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@Katjo so sorry to hear this and hope all goes well. We hope to see you at next years rally. Patriot🇺🇸

That is an impressive shine you have on that Ollie! Nice work! 😊

Hi Mark, I tow with a 1 ton F350 so I can’t really answer your question. Our truck does not require the Andersen weight distribution hitch or any other modifications or upgrades to tow and LE2. @topgun2 or @mossemi both have F150’s and may be able to chime in. Patriot🇺🇸

Mike, Hull #135 looks amazing! CGI does nice work! Patriot 🇺🇸

@MAX Burner 👍🏻🙏🏻👍🏻🇺🇸 Safe travels on your trip to Mexico and please post up pics of your adventure! We all like Ollie in the Wild photos! 😊 Patriot🇺🇸

I see absolutely nothing inflammatory about the above threads. If a forum member sees any of these posts as inflammatory it’s because they make a clear obvious choice to look at it this way. These posts are merely respectful greetings of the love, joy and the everlasting peace of celebrating Easter and greeting each other. He is Risen!! Patriot🇺🇸

Hope to meet you both since we are Western NC neighbors! 😊 Safe Travels! Patriot🇺🇸

@rideandfly@MAX Burner When the time comes for our shocks to be replaced I will consider a set of these for the new shocks. They are likely to last a lot longer than the cheap rubber bushings - https://www.summitracing.com/parts/ens-9-8101r?seid=srese1&gclid=CjwKCAjwrdmhBhBBEiwA4Hx5g1EmNbsDrEQeAq0_LONOYG_UhdlvY6ePhChw2orxOwCvV5eUD0qi7hoCoC0QAvD_BwE Patriot🇺🇸

No need for me to repeat my thoughts in a post. I 💯 agree with Mike and Galway Girl, YES the diesels are much more capable. In the end roll with what brings a big smile to your face, and your budget! 😄

To Oliver Owners considering the 13500 BTU Truma Aventa retrofit. In the last few weeks, I have been working with Oliver Service on incorporating an optional Honeywell digital thermostat to run the Dometic furnace. This optional thermostat will replace the Dometic mechanical thermostat that Oliver has been installing. I learned good news today from Service Manager Jason Essary that my suggestion to use the Honeywell digital thermostat was tested and approved by Oliver engineers. The Honeywell digital thermostat will be offered as an option for owners having the Truma Aventa retrofit done. Optional Honeywell digital thermostat -https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H6ARNXO?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details We will have the Honeywell thermostat installed in May when we have our Truma Aventa retrofit install completed. For any technical questions please contact Oliver Service @ 1-888-526-3978 Happy Camping! Patriot🇺🇸

I have read that a general rule of thumb is to replace trailer tires at 6-7 years of age. These numbers are beyond my risk level of comfort. I will likely replace ours at the 5 yr age mark. I would say you are right, listen to your gut, you’re riding on borrowed time. A visual of the exterior of a tire is ok, but the age of your tires and the things you and your tire tech can’t see in the aging rubber and internally would keep me awake at night. I would replace them as soon as possible if it were my Oliver. https://www.discounttire.com/learn/tire-aging Patriot🇺🇸

@John Welte Hi John, We purchased these in 2020 and they have held up really well and have as you will see have solid reviews. These will fade a little bit if you’re parked in direct sun, but it has not made the material brittle or show signs of breaking down. I really don’t use them now since we built our Ollie Hangar. Patriot🇺🇸

@MAX Burner pretty view! How are the temps?

