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I'm not sure if this will help as I don't know if a 2017 trailer was wired the same way as my 2020 trailer. I disconnected my charge wire when I upgraded to lithium batteries a few months ago. Mine did not have a bus bar. I couldn't find anything under the seats or bed. Inside the bathroom access panel under the sink I found that my 7-pin cable entered a standard galvanized steel junction box containing all of the connectors. Each was connected with a Wago lever connector and then wrapped with electrical tape to safeguard the lever coming undone from vibration. I just found the black charging wire, unwrapped the tape and lifted the lever on the connector to pull the wire. I capped it, taped it and then put everything else back together. Oliver's electrical connection design was less than elegant but it made for an easy disconnect once I found the junction box.

Sure hope you plan lots of extra time for stops! I used to live in Vancouver, WA and went to the Oregon coast many times with my family. Here is a quick list that I put together for a freind a while back that I copied here in case it would be of value. It's in South to North order so just reverse the list for your trip... Some good stuff working your way North... 1. Depoe Bay. Cool little town. Whales are frequently spotted here in the bay from shore. 2. Cascade Head Trail. I never did do this but understand it's great if you are up for a longer hike. 3. Neskowin is a nice little town and beach 4. Pacific City beach is great! Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area is just to the north of Pacifc City Beach and is outstanding. Park your truck in the parkting lot of Pacific City Beach and hike up the giant sand dune to your right (North). At the top of the dune you can then hike along the cliffs and the views are superb. It's a steep but short hike up the big sand slope with no "trail". Most folks don't realize how great the landscape and view are if you go up and hike around. This is amazing at sunset! Must do. 5. Cape Lookout Trail. Excellent easy hike out to the point on high cliff. Highly recommend! 6. Cape Mears Lighthouse. Short walk to historic lighthouse. beautiful. 7. Tillimook Cheese Factory. This is a tourist trap but it is the original main cheese production of Tillimook cheeses and ice cream. Worth putting up with the crowds to go in. Can do a factory tour if you want. Get ice cream cones. Try the cheese curd - my favorite! 8. Highway 101 from Manzanita to Cannon Beach is the most scenic stretch by far. Great views from the cliffs above the ocean 9. Oswald West State Park. Park at the trailhead for Short Sand Beach. Take the easy trail down under the highway and through a valley to a secluded stretch of sand and surf that is pinched between cliffs on each end. Great beach and popular spot for surfers. 10. Hug Point. Cool beach. Walk along the beach going North to a small waterfall and shallow caves in the cliff that are on the beach. 11. Cannon Beach. This is a very popular and busy beach town. The main street has lots of shops and restaurants. Expensive, more high-end little town on the coast an easy drive from Portland. Great beach with the famous Haystack Rock. 12. Ecola State Park. You can spend all day just exploring here. Hikes and views and beaches. Drive through the park out to Indian Beach Day Use Area. Beautiful area.

Alright, time to close this out. I received the replacment jack post assembly from Barker which they shipped to me at no cost. The picture below shows the new unit next to the old unit. As I knew, the mounting bracket on my existing jack sleeve was welded the the incorrect location by about one inch. The swap out was easier than I expected and I now have plenty of clearance under the hatch as it should be. I want to thank Bob Asher at Barker for his help with the free replacement and with swap/install instructions! Great customer service! I also want to thank everyone who responded in this thread in a effort to help! The collective knowledge and experience of this group is really valuable.

I tried to measure pre and post install based on height of the wheel well trim from the ground. It was less than a half inch in difference on my trailer. I spoke with Lew for awhile when I was there a few weeks ago and he thought he had upgraded close to a hundred trailers now. As others have reported, they were pleasant to deal with and did good work. Lew said my springs had flattened and were "shot." He also said the bushings were badly worn and emphasized that I now have brass bushings along with the heavy duty shackles. Two of my shocks were blown (which I already knew) so they installed 4 new ones that I brought with me. I decided to "spring" (haha) for the new 5200 axles as well so my wallet was way lighter but my piece-of-mind was way higher! Just returned from a trip to Flaming Gorge/Green River, Utah and it performed great over the nearly 1k miles round-trip. We returned through Northern CO where the two-lane highway has quite a bit of freeze/thaw damage and heave so I was sure glad I had it done. I do notice that it is more stout. The "waddle" over angled railroad tracks or curb that @jd1923 mentioned is definitely less.

