RunninOnMT
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We volunteer to be your friends! 😄
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You aren't THAT "Bill," are you????!!!! 🤣
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Earlier this past summer I too replaced the white seals with black on our 2017 Ollie. Totally agree with the above comments that it looks much better!
I ordered the material from Pelland Enterprises. Their website is www.pellandent.com.
You'll want to order 1/2 inch Glass Vinyl seal, #H109-376. And you'll need to specify Black.
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1 hour ago, MDuncan said:
I will try to find out tomorrow. Originally we mailed everyone a kit. Some of you got it and did the modification on your own. Some brought their units in to us and we did it. It's been a long time since we have looked at it and might take a few days to figure it out again.
Thanks very much, Matt!!
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51 minutes ago, MDuncan said:
I have talked to the service department and management. We will take care of the tank modification for free if you can bring it to our service center in Tennessee. You will need to call 1-888-526-3978 to schedule the tank modification. Let me know if you have any questions!
Matt, can Oliver tell us the Hull # of the last Ollie built before the design mod was implemented?
Thanks!
Jim
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Congrats on your decision!! You won't regret it. We were "newbies" three years ago (in some ways we still are), and our Ollie has given us pure pleasure in numerous trips since March 2018.
Welcome to the club.
Jim
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Nice. Bill, where was this picture taken? How much of Wyoming did you cover in this latest trip?
Jim
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Mike/Yasuko,
Thanks very much for the feedback. I'll keep looking.
Jim
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Sorry--I thought I had linked the page above-here's the link:
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I'm considering purchasing THIS and am curious if anyone has thoughts about this product. Pros? Cons? We have a manual Carefree awning on our '17 Elite II--will the upper insert easily roll up into the awning? Is there an alternate product I should think about to provide some shade beneath the awning?
Thanks in advance for any feedback!
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Ditto on Rob's comment above. We too live in Bozeman, and the air quality today is the worst I've ever experienced here. We just cancelled a trip to the Lolo Pass area in the Idaho panhandle due to fires and smoke in that area. Given Bozeman's air quality today, maybe we should've gone!!
I agree with Rob--"Go south, young man!"
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Harley,
We live in Bozeman and have a 2017 Elite II. Feel free to PM (private message) me. We'd be happy to have you take a look at it!
Jim
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do not need!
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We also experienced a "micro-burst" hailstorm three years ago--75mph winds were driving marble sized hail horizontally across our property. It stripped all the vegetation (trees, shrubs, garden plants) totally clean and did more than $110K in damages to the house. Not one scratch or dent on the Ollie fiberglass!!! I was shocked. The only thing the storm did was pepper the narrow plastic lining around the front door--easily replaced!
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for their robes!
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Well said.
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2 hours ago, topgun2 said:
Well ...
Indeed, as JED points out above, there is the potential issue of "jounce control" or bounce control if you prefer. And, there is an arguable added "safety" factor on two possible fronts. First is the fact that the Ollie is attached to the tow vehicle in at least one additional place via the "whale tail". Certainly this can be argued in that one already has the hitch and the safety chains and it is extremely unlikely for the bulldog or ball on the hitch to fail. But, for those that profess to like multiple backups ......
Second, there is the issue of emergencies. What happens to this entire hitch "system" in the event of a catastrophic event such as avoiding a animal in the road or another driver or a suspension failure or a ?????? Would the Andersen actually provide additional safety? Or, with anti-sway functions supposedly covered via a tow vehicle's internal software, would the Andersen only add to the problems making the catastrophic event even worse (of course in using the Andersen one would have turned off the tow vehicle's anti-sway function). And, even with a 3/4 ton tow vehicle would the weight distribution aid in the control and distribution of various forces encountered during the event?
Bill
Bill, you raise a lot of good points. It seems, however, that most people with 3/4 ton tow vehicles have opted to remove the Andersen hitch. I wonder if there is really a "definitive" answer on the usefulness of an Andersen hitch on 3/4 ton TV's???
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15 hours ago, John E Davies said:
The only possible benefit from a Andersen for a 7500 pound (loaded) HD truck is jounce control - loosen the nuts so there is zero chain tension for your next trip. If you don’t notice any increased choppiness on a rough highway, tell her afterwards what you did and then leave it at home on the next trip. Leave the hitch, not the wife😊
A HD truck with blown rear shocks would definitely ride better with the Andersen, are yours OK? Have her Message me and I will glad to talk to her for you.....
John Davies
Spokane WA
Thanks for this good advice, John. Yep, shocks are good. And I'm glad you clarified exactly what I am supposed to leave at home! 🤣
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Thanks for the info!!! But I may want you to tell her................. 😏
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I voted as well. We tow with a 2019 GMC Sierra 2500 and we use the Andersen hitch. The only reason I do so is because using it makes my wife "feel" better. Maybe someone can chime in with some talking points that I can use to convince her we can do without it??? 😬
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Little Jimmy Dickens
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...howling good show!!
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Yellowstone closing
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More on the flooding in YNP and surrounding areas. The park Superintendent announced a reopening of the park on Thursday, but obviously that won't include the north gate through Gardiner. Even a Thursday reopening for the other gates seems like a push in my opinion.
Huge Flooding Forces Evacuation Of Yellowstone National Park; Wild Videos Show Destruction | Cowboy State Daily