ScubaRx
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It appears a large rare earth magnet is glued to the head of the retaining bolts holding the safety chains.
Very clever solution.
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I have pictures of our first Oliver (Elite) withe pan removed. This was about 2010-2011. I am not currently at home but will be in about 10 days or so.
I might can help you without access to my pics as I had to replace it due to a crack. Let me know if I can help.
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That foam IS the filter. Take it out and wash it well, pat dry and replace.
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...We plan on exploring the Natchez Trace in Sept...
We live in Tupelo which is (sort of) the mid point of the Trace. If you have time and are so inclined give us a call. We can show you a few interesting things around the area.
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I own hull # 050, the oldest Elite II on the road. Between it and our previous hull # 026 Elite I, we’ve traveled for over 11 years and well past 120,000 miles. With the exception of the rear drawer occasionally coming open during an extreme braking maneuver, our side drawers have NEVER come open. I attribute this to the drawer slides that were used on the original run of Elites and into the early builds of the Elite II’s.
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I would tell you the story but then I’d have to kill you all. And that’s just too much paperwork.
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Last night we were down by the camp host but since we didn’t have any reservations we had to move this morning to up on the hill.
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We did take highway 95 to highway 55. We are now snuggled in at French Creek FS Campground.
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Just entered northern Idaho from Spokane to Coeur d’Alene traveling south to Cascade Lake and a Forest Service Campground we found several years ago.
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A short lawn mower trailer will be so much harder for a new owner with no experience to back up successfully that you might just give up.
If you go that route, just use the time to understand the basics. Like which way to turn turn the steering wheel to make the trailer go the way you want it to and using your mirrors. Also engage your spotter to help you. During your pickup day ask Phil to acquaint you with the standard hand signals.
Remember, we were all there once and it will come to you. Good luck and congratulations on your new Oliver.
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Steve,
Ken said it would fit, so that ends that. Please let me know if you want to sell it and then I will have to figure out how I am going to get it. Thanks to both you and Ken.
Nan, send me a PM with all your home info and we’ll work something out. I’ll be happy to mount it for you.
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Steve
On behalf of Nan, the 2015 Tundra bed measures 49 inches between the wheel wells and 78 inches bed length
It will fit perfectly in that space.
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Steve, would it fit in a 2015 Tundra? Thanks
Quite nicely methinks. Measure the width between the wheel wells inside the truck bed. Then measure the length of the truck bed.
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We too, are headed thru Antigo Wisconsin sometime in the next week or so. I’m contemplating building a new system for the back of my truck.
If I do, my existing slide system will be for sale. I know it will perfectly fit in the bed of any 2014 to 2019 General Motors pickup, short or standard bed.
Interested?
PM me with any questions for more information.
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What do you mean by “bump up the A/C”?
That means to set your thermostat to a higher number so the A/C won’t come on so often or run so long.
Of course, this means you won’t be so cool. If you have a generator, turn it on during the warmest part of the day so you can fully utilize your A/C.
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Exciting stuff, all this talk of black tanks and effluvia coming out the drains.
Pull my finger....
Bill, great visuals, thanks for the very helpful addendum.
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We did not have a single clear day during the month we were in Alaska. There are currently 50 something fires burning unabated. Their plan is to just let most of them burn. The area around Anchorage and south toward Seward and Homer was like a thick fog. Burned our eyes and nose and made it difficult to breathe. Denali National Park was a complete wash. Besides all that, the extreme heat was breaking century old records.
We picked a poor year to go to Alaska.
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$9K will buy a lot of gasoline but spending it on gas will not get you an ounce of extra torque.
We actually get 3 mpg better fuel mileage with our diesel than the previous 6.2L gas burner with seemingly unlimited uphill power and unbelievable downhill engine braking.
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All trailers are supposed to be measured from the hitch to the bumper.
