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I would consider giving Oliver parts a quick call. Its a long shot, but they might even have new old stock laying around for your YM. I may experience Oliver ships quickly!

Having traversed Teton Pass at least on 5 different occasions in both directions, I am surprised that I did not see “hot” brake check stations. Having enough room to have brake checks on the pass is likely the issue. If I recall we only saw one runaway truck ramp. Wolf Creek Pass on the other hand has a 7% grade which requires commercial vehicles to maintain a 25 mph speed limit while descending the pass. The vistas are nothing short of amazing. In Rocky Mountain NP they do have brake check pull offs. While visiting the park and not towing XPLOR, and were waived on through by the Park Police at the brake check station. The trucks we saw being pulled over for brake checks were mostly 1/2 ton gassers and many cars. @jd1923 I was surprised to read your diesel does not have an engine brake, interesting. Do you have tow/haul mode?

We use to use our interior speakers occasionally as well. More often we use a set of portable JBL Flip 6 Bluetooth speakers and stream XM radio music or news sourced from our iphones or iPad. The sound is excellent and they are super portable! We are very happy with the Flip 6’s. They typically live on our Yamaha Umax, (pic) unless we are traveling in XPLOR. https://www.amazon.com/JBL-Flip-Bluetooth-Waterproof-PartyBoost/dp/B09RQ47HC8/ref=sr In this pic I have the set attached to our Yamaha Umax 2+2. I would not hesitate to buy again. 🎶

It must have been painted or wrapped post sale.

This falls into the bucket of “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”.

Just saw this pic of the 2026 Oliver “retro” interior with roller style window shades. 😳 Appears that the interior window latch may rub on the shade. Also note the white belly band instead of chrome.

@Dennis and Melissa Yes to what @Golfnut says! Put a work ticket in with Oliver so that you’re on the books for warranty. No need to give etrailer any money. Also suggest a quick phone call to Oliver to get help to trouble shoot. You are surely not the first with this issue. Post up when you learn the fix! 👍🏻😊

Rob, just our 6.7 diesel 1 ton, and we absolutely loved the Million Dollar Highway. We let our diesel engine brake do all the work. We would drive it again in a min.🤩

John, Welcome to the SL Mini world. We have had ours over a year now and won’t leave home without it. Its portability, ease of storage and 5 min ease of set up has been a win for us. I hope you enjoy your mini as much as we do! Always remember set up facing north and no obstructions. 😊 We have really come to appreciate this well crafted aluminum protective case which adds a little weight to the Mini. - https://www.strikerfab.com/ David

When my eyes are closed, I see no lights and sleep well. 🤣 So no issues here.

How weather resistant is the battery powered set up? Will it with stand a torrential down pour? Is it water proof? We leave out Mini out all night long and do not think about whether it rains or not. Just curious.

Field use follow up. After towing our OLE2 I can report that the hitch 3” hitch clamp worked exactly as designed. The 3” shank while inserted into the 3” receiver is completely silent while under way. Win! It’s recommended to periodically check the clamp fasteners which I did. They stayed tight the entire trip. I opted to add a short piece of plastic tubing to insulate the bottom of the clamp from metal on metal chaffing the bottom of my receiver. (Pic) It took a little while to get this tubing to cooperate while sliding it on to the clamp. I warmed the tubing up in hot water which made it a little easier. I am satisfied with the outcome.

Tech moving fast with beam switching. 👍🏻🇺🇸 https://www.dishytech.com/starlink-beam-switching-upgrade-improves-reliability-for-obstructed-dishes/

Here is a pretty straight forward SS install video…

A neat success story, thanks for sharing. I agree, it’s been our experience that the folks at Oliver are the best in the business. Safe Travels! 🇺🇸

Passing forward this info for Truma Aventa owners- Please do not turn this into a Truma bashing thread. I have been thinking about having a soft start installed on our Truma Aventa. I contacted Truma this morning and was informed the install of their soft start has to be handled at one of their two service centers. Just wanted to mention this if anyone is considering the Truma SS install. Oliver Service also confirmed presently that they cannot order or install the SS from Truma. Email from Truma this morning. Hello David, The aftermarket installation of our soft starts is not currently approved for dealers or RV manufacturers at this time. If you are wanting a soft start installed on your Aventa, it would need to be scheduled with Shelley at either our Lakeland, FL or Elkhart, IN location. Please let us know if we can assist you further. Best Regards, Ciera S Sr Customer Care Associate t: 1-855-558-7862 Option 1

Have you tried contracting Lithionix?

Here is some info that may be helpful -

X3 for Meriwether’s Retreat- https://www.natcheztracetravel.com/hohenwald-bedandbreakfasts/meriwethersretreat.html Melissa the owner is a super host of hosts! She even asked what type of baked goods we enjoyed for breakfast? 😋 The breakfast quiche was outstanding! We always try and book Meriwether’s Retreat when visiting the Mothership! You won’t be disappointed!

Good write up John, and that is your story and your STICKING TO IT! Bada bum!! 🥁 Pun intended! 😄

Well done Tom, And I agree, that mounting board is now permanently glued like it is supposed to be. 👍🏻

We usually do if it’s along our way! 👍🏻🇺🇸

There is a slight risk of the drilled holes and new bolts supporting the weight of the marine board &inverter resulting in “spider webbing” the exterior gel coat. Hopefully with all the bouncing around running down the road or super slab with your Oliver in tow this does not occur. The glue failed on my inverter board shortly after we took delivery in 2020. I contacted service and they recommended using a strong adhesive and not drilling through gel coat to secure the inverter marine board. So I cleaned both surfaces and reglued the marine board back on with no issues since. Service did not recommend drilling through the gel coat. The adhesive on the marine board spreads the weight out across the back of the board vs just the bolts. Hopefully long term you won’t have any issues with your gel coat cracking or spiderwebbing where the bolts are. 👍🏻

We carry the Honda 3200 and it will run our Truma fine. It does require a grounding plug which I leave attached to the gen. If you have the Truma soft start installed, you can run the 3200 in echo mode for better fuel efficiency.

Mark, If it’s within your budget, and you travel and camp enough to justify the cost, I would highly recommend considering a Starlink Mini. A 💯 game changer for sure. Not ever thinking about CG WiFi or unsecure cell phone hot spots is no longer in our travel plan. Having a secure means to send email and txts or just surf the net for destinations along the way, or pay our energy or light bill back home is worth it to us. Our MINI It also serves as a home back up should we ever loose internet. Streaming TV is here to stay and with tech racing forward at light speed it’s only getting better. I learned at the 2026 Oliver Rally we may see a dedicated internal wiring/SL plug in the 26 YM. All the mini needs is a dedicated outlet to plug into and your on!