SNY SD UP

Are You currently at DCSP?

David, I also see the following here , it has a cutter in addition to the crimper. did you already have a cutter, or was the pack w/cutter not available when you bought?? I have Wirsbo which is a PEX, throughout our home, so I have plenty of fittings.

I hate to be the "Buzz Kill" here; When mounting add-ons to the Dash area of the TV, are "We All" being mindful of Air-Bag deployment?

John, I thought you had a "NARV (Not An RV) "...

Dennis, Welcome to the Ollie Family and Greetings from Western ND. Bryan

Dan & Theresa, Greetings from Western ND. Bryan

SherMica, On your pick-up day, ask whoever gives you your walk thru if you can use their parking lot after your orientation to Maneuver, Backup, Make Turns, just to get a feel on how your entire package handles, especially stopping. Maybe ask them for a "Backing up lesson...with you as driver", just make sure your copilot is okay with a stranger in the cab with you... If you have never towed anything before, just take your time when you drive (i.e. no DRIVING FASTER than you can react) have your eyes sweep Straight ahead, Left & Right. And if no Topper on the TV, then you can have that view also. As I remember, the roads from Hohenwald to DCSP are not High Speed Interstate Rated. They are somewhat windy and meandering, so you can drive 35-55 or slower. Make sure you stay on your side of the yellow lines, and at the same time make sure you do not slip off the passenger side of the road. [When we are born, we cannot walk and chew gum at the same time, it is a learned process; I gave up gum years ago and my walking/driving has not suffered from it…] THE BEST THING I LIKE ABOUT TOWING AN OLIVER IS IT IS NOT WIDER THAN MY TOW VEHICLE, so I can see if the ZOMBIES are trying to get in that side access door I forgot to check/lock before I took off. I believe your "Ram 1500 Rebel 4x4" is about 82" wide, not sure if that includes the mirrors or not. I believe the LE I is 78" in width, so you should be able to see both sides of #731 (to be named later...) with a quick glance in each mirror. When making Right-Left turns, drive slow and do not cut them too tight. Practice your turning in the OTT Parking lot to get a feel for space/distance whilst looking in your mirrors. In addition, remember, you only get points for CURBIES when skateboarding… Concerning theft of your Vehicle or #731... Sometimes bad stuff happens to nice people thru no fault of their own. It is just stuff, as mentioned by others, and that is what insurance is for. Be SMART, Be AWARE, Be MINDFUL, but do not Be AFRAID. If you are going to live in fear of theft, then maybe, we should have had the "is this really for me" discussion months ago. Finally, “Stuff”, we went thru checklists of others, and made our own, bought some “stuff” before, and some additional “Stuff” after we picked up. I did order some “Stuff” we ended up not needing/using, but we did okay (Wifey was in charge of the “Stuff” list). Purchases of “Stuff” were minimal on the 3-week camping trip home, I believe we looked at “Stuff” at a Camping World, but no purchases. Christmas was a completely different story, Santa has a Workman’s Comp Claim against us for all the “STUFF” he brought us, but hey, we were home. And Wifey does not know it yet, but she is going to get a bunch more “STUFF” for Valentine’s Day… The best gift of all was a replacement set of those “Black Hard Rubber Chocks” I drove over and away from at a camp in AL. At the time, I thought our camping neighbors were being rude by laughing at us as we were driving away. Which reminds me, there is a “Towing Checklist” for when you are preparing to get underway, it does not hurt to review that each time. It is cheaper than replacing damaged or left behind “Stuff”. Enjoy the Adventure, Bryan (and Maggie),

At 6'7" I resemble that remark, and we Love our LEII and all that it has to offer us.

Fran, What did you use to Paint & Lubricate all the metal arm parts? And what is 303?"

Alexandra & Benjamin, Welcome to the Forum & Family and Greetings from Arnegard, ND. Sny Sd Up (Hull#665) is in a Quonset for the winter (WHAT WINTER... 20's-40's & NO SNOW...) and we are plotting our routes for this New Year. Bryan

Dan & Theresa, Greetings from North Dakota.

