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This may be the answer to the problem of not enough charging stations. https://iplayerhd.com/player/video/dae6a69a-adb1-4692-aaba-cff7e6bcd493

We’ll, I just scare ‘em a little.

We weighed our truck and trailer on the way back from the Rally last month. It came in just under 18,000 pounds. No matter which one of us is driving, Tali and I have agreed to rarely swerve to miss something. A woman pushing a baby carriage, Sasquatch or a VERY large tree would merit a reasonable evasive maneuver. A bicyclist in the middle of the road or an animal weighing less than 500 pounds will be evaluated on an individual basis. Most of us have upwards of $150K to $200K invested here. A $.50 cat goes into $200K one time with nothing left over. We did have mule deer to cross in front of us in Colorado the other day. Standing on the brakes and sitting on the horn enabled it to clear the guard rail on the outside of the road, we missed him by about two feet. Be careful out there…

This setup would not work with any of the older Elite II’s as the opening into the pantry is much larger and opening the door would hit the toaster.

I mounted my signal booster inside the bathroom vanity attached to the front wall. I drew power from the switch that turns the camera on. Our new truck monitors the trailer tires as well as its own so I removed it all and sold it to a new owner

I put a Hub Odometer on our first Oliver and then moved it to our current Oliver. It quit about 5-6 years ago. The battery inside died and is not replaceable. Our new 2022 Silverado 3500 HD keeps up with the trailer mileage now anyway.

Sorry KP, I was just baiting you and everyone else. We all know what happened 18 months ago. I don’t like it either.

Gladiator as a tow for Elite II 👎🏼

Yeah, I agree. What do you think happened?

I always describe pulling a trailer as moving a 6.0 earthquake through a Cat 1 hurricane. Screws and nuts will loosen over time. You could spend days trying to check them all. Usually I just fix things if they break, hopefully ending up with a better fix than original. There is one item I encourage everyone to check now. IF you trailer has an additional electrical port (for a generator hookup) you will have a transfer switch located underneath the left dinette seat. Unplug the trailer from power, take the top off the transfer switch box and check every screw in the terminal block. If a screw becomes loose, the resistance in that wire goes up and the result will be, at the least, a cooked wire and terminal block. Or it will catch fire a burn the trailer (and possibly any occupants) up. I repaired this problem on a trailer at the rally and it was very nearly at the point of combustion.

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I discovered that both of my rear jacks were missing two of their three set screws. No wonder my jacks would no longer lift the side of the trailer! I replaced them and now the jacks will lift the full weight of the trailer again. Those rear jacks are made special for Oliver by Barker. There is a side plate welded to the outer tube for mounting purposes and there is no control head. I think the screws will eventually loosen and fall out. I know that’s what happened in my case. I’ve had the jacks in and out too many times for rebuilding and I think I would have noticed them being missing.

There have been other threads concerning this issue. I don’t think there’s any way to get the full 7200 watts as 120 volts.

Newpowa is now providing a 210W 12V High Efficiency Monocrystalline 12V Panel. The newer lithium packages will contain two of these panels (or something equivalent). They have finally dropped the old PWM Zamp equipment for Victron MPPT Controllers.

“Love the one you’re with…”

Have you tried just turning on a faucet? Even with the pump on, the water will not run if it doesn’t sense a change in water pressure.

There isn’t an issue. Looking back at my post, I realize that I wasn’t very clear on what I considered “not a grand idea” I was referring to telling the company. Using two could make diagnostics a little more difficult if only one failed.

Poorly, but the 2023 models have all Victron equipment. This is a game changer.

Was that the night it rained so hard in Salina? We were there the night of 05/30/2022. We are on our way to Breckinridge for a wedding. If something zapped your EMS, the company will replace it. But I would not tell them you were piggybacking two, which is probably not a grand idea.

It’s my new word of the day. Now I just need to work it into a conversation.

@Mike and CarolIs “ceramiced” even a word?

That load should account for little more than 50 amps overnight. Something is wrong with this scenario. Hold off on that gennie until you discover what went wrong.

@Jps190 I’m not sure I follow your reasoning. It seems basackerds to me. My Elite II is the oldest one on the road. Hull #050. We had never waxed it, washed it a couple of times in the past 10 years. Always stored under cover. Had it ceramic coated and it looks better than the new ones being delivered today.

I’m betting that none of your previous rigs were Oliver’s. Two Oliver’s, almost 15 years and >150K miles traveling, never a roof leak.

Karin, we’re currently on the road. I’m assuming you have the 630 Ah LiPo4 batteries. We upgraded our 7 year old AGM’s last year to 3x100 amp hour Battle Born lithiums. Last night we ran two CPAPs and two fans for about 8-10 hours. We used 45 amps overnight. It’s now 1320 hours and we are back to 100%. I would contact you by phone, but your profile has not been completed.