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@Patriot as always, fantastic information. One word of caution for future owners putting more items in rear area street-side area. If your TT is say 4+ years old, I might suggest you change out the grey tank gate valve before installation of new equipment. It's horrible to get to, even with nothing over it. My very first maintenance on my Oliver was the very first trip out, and it was the black tank gate valve up front under dinette. I was in and out in 20 minutes. BAM! Too easy! I thought all things would be that easy on the Oliver. Bahahaha. I thought the grey tank would be a similar experience. Oh man, was I wrong! After some choice poopy words spoken and nearly 2 hours later, I replaced the grey tank gate valve. I hope they are easier than in my 2016 TT. Those two lower nuts were a bear to get to, and separating the black tank pipe enough to get the valves out and back in again, was scary, as you have to use a wedge & leverage to move the primary black-tank waste pipe about 1/4 inch to the street-side. Fun times. Also use some good plumber's grease on the rubber seals in hopes of adding a couple additional years of life; so you won't curse like I did too soon. LOL

Here's my version 0.0.3, it should work fine with any browser. I did try to get Google to sort results by date, but it really does not work well. But there are some common google-approved "Time" filters from which you can choose. * Added quick Topics * Added Recent Searches which you can simply click on again We should be able to get this type of functionality embedded into the forums themselves, but not sure how well that will present as Google requires an API key and maybe $$ to rout the results back to your own web page. They like their own advertisements. Makes sense. This "should" run on any Operating system using a modern Web browser. I will not be able to test it on Windows, (pronounced & spelled "windoze" by a hard-core Linux/Unix SysAdmin, LOL), mostly out of principle. Microsoft is killing that Operating System with all their BS lately. Anywho... Squirrel! Download it, unzip it, and double click the HTML file and try searching something. During test, I've discovered many great topics which I have missed over the past couple years. Let me know how it goes. Tested on MacOS: Chrome, Edge, Safari Tested on Linux: Firefox, Chrome Screenshot: oliver-forum-search-v003b.zip

Yeah, I have announced to my company that I'm done with the "norm" in December. As some of you may know, I'm considering doing more "physical" stuff, not sitting at the keyboard as much. It may somehow involve helping others with minor stuff on their own Fiberglass campers. We'll see. I have good PTO and may not return too quickly after the October Oliver Rally. One of the first things I want to do is get one or two official RV certs, travel, have fun, learn, share, and help. In that order maybe. I do have some holes in my knowledge and usually a scaredy-cat to try new things on my own. I want to dive in deeper into the electrons of campers. LOL

Yeah I’m debt free and have been researching retirement for 2 to 3 years and honing my portfolio skills for six years, getting everything where I want it. I’m good. Still scary though, but I’ve also studied the emotional piece too.

No need to discuss tires further. I just wanted to put together an easy-to-read chart of all the common tires I see that we're using on our Elite II TTs as of January 2026. Let me know if I left out any common tire. Hope it helps get new owners going quickly without too much "trudging" through old forum threads. 🤷‍♂️ * Always follow the inflation guidelines of your brand and model of tire. PDF file attached. Tire Inflation Chart for Oliver Elite II Travel Trailers Updated: 20 January 2026 Michelin Agilis CrossClimate (LT225/75R16) (16" rims) Tire Size 35 psi 40 psi 45 psi 50 psi 55 psi 60 psi 65 psi 70 psi 75 psi 80 psi LT225/75R16 - 1650 lbs 1790 lbs 1940 lbs 2060 lbs 2190 lbs 2335 lbs 2440 lbs 2560 lbs 2680 lbs Cooper Discoverer HT3 (LT225/75R16) (16" rims) Tire Size 35 psi 40 psi 45 psi 50 psi 55 psi 60 psi 65 psi 70 psi 75 psi 80 psi LT225/75R16 1500 lbs 1650 lbs 1790 lbs 1940 lbs 2060 lbs 2190 lbs 2335 lbs 2440 lbs 2560 lbs 2680 lbs Goodyear Endurance ST225/75R15 (15" rims) Tire Size 35 psi 40 psi 45 psi 50 psi 55 psi 60 psi 65 psi 70 psi 75 psi 80 psi ST225/75R15 1760 lbs 1880 lbs 2020 lbs 2150 lbs 2270 lbs 2380 lbs 2540 lbs 2620 lbs 2720 lbs 2830 lbs Goodyear Endurance ST235/80R16 (16" rims) Tire Size 35 psi 40 psi 45 psi 50 psi 55 psi 60 psi 65 psi 70 psi 75 psi 80 psi ST235/80R16 2090 lbs 2270 lbs 2430 lbs 2600 lbs 2730 lbs 2870 lbs 3000 lbs 3140 lbs 3260 lbs 3420 lbs Here are some inflation and load examples for Elite II travel trailers (four tires): @ 45 psi: 1,790 lbs x 4 tires = 7,160 lbs total weight (LT tires) 2,020 lbs x 4 tires = 8,080 lbs total weight (ST tires) @ 50 psi: 1,940 lbs x 4 tires = 7,760 lbs total weight (LT tires) 2,150 lbs x 4 tires = 8,600 lbs total weight (ST tires) @ 55 psi: 2,060 lbs x 4 tires = 8,240 lbs total weight (LT tires) 2,270 lbs x 4 tires = 9,080 lbs total weight (ST tires) Tires Inflation Chart.pdf

I just confirmed my dates and site for October rally. I'll be getting in early, thankfully. 19 - 26 October, Site G33. This will be a critical time for me to decide whether I will be retiring this year or not. If you see me sitting on the dock early mornings, as usual, you'll know what I'm thinking about. Erggg.

