ScubaRx
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@MAX Burner After seeing and operating your door at Q a few weeks ago, I’m convinced it would take a 40 mph wind to move the door and equally convinced it would never be slammed or jerked out of your hand by less than hurricane force winds.
Another owner showed up the day after you left with an uninstalled set of these hinges. They were so tight I could not open them with my hands. @jd1923 I agree with your assessment about the lack of holes in one half of the hinge.
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19 minutes ago, Dennis and Melissa said:
My wife likes suspenders. So, I think we've decided to go with this set.
Those are nice suspenders. But will they hold your britches up?
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On 1/11/2024 at 12:38 PM, Geronimo John said:
This would make an interesting thread to test and report actual converter efficiencies by year and model of MFG.
GJ
When we added our BB Lithium batteries a couple of years ago I also replaced the PD4045 45 Amp charger that was installed in our Hull #050 back in 2014. I have been satisfied that it is doing a good job for us. When the BB’s voltage drops and it is in bulk mode our Blue Sky IPN Pro indicates it is delivering 43+ amps to the batteries.
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I built this gadget to lift the 75 pound wheel and tire on and off the trailer. I couldn’t come close to putting a mounted tire onto the hub. With this thing, even Tali can take them off and remount them. I built it for under $50.
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We’ve had the exact same model Dometic 3-way fridge in both of our Oliver’s since 2008. We have never experienced an altitude issue in either of them. Ninety percent of the time thy have run on propane.
I suppose the longest boon-docking run for us was in 2019 on a 15000 mile trip to Alaska.
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We got 7 years out of the original AGM’s that came in Hull #050. At home it was always plugged in and on the road the solar took care of it, always returning them to full charge everyday. I would never turn any of the chargers off.
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Now that looks great.
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1 hour ago, topgun2 said:
I can see why you moved on given the quality of the neighborhood! 😇
Hey, I resemble that remark!
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On 11/5/2023 at 4:53 PM, MAX Burner said:
110# of Huskies in the back coming home from our first 2-dog adventure - they pretty much take up the entire back seat...
I got to meet both Magnus and Oscar in Q. They are the coolest dogs.
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I’ve had four different tow vehicles. Finally found the one that works for us.
@HDRider thanks for doing this but please list which model trailer the owner is towing in your results.
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On 2/1/2024 at 11:15 AM, DavePhelps said:
Time to replace my tires. I have the original LT225/75R16 that came with our Ollie.
I see Oliver has switched to ST225/75R15" tires and new wheels and got to thinking if this new combination would fit under my spare tire cover.
The new 15" tire is .4" wider and .4" taller than the smaller 215/70R16 spare that came with our trailer. I always thought it would be nice if all tires were the same for simplicity and rotation purposes. The fit is really close so wondering if anyone has any insight about whether the full sized 15" tire will fit as a spare.Regarding the new wheels, does anyone know the rim width and the offset? Worried about the offset as the tires in my current setup come awfully close to the leveling jack pads (1"). This is why I'm thinking of going to 15" wheels to hopefully get more clearance there. Thanks.
Dave
The problem you and I and all the early owners are always going to have is the rear inset and cover are too small to accept a tire like those that originally came with our trailer. Now that they’ve gone down to a 15” wheel as standard (WTH is up with that?) and if you’re interested in going to a smaller wheel and tire the spare probably would fit under the cover. I wish 18” tires would fit the trailer, then the tires on the 3500 Silverado and the Oliver could interchange.
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1 hour ago, SeaDawg said:
I'll leave that judgment to the tax professionals. Not my wheelhouse.
@Rivernerd is a retired attorney. I suspect he knows what’s up.
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On 1/25/2024 at 7:56 AM, dewdev said:
Jason:
It look like the Oliver installed vent in the bathroom is smaller than the ones in the closet wall. What size is the bathroom vent?
In Hull #050 it is a 3” bathroom vent with the two cabin vents being 4”.
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6 hours ago, Nan said:
Are coming to the rally as usual? If so, and it is still not repaired, I will personally take care of it for you. We might just make it a ‘how to’ demo for the group to watch and learn from. We can do it down at the Buckeye pavilion. Let me know.
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I believe it is 43 pound/feet.
