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Oh boy. This entire thread sounds so similar to my own brake issues with hull #110. Nearly two years of doing similar checking & replacing. I should have just listened to others on this forum from day one, and pulled BOTH brake wires from the axles. Did I do BOTH at one time? Of course I didn't, I'm a nuckle-dragger. I got stopped by rain after finally pulling out and replacing the wire on the rear axle (this year), then still having brake issues with the truck, I finally got to doing the front axle. OMG!!! The wire in my front axle was an ABSOLUTE frayed mess in several locations. Once I had both new wires on the outside of the axles, I've not had an issue since. Now towing with my new-to-me 2024 F-250. No issues. But, I will say, doing all that troubleshooting and replacing 7-pin connectors and inspection the 7-pin wire connector to the trailer and redoing connections a few times.... well, I'm much better and braver now for it. WHEN the next person inquires about intermittent brake issues. Please have them pull BOTH break wires from the axles and save them many hours of troubleshooting. I think it should be the first step after checking basic voltage at the break assemblies. Just my 2cents. I have a thread around here about that "saga". @Boudicca908 I hope you're all fixed up now. I may have lost track in all the good info in the thread.

@Galway Girl has the same stove top I have in my 2016 demo unit (#110). Nice.

I'm sitting here trying to remember when they announced the dealership concept at the 2023 or 2024 Oliver rally. I feel like many people were upset at the idea, and others verbalized that it would not work out well. That's just my old brain perspective of recollection. Personally, I'd prefer to keep Oliver one of those unique, and somewhat mystical brands, there's true value in that. On the other hand, this adds more load to OTT themselves. In such a small "country" town, I'm not sure how challenging it is to find quality employees and much their rotation they experience.

Oh thanks for asking? I was okay not thinking about the price of it. It’s over $760 for the 14K, but I think many move up to the 20K. I will not use the capacity of the 20K. I only own one trailer. I also ordered their locking pins for $63. They are the highest quality pins I’ve ever seen. I’m truly amazed. All three are keyed the same for convenience.

@John Dorrer did I miss this info in the thread? What type of hitch do you use on the truck? I just upgraded my hitch on my new truck to a Shocker hitch, but I only have two long test drives under its belt. I was just wondering if a shocker-like hitch could reduce any excessive bouncing when hitting bridges or other repetitive oscillations on the rig.

You should see what Will posted 1 hour ago. Less than 5min vid. He’s going to clean these companies up. Like Dave’s Auto Center will help improve diesel engines.

@Olive2Roam or click this direct link: https://olivertraveltrailers.com/events/oliver-owners-rally/

In another recent video he shows build quality of popular lower-end batteries. He even jokingly said something like, “I hope I don’t get sued”. LOL BB is dead due to their decisions in this matter. No other reason. They just don’t know they’re dead yet. “Dead man walking”. Time to move on to better things.

I think I have heard good things about Fogatti WHs from RV techs on YouTube. I do like my Suburban though, for all the reasons mentioned above. It’s simple to be sure. Most things from WW-II were. I'm tired of everything getting more and more technical. And I’m a soon to be retired IT guy. LOL. I need a bumper sticker which reads “Suburban water heaters or death.” That goes for my Fiamma manual awning as well. Hehe

@routlaw I may have missed it, but which weather stripping (gutter) material did you get and where did you order it from? My old gutters from 2021 gave out recently (no more sticky) and I need more. How much length did you order for the way you installed it? I like your installation versus the way I did it years ago. Thanks,

Digging into document metadata, classic. Don’t mess with geeks.

I always thought it was not a great sign when a vendor would spend an entire week at a rally having to fix their product.

I'm interested in weather or not they kept the John Deer Truma water heater. Would be nice not to require a certified tech work work on the dang thing. Tankless uses more water anyways... so I've heard via comparisons.

@DanielBoondock to me it’s not about the trailer itself. It’s about all the components inside, especially the electronics.

Well I think we have exhausted talk of tire pressures. Just put 45 to 55 psi in each tire and go camping and stop reading forums about tire pressures. HEHE Dropping mic now. LOL

Th good news is I’ve had several folks on FB say they’ve ha no issues with Trumas at high elevations. I think even Suburbans need a tiny simple adjustment. But can be done by anyone with a screwdriver.

I’ll keep my Suburban water heater.

I’m 6’2” so the manual awning for me is super quick.

I was trying to decide how to reply to @routlaw when @Mike and Carol chimed in. I have not had a tankless, so this is unfair. But there is a lot of plastic in the Trumas, more technical knowledge is required, only meaning more codes and such people have to go figure out. I should not say this, cuz my tank will break next week, but I've not YET has any issues with my 10 year Suburban 6 gallon tank. I do flush it twice a year and have given tech-talks on the process at Egg rallies. You do not need to be certified to work on them and can get parts anywhere for them. Not sure if Suburban techs have ever had to attend an Oliver rally.... year after year, after year, and be busy the entire week, and bring van fulls of parts and spares. Just saying. I'm pulling my soon-to-be old man card on this one. I'm keeping my suburban water tank and my Fiamma F45S manual awning. Over my dead body they're getting changed out with "better technology". Bulls**t. 😊🤣

@DaveAndBecky_NorthernMI I would look over that emergency brake away switch VERY carefully for any signs of damage. If the box was warm, or worse, hot, when you pushed the plastic pin back in, it could have melted the pin at the crimp point, essentially cutting off the end of the pin at the narrow point. I had a pin melt, and when next pulled for annual inspection, the "point" of the pin remained inside the box. Then, I got in my truck to find a tractor supply store. They have crap for good emergency brake aways, but in a pinch, they'll do. That's a lot of amps on two pieces of metal in a tiny box. A pretty easy replaceable item, if you're back is not crap like mine. LOL

I just removed a ScotchLok under the pantry where a brake wire was extended, YET, was as tight as a piano wire. Discovered before I replaced the final torn up axle/brake wire. One less ScotchLok. Quite difficult to work under that pantry.

All good questions and statements Bill. None should apply to her situation as I understand it. Some how I think she forgot to drain grey tank, or some how left water on trying to get the water to heat up. Where is the location of your drains & vents? My old rig is not like that as I'm aware of. UPDATE: OH, THIS MUST BE UNDER THE BATHROOM SINK. I have not been under mine yet. Also, here toilet would overflow when she opened the foot valve if the black tank got that full. She's never used the flush out yet. I'll be showing her that and other things in a couple weeks (training).

Yeah, I've figured out once that I did not open it when my feet were getting wet while at the bathroom sink. 😜

That's exactly what I was thinking, but I can never know everything. Thanks for the confirmation.

At least my first suggestion to her was that her tanks were full. But she was sure they were not. LOL