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@Kim Y. Congrads. Hope your summer with your new trailer was a lot of fun. Be sure to contact Oliver Travel Trailers and tell them that you have the trailer so you can be notified if any recalls happen. You can find a page to make that notification on the Oliver web page.

@thompsonkd My hull #354 is close to your hull number. To get access to the check valves under the basement storage area, I first removed the vertical panel on the back side of the trailer, I then removed the screws on the bottom of the floor and was able to remove the section of floor that is over the top of the valves. the floor panel did come out a little hard but by wiggling it a bit it came up.

@ScottyGS FYI My previous 2018 RAM 1500 Rebel had air shocks and towed the Ollie pretty nice and was very stable going over bumps. I upgraded to a 2024 RAM 1500 Laramie and when connected to the Ollie, I found that the suspension was a lot looser and the truck bounced excessively when hitting bumps. I went to a place to get pricing for adding air suspension system to the rear of the truck and the owner of the store, suggested instead to add a TIMBREN spring (bumper stop) system which he uses on his own 1500 truck when halling his 8500 lb trailer instead of installing a air suspension system. The TIMBREN system replaces the existing rear bumper stops and is installed in the existing bumper stop cup. The price is a lot lower than air shocks and you do not have to worry about the air system loosening air. With the TIMBREN system installed, when I connected the Ollie, the rear end of the Laramie only went down about 1" instead of 2" or 3" before the TIMBREN install. This necessitated the readjustment of the Anderson hitch height. When traveling now with the Ollie connected, the Laramie ride is now a lot more stable and does not bounce excessively when going over road bumps.

Yes, I close the drain valve. From my experience, I want the antifreeze in there as you can never get all the water out of the tank. In the spring, it is all flushed out and the tank disinfected.

@ScottyGS I hope (and assume) the 2500 trucks you drove had the step rails. These step rails would make it easiser for Donna to climb into the truck. Without them it would be extremely difficult.

@ScottyGS With your wife having back surgery, in addition to your investigation of what 2500 to buy be sure to check out what passenger seat is available on your selected truck. Lots of trucks do not have the same mulit-adjusted seat as the driver seat (so not as comfortable), You want the passenger seat to have the same 8 point adjustment that the driver's seat has so she is comfortable. (unless she is the driver) PS: I personally like the RAM 2500 Longhorn 3/4 ton truck. David @GraniteStaters had a RAM 1500 and upgraded to a RAM Longhorn 2500 with air suspension that he used all last winter traveling the south during the winter. He loves the truck. I suggest that before you give up on the RAM check with David.

Make sure that the air direction diverters (in back of the plastic outler coverss) in the air vents are open all the way. I removed mine diverets from my outlets when I first bought my Ollie. My Oliver is a 2018, so may this is not helpful.

I need to order another tub of this grease for my gun grease to grease the Oliver Dexter Easy Flex suspension. I went onto the Red Line web site and the price was a little over $16 (which was ok) but the shipping cost was over $18. Also, on the Red Line web site, they provided retail stores in my area that sells it. One was OReilly Auto. O'Reilly looked it up as a special order (to them) and then said it was not available. 1) Any suggestions on where to purchase would be appreciated? 2) Do others have a recommendation for a good grease to use?

I just got a text message from Truma Aventa today. They have partnered with SoftStartUSA to offer soft start technology for starting their AC units. This will make it easier to start the Truma Aventa AC units and will take less starting amps while connected to shore power and for those that have lithiun batteries and solar power during off-grid camping. As well, thouse using inverters and generators will benefit from the lower starting amps.

When I bought my torque wrench, I wint onto u-tube and learn how to do it myself. I just needed to buy a lugage weight scale. After watching the video a couple of times, I found it easy to do myself.

Welsome. Ler us know when you pull the trigger on a purchase.

Can this system be wired to monitor my 4 batteries seperately? If so, how would I do that?

I think the Facebook page is perferred as you are then dealing with the owner themselves and not a sales firm. You can also check out the new Oliver Sales and Service companies that have been brought on board. You can find them listed on the OTT web page. Good luck.

Welcome: I agree with Mike and topgun2 suggestions. If you have never owned a RV, it is a good idea to rent (even a different brand) RV to make sure camping is for you. Definately go to the factory to see the Ollies and to tour the factory to see how they are built. Make sure your tow vehicle is appropiate to haul the Elite II.

Nice video, thanks. It would have been nice to see all the opening remarks in their entirity though..