet up with you guys on Friday. We look forward to seeing the 22's again and will most likely be placing an order. A larger trailer will solve a lot of our travel problems that all relate to space. Three dogs and two people in our 17 is tight. Plus there are several grandkids wanting to go camping. Hoping for good weather and lots of fun. Steve

Welcome, The suspension is leaf springs with dual shocks on each wheel. The axle hubs do e EZ lube fittings although there are mixed feelings/reviews concerning their sole use as a means of lubrication. If we can be of further help, feel free to ask.

Steve, I'm convinced that the problem is just your switch. I'm pretty sure I got mine from the company that made the jack (funny I can't seem to remember.) I do know that any heavy duty DPDT (double pole, double throw) switch will do. That double terminal could be accomplished with a Y-connection for that wire as it only supplies power to the light. Steve

Steve, Ours too, failed after about a year of service. I knew it was the switch as it would work sometimes and other times not, depending on just how you jiggled the bat handle on the switch. I called the company and they sent me a new switch. I took this opportunity do make a mod that is ever so handy for us. Whenever our gray tank gets over half full we have to raise the front of the Oliver to make the shower drain properly. It's never a convenient time to raise the front when it becomes evident that it needs to be done (wet, cold, soapy, naked—you get the picture.) So I decided to extend the capability of operating the jack to the inside. I've enclosed some pics of the mod. I'll admit it was not the simplest thing I've done to her, but it is useful. Don't worry, probably that's all that's wrong with the jack on your Oliver. It's a simple fix. Hope yours has worked out to the good. Steve

Hi Sherry and Paul, Hope everything is going well for you two. We are starting to make plans for the traveling season. I don't know if Larry will see your post. The last time he was on the forum was Thu Nov 10, 2011 @ 11:01 pm. I did talk to him a month or so ago. They were ify about a Jugfest this year, siting lack of interest. Don't know if that's changed. I've talked to a few others, they said they didn't plan to go. We might go if it happens. Steve

Tali and I are leaving on a trip soon into the Western Back Country. We will travel West on I-40 to AZ and meet up with some friends who will tag along in their Casita as we will turn North. We plan on wandering around Monument Valley for a few days and then up into Utah. We will traverse the infamous Moki Dugway: http://www.midwestroads.com/otherstates/mokidugway/ then on up toward The UT National Parks and the Moab area probably camping along the Colorado River somewhere. From there we will continue our Northward trek into WY. Ultimately, we will end up at Yellowstone where we will stay until we head back in a Southeasterly direction towards home. We plan to come back thru the badlands of South Dakota then...wherever the road happens to take us.

Hey Doug, We've not had that problem but I'll look at ours and see if I could maybe see a solution for you. Just so I understand, is the fridge leaning out only at the top (and thereby unlevel relative to the coach floor) or has the whole unit slid out of its hole an inch? Steve

We opted for the Midland GXT795VP4 since it had the weather radio built into it. They really are good two-ways, realistic range is about 5 miles. We've had them over a year now and have used them many times.

Hi Steve, I have thought about using that ultra strong bond tape so I don't have to drill holes. Has anybody used the tape for the vents? I thought about the tape since others have mounted solar panels to the roof that have stayed secure. How can the tape not hold the vents? Wanting to install them is as far as I have gotten. J The louvers are mounted with screws that go through holes and into the outside frame of the window. There is a rubber gasket that is placed on the edge and contacts the trailer. There is no other contact point and using some sort of VHB tape would not work very well at best. There would be so little contact with the louvers they would probably fly off at highway speed. The holes are no big deal as they don't enter the body of the trailer. They really are easy to install, we put them on in about an hour. That's not counting the cutting and fitting.

We bought these early on after spending the night in the remnants of Hurricane Ike with tropical-force winds as it tracked across Arkansas on the night of Sept. 13, 2008 at the RVER near Fort Smith (you remember, you were there.) It was hot and it rained all night and we could not open our windows. Chuck and Geri had them on their Oliver and I was sold on the way they claimed they worked. I lucked out and found three of them at a local RV dealership and got them for about $20.00 each. We put one on each window. The locking pins we did not install, you would have to drill a hole into the frame or the window to use them. I'm not against drilling the holes, I just didn't see the need. We do like them a lot. Installation was not too hard. The worst part was cutting the louvers to length. Hand cutting with any saw would be difficult. I put them in my horizontal band saw and cut them off. I'd probably use my chop saw with a fine blade if I were doing it again. You do have to drill holes into the outside frame of the windows.

I have just finished removing the shower pan for repairs which also involved undoing the drain from the shower floor. I would like to get rid of the u-shaped trap under the floor because it is compressed to half closed against the bottom hull, but it looks as if it would be next to impossible unless you could remove the drain from the gray tank and get it out into the open. If you could, it would be a simple matter of sliding the flexible tube further up onto the elbows. I'll take some pictures and post them in another thread devoted to shower pan repair/replacement.

She may be sitting too far back in the coach. Remember, you need more weight in front of the axle than behind it to avoid fish-tailing. Tell her if she'll sit more forward (probably best on the crapper) it'll be a much smoother ride. But, depending on how much the old girl weighs, it could increase your tongue weight. Hope this helps...

I have put screens over every opening that varmints might want to enter. I used store-bought screens from Camping World over the water heater vent and the furnace vents. I made covers from 1/8" hardware cloth and installed them on the inside of the refrigerator baffles. I removed the cover of the A/C unit and using the same hardware cloth covered all the holes in the housing. Covering the A/C with a tarp will probably keep out the leaves, not so sure about the dirt daubers. I don’t think that the jacks would provide any means of entrance to the coach. There are about 10 or so “weep” holes on the underside of the shell. These could be covered with a small piece of tape if you think it necessary. Close the vent to the bathroom to keep out the daubers, I had a nest so big this year it encompassed the motor and fan blade. Needless to say it would not run until I had cleaned it out. You could leave the lid to the Fantastic Fan open a bit for ventilation since it has its own screen.

Jam49, you have the 5200 pound Freedom Axle, probably this one: apparently with camber built in (due to the slight "hump" in the middle.) I think you're fine.

How many lugs does the axle have? 5 lug=3500lb, 6 lug=5200lb also the diameter of the axle itself is different. 2.75 inch=3500lb, 3 inch=5200 lb. As far as I know there is no designation on the trailer itself as to the capacity of the axle. There is no camber in the axle we have. It was replaced late in the game, possibly the last one done at the factory (Pete's was shipped out.) Ours was manufactured by Freedom Axle.