ScubaRx
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On trailers built with lithium batteries, the charging wire from the truck is not attached. The alternator in the trucks do not produce the amperage needed to sufficiently supply the needs of the vehicle and have enough to charge the batteries at the same time. Attaching this wire will make the alternator run at full capacity all the time and would most likely cause the alternator to fail.
Additionally, the wiring would need to be sized at 2/0 to carry 150 amps from the alternator to the batteries. The are other ways to accomplish this, but they have been covered previously.
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2 hours ago, Caddymv said:
Everything else works. I went back out and flipped 5he switch a couple Tim’s and the lights came on. Now I wonder if I have a loose connection in the switch. But right now the lights work. Thank you
Switches get wonky sometimes and flipping them on and off a few times sometimes does the trick. They’re easy to replace. If the wires at the switch are firmly attached, I’d just replace it.
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Could be a faulty switch. Pull up the mat in the cabinet above the light. Apply 12 volts directly to the wires on the light to eliminate a bad light.
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1 hour ago, SeaDawg said:
Maybe, just maybe, we should get back to communicating with the op???
That question ("Can I tow with 2006 Ford F-150 XL 4.2 L, 6 cylinder truck?") was unanimously resolved within two days many posts ago, The consensus was a resounding NO.
Thread hijack moved to https://olivertraveltrailers.com/forums/topic/8915-bill-and-nancys-towing-vehicle-issue/#comment-87403
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11 hours ago, Bill and Nancy said:
I agree bigger is better but if we went bigger we out priced our selves on the truck.
This is exactly why we recommend buying the tow vehicle first and then matching the trailer to it.
We used every penny we had to buy what we did and almost backed out of everything truck and trailer. But we only live once so we are giving it a try. So far so good and we dont travel any distance other than picking up the trailer in TN. As soon as the snow stops I plan to go to the local cat scales and see where we are at. The truck has a rated tow capacity of 7,700 pounds Oliver told us its pretty hard to get the trailer over 5,800 pounds…
Zero percent of the sales staff own an Oliver and only one has any appreciable real world experience in towing one. I wouldn’t count on that estimate.
…and we dont have any black water or generator so that helps. That leaves us 2,200 pounds to put in the truck.
I’m not sure how you arrived at that number, and I’m not sure if you’re understanding how all this works. Your truck has a GVWR and a cargo capacity that has nothing to do with the trailer. Our diesel Canyon (just like yours) has a sticker on the driver’s side door post. Ours states a maximum capacity of 1367 pounds. This is the maximum amount of weight the truck can haul. From that number, you must subtract everything that was not installed at the factory, including, but not limited to: bed liner or bed cover, tongue weight, passengers and pets, Andersen hitch (required, in your case), all camping gear, chairs, grill, tools, tables, cooler, clam, clothes, food, cell phones and a box of tissues.
Take off 580 pounds for the tong weight and 330 pounds for me and Nancy that leaves us 1,200 lbs of useful load, unless Im figuring something wrong.
You are figuring it wrong, badly. Using our truck as an example with your stated weights, after tongue weight, passengers and the Andersen (66 pounds) our truck would have under 400 pounds of cargo capacity left. My toolbox and Dometic refrigerator alone would eat up all of that. I can just about guarantee you are very close to being overloaded.
We travel light so that helps and we always drain our gray water so that takes off another 240 pounds. You're talking to two people who up until now traveled the country on motorcycles so we travel light. So Ill keep you up to date on what we weight on the cat scales to see how close we are to the real numbers. We also have an Anderson hitch which I think is a must.
Thanks for the insight
Bill
I realize this not what you want to hear but as most of us have already stated, this is not a good choice for a tow vehicle for the EII. It is underpowered and won’t provide you with a pleasant towing experience.
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We have a building very similar to yours (sans the fallen tree). I’m very happy your trailer came through unscathed.
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I have a 2.8-liter four-cylinder diesel Canyon SLT and a 6.6-liter eight-cylinder diesel Silverado 3500. We only use one of them as our tow vehicle for our Elite II, Hull #050. The combo weighs in at just under 18K pounds. We just returned from our winter western sojourn with a little more than 5100 miles traveled. We drove on the flats, in the mountains, with the wind, against the wind and averaged 12.8 mpg.
Pulling a 5-6K pound trailer with a light duty truck sporting a 2.8-liter four-cylinder diesel engine and still getting 22 mpg is, like@Geronimo Johnsaid, just “amazing”, in fact, it’s unbelievable, really unbelievable.
