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    Failed Andersen tension chain coupler - ideas?

    in Towing an Oliver

    Posted

    On 6/8/2021 at 4:10 AM, LongStride said:

    These are what the pros use to extend chain lengths.  Do a web search for "tow chain repair links" and you will find them.  They can't come apart unless you take out the cotter pins.  You should use one that has (or exceeds) the rating of your chain.  The quick links typically used to extend the chains on the Anderson system are simply the wrong item for the application.

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    I wholeheartedly agree this is a much stronger solution than using the connectors that Andersen provides.

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    Offroad towing with anderson hitch

    in Towing an Oliver

    Posted

    On 11/21/2022 at 6:23 PM, Coastal Aggie said:

    I originally wasnt going to even use the Anderson and didnt order it from the factory but im going to be letting my parents play with it for a while until i return home from work and they needed a WDH for my dads tacoma. 

    Depending on which model/engine your dad's taco has the towing capacity will vary between 3500-6400 lbs. Your Elite will weigh in at well over 4000 pounds loaded and ready to camp.

    Just how Weather-proof is an Oly? Anyone else stuck in the major west coast storm?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    We were once stuck in Winslow, AZ with a major sand storm headed directly for us with predicted wind speeds around 40-50mph. A seasoned truck driver walked over to where we were parked and advised us to put the truck/trailer combo pointed into the wind with which ever end that was least important facing the oncoming wind. He claimed he'd seen the sand storms take all the paint off vehicles that were not oriented correctly into the wind. We took his advice and did not suffer any damage.

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    Truma Drop in Water Temp

    in Mechanical & Technical Tips

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    9 hours ago, DonnaDuane said:

    Thank you Steve. I will check my outside shower, despite thinking I always keep those off. I'll let you know what I find.

    If either or both of these valves are open, you would only have have water pouring out onto the the ground. There is no mixing valve in that area. The article referenced was about a setup in a motor home. None of its components and certainly not its plumbing layout would be the same as in our Oliver’s. I doubt this will be the solution to your issue. 

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    Overrun by SPAM

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    For Hawaii, Spam is no mere novelty. On average, Hawaiians consume more than five cans of the stuff per person per year — more than any other U.S. state.

    SPAM: Special Processed American Meat.

    Personally, I'd rather have possum and sweet potatoes with a side of foie gras.

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    What are you listening to? Video Thread

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    This one is totally different but one of my exceptions to the 21st century rule. I first discovered it in a LG phone commercial back in 2016 starring Jason Statham. You'll notice that he plays every part in the video, well with the exception of the bulls.

    Busy Signal, Everybody Move

    Here's the whole song...

    In case you want to sing along here are the lyrics...

    [Intro]
    Turf...
    Bus'!
    Brrrup!

    [Hook]
    Da one yah name
    Watch me now
    Watch me now
    Watch me now
    Watch me now
    Watch me now
    Watch me now
    Bus'!
    Hott Ed!

    [Musical Interlude]

    Hey!
    Hott Ed, Hott Ed
    Bus'!
    Turf...
    Da one yah name
    Hott Ed, Hott Ed
    Hey
    Bus'!

    [Verse 1]
    Everybody fi a bounce
    Everybody fi a move
    Me see old, me see young inna dancing too
    Everybody to the group
    Stepping out, stepping out
    We a winner, cyaan lose
    Stepping out, stepping out
    People know me clean any time when me come out
    Me thing dem different, me style cyaan run out
    A no nothing regular, this cyaan burn out
    A dead inna your area, hotter than the sun out
    Move to the music, move to the music
    Tun it up, up, up, till you lose it
    Never confuse, abuse, nor refuse it
    No reggae, dancehall, different genre me fuse it
    So me see the young and the old dem a lose control
    And a music bring the joy to dem soul
    Watch me tun it up, tun it up, a so we roll
    Just listen keen to how the story unfold

    [Musical Interlude]
    Bus'!
    Hott Ed
    Yeah
    Bus'!
    Hott Ed
    Brrrup!
    Hott Ed
    Da one yah name
    Hey, hey

    [Verse 2]
    So when we...
    Touch the road, touch the road
    Dm no bad as we Fresher than Fresh Prince
    Badder than Bill Cosby
    See dem a run up and down like a Anansi
    Cyaan keep a good man down, like Kalonji
    Hey, me head a blaze like fire now
    And me have style fi spare like tire now
    Blaze the grades, burn it up to the sky yah now
    Inna me ears music a whisper yah now

    [Musical Interlude]
    Brrrup, brrrup, Bus'!
    Hott Ed
    Brrrup, Bus'!

    [Bridge]
    Well neat whenever you touch streets and
    On timing, move to the beat and
    Hold a vibe, hold joy, make dem see it and
    Get up! tun up! Come out of your seat and
    When the music hit, you say, "it's sweet" and
    Dem yah words weh Bob Marley speak and
    Build a vibes and celebrate life
    When your friend dem a meet and greet and

    [Musical Interlude]
    Hott Ed
    Turf...
    Hott Ed
    Yeah
    Bus'!

