Geronimo John

Yes, at least 99.85% of the time. And you are correct in that the OE2 fresh water fill, lines and tank is an open system. But the open part is only the fresh water fill tank overflow tube located in the area under the microwave space. This line vents out of the trailer just aft of our steps. Should mud daubers or other critters build their nest in that line, that open tank system no longer is. Problem with this line of logic is that many owners set their pressure at 40+ PSI. I am not at all sure what the OTT poly FWT is pressure rated for. And being that water is a non-compressible fluid, an over pressured tank would only fail with just a big puddle. Not like how pressurized compressible gasses act during failures. But could easily test to failure the FWT system to find out.... on your trailer! Actually funning aside, I wonder if OTT ever tried to blow up a FWT by overpressure? I suspect yes, hence the oversize vent tube..... But I'm just guessing. 🙂

One of our original purchases was a trash grabber: It works GREAT for pushing our milk crates back into the basement. But when removing the milk crates the vinyl flooring hooks the edge of the milk crate. So I tied a paracord "Yoke" to the base of the crate one one end, and to the door hinge on the other. By pulling the paracord "high", it lifts the milk crate just enough to pass that edge. Also a lot faster. GJ

I like keeping things Simple! Especially as I get older. John D turned me on to Sharpie Paint Markers for marking which way to hand crank down the jacks when you gotta. So, welcome to the "Simple is Smart" team.

Great idea!

I wish I needed new axles. So I could dream about getting 5200 axles with disk brakes and springs of my choice (written so as not to kick the sleeping Spring Bear topic). Bullet Proof! But then I would need to ask Crazy Horse to rob a bank to pay for it.......... GJ

Would love to have been one of the luck owners to benefit from the 3500 pound axle shortage and got the super duty 5200 pounders. I believe I remember that they can be upgraded to disk brakes which is an option that OTT really should consider for new trailers. Thanks for the low down Bill! GJ

LOL GJ

Anybody know the actual differences between the D35 and D52 axles? GJ

MANY of us run our A/C on Honda 2200 inverter generators. You would want an A/C unit that has that feature installed, or have a Soft Start installed. GJ

JD: Please do the same amp tests on your completed install as we posted earlier. Will be cool to compare yours, our and Art's numbers. GJ

I totally agree. Have the replacement receipt to prove I was glad I have and USE that breaker when not charging Ollie. See below. Unless you are off roading and/or other people are using your truck hauling gear and pilots up mountains. My Anderson 175 Amp connector is mounted under and in front of the rear bumper. I figured that It could not get damaged there. WRONG. Apparently one of our drivers was jacking the truck around a very tight corner and backed into the mountain. Due to the angle of the mountain, he did not bump the bumper, but he SURE DID tag that connector. Fortunately I don't off road with the circuit breaker energized. GJ

For my F-150 short box I wagged the distance at 80 feet. to that I would of course add 10%. But using a 100 foot long non-metallic measuring tape (Overkill for sure for this task), I actually measured three different paths for the 12/12-30. There is more stuff under there to weave through than I had considered. As a result I ordered out 110 feet of #4 AWG. I had two feet spare. I encourage owners to ACTUALLY MEASURE the path you intend on using and having at least 4' spare at the TV spare tire area for future reconnects. JD and Art: I have a now scheduled trip to NOLA and the Rally. Art (@MaxBurner) and I can get those numbers there. I am very interested to measure his 12-12/30 system that has #1 welding cables vs. my #4 BatteryCablesUSA premium cables. We can do so while charging with the TV and not. Will also check the battery B- to ground amperage. Good suggestions!

To go around the city on TX 8 (Sam Houston Toll Road) the fee as shown below is $42.75 for four axles. How you did that in 45 minutes is pretty amazing frankly. You were lucky in that you contacted them and only had to pay the TX Toll Tag rate of $12 with no "penalty" fees. Welcome to Texas.

Please advise what that route was. That is my home stomping grounds but have not had Ollie down there very much. thanks GJ

Just spent half an hour looking for "Rally Registration". Here is a shortcut: https://olivertraveltrailers.com/events/oliver-owners-rally/ GJ

Geronimo John and Ollie will be at F-25

Ralph: Based on the above, it appears that the gauge you are referring to is not coupled to a Victron Shunt. That would mean that the newer trailers are using their Gizmology to provide this info instead. Is that correct? For older units, and many of the ones that started out with wet cell/AGM from the factory that were subsequently upgraded with Litho's: We are using the Victron 712 Smart system. This system meters power in/out and calculates the SOC for us and also provides some limited other info as well.

🙂 Steph and Dud, Rivernerd, dhig: Thanks for filling in the details for the gizology of the new "Wonder Eggs". Way out of my wheel house. GJ

I took a look at your profile. If you were to share where in Central Texas you reside, likely there is an owner in the area who may be able to assist. If that is not possible, then you should submit a Service Ticket for your 2025 OE2. GJ

Most likely your Lithium Battery Management System has sensed a ultra low voltage (bad) and turned off the batteries. One of the above guys can discuss the process to bring them back on line as mine are different than yours. GJ

As a new owner, in time you will know all there is to know about the wonderful "Gizmology" the new trailers can have. Until then the learning curve is high. But you have come to the right place as the above guys are razor sharp. But a simple "ole school" check out may clarify things to assist with the learning curve. Do adjust your charge current as suggested above first. I recommend using 15 amps as suggested for now. You can optimize it later. A. Hopefully you have a volt meter. If you don't i recommend getting one that is a meter and has a clamp for measuring amps. My favorite onw was suggested by John Davies. It is not that expensive but sure works well. More than a few OTT owners would agree with this choice. Don't get one that can only measure up to ten amps thru the leads. Having the clamp is essential. B. I would first manually check the as is battery voltage and compare what is says to what your Xantrex system says. Small step. Take a mental note of the as is battery voltage. If they are the same, then likely you know how to read the voltage and have confidence in what the Xantrex is telling you. Another small step. C. Then using just one generator, set it up without being connected to Ollie at first. Start your Honda not connected and put it into Eco mode. Let it warm up then switch it to regular mode and back. This step ensures you are familiar with the rpm of it loafing unloaded on Eco or running hard not loaded. D. Now connect one of your Hondas while in Eco mode and listen to what it does. If your OTT charging system is working, it will quickly transition from Eco to Run mode. If you hear it now working, take your volt meter and get clamp it around one of your battery cables. (Meter set to DC AMPs. You should get a reading pretty close to the setting you entered into your Xantrex... Report back here and the above guys will be on a track to ask some more questions knowing the status of your system. Once you get it figured out, then ask them how to set up your system for Honda and Companion Honda to charge at a higher amp rate. GJ

I think yes. A single near full stroke on the shocks will not do harm or heat it up much. But if you are hammering away down an Alaska Corduroy road, repeated full or near full stroke range cycles will definitely heat up the shocks. Keep going than the seals will become suspect and you have dry shocks doing nothing but enjoying the ride. GJ

This would be a great owner lead topic at the Rally at Lake Guntersville!

Spoken like a true Professional!

What a great discount! Thanks. lol