In advance of having the Truma Aventa retro fit/install on our Oliver a month from now I decided to order this digital thermometer/ hygrometer. It has a push to touch back lit screen which others did not, nice large numbers, time and day of the week settings. I will be interested to see how well the new Truma maintains temp as well as how well it reduces humidity in our Oliver. The TP358 as stated will sync up via Bluetooth on an iPhone to view the data for a short range. This particular model has fairly strong reviews. Mounting location is TBD. Patriot🇺🇸

Mark, Welcome to the forum and now is a great time to read all you can in the Oliver University. Take deep dives on various topics on the fourm and ask also questions. Have you taken the factory tour yet? Congrats ordering a new Oliver LEll. What do you plan on towing it with? Patriot 🇺🇸

Haha..you were reading my mind and saw were I could have gone with this lol! 😄

Fortunately our carrier Blue Cross Blue Shield (Federal Employee Program) provides coverage during overseas travel with Geo Blue. It’s still a really good idea to call and understand exactly what is covered while traveling. 👍🏻 https://www.bcbs.com/articles/coverage-goes-where-you-go-travel-worry-free-blue-cross-blue-shield Patriot🇺🇸

Indeed HE HAS RISEN! Happy Easter!

Back on January 17th of 2020, we had an appointment to meet @topgun2 to show us his Oliver LEll aka “Twist”. We throughly enjoyed the 4 hr visit and all the extremely helpful information shared by Bill. And after a factory tour on Jan 21st, and we ordered our Oliver on January 31st!! I mention Bill; as we are not taking any credit for the below checklist. I know we all have checklists for our Oliver, however this is one that you need to have but hopefully will never have to use. We actually carry this checklist with us every time we travel whether pulling the Oliver or not. We don’t have a blank checklist to share in a word doc as ours has our personal info already on it. You should find it fairly easy to personalize your own from the info on the attached pics. So consider taking a few minutes and create a medical checklist that hopefully you will never need. In the event you do it’s invaluable. A special thank you to Bill aka @topgun2for suggesting one of the most important checklists we will always carry and hope we never need. Safe Travels Oliver Family! Patriot🇺🇸

All good ideas Chris however paint protection install really requires a learned highly skilled technician. Then Oliver would likely have to warranty the install. The only PPF I use is 10 mil XPEL and I have had our both our Ollie corners, dog house and bottom quarter panels done. It’s expensive but it does protect the gelcoat. I would be surprised if Oliver would begin installing PPF. Having had most if not all of our vehicles professionally covered with XPEL.com my guess is Oliver would leave that up to the owners to have it installed. Your idea of mud flaps seems plausible! I would like to see this offered as an option. Naturally these options would further drive a new Oliver to an even higher price tag. I could go on, but I do not want to derail the thread. All this said, it never hurts to ask! 😊 Patriot🇺🇸

Maybe Jason could talk about the new Truma air conditioner retro fit and how this is working out for Oliver owners? Pros and Cons? Suggested talking points: what all is involved with the installation of the new Truma Aventa with regard to the added roof wedge modifications, pricing and installation time? It is fairly well known that Truma retro fit owners are not really overly happy/excited about having a Dometic manual thermostat to operate the Dometic furnace. Will there be a fix to having a more modern looking digital thermostat vs the out dated older style mechanical thermostat controlling the heat only on the Dometic furnace? For the substantial cost of the Truma Aventa install I would like to see a more modern looking digital thermostat included in the price of installation. Edit - 4/12 An optional digital thermostat to control the Dometic furnace has been recently approved by Oliver. This will be an option for owners who wish to upgrade from the mechanical Tstat to the digital. An additional talking point could be the optional upgrade hard wired Truma panel which allows for temperature control of the Truma AC in the event the Truma remote fails. This new Truma control panel as I understand it replaces the existing Truma hot water heater panel and integrates both the Truma AC and hot water controls into the new panel. Patriot 🇺🇸

@topgun2 A possible solution! 💡 Here is a photo of my basement light. So while at the rally since you are a bit shorter and smaller in stature would you be willing to crawl inside our basement and add additional LED rope lighting. We sure would appreciate the effort and as a plus we could make a mod video. I feel sure we could get a camera and light mounted on your hat. Just think about it, and please don’t feel like you’re under any pressure. 😄 Thoughts?

Thanks Chris, I believe everyone that is registered will receive a Rally events email notification as well from Matt Duncan. We received ours yesterday. Looking forward to meeting you and your bride! We are excited about this years rally! 😊 David & Kathy

Neighbors!! Looking forward to see you both again! 😊 David & Kathy

I learn from the best! 😄