    What are you listening to? Video Thread

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Having come into musical maturity listening to the Rock N' Roll of the late 50's and all through the 60's, I can attest that I've never been a Country music fan. By the mid 70's I was rather oblivious to what had become popular and I drifted thru the 80's and 90's really not paying much attention. One evening in mid 1999 as I was leaving to go home from work one of our technicians asked me if I had ever heard of a new internet site called Napster, I told him that I was not familiar with it and he explained that by using it, a person could (for free) download any song ever written. Being of a different ethnicity, I assured him that none of the music I would be interested in would be available there.

    Later, at home, I decided to look into the program. I downloaded the software, installed and then ran it. I don't remember the interface being too difficult asking only for an artist and song title. All of a sudden I could not think of a single song to download. Then I remembered one of my favorite songs from 1965, Bob Lind's Elusive Butterfly. I typed it in and hit enter. Almost immediately, a list of selections to choose from came up. I chose one and hit the download button. Well, this was still in the dial-up days of the internet and it took several minutes but it finally completely downloaded and I pressed play. Oh my goodness.

    It was at that second I had a sudden, intuitive perception or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something,  initiated by the simple, homely, and commonplace task of downloading of a file (or as some might say, an epiphany.) It was at that moment I realized I wanted more songs, in fact I wanted all of them. So began a quest to download and catalog every Billboard Hot 100 song from 1940 to 1999. It took me 10 years.

    I now love the songs from the 80's and can tolerate most of them from the 70's. The 90's not so much. With a few exceptions, I skip virtually all the songs of the last two decades.

    This is one of my exceptions...

     

     

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    Disc brakes

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    On 10/13/2022 at 5:50 PM, Buddhabelly said:

     More people should ask for it and maybe Oliver with switch over to disc.  Just my two cents worth.

    Won't happen. The Elite II's don't have the Correct Axles for the changeover and that's 90% of the units sold. Just my two cents worth, and like yours, worth every penny.

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    Garage door opening

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I designed a floor plan for a  house we planned to build a couple of years ago. When the garage and adjoining shop reached almost 4000 square feet, I decided we probably didn't need to build an 8000 square foot house at our age. It would have been nice though.

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    Plumbing upgrades with SharkBite fittings

    in Mechanical & Technical Tips

    Posted

    On 7/10/2022 at 4:26 PM, dewdev said:

    Nicky:

    Did you reuse the valves and the PEX tubing on either side of the valves?

    When you removed the PVC elbows, was the PEX tubing the correct length when installing the brass sharkbit fittings?

    To do it absolutely correctly, one would need to replace most of the Pex tubing, especially any that are under 2 feet long. Cutting out a fitting will subtract about 3/4 inch of pipe length with each cut. The plumbing lines installed in the new Oliver's today are cut to the exact the lengths they need to be to accomplish their job, part of which is to have no stress put on the fittings at either end by being too short. The only fitting I've ever had fail (Two different Oliver Trailers, well over 150K miles total) was one where the line was hanging free vertically (near the pump), too short, had no support at either end, and had been pieced in the middle with a straight coupler (very bad practice). Vibration from the earthquake being towed through a hurricane finally made it fail. When the pump was active it was pumping water directly into the basement.

    My point is you should not have to pull two lines closer to each other (introducing stress) to merely replace a fitting that was working just fine because you perceive it as inferior. You may inadvertently introduce a problem you didn't previously have.  I do agree that if a plastic fitting does fail, replace it with a brass one.

    Just as a cost comparison, at Home Depot:

    A Pro pack that includes five 1/2 in. Plastic PEX-B Barb Tee fittings will cost you $1.68 for each fitting.

    A 1/2 in. lead free dezincification resistant (DZR) brass Pex Tee will run you $3.65.

    A Shark-bite brand 1/2 in. Push-to-Connect Brass Tee Fitting is priced at $13.27.

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    Quartzide Newbie

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    12 hours ago, John Welte said:

    I rode my bicycle through the BLM land southwest of Quartzite a few years ago on my way to St. Louis from San Diego.  I saw several trailers and motor homes.  I talked to one Canadian woman who goes there every winter to get out of the snow and cold of Canada.  I want to try that with our Ollie.

    John

    The area called Dome Rock is about 4 miles due West of Quartzsite. It is a mile or so South of I-10 (you can see it in the distance.) This is where we'll all be camped. You're actually closer to Quartzsite coming from Oregon than we are coming from Mississippi. You should plan on coming down. We usually go over to Death Valley NP and/or Joshua Tree for a few days. It's actually pretty pleasant (temperature wise) that time of the year.

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    Bill and Nancy's Furnace is cycling on and off every 2 minutes

    in Mechanical & Technical Tips

    Posted

    4 hours ago, bhncb said:

    I don't believe this was a hijack so much as a lack of understanding of the problem originally presented. ...

    I never thought this was an intentional hijack, but it turned in to one never the less. As you stated, "...B&N is working on what is likely to be an electrical problem between the furnace and thermostat where as  DG has introduced an issue that is appears more similar to a typical short cycle condition..." They each needed to have their own thread.

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