We have wood workers, mechanics, electricians, IT folks. What we need is a person to make nice shades for less money, that looks nice, and easy to maintain, and replace when the time comes.

In May of 2024 Oliver charged me, and you best sit down for this, $906 to install new shades. I suggest you get a quote with shipping, and install yourself, but honestly, it won't be much less these days. Not too many people seem to like the new, simple shades, me included, but you know what, I bet they're easy to replace. Has anyone seen the new shades up close? Thoughts?

I'm getting there slowly. Updates I've come up with so far. Only 1.5 minutes long. Ideas are welcome. camper-document-indexer-v008.mp4

I've been using this local html document more lately. Man, I'm searching on things, but then finding so much more that I had missed over the years. I should call this page the Oliver Squirrel Search (OSS). Good stuff. I'd love any feedback, I might be able to add in more options, or "check boxes" to filter more!?

I had to take one of my pins off the ring, put it on the workbench, and I used WD-40 over and over again to work it into the pin, standing up on end (locking-balls) facing down, and worked the button until it would stay freed up. I kept flushing it until about 40 gallons of rust came out of the pin and I saw clear WD-40 flowing. I then used to dry lube and worked it into the pin, constantly pushing the button to work it through. That was 2 or 3 years ago and that stubborn button pin has been fine since. Might be one of those annual things-to-do to put on the list, that I don't have yet. LOL

I only have 1 day before I depart for the Eggs & S'Mores rally in FL. No time to install springs with the need to work today. oh well. The UPS guy, who was quite large, carried both 50 lb boxes of Alcan springs in a bear-hug style. I was impressed. I'm ready with some awesome new tools.

Let's see if I can upload the short video of my proof of concept. I've spent more time on this video than I did creating the indexer. LOL oliver-specific-document-index-tool-v005.mp4

Yeah, I do want a new A/C too. Darn it.

No no, I'm good. I now have all the tools I need to make job easy, and, fingers crossed, no more than say.... three hours?! Will be my second set to install, and shocks are already in, saving a few minutes. Brake wires are good now. Sooooo, we'll see. Neuhaus might come down to help too. I told him I'll take him to my daughter's Italian restaurant. I sort of get a discount there. LOL

I'll need to do research on that remote thermostat. Not sure how they "separate" between furnace and A/C. Lots of digging into things, learning more and more.

@jd1923 when I'm near Arizona next, I'm taking you out for dinner.

I think we all missed the most important part about @Sam Heumann initial post.... He spelled Andersen correctly on the first post. He's okay in my book. LOL

I'm thinking an iPad, with all the docs, doc-apps, Bluetooth apps to talk to everything in the new Campers, etc. You know, Batteries, Smartshut, Tire monitors, radio, Inverters, whateva. I would LOVE a remote for the Dometic thermostat, so I would not have to get out of bed in the morning to turn up the heat. Or at least wire it near the bed. LOL A Smart Oliver Pad (SOP)

Those cups fell apart last year. LOL. A shame.

Okay, I have to go to "yucky" work now. But this is what I have so far. Run's on my MacOS, and if someone is s Linux person, like me, it runs there too. Windows (windoze) is to come later if someone can convince me. LOL

@Steve and MA this was very helpful. You'd think I had looked there before after all. these years. It's not perfect, for the 2016 as some equipment might have been different, AND much is certainly different now with newer components. I'm well into creating a program that will simply search a folder, maybe called Oliver-manuals/, and the web page will scan that and be ready to search in a few seconds. Pics to come.

I'm considering converting my old paper manuals to digital format. I'm not looking forward to the task, but if done well enough, might be a useful task, as least for the next owner. One thing I just thought to do, was to find as many original manuals online first in good PDF format. Saving tons of time. I might be able to create a stand-alone we page that points to the individual manuals and include a search function. That would allow me to search through just my manuals for key words or phrases. I'll keep pondering this. Has any of the owners of older campers done this - digitize? My 2016 only has a nice leather ring binder of documents. I suspect new Ollies come with a copy in digital format, but not sure how well done it is - have any reviews? I've seen some nicely bound books of Ollie manuals too. Cheers,

I'm not sure how useful this would be to others. I got tired of typing into google site:https://olivertraveltrailers.com/forums/ "some search term". This little html file works fantastic, but I had my Claude.AI create a page I could keep on my local computer, maybe on the desktop, where I can simply type in my search term and all the results only come from the forums pages, but via Google Results. Try it out. It's a single HTML document. Download it and type in something you wish to search for in these forums. I use Claude AI for work and find it to be the best in coding. oliver-forum-search.html

I put my new Bulldog HD shocks on yesterday. I'm not sure if I had THE original Monroe shocks, but I suspect I did. All four were shot/dead. Quick vid I posted in my Brake saga post. https://olivertraveltrailers.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2026_01/Old-Oliver-shocks-verus-new-bulldogs.mp4.db543c0ab47c29eb24a5c9c0373392a5.mp4 When the sun comes up, I will confirm that I snugged up the nuts well enough on all the shocks. Pro Tip: I kept two nuts, four plates, and two rubber bushings.... just in case I, or someone else I run into, needs them on the road. 😉 Also, I will "attempt" to randomly check these annually, since we do not yet have too much life-data on these. I'm "shocked" that they are so much less expensive than all other replacements. But, they seem fine so far. Better than 10 year old Monroes. LOL