DaveAndBecky_NorthernMI

I had a similar question posted earlier. I found the same behavior - one battery (the on closest to the inverter) draws down more quickly than others. I thought the BMS systems would balance during discharge but apparently not. Balancing only occurs at nearly 100% SOC according to others on the forum and Lithionics manual.

Hi all. We have Solar Pro package with 3 batteries. Our trailer is currently stored and not connected to shore power. Since we haven't used trailer since mid-July, I turned off solar and have been letting the batteries draw down. I checked SOC today and battery 1 is at 66%, battery 2 is at 33%, and battery 3 is at 45%. Should the batteries balance more effectively and be closer in percentages?

@Dave and Kimberly You're in my neck of the woods. Definitely earned those steaks if you did the Dune Climb. Enjoy.

On a recent trip I had the misfortune of draining my Lithionics down to the point where BMS shut them off. At a campsite without electric I was running refrigerator on propane and ran out of propane. This switched fridge to DC and depleted the batteries overnight (they were already low do to cloudy weather). That left me with the "fun" task of hand-cranking the jacks up which of course was in a torrential rain storm. As others have said, hang in there. Leverage this forum and online videos to get comfortable with trailer functionality. There's a lot of technology in these Ollies!

Twelvemile Beach at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is a favorite of mine. No hookups and generators only allowed in part of campground but you are right on the the lake for amazing star-gazing and potentially northern lights. Early August is meteor time too. The Chapel rock hike at the lakeshore is really cool. You used to be able to take guided kayak tours of water caves out of Munising. Not sure if that is still a thing. Twelvemile Beach Campground, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore - Recreation.gov Marquette is a great town and you'll find plenty of good beer there. You can even cliff jump into Lake Superior. Tahquamenon Falls is a must see. The shipwreck museum at Whitefish Point is pretty interesting too (Edmund Fitzgerald) Tahquamenon Falls State Park Detail Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum | Edmund Fitzgerald | Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society Heading west Porcupine Mountains Lake of the Clouds is well worth visiting and Keweenaw Peninsula is stunning. There is a ton of National and State Forest land all over the UP. On Canadian side I've only visited Lake Superior Provincial Park near Wawa. It is a very nice park right on Superior with electrical hookups. I have not ventured west to Pukaskwa but that park is most definitely on my bucket list. https://www.ontarioparks.com/park/lakesuperior Pukaskwa National Park (pc.gc.ca) I once asked a friend who has camped extensively all over the southwest how much time to spend at Arches NP and Canyonlands. He said a day or two at Arches and a lifetime at Canyonlands. I feel that way about the UP. So much to see.

My brother in law is a golf course architect and is currently in Hobart building a course. Beautiful place!

Very cool vehicle. Thanks for sharing. I have camped a lot on Lake Superior on US and Canadian side. Both lovely. Lake Superior Provincial Park is lovely and Pictured Rocks in US has some awesome camping too. Enjoy and please share pictures of your adventures!

Nice addition. On current trip I was wanting to have this type of light.

I have had my trailer for 4 months and pulled about 4500 miles so far. I do not have the Anderson hitch because my tow vehicle does not recommend do to unibody design. I am seeing ball wear as mentioned in this most. It is uniform around the surface of the ball. What type of grease are you all using?

For what it's worth, I have towed approximately 4500 miles with my trailer. I noticed a "gravelly" rattle noise develop recently. I replaced my receiver and ball and the noise went away. I see some wear on the replace 2" ball from Bulldog. I do not have Anderson as my tow vehicle does not recommend weight distribution hitches.

We picked up in March with convection option. Have used it off grid with solar pro package and good results. On shore power a baked potato is pretty nice.

So after picking up Hull #1047 in March we returned home. At pickup I had downloaded the Lithionics app and checked SOC and voltage on all 3 batteries in the Solar Pro setup. Camped with hookups on way home without issue. In my driveway at home when not on shore power and inverter on, I noticed two of the 3 batteries showing current and power draw in red. The third battery did not show any draw. Same behavior when on shore power and charging (only current and power are green). See images below for on and off shore power. I took out a service ticket and Oliver team contacted Lithionics. We did some troubleshooting with no success. Lithionics sent me packaging to return the battery. They disassembled and inspected the battery and then recalibrated the Battery Management System (BMS). They then did a full discharge/charge cycle and report the battery is working as expected now. . 😌😁 Lithionics were awesome to work with. Made shipping easy and great communication. I wish I had understood and monitored this at pickup but hey, ya live and learn right?

