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If you’re referring to the Blue Sky controller as shown in the pictures, it is a MPPT rather than a PWM controller. The Zamp is the PWM system.

Because the generator is only supplying power to run your onboard charger which may be as low as 45 amps output.

I can personally attest that driving the 40 mile washboard gravel road into Chico Culture with 80psi in the Oliver tires is both stupid and detrimental to the Oliver. I'm not completely convinced that it didn't slightly alter the earth's orbit around the sun as well.

Sorry, I assumed those were Harbor Freight. Either will work just fine. As a side note, I forgot to remove mine in the driveway once. I drove about 10 feet with them skidding along before they finally gave up and let me run over them. Ruined one (broke it).

Quite possibly.

I've successfully used this method from the attic down between studs on the interior of our house. I believe the wire chase in the rear of the Oliver is too tight with wires for this to work.

The only thing I would change here is to turn the HF chocks over. The ridged side should be on the ground and the slightly concave side should be against the tire. In another of your subsequent posts it is clearer than these photos that they are upside down. Also, when breaking camp, raise those rear jacks before raising the tongue. Keep the chocks in place until completely hooked up. You don't want to make the front jack try to lift the whole weight of the trailer and you certainly don't want the trailer at the bottom of the hill. I think you made poor campsite into a completely workable one. We've run into this same problem in various spots, especially at Quartzsite.

If you’re going to be at either the Alabama or the Maine rally, come by and I can show you more. Site E-05 in Guntersville. Not sure about Maine.

The wire chase from the attic to the basement is in the aft port corner. I used a fiberglass rod to work from bottom to top. Once placed I pulled a piece of bulk weed eater cord down to the basement. I left enough cord rolled up at each end to pull from either direction. When finished, leave this pull line in place for future use. Additionally, using this technique, I have successfully placed pull lines from the inside of the closet through the ceiling to the inside of the cabinet over the microwave and side to side behind the pantry.

Have you completely removed the slider window, all the rubber channels and cleaned them by hand? After reinstalling it all spray the tracks with some dry lubricant for window tracks. Doing so will go a long way toward making those windows move easily and smoothly.

For indoor target practice I always enjoyed a Blow-Gun. It takes air to operate it so I don't feel like I'm hi-jacking the thread. I would practice for hours at home nights in the wintertime. I'd set up a cardboard target across the room in front of the wood stove fireplace insert and tape a kitchen match to it. I finally got to the point that I could light the match from about 15 feet away. Not a particularly useful skill I'll admit but you never know when a match wielding thug might break in and need to be rapidly dispatched. If I can hit a match head, surely I can hit a person. You have to be careful though. You wouldn't want to shoot his eye out.

I really don't think RVIA cares what lettering is placed onto the upper light. The reason it is no longer a brake light (and hasn't been since 2009) is it is against the standards set by RVIA. Oliver has nothing to say about it. As far as custom lettering went they would put anything you asked them to on it. We had "Outlaw" on our 2008 Oliver. I forgot to tell them during our 2013 build to do the same. As delivered in 2014... They re-cut the overlay to say "Outlaw" and installed it for me a few years later. It basically boiled down to who you asked.

I spoke to Anita yesterday and passed on everyone's well wishes. For some reason she is unable to access the forum inside the facility so she's not been able to respond here. She is currently in a step-down rehab facility in Columbia, TN. She states she is still in a lot of pain, but she is very appreciative of all our thoughts and prayers. She thinks she may be there several months. I'm hopeful that won't be the case. She did say that she is able to get into a wheelchair for short periods of time. They do not want her sitting up too long at this period of her rehab.

I don't know if conner77 will have it ready before the end of the rally. We plan on leaving the Alabama Oliver Rally and immediately start slowly heading North to the Maine Oliver Rally. But, I'll be happy to show you how to do it while we're in Booth Bay in June, maybe others will be interested as well.

I realize this is very contrary to what most people think of or recommend when attaching something to a surface in the Oliver. The first hole you drill is always the hardest. After that first one, you'll feel more at ease drilling the next. I've drilled so many in mine through the years, I've probably lightened it a couple of pounds. You really will be pleased with the stability as a result.

I wondered about access and I'm sure you are correct about others having the same problem. However, if you can get to the screws to install longer ones, could you not get to the same area to install a nut onto a bolt inserted from the outside? If so, put your longer screws in and let them come through the fiberglass to the outside. Then you would know where to drill holes for a bolt. Since, I don't have this setup, I'm really just trying to imagine how I'd fix it if I did. Thoughts?

I didn't mention this, but probably should have. I'd use 1/4" SS button head machine screws. They look pretty good. And you will be able to see them on the aisle wall. I would try to make them line up vertically and horizontally so they create a box or rectangle shape, just for aesthetics.

We discovered a long time ago that if you lower the tongue as far as the front jack will go, you hardly have to lift the generator at all to get it into the basket. 😊 I do like your hydraulic lift table though.

Actually, RE: Champion 2500 Watt Inverter: When the 1.05-gallon tank of gasoline is full, the 79cc Champion engine produces 2500 starting watts and 1850 running watts and will run for up to 11.5 hours at 25% load. When using a 20-pound propane tank, it produces 2500 starting watts and 1665 running watts and will run for up to 34 hours at 25% load. Be aware that all generators will lose 10-15% of their output using propane. This is due to the differences in BTU's between gasoline and propane.

You are on the right track by being proactive. Eventually, those things that are glued to the vertical inside walls are going to fall off, especially the heavy electronics now being used. The way they did theirs is the best way to go. It will require a little swallowing of pride however. Since your unit is still attached, your "fix" should be much more simple. 1 - Remove ONE screw holding the inverter to the PVC backer board. Using that hole as a marker, drill from the inside completely through the fiberglass out into the aisle. 2 - Place your SS bolt into the hole from the outside and put a washer and nylock nut on the inside and tighten it down. 3 - Repeat for the other three screws, one at a time. Yes, this requires drilling a hole through the fiberglass. There goes some of that pride I spoke of. You'll survive, and I promise it won't fall off the wall now. If you wait, it's gonna be a lot harder and the end result will still be drilling those holes. I really don't understand why they don't do it that way at the factory.

The standard air conditioner for all trailers currently being delivered is the Dometic Penguin II 11,000 BTU. Oliver will install the Micro-Air EasyStart™ as an option if requested. The standard water heater is the Suburban propane/electric. The standard furnace is now a Truma unit. The 13,500 BTU Truma Aventa Eco Air Conditioner is an optional upgrade and is only available paired with the optional Truma AquaGo Comfort On Demand Water Heater. Oliver WILL NOT install the Micro-Air EasyStart™ on the Truma A/C units as it will void their warranty. You will need a 3000 watt generator to run this unit. We bought a Yamaha EF3000iSEB 3000 Watt Inverter Generator 16 years to travel with us on the tongue of our 2008 Elite. It migrated to the tongue of our 2014 Elite II and has traveled well over 150K miles. It will run anything we've ever thrown at it. As many have mentioned, it is very heavy. Since it has been sitting, locked in the generator baskets of two different Oliver's, for 99% of the time we've owned it, the weight just has never been an issue to us. The only times it has been removed from the basket has been for oil changes and I have an overhead trolley mounted lift to move the heavy stuff when needed.

Don't leave home with the Ranger towing an LEII. It would be a pretty good tow for an Elite.

The Ram Promaster 3500 Van only has a towing capacity of 6,410 lbs primarily because it has a 4,680-pound payload capacity. This would give it around a 12,000 pound GCVWR.

Much better from a towing capacity standpoint. Sixty four hundred pounds is "just getten' by..."

RVIA will not allow that.