Trainman

I have the Oliver trailer hitch, but never used it, I do carry our ebikes in the bed of the truck, just keeps everything much more balanced. These are the RAD folding ebikes, but carrying them in the bed of the truck we do not fold them, just no need to. I only purchased the hitch to carry a light carrier for the Honey Pot and other light items, but to date I have not purchased a carrier, just haven't found I need it yet. trainman

Yes, I have the Anderson WDH and when I dodged the turtle there was no reaction needed, ie. the truck and trailer acted as if nothing happened and all was under control through the whole maneuver. I give credit to both the trailer and tow vehicle being correctly connected and all within factory specs. trainman

I will say here, if there was another vehicle coming on the other side of the road we would have had Turtle Soup for sure. trainman

My last thought is if we are going to like the ride of the Gladiator, it is not going to be the ride comfort that the 2019 RAM offers. I guess going to the dealer and driving a Gladiator will be the decision maker on if we decide to go will with one or not. As far as what the Gladiator vs RAM can carry both inside and out the Gladiator looses here, but like I have said many times we a minimalist campers, so carrying a lot of extra's is not out thing. There are several things that the Jeep Gladiator does not offer, no 7 pin trailer connector as a factory option, no trailer brake controller, no Tow Haul Mode which may not be needed with a diesel, side mirrors offer no option to extend them, which the Jeep being narrower then most tow vehicles will be a problem, and the list goes on. When you can just get in the RAM with all these features standard from the factory and go I sometimes wonder if it's even worth it, it's almost easier to buy another Jeep as a TOY and be done with it. Thanks to everyone who replied, looks like the Gladiator Diesel can do the job, now just deciding if it's worth all the other things that will have to be added to make the Gladiator a good towing vehicles. trainman

Being a retired Body Ship Mgr. for over 35 years I personally wouldn't use an Orbital Buffer for buffing my trailer. It's not that the orbital will not work, but an rotary auto buffer will do a much easier and faster job, it is a little more difficult to use, but its all in the way you hold and move the buffer in its operation. I use Maguire's 67 Compound Buffing/Polish which does a good job of buffing and leaves a nice shine and applying a wax, or polish is optional. I purchased a buffer for around $65.00 from Harbor Freight and my wool buffer pads (2) from Amazon for around $30.00, I wouldn't use the foam pads for buffing, the wool pads work the best. https://www.amazon.com/Meguiars-M6732-Marine-Step-Compound/dp/B00029CYRG/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3VANI3ZZ56A47&keywords=meguiars+one+step+67&qid=1654973125&sprefix=meguire's+67%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-2 trainman

We were returning from camping and wile driving on a two lane blacktop I had to make a big swerve (running 55 MPH) to miss a turtle crossing the road. I would say it was a 5-6 foot swerve and guess what happened to the trailer in the swerve, nothing. After the swerve I thought to myself I didn't even notice the trailer being there, nor did I ever felt I was out of control. Sure makes me think what would have happened with a lessor trailer and my RAM 1500 4x4 if all wasn't equipped as it should be for towing. trainman

I agree with most post and I do understand that most would not go with the Gladiator diesel as a tow vehicle, not that it can't do it, but there are many other tow vehicle in the same price range and will do a better job. My RAM 5.7 4X4 does a great job and the Gladiator diesel will not equal it in any way. All being said, this is just something that came up and I may, or may not give it a shot. trainman