Definitely. The two connecting bolts are stout and allow for more than a half inch unless you were to mount it in a panel. Then it would depend on mount and panel thickness. Here is a link to the one I used. The product photos show the measurments and a diagram of possible panel mounting...or not. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00558LSJE?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1 Mine does this as well when it detects just a bit of light but it's not enough to have any charge function. The buzzing sound on mine is a very faint kind-of hum. As soon as there is more light, it fully wakes-up and acts normal. I've never considered this to be a problem. If I'm wrong, someone please correct me.... I don't have any disconnect switch to isolate the solar panels. The only disconnect switch I'm aware of in my 2020 LEII is the one I installed at the batteries.

I think what @jd1923 meant with the word "fuse" was that the positive side is an always-on direct connection (not that there was a fuse breaker installed). I didn't install any new fuse device. My install was intended to be as simple as possible. The use of the kill-switch on the negative main accomplished two things for me - 1. allows me to cut all power and isolate the batteries and 2. my existing negative cable that went through the wall of the trailer to the inverter was too short to reach to the front battery negative connector because it was previously connected at the rear on my four AGM batteries. --- so using the switch allowed me to re-use a short cable as an extension to reach. It also allowed another negative connection point as Oliver wired my trailer with a bunch of wire leads all the way to the battery terminals rather than using a busbar. This avoided stacking all the wire terminals on one negative battery post. (The blue seas switch has large, long terminal bolts that accomodate) JD and others have cleaned up the wiring by installing busbars. I wasn't completely confident altering this and didn't really want to take the time to figure out, so I just re-attached all the wires in the battery bay. If your goal is simply to install a kill-switch. Installing it in the negative main line somewhere is probably what you need. Others here are much more savy at electrical than me, including JD, so they may have be able to give more specific direction... Hope that helps...

I ditched my Garmin GPS long ago. Don't forget that you can download large areas in Google Maps and use it offline if there is no cell coverage and this wouldn't use up your data if you are on a limited plan. I use this all the time here in Colorado where vast areas have no signal. Obviously, it can't include in-time things like traffic slowdowns or accident notification. I freakin' love my GM integrated trailer camera system on my 2021 Silverado! I purchased the camera unit for something like $350 I think. installed it at the top of the spare tire cover and ran the connecting wire easily under the trailer and the connector is right next to my 7-pin. It's not that I can't back a trailer without it but the piece of mind and absolute certainty of what's behind and how close is priceless. It works extremely well. zero lag and high resolution view right on my dashboard screen. It provides active guide-line overlay that moves with your steering rotation just like any modern car/truck back-up camera. In tricky, tight spaces or backing uphill, it's excellent.

Quick Update: I received a reply email from Barker Manufacturing and then spoke on the phone in response to my email to them that included photos. They are going to send me a new tube sleeve with the proper weld at no charge. I will need to take the existing jack out and loosen the three set screws on the head. I'm told this will allow me to replace the steel tube (where the bracket is welded) on the existing jack and then reinstall so that it will be at the proper height. Happy that a resolution/fix is now hopefully in process...

Hey, I'm late to see this but congrats @jd1923!! Wish you and Chirs all the happiness and good health! My wife Theresa and I are celebrating 36 years married this week! Hope your trip is going well and you will have to update me on where your travels took you in Colorado!

Not what I expected either. Here is the response I received: I responded to Mike with my dissapointment and asked for a contact at Barker if OTT was pushing it off on them. I was also confused by the ask of measuring -- all LEII trailers are the same and I'm asking for a correctly welded one. Mike responded already with a contact at Barker, I forwarded the OTT service email chain and the photos. Still hopefull for a reasonable resolution....

