Minnesota Oli

Hi John - This receiver is aluminum and I fabricated it out of a solid piece. I wanted something that would mate up to the cross member that already had 4 holes drilled for the factory 1-1/4 inch receiver. So, my receiver has holes drilled through the length of the wall and I added 2 stainless steel plates at the bottom and top which the bolts are threaded into. The receiver sits at 17 inches and the cross member of the trailer is at about 14 inches, so plenty of room. Unfortunately I don't have a picture of the old hitch. It consisted of 2 pieces of aluminum square tubing, 1 sliding inside the other with pins to secure. Now the 2 inch solid takes the place of them. The cross member was mounted on top which hampered you from pulling the spare tire cover off, so you had to remove the pins and pull the hitch before you could get to it. These were difficult because they would bind when pulling the hitch off. I mounted the cross member below the 2 inch so now no interference getting the spare cover off. The only negative is when you flip open the door to access the sewage pipes you have a little bit less room to reach in, but very do-able.

We love our 1UP. My kid loves their rack for their ebike as well.

Hey Ken, yes it is! This allows me to drill and tap the pieces. I used 1/2 in stainless steel bolts going through the frame and up into the 2X2. The cross member is from the existing receiver hitch. I pulled the plugs on the ends and inserted a solid piece of aluminum. I then bolted through them and into the 2X2 with stainless steel bolts.

Went from 4 Trojan 6 Volt AGMs to 4 Battle Born 100Ah GC2s. Mounted a BMV-712 Victron in close proximity to the negative post of battery Mounted main fuse in close proximity to the positive post of battery Mounted main battery disconnect in close proximity to the positive post of battery Added a positive and negative bus bar and moved all cabling to inside the basement except for the 2 main 4/0 cables. (I was able to exchange main fuse with a positive bus bar using the same mounting area, then moved the fuse out to the positive post of the battery) I used bus bars to connect the 4 batteries in parallel A strip of flat PVC was used to insulate between bus bars

Thanks for the warm welcome, Bill! I've appreciated your comments on the forums.

Sharing a modification to the receiver hitch that allows access to the spare tire without removing any part of the hitch, up-sized the receiver to 2 in, and heightens security against thief. It may not look like it, but the access to the sewer outlets is still functional.

Sharing my modification to bring mudflaps closer to protect everything beyond the wheel well.

Hello all, We've been Oliver owners since August 2019 (new to us, Hull #475) and we thought it was finally time to introduce ourselves! We're a couple in Minnesota who have enjoyed a few trips so far within our state and we're excited to bring it out of the state after this winter. I've always enjoyed the creative discussions on the forums and it's helped me make informed decisions for my Oliver. I've spent the winter making some modifications on our Elite II which I'll share in future for those that might find it interesting to see! Happy camping, Paul and Mary