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Electrical Load test completed with the following results. With the gen set connected to the coach with the factory's gen set quick connect, we could run the air conditioner and the microwave at the same time. When the air conditioner thermostat and the microwave were satisfied, the gen set would return to it's quiet purr from its slightly higher RPM mode. When turning on the electric heat strip in the air conditioner the gen set sped up slightly and idled back when the thermostat was satisfied. My conclusion was that the electrical load test was a complete success. Sweet !!

Thanks Pete, you are right. With any new installation frequent inspections are in order. I really like the description of your generator set up and hope you will post photos as you can after your pickup date. Which by the way is getting really close ?

The cable and lock are covered with either plastic or rubber to be more gentle on all surfaces: >

The Yamaha comes with a spark plug wrench, ect., so we left a small amount of room at the rear, by the rear cable lock bracket, to store small gen set related items where they will be handy if needed. >

Kryptonite cable lock through the gen set handle and the mount. There is one on each end of the gen set: >

Overview of the rachet strap tie down system : > > Rachet strap close up: > > The straps were fifteen feet long. Now the excess is cut off and the ends seared to prevent fraying. >

Generator installation completed, we are hooked up and ready to test pull for the first time: > > Just look at butcherknife's grin ! Boondockin' here we come !

The Yamaha 3000 sits in place for the first time, to measure for the channels that the wheels sit in. > > With the wheel channels in place, one of the cable lock brackets is installed: > > The cable lock will deter theft when the cover is unlocked and off. When the cover is on there will be locks on it also.

Both halves of the cover latch: > > > The cover: >

The top view of the saddle/mount, with the cover latches in place, before the wheel channels are installed: > > Bottom view of the saddle that straddles the tongue, with the mount on it: >

Yes, all aluminum, except for the bolts that go through the tongue holes. There are two channels that the wheels sit in and two rachet straps that cinch the generator to the mount. Then the cover goes over that. I will install the dust seal tomorrow. The cover comes off to run the generator, but it will lock back to the mount to prevent theft or blowing away. I will place a marine grade hasp and lock on each side, with the locks matched for keys. Additional generator security will be a cable lock inside the cover, that will stay in place except when the generator is removed for service. Ventilation and exhaust will be unchanged with the cover off. Our Ollie has the generator quick connect installed. The fabricator is usually busy, so scheduling ahead might be the key. The contact information is: Lakeside Metal Fab 2610 Hwy. 88 East Mena, Arkansas 71953 479-394-7711 479-243-0111 Owner/Welder John Herring > Wouldn't it be cool if you guys could come up the third week of April when we will spend nine days at Lake Greeson Jug fishing ? With our Geezeer pass, camping is usually $7.00 per. day with hookups, good hot showers, ect.. I heard they may go up by a buck, which would be only .50 cents more with the pass. Buddy, you could leave out of here an expert jug fisherman and a generator on the tongue ! Oh, and UHh, also a domino whiz !

Geri this may seem controversial, though not intended to be, but, the short answer is yes. The tongue on the Oliver will extend out two feet further by virtue of it's extensible abilities. My adding the generator box is not the factory's solution to adding a generator. The factory has discussed several ways to add a generator, but they nearly all go in front of the propane tank cover. The factory is making bugeyedriver's generator "basket" so that it will have some extra storage there, if I understand it right. Maybe Pete can help us out here. I have went out on a limb a bit here, but it is two hundred pounds fully fueled with 2.5 gallons of gasoline. And it tows just like it did on the Arizona trip last week, without the generator mounted on the tongue. The cool thing is that it uses the existing two adjustable holes in the tongue to bolt it on. Should something unforseen arise, then it is a simple matter to just unbolt two bolts and set the whole assembly, generator and all off. Which would return the Oliver to the way I have been towing it for a couple of months while anticipating the arrival of the generator box. When I check the bubble level on the tongue jack, I find that the bubble is still centered when sitting level and when I stand back at a distance and look, everything is in a straight line.

A different look. Butcherknife went into W/M to get a jug of milk, and I took this photo:

The fabrication guy wasn't dragging his feet at all. His mom had passed away and he had needed a bit of time to catch up around the shop. I had described it to him on the telephome as "kind of like a mailbox". Then I took him a set of drawings from different perspectives. He took more accurate measurements than those I had taken. He then made a few improvements. And here it is:

Pete, ya' gotta' good heart my man ! The mural will be just right.