@Geronimo John Thanks for taking time to consider and draw out a possible fix. Appreciate your time! I'm impressed with your engineering skill as it's way above me! I'm neither an engineer or mechanic. I don't even own an angle grinder so trying to go this route would not exactly be in my comfort zone. I feel Oliver should send me a properly welded stabilizer that I can swap out, and that's what I've asked for. Today, I spoke with Mike Sharpe at OTT Service. He said that the action OTT takes is up to "manufacturing" and not his call to make. He agreed that he would like to send me a new one but had to wait for "manufacturing" to make a decision on my issue. I asked him if there was someone else I should speak with and he said no - that he was the contact. He went on to say that there is a meeting with "manufacturing" tomorrow where he will make sure my issue is discussed. We agreed that I will call him back on Thursday. I will update then... Much appreciation to this group, especially @Geronimo John and @jd1923, for your technical expertise and willingness to help.

I've never lifted the trailer with the jacks, never moved it with the foot loaded and always stacked 5 or 6 inches of 2x6 wood pieces under them to avoid full extension. Now, I did buy the trailer after the original buyer had used it for about 4 months, so I cant' speak to that period of time. However, the fact is that the bracket is welded incorrectly to the jack. I cant' see any evidence of stressed weld points or damage. If it were bent I would expect the operation to be effected in some way including, at least, a noticible difference in operational sound compared to the other jack that would indicate strain. Isn't it possible that the weld is off both vertically and horizontally ?

Thanks for your input and idea @jd1923. My trailer is out at the storage lot so I can't make a quick check....but I'm not sure I'm following you. The unit sits too high, not too low so adding a plate or washers would raise it....or am I missing something? I believe I recall that the bracket is a steel "L" bracket with two vertical and two horizontal bolts. I don't think I can alter it vertically and still have the horizontal bolts allign. I know you're much better with mechanical/engineering than me so if I'm not understanding and there is a "fix" other than replacemnet maybe you could let me know just how I could do it ? In the meantime, I plan to call Oliver next week and discuss my issue live. I think it's fair for a new unit to be sent to me and I will take care of the swap-install....that's what I am asking for......

Well....not yet. I was impressed that Mike Sharpe from Oliver Service sent me an email within hours of opening my service ticket. I sent him photos and then heard nothing back. Three weeks later I emailed him again and Mike responded that he had "sent this over to our manufacturing department to take a look into this." Then nothing for another 10 days and I emailed him again on Tuesday of this week. Mike responded with one sentence: "No response as of yet. I have reached back out to them." It's been over a month now.....so.....not too impressed anymore.... but hopeful that Oliver will make this right since it's clearly a manufacturing defect that should have been caught by both the supplier and Oliver installer. I've had to tape wood shims around the underside edge of the fiberglass lid to raise it and attempt to stop the damage. This is obviously not acceptable. If anyone has a suggestion on how to better communicate with Oliver Service, please let me know...?

Just a quick note about headroom from another tall guy. It sounds like you haven't yet been inside an Elite II so you may not be aware that the bathroom celing height is lower than the main cabin. The main cabin is 6'6in but I'd say the bathroom is 2 or 3 inches less. If someone here knows maybe you can correct me. Just wanted you to be aware. I don't know how tall you are but I'm 6'5" and I do have to crouch to take a shower. I shower quickly as we are usually boondocking without water hookups and I just deal with it. For that matter, the 75" bed is not quite long enough for my 77" body. I've removed the nightstand and have a few mods I've done to allow me to better stretch out when needed. Now, My main point is that I'm fine with it -- because of all the other points you mentioned! It's a fantastic trailer and I don't think there is anything else out there that can measure up. The feeling of it from inside is unlike any other RV I'v seen - so clean, bright, modern and you can just sense the solid quality from front to back and top to bottom. Congrats on your upcoming retirement!