Being a Jeep Wrangler person and have owned one in the past I keep thinking I should buy another one. My biggest reason for not just buying another one is it will just set around and get very little use, the last one I keep 3 years and put 3500 miles on it, it was at best very little used as a TOY. I have been watching all the YouTube videos that I can find on the Jeep Gladiator EcoDiesel and this looks like it would work to satisfy my Jeep wants and will meet the requirements to pull our Oliver Elite II. The max towing is 6700 lbs. with the diesel which is less them the 3.6 gas engine at 7200 lbs., but you get 445 pound of torque which will do the job. This engine is also used in the RAM 1500 with good results for its size and is proven itself over time. Owners are averaging 28-30 mpg, that's not towing, just city and highway driving, personally fuel prices are not really a concern, but I would like to see them stay reasonable at best. Also let me say here, we are not what you would call campers that travel a long way from home and camp more then say 8-10 times per year, so camping is somewhat not mainly what we do. I know all the pros and cons of Jeep ownership, so that's not what I asking here, just want to know what you think of a Gladiator towing the Oliver with the EcoDiesel. trainman

I just camped last week that the campers had a School Bus turned into a camper, did a nice job and made good sense, but this is what I would call pretty much junk and $$$$'s spent, our wasted. The worst thing is it's making the RAM look bad. trainman

My 2019 Elite II the switches are on the front of the trailer under the LP cover, my biggest grip is they are upside-down, that is you push the switch on the top to go down and on the bottom to go up. One of these days I'm going to reverse the wires, or the switches, which ever will be the easiest way to do it. I also tighten my jacks till there smug and then bump the switch just a little to give it a stable feeling, no need to jack the wheels off the ground as some think is needed for stability. trainman

What I think is odd about this is Ford is selling this unit without the power adaptor included with the vehicle. I purchased a Honda Ridgeline some years ago before I got the RAM and it came with the brake controller harness and a trailer adaptor in the glovebox, just a nice added feature to get. Since the plug you need is different them most plugs for electrical hookups I would think it would have been shipped with the vehicle. The feature is a nice option, but I'm not sure as many have said it will work with the trailers A/C unit. trainman

The CO/LP Detector issue is something that most of us seem to have from time to time, or I do. It can just go off for no reason that I can find, but I'm sure there was something there to set it off, all being said I reset it and till the next time, which could be the next day, or months down the road. I did have to have Oliver Service send me a new Power Controller (the surge protector module, not the unit with the breakers and fuses module) under warranty as mine just would not stay set, or would work for a short time 10-15 minuets and then kickoff and reset. A new one took care of the problem and so far, so good. trainman

Blackstone Griddle Accessories on Amazon, these different adaptors should work on your grill, they did on my 17" Blackstone, https://www.amazon.com/s?k=blackstone+griddle+lp+adapter&crid=2FY4KSQFJY3Q8&sprefix=blackstone+griddle+lp%2Caps%2C108&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_2_21 trainman

John, another water heater question, does your hot water electrode corrode over a period of time like your sacrifice rod does. Just wondering if it needs to be removed an checked, all I know is they either work, or they don't. Thanks, trainman

Thanks for the replies, I do believe low power to the post was most likely the problem as I have not been able to duplicate this problem at home where I have shore power with the correct wiring and power output. trainman

I have that setup and I had no problem getting the correct fitting to complete the correct disconnects so all works together, in fact all my propane accessories are all interchangeable with each other, Blackstone, Little Red Campfire, and other LP gas options. Getting the correct fitting, I got on Amazon, but all fittings will require a little knowledge of plumbing sizes as it can be somewhat complicated to understand if not familiar with them. I did purchase the fitting offered from Blackstone to connect the LP to a different source and not use the small canisters that my grill was setup for, I don't know what you got to hookup your grill to an LP source. I did have to purchase other fittings to make the connection work to a quick disconnect as you are dealing with different pipe threads, NPT and Compression Fittings and yes the treads do not inter and match with each other, nor will the sizes be the same. Places like Home Depot, Lowes, etc. in most cases will not have what you need, I would suggest if you are unfamiliar with these type of fittings to take your grill to a plumbing supply and let the counter person get you what you need to make the correct connection, other wise you can end up with a good plumbing supply of fittings. All being said, when it's all interchangeable with quick disconnects it's a great system, just plug it into the trailers LP ports and you ready to go. trainman

