Carl Hansen

About 3.5 miles. Most of it was easy. There was a bit of rock scramble in the echo canyon portion.

We went and hiked Enchanted Rock today. If you go, they require a timed reservation due to limited parking. It was a beautiful hike. We hiked to the top and then back to Moss lake and finished with Turkey pass. The wild flowers were beautiful.

The grocery store H-E-B has great inventory on their shelves. We just got back from shopping there.

Is there any planned meals or events together!

Yes, they are saying the same thing about fuel.

Spring is here, almost... and I am going through my annual maintenance on the trailer. What do you do for furnace maintenance if anything. I look in the manuals and really don't find much on annual maintenance for the furnace. I'm getting ready to head to TX for the solar eclipse but will be going through some cold country before we get there. I just want everything in tip top condition before we roll out. Thoughts?

Greetings! As of April 1st you can now contact the Lady Bird Johnson RV Park campground to extend your stay after the official Solar Eclipse dates. We extended our stay for an addition 2 nights to make sure that we miss the crowds and traffic exiting the area. We will then travel East to visit new and exciting places. Can't wait to meet you there! Carl

Are there many of you that use double surge protection - one at the pole and the internal Oliver EMS? We are making a very long trip back to the east coast later this summer and I am considering using the 30 amp Power Watchdog at the pole to complement the Oliver EMS. Is this too much? We are going to be staying at a wide variety of campgrounds. I would hate to damage the Oliver's electronics. Redundancy here always seems to be a good strategy. Thoughts? Carl

We purchased the receiver option from Oliver. The receiver from Oliver is a 2 inch receiver with an insert to make it 1 1/2”. When I got back to Oregon, I went to a local machine shop and had them remove the insert. Now our 2 inch bike rack fits perfectly. Between the rack and both bikes, we are still under the 150 lb limit. We have towed almost 7 K mile with this configuration and we have had no problems. Good luck with your outfit. Carl

I got it sorted out! Some WD40 helped loosen the threads and an adjustable wrench on the base was the magic combination. Without the adjustable wrench, the entire air valve was spinning in place. The wrench on the base of the transmitter held everything in place while I used the TST wrench to loosen the locking nut. All is well and thanks to everyone who helped on this one.

I have the TST system. I will take these suggestions and give them a try. Thanks!

Greetings! I need to remove the TPMS transmitters to inflate the tires but I can't get them off. The little wrench they supplied does not do the trick. Any other suggestions? Carl

I too had a machine shop remove the insert for our two inch bike rack. It has been rock solid.

Thanks! The trailer is in the shade early in the morning but in direct sunlight by noon. We are considering installing a shade sail over in to protect it from the direct sun. This might be only thing we can do. I do have lithium batteries. I hadn’t considered the effect of heat on them. Thanks for the heads up.

This is our first summer owning our Oliver. We park the trailer at our home and we connect to 30amp shore power. With these hot temperatures we are enduring this summer the internal trailer temperature is reaching close to 100 degrees, similar to the outside temperature. We do have the fan running when the temperature goes above 78 degrees. The windows are cracked open for ventilation. All the perishables have been removed from the trailer while not in use. Should I be concerned about these internal temperatures? Is there anything else I should be doing to keep the trailer cooler? What are your thoughts and best practices? Carl

Nice!!!

The excel file still works! Thanks!!!

I just checked the three mounting bolts on my front jack and they were all loose. Glad I caught them now. BTW... what tool do you guys use to track the maintenance on your Oliver?

I do have the optional electrical port for a generator. In my 2021 Elite I, I seem to have a different wiring configuration and buss. I do have two boxes under the front dinet, one with the circuit breakers and the other one is for the plugin fuses. I checked all my electrical connections. All of my connections were tight and secure so I think that I am OK. Carl

I wonder how many other missing or loose screws and bolts are out there. It seems to be a potential issue.

John, Well, it was a good thing that you had me check the mounting bolts. 3 of the 4 internal bolts were loose and needed to be tightened. 1 of the 2 external bolts (underneath) also needed tightening. I only have 7K miles on the trailer. I guess I am going to have to add checking these bolts and screws on a more regular basis. I'm so glad this was a relatively easy fix. I will update the factory and cancel the ticket. Thanks again for all of your help and experience. Carl

Will do!

John, I couldn't find any of the set screws at the bottom. I went to ACE Hardware and got new set screws. Thank goodness for ACE. They seem to have everything. I put them into the motor housing. The one screw next to the water heater was a tough one to get in. I ran the stabilizing jack and it works perfectly now. Missing all three set screws seems a bit suspicious to me. Those screws are set deep into the motor assembly. I could imagine them becoming loose, but for all three to be missing and not able to find any of them makes me wonder if they were ever there. Oh well mischief, managed. I did spray the toggle switch with the silicon spray and it helped quite a bit. The action is much improved but I think a second application may be necessary. Thank you so much for your help John. I can't tell you how valuable your guidance is here on this forum. I will follow up with Oliver. Thanks so much! Carl

I just went out and checked on the curb side jack. I was able to turn the motor housing with my hand. There are holes for three set screws to hold the motor in place to the shaft. None of the set screws are there. I was able to lift the motor straight off the shaft. I don't think that is good. I will check the other side to see if the set screws are missing as well.

Thanks, I will perform both suggestions. I used an electrical cleaner on the toggle switches but that did not help resolve the stickiness. The toggle was sticking from the factory but I did not realize that it was an issue until later.