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The easiest way to do it would be to close the shower back-flow valve. Cover the shower drain with duct tape (it may still leak back a little.) Remove the cover from the vent pipe on the outside top of the trailer. Mix up the disinfectant of your choice (several gallons.) Pour it down the vent tube. Let it sit for a while. Open the shower back-flow valve and let it drain into your gray tank. I’d then fill the gray tank on up with water and disinfectant a let it sit overnight. Empty gray tank and flush with fresh water.
Or, if you can get some of those trained mice...
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Thanks, folks. We had this happen once and it took me a couple of days to figure out how it could happen.
Flushing the black tank is just one of those things that we have to monitor closely while we’re doing it.
Remember, this can’t happen while the the black tank dump valve is open.
Tali and I make it a two person job. I watch the toilet inside and she operates the dump valve outside. The day our incident occurred, I was outside talking to someone and got distracted (imagine that!)
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I left the Facebook folks guessing on this issue.
Sequence of events:
Flushing water fills the black tank. It can’t escape up through the toilet bowl because of the flushing valve mechanism.
Water begins to travel up the black tank vent pipe toward the roof. This is the black pipe you see transversing the inside of the common wall between the bathroom and closet.
Water would exit the roof in a geyser of excrement (just like in the movie RV) except it encounters a tee in the vent system that leads back to the gray tank and the bathroom drains.
Taking the path of least resistance, the water flows back downhill into the drain system finding the lowest point - the shower pan.
From here, two things can happen both with the same ultimate end.
If the back-flow preventer valve on the shower drain system is open the water will eventually fill the gray tank, exit from the shower drain, fill the bathroom to the level of the door, overflow into the coach, run out the door and covers the earth with your poop.
If the back-flow preventer valve on the shower drain system is closed the same thing will happen, only quicker since it doesn’t have to fill the gray tank first.
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You don’t “need” the Andersen Hitch with your truck. We pulled our Oliver very successfully with that truck (except crew cab) and no WDH or Anti-Sway. My opinion is that you’ll be fine without it.
I believe you’ve overestimated your tongue weight (to your favor.) Ours “only” weighs 700 pounds and has two 30 lb propane tanks and 200 lbs of generator and basket and assorted other gear sitting on it.
We are currently in Alaska but plan on coming through Idaho on the way home.
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The LEII has 2 x 3500 lb axles with 10” brakes. The 5200 lb axles were installed on a few of the early trailers as special order options; they came with 12” brakes
The tire size is LT225/75R16.
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Truck bed slide out trays
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We are spending our second night in Antigo, WI. We got here late Sunday afternoon and scoped out the Slide-Master factory. Early this morning we were at the plant where we were welcomed by the sales staff. Matt (sales person) took us to their other facility where all the aluminum fabrication is done. Here Tali and I unloaded and completely disassembled the upper assembly mounted on the slide in our truck. Then their team removed the bare slide and took it into the shop where they removed the older style latching mechanism and replaced it with the latest style.
During the time they were doing the modifications, we returned to town to work with the sales and design folks to create our new slide. They truly build a completely customized product. They worked with us on all the different design issues so I ended up with a slide that incorporates all the features I wanted.
I decided to go with a steel rather than aluminum frame for several reasons.
— There is only a 10% weight increase due the additional amount of aluminum needed to achieve similar weight ratings.
— The cost is significantly less allowing us to add features that we would not have at the higher price of the aluminum model.
— I will be able to weld to it if need be.
Matt is having drawings of the proposed design sent to us for final approval. You’d have to be dealing with the team at Oliver for service better than this. I highly recommend these folks if you’re looking for a custom slide at prices less than everyone else’s cookie cutter offerings.
We drove from southern Idaho to Wisconsin instead of heading straight for Mississippi just to meet with these folks. I feel like it was well worth the extra time and expense to be able to get this level of service and this quality of a product.
Tomorrow, we will reinstall the slide and head toward home. We left two days after the rally and headed for Alaska. We’ve driven nearly 13,000 miles and we’re still a thousand miles from home.