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My Sierra does that on occasion. I've read on several of the General Motors truck forums of this happening to other owners of like products. I believe (as others do) that sometime the plug loses contact with the truck for an instant and the truck reports that message. The contact is always remade instantly on our truck and it has not continued. This has happened two or three times.

There is not a factory option for this. I have entertained the idea of Line-X on the front. We are retiring soon and will be traveling much more. I've put about 30,000 miles on the two Olivers we've owned and have never found a great need for protection. But, we've not traveled extensively on non-paved roads. One former owner used a guard on the back of the tow to catch debris thrown up. If I do something, it most likely will be spraying the front with Line-X.

Gary If you're worried about the 30 pound tanks making the tongue too heavy your concerns may be unfounded. I have the 30's plus a Yamaha 3000 watt generator and basket sitting on my tongue and it still only weighs 535 pounds. That is surprisingly light considering the trailer "probably" weighs in at about 6000 pounds. I say because I've not gotten around to weighing it yet with it loaded up with our gear. I'm basing that guess on the amount of heavy custom work we had done. It could be more or less. But I have weighed the tongue at the factory so I know that's right. Your concerns about lifting them is altogether another matter.

Hello Gary and welcome to the forum... It is our Outlaw Oliver that you've seen pictures of that had the hatches down under the beds. I had the Starboard hatch added to our trailer to allow me easier access to the valves below that bed. The Aft hatch allows inside access to the basement. The Port hatch makes it all look symmetrical. I later realized that by opening them it allows cabin heat to enter the enclosed spaces where most of the pipes and water pump reside. This was not an intended use for the hatches in the beginning, but it does keep that area warmer.

Welcome, marsharini to the forum and to the most exclusive molded fiberglass trailer club in the world, The Oliver Owners! I know your excitement, I've been there - twice. The good times are just beginning. You will absolutely LOVE your new Oliver. Tell us all about yourself and stay in touch here on the forum...

Virtually all the benefits of the fan would be derived with use during hot weather. What it is doing is moving the hot air generated by the heating unit in the refrigerator up and out from behind it thereby making it more efficient. This action is not needed so much if the weather is cool.

Stay warm and safe my friends...

Welcome and for sure the Oliver will give you something to do with any extra time you're able to come up with.

We owned one of the original Elites (2008 model). We started out towing with a 2009 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited (4 door) that we bought for that purpose. It only had a 3500 pound towing capacity and was vastly under powered. We traded that for a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4 with the 5.3L engine. We got much better results with that vehicle. The older Elites weighed about 3900 pounds ready to camp with full water and everything you would need for an extended trip. I don't know the camping weight on the new models but I would not expect them to be significantly different one way or the other. I would want a vehicle rated NO LESS than a 5000 pound towing capacity. We bought a 2015 GMC Sierra with a 6.2L engine to pull our Elite II. We get about 2 mpg better than with the Tahoe. Since all 2015 models are tow rated with the SAE J2807 Standard you are now comparing Apples to Apples... 4 Runner: The Towing capacity is rated at 4700 pounds (not a good contender) Touareg: The Towing capacity is rated at 7,700 pounds with the available towing package - you will want to spring for this package, as the Touareg is rated for just 1,650 lbs. without it. Nissan Pathfinder: The towing capacity is rated at 5000 pounds.

At about 60 mph, we are getting around 13.5 mpg. We have only been on relatively short trips so far (less than 1000 miles) so I hope for some better on longer hauls.

I posted a link to the manual above, hope this helps.

I looked through the service manual and I believe it details how to remove the panes.

Your windows where manufactured by Hehr. Maybe this will give you some information you didn't have: http://www.hehrintl.com/pdf/Hehr%20Service%20Manual.pdf

Where is the three inches of water?

And so the excitement begins to build even more.... Yea, another egg is in the incubator

Hello Sara and Andrew and welcome to the forum. We had some additional storage areas custom built under our bed platforms in our twin bed Legacy Elite II. You could store store a million miles of yarn in them. I would be happy to share what we have done if you are interested in the Oliver.

Hardrock Welcome to the forum and congrats on your recent retirement. I will be joining the ranks of the UN-employed the first week in October. Living in Alabama (right next door to us) you'll have plenty of great short trip opportunities. GSM in Eastern Tennessee, lots of places in North Georgia as I'm sure you're well aware. I would love to make that Route 66 trip, unfortunately it's not in our cards in the immediate future. Member Pete Marks (bugeyedriver) made the entire Route 66 sojourn a few years back going from East to West. He will tune in here soon and probably offer up some sage words of wisdom about his trip. He's logged over a parsec in his 2008 Ollie (The Wonder Egg) so he knows a thing or two about traveling.

I bought a 12 V water pump from Northern tools, then I just placed the "in" suction side of the hose into a 5 gallon clear used Ozarka 5 gallon bottle, then put the out pressure hose into the water fill connection on the Oliver and attach the 12 volt clamps to the pos and neg sides of the battery posts respectively and pump the potable water into the tank. Empty 5 gallon potable water jugs can be purchased from Walmart or you can use an old Ozarka drinking water bottle. During the delivery process did you not get shown the process of adding to the fresh water tank using the inlet behind the rear bumper and the on-board water pump?

Robert is out in Quartzsite, Arizona at the RV/Gem Show. I'm sure he'll get back to you soon. As Stan stated, weight distribution gets to be an issue whenever weight is added at either end of the trailer. If excessive weight is added to the front, the tongue weight goes up subtracting from the tow vehicles weight carry capacity and possibly overloading the rear axle. If excessive weight is added to the rear, the tongue weight goes down which can lead to towing instability in the form of the trailer wanting to "fishtail". These issues would be true of any trailer, not just the Oliver. That said, your ability to carry something hanging off the rear end is dependant on the weight of that something. Do you know what your mobility scooter would weigh?

You're not the ONLY one having login problems. I am too on, EVERY computer that I use (several at work, two at home, wireless ipad and iphone) has the same problem. I've done all the things others suggest (many times). There's something wrong in the software, it all happened to everyone at the same time and has cleared up for some but obviously not for everyone. It is VERY irritating.

We found that for extended trips (greater than a few days) the fridge didn't have enough room for food AND water/soft drinks. We generally carry one of our coolers also just for the water and soft/drinks. Plus you're not having to open the fridge as much.

Under the circumstnces you describe, with possibly just a small amount of help, you could easily move your Oliver with one of these: http://www.harborfreight.com/600-lb-Hea ... 69898.html Your tongue weight won't be anywhere near 600 pounds.

Hello Hardrock and welcome to the most exclusive molded fiberglass trailer club in the world. These trailers would be HEAVY to attempt to move by hand. That said, on a flat surface it could be done. I'd be leery of an incline, it might get away from you and run you down. I would probably try to use something like this: http://www.amazon.com/BAL-29041B-1000-W ... T80YZWYBDQ Have you considered a front receiver on your vehicle? I use one to push the trailer into tight places.

We had wanted to visit but had not considered traveling thru Canada due to their restrictive laws concerning firearms. About 6 months ago while reading about traveling on the , I discovered that Canada has apparently relaxed their stance on bringing handguns into the country. What you need is the Instructions for: Non-Resident Firearm Declaration. It comes from the RCMP.. I would have uploaded the interactive pdf file but the forum does not allow uploads of pdf's. What's up with that? We have since re-evaluated our view of our Northern neighbors and will be planning a trip to Alaska soon.

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