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Woo Hoo
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All the cool kids will be at Dome Rock. We are at 33.64345° N, 114.30113° W.
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6 hours ago, Wandering Sagebrush said:
Steps I’m considering are:
- Blow the pink stuff out of the lines with compressed air.
- Use the boondocking feature to partially fill the FW tank.
- Sanitize the tank and lines repeatedly to clear associated bad tastes, then leave about 10 gallons in the FW tank.
- Drain the gray water, we have a composting toilet, so no black water worries.
- Leave an electric heater running inside when there are freezing temps.
- Hook up and head south like a scalded cat when possible.
Oops, another question, freeze protection while driving… in the Airstream, we left the furnace running at lowest setting. Thoughts on this practice?
I think all of this is acceptable. We just spent 4 days in sub freezing temps including a cold night on the I-210 bridge 140 feet above Lake Charles in Louisiana. I don’t recommend traveling with zero water in the fresh tank. We started out with clear water lines and nothing in the fresh but a full water heater tank. I was a little concerned about the WH but we filled up with water yesterday and fired it up with no problems.
If you’re concerned about the water freezing in your fresh tank, study up on the thermodynamics of water freezing. I’d be more concerned with a full tank than a half tank.
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I can count the number of power outages that we’ve had lasting more than 5 minutes at our home on one hand. That includes all the tornadoes and ice storms we have. And that’s over a forty year period. Almost all the power losses I’ve ever incurred have been due to squirrels shorting the breaker on a pole right in front of our house or some bonehead driving a vehicle through the neighborhood that is too tall to pass under the lines and pulls one down.
Have you ever seen a squirrel that has been turned inside out?
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1 hour ago, SeaDawg said:
Last place I'd want to put expensive bikes would be on a front hitch of the truck, imo. Last resort,....
I don’t see why. The front axle weight rating of any vehicle that would serve as a decent tow for an Oliver would likely support the weight of a motorcycle much less that of a couple of bicycles. You can see them while driving so you don’t end up at your destination sans bikes like one owner reported to me. They don’t block the rear trailer lights so than problem is eliminated. I’m unclear on what the cost of the bike has to do with the best place to carry it. My last resort location would easily be in between the truck and trailer.
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Excellent work, Art. (@MAX Burner) Are you already in Q ? We’ll be there in a few days. Hope to see you there.
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I have asked this question before, and no one has ever answered. I am not sure if that is because no one knew the answer or just weren’t interested enough to reply.
Why not use a front receiver that can be bought for any full-size pick up for barely over $100 and carry the bikes there? They will all support up to 500 pounds and they are all 2 inch receivers so any bike rack would work. In addition, the front receiver has multiple other uses. I actually don’t see how anyone gets by without having a front receiver.
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4 hours ago, Steph and Dud B said:
They could dip their toes in some of the smaller (less expensive) shows. There's 3 in the Northeast in the next couple of months: Hartford, Agawam, and Foxwoods Casino. No doubt many more like that throughout the eastern US….
An RV show gives curious buyers a chance to investigate products they normally wouldn't consider. If Oliver wants to expand their customer demographic, I'd think RV shows would be an effective way to do that.
I too think that going to the smaller RV shows could be advantageous to Oliver. The issues I see with a larger show like the Tampa thing is several fold.
It is obviously geared toward folks in Florida. Since Florida is not on the way to anywhere else in the entire country, I know I wouldn’t drive to that show even for the delight of seeing an Oliver. If your goal is to see an Oliver virtually everywhere in the nation is closer to Hohenwald than to Tampa. so why not just go there?
Another issue is the expense of paying for a booth at the show vs any potential sales generated by that expense.
Oliver does participate in smaller rally’s and gatherings (they’ve been to Quartzsite many times) and have had good sales as a result.
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8 minutes ago, Mike and Carol said:
I knew I shouldn’t have taken the trailer rock climbing in Colorado last summer! 🤣
I'm surprised that you could pull your trailer up the shear side of those mountains. Carol must have been behind pushing.
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Practical Size Limit
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There’s 800,000 square feet in their factory building. Jim Oliver was forward thinking man as are his sons that are currently running the businesses he left behind. There’s plenty of room for future expansion if they so choose.