dewdev

Are you are still near the factory? They could check it out and tell you where the offending area is so you can modify your procedure in the future.

Steve Welcome to the Oliver family. You made a great decision in following through with your order. Soon you will need to decide on colors and other options just prior to Oliver starting your build. Since you live in the south, I would suggest that your consider the Truma AC package. It is a lot quieter than the standard AC unit.

Steve: If you contact Oliver they can send you a diagram (with dimensions) of their front generator basket I used to have it but must have deleted that file.

Brian: That is actually not a picture of my Oliver, it is a picture of someone else's rig that gave me the idea to buy the Rubbermaid box. I painting the tip of my receiver with a yellow paint and it shows up great in my rear view camera in my TV.

Is that photo in Michigan? Green grass; what month was that?

GRP: I am one of a number of Oliver Owner's that are using this Rubbermaid container in the front basket. It has gone through many rain storms without taking in any water. It is a Rubbermaid Action Packer 24 gallon container and I bought it on Amazon.

I find that I need to hold the bottom of the little wrench to hold it tightly on the nut that needs to loosen. Works for me.

topgun2: Good information to have as the 2018 Owner's Manual is not clear on the issue of where to place a jack. Thanks This is what is in my O&M: "Loosen the lug nuts on the tire you want to remove. Check for a flat surface on the closest corner of the steel sub frame to use as a jack point. Using a jack, raise the trailer until the tire clears the ground, then finish loosening and removing them. Pull off the old tire, slide the hubcap out backwards and insert it on spare. Set spare tire evenly on the lug nuts and hand tighten lug nuts. Retract front jack back to travel position. Now tighten lug nuts completely. Lug nuts should be torqued to 120 ft. lbs. Place the flat tire in the spare location. Have the damaged tire checked and repaired or replaced. Be sure to have lug nuts re-torqued within 50 miles since they may loosen and every 200 miles thereafter."

Congrad on your upcoming retirement. I have more to do now that I am retired then when I was working (except during the colder winter months).

Donna and Jim Y have not indicated if they have AGM or Lithium batteries, which is important as indicated above Their trailer is a 2021 Oliver Elite II. If they are still having charging issues, hopefully they could provide more detail, to all here, of what kind of batteries they have and what Lithium package they have, if they have Lithium's. (I sent a PM to them with that question.)

You can charger the batteries with your generator, as follows. 1. Turn the Ollie batteries on if you have a on-off switch. 2. Make sure the electrical breaker to the battery charger is ON (likely located under the dinette). 3. Plug in the ground plug into one outlet on the generator. Plug the 120V power cord you got with the Ollie into the generator. (if the generator does not have a 30 amp receptacle, you may need a connector to change the Ollie connection to a 3 prong connector to be able to plug into the generator.) Conversely, 1. If you have access to a 30 amp power source you can plug the Ollie into that power source and the on-bard charger will charge the batteries (make sure the electrical breaker to the battery charger is on.) 2. If you have solar collectors and the trailer is now in the sun, the solar collectors have wiring directly to the batteries and the collectors should charge the batteries, but at a slower rate. I believe the procedure should work for AGM's not sure if you have Lithium batteries, as you did not indicate what batteries you have.

Rvernerd: Thanks for posting the pictures. Your pictures are exactly how I do it. When first using the Ollie In 2018, the moisture problem (rear lights on) appeared. Tried a holder bracket mounted to the front storage bin but that was not the best approach. Have not had a problems since implementing the mentioned storage location. If the cord is not plugged into the TV it is stored in this location 100% of the time.

Stranded Where there is a will there is a way. Great job, thanks for sharing.

My suggestion is to have mounted brackets made, thru bolted to the roof hull and encapsulated with fiberglass cloth, resin and white gelcoat to match. The fiberglass work could be done by any marina or marine repair facility. If Oliver service was able to do that, then you could also have them install the brackets, panels, the wiring and the control devices. You could possible do that all yourself or have a RV tech do it if you are not near OTT.

Now the countdown really starts. Deciding what to buy to outfit the Ollie and then the planning for where to go first, second ....... Watch the weather in March when you pickup, but it looks like you do not have far to travel. It is always a good idea to spend a couple days at the Oliver campsite or nearby camping area where you can operate everything which will likely give way to more questions and maybe even require Oliver to make a few adjustments. Happy Travels and send us some pictures of your new baby.

Steve: It would be great to see some pictures of that area, maybe in the Campgrounds and Parks section.

Do you use a WDH with this tow vehicle? Nice ride though.

Stranded: Has it been humid where your Ollie is located? If so and your Ollie is plugged into shore power, you might consider installing a small dehumidifier inside.

I take my TPMS devices off in the winter. When I install them in the spring there is a minute small air lose when they are seating on the valve stem. Are you sure you have a leak. Did you unscrew them to see if the air loose continues?

Congratulations on your new play toy. Welcome to the family. Did you get your RVLock issue resolved?

Patriot: You firearms cable lock is a great way to secure the tanks. Is security of the propane tanks really necessary? Has anyone had their tank(s) stolen? If so, I will be looking to secure my tanks as well. Thanks

Are there 40 gallon tanks available? Will they fit in an Elite II?

The previous owner of my Ollie showed me the following storage procedure after he had a problem with the Ollie lights being on: Costs nothing. If you look at where the Oliver fiberglass hull is near the trailer's tongue, you will see there is a gap between the fiberglass and the trailer frame. This gap is big enough for the trailer plugs to fit up into and out of the weather. I have never had a problem with moisture or rain water storing it this way.

Rivernerd: Thanks for all you comments about your concern about the Terms and Conditions. Glad we got a lawyer on board. Yesterday, Oliver TT revised their Terms and Conditions. I received a email with a link to those T&C. Have you had a chance to review the new language and what do you think of it now? Thanks dewdev

I do not use a buffer, nor do I recommend it (in my opinion). I do not want to wear down the thickness of my gel coat. I think that professional detailers are more experienced in the safe use of a buffer. I have owned 4 older fiberglass boats in the past and never used a buffer. (There have been other forum posts about the use of buffers and I think that a majority of the comments were from people that do not use a buffer.) On my past older boats, which had oxidation, I would use a fiberglass paste rubbing compound applied by hand with a lot of elbow grease and remove the compound by hand with a clean cloth. After removing the compound and clean the fiberglass, I would hand apply two coats of liquid wax, hand applied and hand removed. That process worked well. On my 2018 Ollie (which is left outside 24-7-365), I have never seen any fiberglass oxidation. I keep the Ollie outside during the winter. In the spring I wash the Ollie very well (sometime twice) and remove any remaining black water stains with the Meguiars 67 One step (liquid) compound applying it by hand and let it film over and then wipe it off with a clean micro-cloth. [The liquid compound is a lot less aggressive on the fiberglass that paste compound.] I then apply the Meguiars Professional Marine Wax by hand, let it dry, remove it using a micro-cloth and then apply a second coat of wax. During the summer I wash the Ollie as needed and if not shinny (but it usually is), I will apply one coat of wax. When putting the Ollie away for winter, I use my spring procedure. Over the years owning boats, I have used a number of different brands of compounds and waxes. Myself, I find that the Meguiars products are easy to install, easy to wipe off and holds up very well. Everyone will have their favorite products but after over 30 years of fiberglass maintenance, I like Meguiars the best (so far).