Yeh, they are. While getting a cup of coffee in Mesa Arizona at a mikey d's, I was going to look up an address on mapquest, found the signal and a splash screen came up wanting my access code, or, for me to buy time using a credit card. I bailed on that connection and searched for another, found it quickly and finished my coffee while on another wifi connection getting the mapquest info that I needed. Micky d's wifi costs $2.95 for two hours. Here is the link to their info: http://www.mcdonalds.com/wireless/find_hotspot/unitedstates/faq/howtoconnect.html

Have you found a handy wifi hotspot that you would like to share with others ? Please post them here. We found this Rest Area on Interstate I-40 between Mclean and Amarillo Texas, on the West bound side. The signal strength was very strong and we connected to the forums quickly. It was pretty cool to be able to sit at the dinette with a cup of coffee, enjoy the plains scenery and post to our friends on the Oliver Forums ! This is a beautiful, lanscaped, rest stop. Sorry, we did not get the coordinates or the mile marker, if someone has them, please post them. EDIT: found it in the web site, mile post 129. The day is very windy, our gas mileage was the poorest we have ever seen on the jeep while towing the Oliver. Sorry about the wind noise in the video ! This WIFI hot spot is free ( for two hours ) and is posted that way on the interstate highway signs. Here is a link to the video, it is 46 seconds long: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8-6g01Z2hY > Link to the rest area's web site: > http://www.dot.state.tx.us/mnt/sra/srahome.htm?sranbr=110&dir=E > The home page of this web site has a link to a interactive map of all of the rest areas in Texas and shows if they have WiFi. The map below is not interactive, but the one just like it on the link above is. >

Welcome to the Oliver Forums lefty&lady !!

Here is the link: > http://s262.photobucket.com/albums/ii120/robertpartee/ > Be sure to surf through the links on the left to view more photos !

Welcome to the Oliver forums ! Buffalo Bob has likely gone home for the day, given the hour, but he usually checks these forums first thing in the morning. He will be able to tell you where the closest one to you is and when it can be viewed.

Welcome to the Oliver Forums Ronald !!

Geri, is this the bridge area ? Google Earth view after searching for Apalachicola, Fl. >

The biscuits had thawed somewhat because I didn't change the refrigerator over to propane when we left the house for the lake. When the mistake was discovered after arriving at the lake, the biscuits froze completely again, overnight. As I set her coffee cup over near her, she started to pry the stuck togather biscuits apart, with a butcherknife. Yep, one slip later and Betty had became butcherknife. The butcherknife went through the palm of her left hand and out the back. She insisted that our vacation would not be ruined over such a "silly" thing, but one of our friends there in camp was a wound care specialist. With his help we finished up the vacation at a much slower pace. That's a hard way to "earn" a handle ! Though somewhat more than a nick, it none the less earned her a "nickname" !

BUTCHERKNIFE: It was our first outing of the year, Lake Greeson, Kirby Landing, jug fishing. It had been one of those Winters that seemed to hang on, and on. We were camping in a 34' motorhome and pulling the boat, "Harm's Weigh" http://www.geocities.com/harmsweigh/ , behind it. We had been planning the fishing trip during one of the worst ice storms to hit our area in many years. The power had been off for a little over three weeks. We live on the end of the power line, in a "saddle" of a "finger" that runs down from Cross Mountain. It was wearing upon us pretty heavily, what with the refueling of the generator, keeping up the livestock, ect., ect.. Though we had satellite access to the internet and television, we would plan and dream about warmer Spring Time days on the lake, Fish frys, dominoes, and good times with old friends. It was the first morning of the first day at the lake. Up early, I had started the coffee and was sitting at the picnic table under the screen tent. Betty came out of the moho saying that we would have "woppum" biscuits for breakfast so we could get on about the business of setting out the bait traps. Woppum biscuits is them that are frozen in a cardboard tube. To open them you wop um' on the edge of the table to open them. We were going to quickly get breakfast out of the way and get out on the water as soon as possible. Pouring her a cup of coffee, Right after the wop, I heard her say that the biscuits were stuck togather.