I had the same problem with my bath faucet and had to take the hoses loose and blow out the bath faucet and sure enough a small piece of plastic blew out the lime. I guess it had finally worked it's self down the line from construction. trainman

I had a similar problem camping this last week, we plugged into the camp 30amp outlet as we normally do, turned on the A/C and the set the water heater to electric, this is what we normally do. I do not use a surge protector at the post only the one in the trailer is being used, I've always done it that way. The A/C worked as normal, but when I turned on the water heater to electric it started kicking the system off and resetting every 30 seconds or so. I then checked all the hookups and all seemed to be correct as well as power at the post was always there and it never kicked the breaker. Since this has never happened before I started the process of turning off things to see if there was an overload somewhere and the water heater was the first to be turned off and the A/C unit left on an all worked fine with the water heater off. I'm now think the park system is not giving me the full AMPS I need to run both as the A/C and the water heater are probably the largest draw of the voltage. I switched the water to propane and all worked fine for the rest of our stay. When I got home I hooked up to our shore power and all worked just fine with the A/C and water heater on electric as it normally should be, my feeling is the camping power at the post was not putting out the needed AMPS to power what it should power, what do you think happened and should I have a meter to check post output when I hookup. I assume that if I would have had a 50amp option at the post II could have used my adaptor and had the power I need, but I didn't. trainman

I agree, vents and thermostat setting are critical for setting the temputures to your liking. The thermostat is a little harder to figure out at first and paying attention to the symbols does take a little to get the hang of it. I think it cools ok, but the noise of the unit is my biggest gripe. trainman

I have never had any upgrade batteries in our trailer, only the stock factory deep cycle ones that come with the trailer. All being said, our batteries have always lasted through the night running the MaxFan and possibly some other 12v item without the batteries discharging to a low level that things quit working. I'm sure you will get your answers soon on this forum as many are hovering over there computer as I speak. trainman

I guess we all have lights that annoy us during the night, mine is the light on the TV that lights up (LED) bright when the TV is off. So folding the TV up for sleeping is a must. I realize we all have different TV's through the years of production, so yours many be different. I don't know about you, but you don't need night lights at home as our house must have at least 100/150 LED'S that light up the house at night. trainman

The name "trainman" pretty much says it all. trainman

Since we don't Boondock, or travel on rocky/dirt roads, these protectors would not do much for us. As far as Ceramic Coating go I feel they would serve no protection from rocks hitting the fiberglass on the trailer and as far as paint protection on your vehicle the same results would happen. Ceramic Coating do serve protection from the sun, but not from flying objects. Being a retired Body Ship Mgr. for some 35 years experience I can see no reason to throw money at protection that just doesn't do the job you think, or told it would do. trainman

I have never been flagged for riding our ebikes, either on trails, or street riding. Once again if you are riding improperly and doing things wrong then look to get stopped, or even ticketed. Let's face it, the police don't ticket a 77 year rider, just tell then the rules where they are riding. It's true most ebikes are setup from the manufacture to be within the bicycles laws, but some are not, but I doubt if you would ever get stopped if you are riding within the bicycle laws of the area you are ride on. When we first got our ebikes and took them Texas State Parks I asked what the rules were and they had no idea and couldn't say what and ebike was. I would say that riding on city sidewalks would be one place that you might ask and the city police may stop you for that, but once again it's a city, by city thing. Here in Ft. Worth, Texas riding on sidewalks is ok, but if the streets have bicycle lanes then they expect you to ride there. trainman

I looked at the F-150 V6 3.5 and the Ram 5.7 V8 Hemi, it was a tossup for me, but went with the Ram in 2019 as it was a totally new vehicle in 2019. The Ram get 13.5 mpg pulling the Elite II so I think I made the correct decision. I personally would not rather get into eco-Boost/hybrid, etc., I feel the cost of repairs/maintaince on down the road will be more expensive. My 1/2 ton Ram with 4X4 does not propose with the Anderson, plus I do not have airbags on the Ram. trainman