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On 10/12/2022 at 12:34 PM, John E Davies said:
Yikes, too pricy for me….l I bought this set on sale at HD for around $65.
The individual saws are affordable, I used a 4” one to cut two holes in fiberglass and two in 1/8” aluminum plate. The aluminum took a while and a drill press with cutting oil and lots of patience. (I literally shattered a 20 volt DeWalt 1/2” drill gearbox trying this by hand 😳) Milwaukee makes specialty ones, for example this carbide unit, they are expensive and more suited for a production line application or a professional plumber or HVAC guy...
John Davies
Spokane WA
Through the years I have acquired every size hole saw that Dewalt makes from 9/16” to 6”. I have used them many times to cut perfectly sized holes in wood, acrylic, fiberglass, aluminum and mild steel. It’s much cleaner and easier if you can put your piece into a drill press rather than trying to use a hand drill.
This is a deep scrub into the upper edge of the basement door. I had it open and moved the trailer forward allowing it to contact the concrete.
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5 hours ago, Patriot said:
If it’s worth repairing, take it to Oliver and they will get you fixed up. They really know fiberglass and can do amazing repairs to fiberglass/gelcoat. It would look like nothing ever happened when they are finished.
I would never take it to a marine boat repair shop, just my 02 cents.
I hope it all works out for you.
Patriot🇺🇸
The main problem with taking it anywhere other than Oliver is getting a perfect match on the color of the gel coat. My Hull #050 (and the next hundred or so builds) are a different color from the current ones. They no longer keep the old color in stock.
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1 hour ago, SeaDawg said:
We have never exceeded 4k, with our elite.
WEIGHT, within limits, is controllable.
Yeah, the new Elite’s have ended up weighing more than our originals did. Our old one never weighed more than around 3900.
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Just now, John and Jodi said:
Well we qualify, so fess up!
We are camped tonight not far down the road from you guys. I needed the oil changed in the truck so we stopped in Kerrville.
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I believe the #3 key is to the lock on the super secret hidey hole. You will be told its location after six months of ownership. 😂🤣😂🤣
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We are overnighting near Fort Stockton. It’s windy getting cold.
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28 minutes ago, Mike and Carol said:
Agree 100%. We routinely see empty campsites with reserved cards on the site. It’s inconsiderate. My brother owns a restaurant here in Boerne, TX. He had reservations for 290 people for last nights Valentine’s Day dinner. Steak and Lobster. 184 showed up. One customer bragged to my brother that he made reservations at 4 restaurants in town and decided on his. My brother asked if he canceled the other reservations and he said, NO! Why would he do that? My brother explained that he was turning people away who didn’t have a reservation and he had ordered food for all who reserved, so not canceling was totally inconsiderate. Maybe restaurants should require a deposit for reservations. Maybe campgrounds should charge a penalty for not showing up with no notification. How hard is it to make a call? Mike
If he has any of that food left, we could be there by tomorrow evening and help him out with it.
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I consider up and down to be in reference to the jack’s foot. I fixed all the switches to be the same. Push the switch up and the jack goes up (trailer goes down.)
But, to be perfectly transparent, my switches are all positioned where I can actually see the jack when I'm operating it.
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I like a towing speed of 63-65 mph on a good smooth road. We get a consistent 12.8mpg overall on each of our typical trips of 4-5K miles. I can set the cruise and relax. I can control speeding up and slowing down with my left thumb on the steering wheel and the heads up display on the windshield gives me all the info I need without ever moving my eyes.
On the other hand, I’ve on occasion found myself doing 80+ mph. Like on US-50 across Nevada where you may go 40-50 miles without meeting another vehicle or coming to a curve in the road. Just because towing with a 10K pound truck makes this feel comfortable doesn’t mean you should actually do it. Slow down, enjoy the trip and don’t hit a 900 pound elk.
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No contest on a tow for the LEII. 3/4 ton or 1 ton. Not much difference in price, lots of difference in cargo capacity. Don’t waste thousands and thousands of dollars moving up every few years (which you will do). Buy big and, as Tony says, “fuggedaboutit”.
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It was very good to see you in Quartzsite this week. I hope you had all your questions answered and came away with some good information that proves useful to you.
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Since this was a hijack from a thread about shower pans, I attempting to move parts of it to a new thread in an effort to keep it on track.
Somehow who wrote what got all jumbled up and I ended up not making it any better. So I locked it. Anyone wanting to continue along these lines will need to start a new thread.
