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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.

I would also dump the mediocre Zamp PWM solar controller and get a shunt based MPPT system. Victron would be an excellent choice. This will be the standard for the 2023 Oliver’s.

I’ll take care of it for you.

It’s perfectly fine to use the spring plate.

You should run your A/C off shore power whenever it’s available, not the batteries. They do have a lifetime based on the number of times they have been charged/discharged.

We have found the coolest new tow vehicle. A restored 1968 Oliver 1250 tractor. We can also use it to clear an area to camp in.

Good work in troubleshooting and reporting this problem. This will help someone else down the line.

George, looks like a good job to me. I hate cotter pins, they always manage to slice open a finger.

As everyone has now has discovered, you should NEVER try to lift the trailer from in front of the tires. I tried that once just as George did and by the time I got the rear wheel off the ground, the front jack was at least 18 inches high. In the picture, if that jack had slipped off the sub frame, the jack stand would have punched up through the bottom of the hull. It might have taken out the right side bottom galley drawer as well. Best Practice would be to always place jack on the steel sub frame behind the tires. Keep trailer hooked to the truck with parking brake on. If it makes you feel better, chock the opposite side of the trailer. This will lift both tires off the ground and allow you to do your work. I recommend always using a jack stand (or two) under the lifted side. This way, if the jack slips or leaks down the jack stand will catch the weight without everything crashing down and ruining the rest of your day.

The forces on a travel trailer going down the road is like a 6.0 earthquake being towed thru a hurricane. It's little wonder that things rattle loose.