Jim and Frances

So funny....It's the other way around for us... We are patiently waiting for our delivery - our trailer is NOT waiting for us! Trust me when I say ours will not be sitting lonely in the lot waiting for us. Got a hull number this week...927...our excitement grows each day! Just about burned out on planning and watching YouTube videos - we are ready to start living our dream and joyously making all the mistakes for ourselves 😁

Very nice indeed! We are getting greener by the day waiting for October but really enjoy living through pictures and stories like yours. Thanks for sharing.

Ok - I used to drink out of the garden hose, so my brain may already be damaged...just saying. RO systems are great - but require super good pre-filters and lots of power. We opted for cartridge style filtration. Here is what we are planning to use. We are not water sanitation experts and this is a very confusing topic for those of us who aren't - pore size vs. charged particle capture, carbon vs. nanofilament, NSF/ANSI certifications and their actual meaning.... This is coupled with the fact that each of our bodies are different in terms of what they can tolerate - I have a buddy that can drink pond scum no problem. Long gone are my days of drinking straight from a spigot or garden hose with my aged gastrointestinal tract!

Welcome Dave and Kimberly! This forum is a great source of information, as I am sure you've already gathered! Enjoy the anticipation!

Welcome Mike and Sue! Sounds like Frances and I and you all are in very similar boats - but you beat us by a month on delivery!! Congrats and we look forward to hearing more from you.

Welcome Fred! I too am from Baton Rouge - Geaux Tigers! (LSU and Tara grad LOL). We started our journey looking into Oliver early this year...Had a great factory tour in April - and bit the bullet. Now waiting for an October delivery. Safe travels and enjoy your trip - it's a beautiful part of the country! This forum is great - so much experience and ready to share and help. Laissez le bon temps rouler in an Oliver LOL!

Concerning the relative humidity...here is the response I received from Lithonics Engineering Manager... "Our GTX Series batteries are UL tested for humidity penetration per UL157 test methods. This battery is fully gasketed and sealed and is marine-grade. It is IP67. In sum, we can operate in 100 percent humidity conditions." Guess this is a case of literature not keeping up with engineering? Regardless, looks like we almost safe here in SE TX, though I am convinced RH is running about 143% at the moment. Edit - The Lithionics sales person called (👍 good response from manufacturer!), he mentioned that they have many long-term installations of their batteries in military applications literally floating on the sea monitoring for incoming bogies with no humidity failures. I did not venture to ask any more, as I am sure he would have to kill me - my sec clearance is now a fossilized file 😄

Pat, you make a good point. I was just sharing info from Anderson that I had not seen raised in this thread. My assumption (I have no facts on this) is that the Anderson hitch would be better at mitigating trailer sway than a TV's software given that the last thing you want to do when you get cyclical sway starting is to apply TV brakes. I think one could be opening themselves to potential liability with not turning off the TV's sway control as per Anderson's specifications. Here is an article I found interesting on towing liabilities. While it points more towards the use of WD hitches, it describes the need to follow the manufacturer's specifications - regardless of how many lawyers were involved in writing the specs! 😄

Fritz, just as an FYI, I don't know about newer Ram's but many Ford's have trailer anti-sway control built into their traction control software. Anderson cautions against using the anti-sway control on the tow vehicle with their hitch (see below from their manual). Also, if your tow vehicle manual recommends a WDH for your trailer given its weight, and you don't have one installed - and (this is the bad one) you have an accident, your insurance company could refuse to pay any claims as you were "not operating the vehicle in accordance with manufacturer specifications." May be a long-shot, but I would include it in my decision making process. Don't want to muddy the waters but thought I would throw this in.

LOL - I already asked this question. The Lithionics contact is getting with their engineers to better understand this limit. I guess, shoveling loads of desiccant into the battery compartment is the only way it would work for us with average RH of 85%+ . As soon as I hear back, I will post.

As previously mentioned, each manufacturer may have different specs. I just got off the phone with the Lithionics folks, as I understands the current supplier for OTT). They confirmed that the BMS will shut batteries off at 130F or so (as sensed on the cell liners). He said it takes time from a cell to get up to this temperature. As for storage, their storage guidelines are attached. He went on to say that their storage specifications are very conservative. This make sense given a max temp for normal operations of 130F and storage specs of 95F max. My thought would be that 24-hour average temps of <95F for storage would be fine. Not many places see a 95F 24-hour average. I feel for you folks in the west with all this heat. At least for most of you, sweat works with your low humidity. Something that fails us here in the south 🌞 Storage-Procedure-Rev-03 (1).pdf

Congrats!! We too are in queue, but a bit ahead of you. I can share that I am getting a bit green when I see the posts from those taking delivery - but am enjoying all the planning time we have been doing. 🤓

I totally agree with John E Davies comments - Googling " rv ac compressor starts then stops" is not reassuring! I just happened on this on Keystone forum...maybe helps or worthless. Then this in info I found on the Easy Start site about short-cycle prevention - maybe looking at the Easy Start display could be a clue? Unfortunately, the list of potential issues (and links to things) is very long), like the above, or overheating, or .... Good luck on finding the cause and solution!