Dawn and Warren, Congrats on purchasing an OLIVER. As a new owner Hull 665 (9/2020), I would strongly recommend that you take a relaxing drive to the Oliver Factory in Hohenwald, TN, go through the New Owner Orientation, Take Notes & Ask Questions, and then hook it up and spend 2-3 nights at DCSP (David Crockett State Park). Whilst at DCSP, if you have any issues, you can try to resolve yourself by reading (all the) Manuals that come with your New Ollie. Alternatively, call the factory and they will discuss your issue and walk you thru a resolution. We had a couple of issues; however they were pretty much self-caused and we did not call the factory as Wifey likes me to figure out things by myself with her assistance… If by chance, you need to return to the factory, you are an hour away, as opposed to 2,345 miles, the mean distance from Oregon to Tennessee. Then begin your journey home, and learn some more as you go. If you do have any issues, better to shake them out and become seasoned Oliver Travelers on that trip home, rather than when you travel to Minnesota for that important Event. We did ND to TN to pick up #665, and then 3 weeks 9 states back to ND. Learned a lot and loved every minute & mile of it. Bryan

John, "You need a multimeter" Any suggestions, first for Oliver applications, then if I must... Household applications.

John, That is SO COOL, When he is able to detail the interior... we want one.

John, i did not see if you had "Mud Flaps" on your TV, i did see pictures of your "Rock Catcher", does it also significantly catch TV Rear Wheel Water Kick up???

We learned SO MUCH just by attending the U of O while awaiting our trip to the factory. I still go back and review the info, even now that we have the Manuals.

I do not remember if it was the Heater/AC or HW Heater, but one was not working when at DCNP. So I got to impress Wifey with my problem solving abilities, after her insistence and threatening me with "she was going to do it herself". I mean I was on Vacation after all... Some of the Fuses have a lip or ledge on the end with the rating #, so a fuse puller will grab/pull them quite easily. Some of them are smooth or a straight bevel from the "Fuse Blades" back to rating #, so a "Needle Nose Pliers" works best. Hint, use rubber coated N-N Pliers; it works on both... I did kill all Power because Electricity likes me more than I like it, and we only had had it for about 4 hours, and were still wondering what the !@#$%&? we got ourselves into... I did not notice before pulling the fuse if the "Fuse Blades" were set properly in the receivers on the Circuit Board. However after removing and reinserting the fuse and re-energizing the electrical, the unit worked. I got off easy that day, Wifey was impressed, and it reinforced my confidence that we had made a very good decision in the purchase of an OTT.

Mike and Yasuko, Greetings from North Dakota, OLE II # 665 "SNY SD UP". At 6'7" I too have a long stride, so if you have a Height related question inside the Ollie, let me know. Bryan & Maggie,

To the Forum, I have seen a number of Products mentioned, so I was wondering what do you ('all) carry with you when out on the Road and at Home when doing Routine Maintenance & Repair. If you have any tools you have discovered to apply new or remove old, I would like you to mention those too. Especially interested what you might use to adhere to the inside/outside of the Glas surfaces. Regards, Bryan & Maggie,

if this does not fall under this "Thread", please move and let me know where it should go. this was placed on the FB Ollie Page abt 4 hrs ago. some of you may be aware of it, i know there has been discussion on it. maybe those interested are already aware. Game changer? The new 2021 Ford F150 Hybrid with it's massive 7.2kW – Pro Power Onboard will charge your Ollie! No need for a generator or even solar? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz4PHOZJhgA

GOOD BARREL ROLL on that Ollie Pic. Welcome to the Ollie Family from Western North Dakota.

John, I would have PM'd you with the question, had I known that it would cause you to re-live such a cathartic moment 🤣 It would be too cool, if an Ollie Owner of the caliber of all of you was centrally located in the US, and owned enough of a Garage/Shop that a few (2,3,5) Ollie Owners could gather and do one Mod/Upgrade at a time, each doing their own work, and helping when that 3rd hand/2nd pair of eyes was needed. I do not know if Wifey would agree to some of the mods/upgrades, for just everyday creature comfort & vacationing... but with her fascination with being able to "SURVIVE THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE", in our Ollie she would probably insist & assist to get them done sooner than later. Again, to the FORUM members your contributions make up for me not being able to hang out with the "Older Guys" in the neighborhood garages, listening & watching them modify their Cars & Hot Rods. Keep it up, and if you see BRIGHT in the Northern Sky, hopefully it will be "the Lights" and not our "SNY SD UP" as a result of me using the wrong gauged wire when converting over to Lithium's.

JD, what is with the single strand of wire (see blue Circle) from one terminal contact to another? Did you remove it later when doing the QC Inspection??? I find all these forums and the wealth of cumulative knowledge shared here to be Confidence Inspiring when I begin to tackle some of these Mods & Repairs.

Sak, Greetings from Western North Dakota. And Welcome to the OTT Family.

What Year & Hull# are you?