Patriot

@topgun2 @ScubaRx Request a thread merge please. 😊 This is already been posted here- Pattiot🇺🇸

Thought this might be an interesting read for Oliver TT owners. This is quite an achievement especially helping folks who have might require or need this type of specialty tub. https://www.lewisherald.com/story/2023/04/20/news/oliver-fiberglass-celebrates-milestone-of-150000-safe-step-walk-in-tubs/6028.html Nice job Oliver!! Patriot🇺🇸

JC, Welcome to the fourm. And good for you on forward thinking and planning your retirement years. Naturally only you and your financial planner can make the best informed decision on this next chapter in life. You will know when it’s time. If you are interested in an Oliver I would highly recommend you initially spend your time reading through Oliver University owners manual and watch the great “how to” videos developed by Oliver. Oliver University is a wealth of information and Oliver has gone to great lengths to produce the videos. Personally I think the videos are invaluable. I can assure you time spent reading on this forum and taking a deep dive in Oliver University will put you in a really better place should you decide to place an order. Oliver also offers factory tours if you’re ever in Hohenwald, Tenn. The tours are awesome! You can also contact Oliver and they will help arrange a showing of an Oliver by a local owner in your area. Many owners are more than willing to spend time with you to show and tell their Oliver. Here is a link to get you started -https://olivertraveltrailers.com/oliver-university/ Most of all have fun on here, ask questions, we are all glad to help. Patriot🇺🇸

Thanks Mossey, I will have to try that technique. I use to be able to do the “Hokey Pokey” so maybe I can just run my left arm through, pick up that cover with my right arm, turn myself around and set that cover down. 😅

@Ollie-Haus @MAX Burner Actually this is in the running with fairly solid reviews - https://www.amazon.com/Vulcan-Brands-Premium-Hardened-Security/dp/B06WLNVMNT/ref=sxin_16_sbv_search_btf?content-id=amzn1.sym.b000e0a0-9e93-480f-bf78-a83c8136dfcb%3Aamzn1.sym.b000e0a0-9e93-480f-bf78-a83c8136dfcb&crid=RWZM421FJ0JF&cv_ct_cx=high%2Bsecurity%2Bchain%2Bsquare%2Blink&keywords=high%2Bsecurity%2Bchain%2Bsquare%2Blink&pd_rd_i=B06WLNVMNT&pd_rd_r=a975d1c9-567d-4b64-9903-5caa26e7c8af&pd_rd_w=fQfuq&pd_rd_wg=q8LNv&pf_rd_p=b000e0a0-9e93-480f-bf78-a83c8136dfcb&pf_rd_r=S43ZGPFBVK5D7QQNDEP6&qid=1682590865&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sprefix=High%2Bsecurity%2Bchain%2Caps%2C100&sr=1-1-5190daf0-67e3-427c-bea6-c72c1df98776&th=1 Naturally if some thief wants it bad enough, well I suppose they will figure out a way. Patriot🇺🇸

The only time I use this port is when I turn on or turn off my LP tanks. Naturally this could also be done by just removing the dog house cover. Patriot🇺🇸

Due to its light weight and portability it won’t be riding in the cargo basket while under way. Yes it will be locked down and secured away from prying eyes during travel.

Thanks Max, yes it will surely run the Truma, and keep bats topped off for sure. Right now our solar does a great job with our AGMs. 👍🏻 Patriot🇺🇸

@SeaDawg Ha! Thank you for positive response and we look forward to putting the 3200i through its paces. I hope to post up Ollie interior decibel ratings soon. You are spot on, Honda gear rocks! A little more important info - Patriot🇺🇸

⚡️⚡️⚡️Today we gotta a call from our local Northern Tool store and learned that our Honda EU3200i had arrived from the warehouse in SC a week early. Yay! So we brought it home and topped it off with fresh oil, non-ethanol stabil treated gas and it fired right up. A game changer being whisper quiet, light weight, and has all the power we need to run the new 13500 BTU Truma Aventa we are having installed in two weeks by Oliver. I really like the My Honda Bluetooth iPhone app, pretty cool timely tech. Its an easy lift and fits nicely in the Oliver cargo basket and at 60# which is half the weight of our Tri fuel Honda EU3000is. As mentioned in an early post, I plan on retrofitting this with the www.Hutchmountain.com LP conversion kit when it becomes available. ⚡️⚡️⚡️ Onward! Patriot🇺🇸

For gen users who prefer not to carry a smelly dangerous highly flammable gas can in the rear of their TV, (me) here’s another much cleaner burning EU3200i LP option. Just connect to your Ollie’s LP QC and power on.⚡️ ⚡️ https://genconnexdirect.net/honda_propane_modified_generators.htm#xl_EU3200i1 Patriot🇺🇸