Welcome! We too are new and this forum and the other publications from the Oliver site are outstanding!

Very interesting! Thanks!

That's great! With the 2019, one must use a checkerboard sticker that the computer reads. I've heard the sensor is much better. Thanks!

I had purchased some contact cleaner and Fluid Film to clean out my 7-pin trailer connector on my truck and also used some Fluid film on my hammer locks to mitigate the inevitable rust that will occur. Then I ran across this video comparing the two products which was interesting. I didn't use the Boeshield T9 due to how much more it costs and based on the above linked video, the sticky residue Fluid Film leaves would not really interfere with the two applications I made. HOWEVER...I have since learned that Fluid Film attracts swarming termites - but given it's stickiness, it also traps them. It is that time of year in southeast TX when we get ants and termites swarming after rains and I just happened to notice this. Purchasing some Boeshield now as I am sure Ford used some wood in my F250 😉

I've searched the forums but can't seem to find the door opening height dimension of the basement? I forgot to measure it whilst on tour - DOH! The 2018 Dimensional document @ Oliver University lists "Basement - 49" x 22" at 16" Deep". Is the max door opening height around 16"? (The "deep" confused me.) Thanks!

Thanks for the comments! Sounds like there is potential! My wife will be thrilled LOL!

I searched the forum but couldn't find anything on this topic. Late model Ford trucks have a reverse aid that actually works well. It requires a sticker to be placed on the trailer to train the truck's computer (which trains much easier than me!). The requirement for learning is that sticker placement must be horizontal and from 7 to 20" behind the center of the ball (see pic below). In looking at the best pic I can see of the tow hitch area, not sure if it is possible with the front basket mounted. The camera, mounted at the top of the tailgate might be able to see inside the front basket...but unsure? Has anyone tried this?

Great information! Thanks for your time in posting it.

It helped us to ask some additional questions to ensure we understood. Could have likely don't this part verbally, but for me was comforting to see some of the options.

Carl - We had several objectives. See the actual color options. Computer displays are not always very accurate. They had a great set up in the new sales office/show room to mix and match all the color and fabric options. Spend a bit of time actually sitting in the trailer. I am not a small person, and just wanted to see how it felt after some time. It was very comfortable, even for me. Better understand some of the options and in talking with our sales person, additional questions came to mind that are in the process of being researched, I respected that our sales person would tell us when he wasn't sure about something, but would look into it and let me know. I don't like sales folks who blow smoke. There was no smoke here! See the build quality that you can't see on the outside...like how are wiring harnesses affixed to the inner hulls so they don't come off and rattle, etc. While I've watched just about every YouTube vid out there, I was able to see lots of little details and was very impressed. (and no, I have not partaken of the Oliver Kool-Aid). See the actual production process. Being an industrial engineer, I took in a lot of observations on actual production workers work methods and their attention to detail. Out of everything I saw, I was most impressed with this aspect of Oliver. I watched a worker in the final area working on a small imperfection - he had not seen us, and the level of effort to address this little flaw was very impressive. There were multiple examples of this in addition to a really good "feel" on the floor. Can't really describe this, but after dozens of years in manufacturing, you get a sense of the feel of a place. (While I was getting close to taking a sip of the Kool-Aid, I had not yet ingested any at this point). Taste the Kool-Aid - after the tour, I think I drank some of their Kool-Aid! For us, it was much better to see it in person. It is a huge investment for us, and we wanted to see things up close and personal. I agree completely with topgun2 that a factory tour is very beneficial if you are close.

We had a great factory tour. While I was fully committed to bringing up some boudain, as well as some doughnuts as was John E Davies' suggestion to assist in obtaining wiring diagrams, I failed on all counts! I forgot the boudain at home and upon leaving Linden, TN after a night's rest, the only doughnut shop Mr. Googles would suggest was an hour away. I dared not come into the plant with doughnuts from Walmart. And, of course, my super secret stealth spy camera's battery died. So, sorry folks, no wiring diagrams 😄 Regardless, it was a great trip, great time, super meeting some of the folks that make up the Oliver team. The clock ticks soooo slowly for our October delivery.

As of today, still a 1 year waiting list 😲 and if you want to order one, you need to do it by phone as their website doesn't work for orders. I didn't ask what the current price was as I didn't want to wait the year.