X-Chocks Any you using these for additional stability and to prevent rolling? Still use normal chocks too when unhooking.

Be aware the Lithionics app takes some time to calibrate the SOC calculation. There are some good posts on this forum about this. You have to draw your batteries down several time and then recharge for the SOC calculation to become accurate.

An interesting study about lithium battery life and storage. https://diysolarforum.com/resources/calendar-aging-and-lifetimes-of-lifepo4-batteries-and-considerations-for-repurposing.263/

Congratulations and happy travels. We were there for pickup a few days before you. Glad you survived the first night under the very intense glare of the factory lights. Despite the intense illumination, we really appreciate the on-site camping. Made our pickup much easier and less stressful.

Won't impact our travels. When we picked up March 24th, Oliver sales folks said new orders are slowing. They attribute part of the cooling to higher gas prices. I guess it could deter some but with the price we pay for these trailers I doubt it will change plans of most owners. We bought our Ollie to use it and fully plan to do so!

I picked up my Oliver Elite II in mid March and camped overnight in southern Indiana. Temps were in the lower 20's. I found the bath heat was blowing but not enough to keep bath warm. It was significantly cooler than rest of unit. That was not totally surprising to us and it is the farthest run from the furnace. Is this what others experience at lower temperatures?

It will be an eggsistencial experience.

Great advice all. I just picked up my Oliver and it has composting toilet. My first "drain" experience was at the Mothership dumping gray water only. I was surprised to find the Oliver provided drain hose had a leak in it. 🤢 Service team gave me a replacement. Glad it was only gray water leaking out. If I were pumping black water, I would certainly consider upgrading drain hoses.

These are great suggestions. I too share your passion for smoking of meat (my wife likes smoked eggplant). I do not currently have plans for a smoker in my Oliver. If any of you all want to show up at the Oliver Rally with these units, I will humbly offer my services to do a taste comparison. 🤣😋

I am home and learning the ins and outs of Lithionics batteries. I have 2022 Elite II with Pro Solar package (390 Amp/hrs or batteries). Trailer is currently winterized and I am trying to build confidence in the Lithionics App Status of Charge (SOC) that Fritz and others have discussed here. My batteries read ~13.2 volts with no load but have SOC of 98%, My understanding is 13.2 is closer to 50% and 100% would be 13.6. I am trying to draw down batteries and then recharge to allow the algorithm for SOC to recalibrate (thanks Fritz). What reading should I rely on to decide when to plug in to shore power - Lithionics volts? First image is Xantrex with inverter on and small heater plugged in (no shore power). Second is Lithionics readings with heater plugged in. Seems ok. Third image is Lithionics reading with no load (inverter off). Thanks in advance!

Wow wish I had known about that discount before pickup.

We picked up last week and asked about the refrigerator and if trailer would be dewinterized. It was still winterized and refrigerator was off. This worked out fine as we were able to test refrigerator on all three modes. We used propane first as this cools the fastest. We also learned how to dewinterize which is super simple.

Hello Oliver family. After a long wait, Hull 1047 has launched. Our time at the Mothership was well spent. Ryan’s walkthrough was thorough and very helpful. Jason and the crew did an amazing job getting us all set up and ready to go. We took advantage of pickup checklist made by Forum regular Fritz and it was much appreciated. Happy to report we found zero deficiencies. Pre-pickup night was spent at an AirBNB less than a mile from Mothership. Spent first night on site without issue. We are currently camped in southern Indiana east of Bloomington. Temperatures are in the 30’s but Ollie is snug and cozy. She towns beautifully. My biggest learning curve is the brake brandishing process and brake control settings. A work in progress. We will spend a couple of days here in Brown County then back to Northern Michigan. Next planned trip is rally in May but I May have a hard time not getting Saunter out ubefore then.