bsullivan
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I lost the round porthole cover on the front propane cover. It must have not been seated correctly. Where can I get a replacement?
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I have one under cabinet touch light that goes from dim to on but never goes off. And one that never goes on. I love these lights but they seem to be sketchy. I hope they are easy to replace. I will try once the weather warms up.
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I'm having the same problem. I've check everything mentioned above. The level of antifreeze in the jug never goes down. I remember having this problem last year and I solved it by raising the AF jug onto the bumper. This is not working this time. Even when I raise it as high as the 3 foot hose allows.
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1 hour ago, stlipa said:
I had the same problem a few years ago, and almost replaced the rear quick connect. However, I was eventually able to insert the male connection using two hands, one to push back the collar while forcefully pushing in the male insert with the other. It does seem to go in more easily now. I was told by MB Sturgis, where I bought the propane hose extension, that was probably due to the female connection being slightly out of spec.
I have used all the force I can muster with two hands. I'll have my son who is much stronger try it.
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5 hours ago, Overland said:
They should loosen up after some use, though you may have gotten some dust in them.
They are brand new and were sealed with the blue stopper not to mention inside the aluminum bumper. I'm not sure how they are going to loosen up if I can't use them. Is it ok to spray some WD40 in it?
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Yes the valve on the Oliver must be closed before the collar can go back. When the male connector is inserted the collar should snap forward. This works fine on the front port but not the back. Are these fittings finicky … is there something I can do to make it work? I hope to be able to use the back port.
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I bought this hose to connect my Blackstone stove to the LP quick connects.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08V57J9BB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I can get the male quick connect to secure in the front quick connect on the Oliver but not the rear one. No matter how hard I wrestle with it, the collar won't seat in the forward position. Any suggestions?
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No time for Amazon, no luck at home Depot or Northern tool.
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I recently picked up #757 and I'm in an RV park in Fort Myers, FL. Does anyone know where I can get an LP quick connect plug? I thought one or two should have been included. It came with 3 water quick connects but nothing for LP.
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I booked us for 5 nights in E29. We are picking up our LEII in March. We're also looking forward to meeting other Ollie owners and seeing all the creative upgrades.
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What section of the park should I make my reservation?
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I'll be picking up our new LE2 in March so my build sheet is due soon. I don't have any experience with towing an RV so I'm not sure if I need the Andersen No-Sway Hitch. My tow vehicle will be an F150 with the max tow package. It's an $800 upgrade but if it improves the driving experience and/or safety I'll get it. Opinions are welcome.
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1 hour ago, Overland said:
Here's a pretty neat test of the biggest generator you can buy for the Ollie. I'd like to see a Db comparison between the F150 and a small Honda generator - I bet it's quieter (by a lot). Fuel efficiency looks to be roughly a gallon per hour at full load, which the truck was able to do at idle (3.5 hours charging used a bit less than 3 gallons, less what fuel they used driving to the gas station and back). I'd like to see a test at a more reasonable load, say 1.5kW, to see how often the truck would cycle on. A Honda 2200 around gets about 3 hours per gallon, so a third the fuel consumption, but of course less than a third the power. If the truck only ran for a third of the time to power a 1.5kW load, then it would be no less efficient than a small generator, which would be amazing.
GM and Ram will surely pick up on this in their next generation of trucks. I think I'm going out on a very short limb to say that separate generators are a thing of the past.
Here's another interesting test:
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10 hours ago, Neuman's said:
We are picking up our new Oliver II on April 1. In advance, I am planning on picking up the same 2021 F150 truck with the 3.5 as I don't think my '13 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 is quite up to the job in the long haul.
I don't see where you gain much, if any mileage with the hybrid and among the downsides is the cost (2K prox), added weight and complexity of the electric motor and battery pack and the loss of 5-6 gallons of tankage (36 gallon max tow package tank drops down closer to 30 gallon with the hybrid. Added power would be nice on occasion and the hybrid is said to smooth out the power curve at highway speeds. By itself though, the 3.5 Powerboost is not lacking in power.
The built in generator could be nice occasionally but I just don't see much overall value in the 2021 system as currently detailed ... maybe when it grows up in a few years?
