Galway Girl

our hull 505 design/build article https://4-ever-hitched.com/blog-articles/f/adding-mud-flaps-to-galway-girl?blogcategory=Trailer+Modifications

FYI - We called and booked today but the only pricing break was Sr Citizen offered. No break when we stated we are part of the Oliver group.

I've also written a BLOG post for the Alcan Experience: The Alcan Experience Craig

Just had Alcan redo our Hull 505 with new springs. Here's a video showing how they make the springs...starting at 1:14 mark for about 2 minutes.

Just learned from Lew that Oliver is testing 4 spring 2250lb rated springs for 2026 model year.

We saw a red & orange stripe Oliver EII with Red Pickup today on I70 Westbound 2 miles from Utah border at about 11am Tuesday 10/4

Just had Alcan redo our Hull 505 with new springs. Here's a video showing how they make the springs...starting at 1:14 mark for about 2 minutes. After a spring replacement with an Alcan 4spring pack we need to retorque nuts. Q) What size sockets are needed to tighten all the nuts after a spring replacement from Alcan? A) Here is the detail from Alcan: You need a 22mm or 7/8” socket and 150ft-lb torque wrench for Ubolts and inside shackle bolts Use a 21mm or 13/16” as backer wrench or standard depth socket on nuts outside of shackle. Mileages: Retorque u-bolts & shackles at 50mi, 100 mi and 500miles after installation, then yearly check. Torques Values: U-Bolts 90 ft-lbs Shackles: 65 ft-lb (Note - use 21mm or 13/16” backing wrench on outside of shackles) Also check lug nuts to wheel specs at each interval as well.

In Great Basin NP..upper Lehman CG site 17. Very steep slopes. Lower Lehman CG has been closed and completely re graded and all ne asphalt. Will open next spring. Visitor center closed…park campsites open as are roads to top of park Saw people come thru and collect trash.

Hull 505 Galway Girl Irish Family History

In our 2019 factory installation the cell amp is mounted on the left wall of the cabinets above the dinette. This has an access port inside the upper part (right side) of the pantry, but the wires dive down a run along the back channel of the shelf forward to power switch and the antenna runs back through a hole into the pantry . The cell boost antenna is a magnet mount on the street side top rear of the roof.

Unity Reservoir -Oregon Electric & Water Sites Great spot to watch migratory birds. Bookable on Oregon State Parks

Welcome As 2019 year owners we are willing to help with questions you may have. see our blog about our unit 505 4-ever-hitched.com Craig

After cleaning and burnishing I was told by Jason to cut a light criss cross pattern in the block and mounting point as well ( I used a vibrating saw with metal cutting blade) . Light cuts not too deep. Then I cleaned again & let dry. its held tight for 3 years so far.

Sorry we’re not home in Everett to meet you. If the clinton to Mukilteo ferry is in your plans, consider lunch at Ivars in the Mukilteo waterfront. When exiting the ferry take a right into the hwy, then a quick left at the next light into the waterfront park parking. You could have lunch at ivars ir visit the scuttle but brew pub. We are in Hells Gate State park today.

At Chief Timothy Park site 7 near Clarkston Wa A 1980’s COE park on an island in the snake river (connected by causeway) now managed offline by Vista Outdoors under a lease next stop Hells Gate SP on the snake river About a month out from Alcan Springs appointment!

Guess we all have different cooking styles. We’ve had outdoor grills, and camp stoves and recently started using an induction plate outside and the magma pans and some cast iron are a go to for cooking outdoors.

The best induction cookware we’ve owned is a nesting Magma set! MAGMA Products, A10-362-IND 7 Piece Induction Cook-Top Gourmet Nesting Stainless Steel Cookware Set: https://amzn.to/3vmDVEo

See section 7 of the article on the upgrade ...in our 2019 EII manual it shows it as a Black Charge wire as shown in the wiring diagram and in the PICTURE below. The reason we disconnected the wire inside the 7 pin cable was to protect the alternator. Lithium Batteries they can "draw" charge current much faster than older AGM or other Lead Acid Batteries...so ultimately they would try to draw way more power than the truck wiring would provide. (To install the DC/DC converter you'll run dedicated lines back to the DC/DC charger.) Full battery upgrade is here...including the section 7 about disabling the charge wire. https://4-ever-hitched.com/blog-articles/f/lithium-battery-upgrade Step 7; Disable the 7 Pin Charge Line: We will be installing a new DC/DC charger into our Oliver EII. But before we do that install we need to disable the current charging wire that runs from the 7 pin cable on the tongue of the Oliver. That 7 pin connector is the one that plugs into the back of the truck for lights, brake lights, emergency brake power. Inside the 7 pin cable there is a BLACK wire that provides 12V (B+ ) from the truck battery/alternator B+ all the way back through the trailer, through a 20A breaker and back to the batteries via the 12V Bus bar in the trailer. We will not be using that (Black) charge line for the trailer an longer. We disabled that line on the 7 pin connector by putting heat shrink coating over the screw terminal on the black B+ wire conductor and also taping up the screw lead the body. We reassembled the conductor and tested that no 12V was present on the wires inside the trailer. Wiring Digram for Oliver EII 7 Pin To disable the Charge Wire (BLACK) from the 7 pin, remove the cover and disconnect the wire from the connector by taping up the wire and putting it back inside the cover. Don't cut the wire in case you need to use it in the future.

Ours broke after a rough dirt road in the Yukon. We happened to carry new brass shark bite fittings for that location. Trimmed it up and we're all fixed up in 15 minutes. I now carry an assortment of fittings and some short lengths of pex in the trailer.

Thanks for the reply. It's very helpful to have site reviews that state the campground and site for future reference. Sometimes we have had to do reviews and say our trailer won't fit or the sites very steep etc. Here's a steep side slope at Devils Lake State Park in Wisconsin. It was once a golf course turned into a campground and many of the side lots had large left/righ slopes.

What site number was that and which loop? Really great site!

So did you find the red one up under the dinette was for the composting toilet and red one in rear wheel well for zamp?

I have a 2019 and don’t have a fuse for zamp there. Our zamp fuse holder looks like that but is located in street side rear area by the rear wheel well. Our zamp connecter is on the side of the trailer just past the battery box. Maybe your zamp connector is near that fuse. Do you have a composting toilet? Did you follow the wires & look where the wires connect?

Our installed wires from solar were 6awg zip line. The original terminals were 6awg so I left them in place.