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On 2/1/2023 at 9:40 AM, Tom and Doreen said:
Could hydraulic pressure be forcing water through the valve as the water sloshes around in the grey tank while driving?
No. The only way that clean fresh water can get into the shower pan is from above.
Black water CAN find its way into the pan from below but that’s a whole ‘nother issue requiring a perfect storm of very specific circumstances.
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When you register with Oliver and pay your fees, you will get an itinerary.
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21 hours ago, Golfnut said:
… I have a LE1.. I would like just a little more Horsepower & Torque.
I agree, One can never have too much power.
15 hours ago, ScubaRx said:I agree, One can never have too much power.
💯agree never. 😊
21 hours ago, Golfnut said:..., how did your new Tundra do on your trip? I’m just looking right now.. My Ridgeline does good .. I have a LE1.. I would like just a little more Horsepower & Torque.
Hi Golfnut: The Tundra towed remarkably well even while climbing the mountains in Virginia. The tow haul mode works very well as well as the trailer assist features, we were very pleased. The air suspension makes for a comfortable ride. The Olly tracks extremely well behind the truck and it was easy to forget that it was there at all, never the slightest indication of sway even when passing or being passed by tractor trailers, and no problem accelerating on interstate on-ramps or climbing hills (twin turbos 😍). I never felt uncomfortable towing the Olly even when traversing tight shopping center parking lots. We over packed the truck on this trip so we were slightly heavy on the rear axle, next time out we'll pay more attention to weight distribution and adjust the WD hitch slightly. Towing we got a little over 13 MPG which included a fair amount of climbing. The Anderson Bulldog WD hitch works well but I struggled a bit getting lined up properly for the whale tail to align, I have to work on that!
21 hours ago, Golfnut said:Doreen, I learned my lesson too .. after picking up in July 2022 at Davy Crockett SP last year.. Not to get off topic , how did your new Tundra do on your trip? I’m just looking right now.. My Ridgeline does good .. I have a LE1.. I would like just a little more Horsepower & Torque.
I’m off topic, too.
Like that name “Golfnut”! We take our clubs on all Ollie adventures.
4 hours ago, Tom and Doreen said:Hi Golfnut: The Tundra towed remarkably well even while climbing the mountains in Virginia. The tow haul mode works very well as well as the trailer assist features, we were very pleased. The air suspension makes for a comfortable ride. The Olly tracks extremely well behind the truck and it was easy to forget that it was there at all, never the slightest indication of sway even when passing or being passed by tractor trailers, and no problem accelerating on interstate on-ramps or climbing hills (twin turbos 😍). I never felt uncomfortable towing the Olly even when traversing tight shopping center parking lots. We over packed the truck on this trip so we were slightly heavy on the rear axle, next time out we'll pay more attention to weight distribution and adjust the WD hitch slightly. Towing we got a little over 13 MPG which included a fair amount of climbing. The Anderson Bulldog WD hitch works well but I struggled a bit getting lined up properly for the whale tail to align, I have to work on that!
Nice looking rig! 👍
We enjoy towing our LE2 with our 22 Tundra. Started experimenting with 7th gear around 62MPH with cruise on, getting 15MPG on our last round trip from NC to the TN plateau area and back on interstates. Going up mountain grades I do slow some to preserve good MPG. We don’t have solar on our LE2, keep the ready to camp weight around 4950 lbs after weight savings measures.
23 hours ago, Tom and Doreen said:Tom retires 3/31
Early congratulations are in order!! It's been almost 13 years since Deb and I retired. I highly recommend it! 😃
Thanks, Tom & Doreen for your feedback. Our daughter & son in law have a 2023 Tundra ( got in December) they love it so far, they have a 20ft. Airstream Basecamp X. .. I take my Sticks with me every chance I can…
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1 hour ago, Katjo said:
Minimalists!😜
That’s what I’m talking about.
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1 minute ago, johnwen said:
Hope to be there in a week 🙂
We’ll still be here (33.64244° N, 114.30655° W) if the crick don’t rise. 😃
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2023 Lithium Platinum Package 7-Pin connector 12v Charging
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John is correct. We don't generally stay in a campground but the ones that we have, had "No Vehicle Idling" signs posted. Even if you ignore the signs, your neighbors will likely call you out on it after a short time. On the other hand, it should be fine during "generator hours" if the campground has such an area. That reminds me of the old "smoking" sections that used to be in restaurants or other establishments.