Good points. The weight is about 500 lbs more and I didn't catch that the fuel tank is smaller.
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On 11/27/2020 at 9:20 AM, mjrendon said:
The hybrid F150 seems like an interesting option for extended boondocking in hotter climates (note I am in TX) and have been considering a cyber truck for the same reasons.
The F150 has one battery option (1.5kwh) and two inverter generator options at 2.4kw or 7.2kw. The later inverter option would provide the Oliver with the full 30 amps which would charge your Li batteries faster. The generator estimated run times on a full tank gas are 85hrs (2.4kw) and 32hrs (7.2kw).
How long will the Oliver AC run assuming it has 400ah of Li batteries (estimating the AC has 50% duty cycle). I am guessing at 50% duty or a ~1kw use rate, so maybe ~ 4.5 hours from fully charged house batteries to empty.
Using the 7.2kw inverter generator on the hybrid Ford, you would likely need to run it for 2 hours after every four hours off. So it would be on for 2 hours out of every 6 hours, which would be 8 hours with the engine on per day or roughly 4 days of boondocking with a single full tank of gas. I guess it could be longer if the generator's fuel usage was reduced when it was only providing service to the 30amp plug, maybe even double to 8 days?
I've got one of the 600,000 refundable preorders in for the cyber truck. I'll wait for the final version of the truck before I decide to buy it. If I do buy it, it would be for my daily driver because I don't think it would make a good long haul tow vehicle especially to remote areas. It will take Tesla a couple years to fill all the preorders so I could always sell it if I don't like it. I drive a model 3 now which I love.
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On 11/27/2020 at 1:55 PM, SeaDawg said:
That's a nice area. Plenty of places to visit.
BTW, there's a high speed ferry that leaves Ft. Myers beach early in the morning for the Florida keys. It's a pretty ride, in good weather. A short day in key west, and you can come back the same day. Or book a hotel or bnb and come back another day. Right now, holiday pre-purchase vouchers are $99 round trip/pp. A significant savings. The ferry (key west express) is really nice. The ride alone is worth the price. A few hours in key west is a bonus.
Perfect ... We were hoping to see Key West and this will make it easy. Thanks for the tip.
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16 hours ago, Ray and Susan Huff said:
I would hesitate to buy a first generation new model; spend the extra on a good portable generator.
I hear you about the first generation ... I'm still on the fence. But I'm not finding a good deal on a used or 2020 model with the features I want.
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17 hours ago, SeaDawg said:
I'd still recommend trying to make some reservations for Florida. The Canadians probably won't be here, as they usually are, but March is a very busy time in Florida campgrounds. Especially if you want to visit the highlights. St. Augustine, the Florida keys, etc .
Our local favorite, Fort Desoto Park, is usually booked solid in March. The panhandle will likely have more availability, but it's still cold (to me.) In March
I actually made reservations months ago at an RV park in Fort Myers. I figured that it could become a problem being Florida in March and less people flying due to covid. So we will spend the time learning our new rig and playing golf and pickleball in our spare time. Come spring and summer I see state and national parks in our future along with some boondocking.
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We'll probably make a couple long trips (1000+ miles) and a half dozen short trips (500 miles or less) per year from the Milwaukee area. No destination is out of the question.
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My wife Janine and I will be picking up our new LEII in March. We are new to RVing so this forum has been a great resource. We look forward to meeting other owners at future rallies. Our first trip will be a couple nights at Davy Crocket followed by a couple weeks in FL. I hope to do a fair amount of boondocking in the future.
On another subject,
I’m about to order a 2021 F150 with the ecoboost 3.5 engine as my tow vehicle. I figured that I didn’t need the powerboost hybrid because I will be using this truck mainly for highway driving. However I just noticed that the hybrid is only $1900 more and includes a 2.4kW onboard generator so I’m now leaning toward the powerboost. There is an option for 7.2kW but this seems to be overkill for our needs. Any opinions would be welcome.
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Patriot,
Thanks for the info. I've never worked with rivets before. So you need to drill them out with a hand drill? What size bit do you use?
I've got a 2021 LE2 and about 3 out of 6 are bad.