@RustyMD If you don’t have success with fixing it, submit a warranty work ticket for a replacement. Oliver is excellent about getting replacement parts out fast in my experience. I have typically only waited 3-4 business days maximum for a replacement part for example (touch lights) after the work ticket is processed and the item is shipped. I suggest consider registering here for warranty claims or even if you’re out of warranty and need a replacement part. Your claim is opened and tracked and you also will be notified by email when your replacement part ships. https://support.olivertraveltrailers.com/portal/en/signin Patriot🇺🇸

That visual gives a whole new meaning to laying a patch of rubber in the driveway! 😄

Parking or setting up on hills and slopes? The thought immediately comes to mind- what could possibly go wrong? Overall you made it work, and hopefully enjoyed a nice lakeside stay and beat the odds of water testing your Olivers flotation capabilities. Onward! Patriot🇺🇸

My inverter is still in its original location and after checking it last evening is still mounted solidly. In the past few years we have traveled over some really rough roads mostly in the Northeast. All good thoughts and recommendations in this thread on a solutions to preempt a possible failure or a fix IF the inverter mounting board fails. After a conversation with Oliver Service yesterday, the failure rate of the present inverter mounting location is extremely low. I did see one reported failure on the Oliver Owners FB page which was posted in 2021. I don’t recall reading about any failures here on the forum, but I may have missed it. If anyone has had a failure please consider posting up. According to Oliver Service the very few rare cases they have seen have been attributed to running max tire air pressure and traversing extremely rough roads. Patriot🇺🇸

@Jim and Frances I would follow Oliver Service advice, naturally they have installed hundreds of these units. I have never had a reason to doubt their expert recommendations. I hope you get it sorted out. Patriot🇺🇸

Unfortunately with this mod you have to drill from the inside of the hull out through the fiberglass wall using the existing mounting holes as a template. Then slowly drill through the gelcoat hoping it does not ship or shatter. I don’t believe tape will prevent chipping of the gelcoat as the drill cuts/pushes through. Will it be a chip the size or a pea or a quarter? Then you will need to countersink the holes for the new SS fasteners. The other concern is now you have the entire weight of the inverter hanging by the four SS fasteners on the fiberglass wall. Once the SS fasteners are hand tightened enough to hold the inverter, will the weight of the inverter cause any spidering or worse cracking in the fiber glass or gelcoat with the Olive under way on a rough road? I have decided I am in a holding pattern on this mod for now. Any thoughts? Patriot🇺🇸

I will take a look at how to tackle this without cracking, chipping or potentially spider webbing the interior gelcoat finish. This procedure will require first drilling a pilot hole from inside the hull to the outside gelcoat finish in order to perfectly line up the holes where the existing screws secure the inverter to the mounting board. It seems drilling in this manner inside to outside could/will cause the gelcoat to chip once the drill bores through the interior gelcoat. Second, will the direct weight of the inverter on the new SS bolt fasteners post installation result in stress cracks even with counter sinking the new SS fasteners? Third I am wondering if securing the inverter through the fiberglass wall will withstand the rigors of travel without eventually showing stress cracks in the interior wall. How thick/strong is the fiberglass in the wall? Thoughts? Patriot🇺🇸

Thank you Steve. This is on my to do list tomorrow morning.

As of yesterday according to the Manager of my local the Northern Tool warehouse in SC had 230 EU3200i gens sitting in their warehouse. Seems there should now be enough inventory for Santa to deliver you one. 😊

It certainly has nice features for sure and I looked at it. My overall goal was to go with a much lighter weight gen so the 60# EU3200I hit the bullseye. I would be interested in your review if you go with the Champion. 👍🏻

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@MnM I have been thinking about buying the Honda EU3200i since it was announced last year. So today I placed an order for one from our local Northern Tool. NT does not stock these on the shelf in store as it’s considered a special order item. It was well worth the $250 savings for me to go to the store and receive my 10% Veterans discount. This brought the final price down to $2502.00 including tax OTD. I like doing business with NT and I like Honda products. They have served me well over the years. I have also been in contact with www.hutchmountain.com and was told they are planning to produce an LP fuel retro fit for this gen. I am now on their list for a preorder of the LP retro fit kit. I presently have a Honda EU3000is which has the HM LP conversion kit and really like it however, at 130# dry it’s just a bit heavier gen. This sure makes the EU3200i at 60# a much better option for our Oliver with the 13500 BTU Truma Aventa. The captured Bluetooth data is kinda cool too! https://www.northerntool.com/search?orderBy=1&s=Honda 3200 This fella does a pretty decent straight up “garage and field review”. Looks like a fun garage! Patriot🇺🇸

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The only caution flag I will give Harvest Host new subscribers is be sure you uncheck ✅ the box stating you don’t want the auto renewal fine print. If you miss this in the new member registration process they will auto charge what ever card you paid the initial fee when you’re up for renewal. Don’t ask me how I know. Patriot🇺🇸