MAX Burner
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Awesome looking rig - inside and out! Thanks for posting some great pix of your new set-up... Now get out there on the road and send more - we love pix on the forums! Hope to meet y'all down the road sometime. Congrats!
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@Boudicca908: While you've got the cubby insert removed and have inspected that "great space" under the sink - try considering replacing the insert with one of these and adding a shelf to store toiletries and stuff:
Gives you ready access to all that great space below the vanity sink... Just say'n...
Cheers!
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If you're planning to stay at "Camp Oliver" just outside the perimeter fence at the factory, site #3 is a good one if available.... Enjoy your time there - be sure to get some "swag."
Mid-MAY at the factory:
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@ZLarryb - if you still are not able to get grease into some of your wet bolts after trying @Ronbrink's suggestions, you may wish to consider removing those wet bolts that aren't behaving and check for correct grease journal orientation:
1. Carefully jack up the affected side
2. Use a floor jack under the closest axle to adjust its height to completely neutralize the load on the affected wet bolt
3. Stabilized the Zerk end of the wet bolt with a wrench and remove its nut. It's important to stabilize the wet bolt so its splines (on the Zerk end) do not strip-out in the hanger when you're un-tightening it. The splines are intended to keep the wet bolt in place such that the grease journal remains oriented either at the 3 or 9 o'clock position - this is the position of slightly less pressure which allows the grease to flow easier when trailer weight is on the wheels.
4. Tap the wet bolt partially out of the hanger with a brass punch - as the bolt slides out a bit more than half-way from the leaf spring hanger, look for the grease journal at the mid-point of the we bolt. It's a small hole allowing the grease to lubricate the brass (sometimes plastic) leaf spring bushing. Attach your LockNLube and give it a squirt - this will test the Zerk and remove old grease from the wet bolt.
5. Rotate the bolt until it's oriented at the 3 or 9 o'clock position. Clean the Zerk end of the bolt and mark it with white paint in line with the hole. This way you'll know during future lube jobs that the grease journal is oriented correctly or if the wet bolt rotated after you've corrected the issue.
6. Carefully tap the wet bolt back into place, stabilize the Zerk end and torque to specs (45 - 50 lb-feet)
7. Grease the Zerk
Hope this helps.
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@jd1923 - We absolutely count on at least one feast daily; if there's others around we'll do an AM and PM food fest! HA!
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1 hour ago, mossemi said:
Do I spy a WalkyDog on your bike?
YES! We have one on both bikes - the knuckleheads love them!
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Final Travel Summary -- Day-18, Monday, 01JUL24:
2,424.4 Odometer miles, 12.7MPG (from Tundra computer). But actual consumed gallons from re-fueling receipts was 163.8 gallons or 14.8MPG. Not sure of the reason for the discrepancy. Anyhow:
Moab, UT: We linked-up with our friends from NM last Thursday here at Spanish Trails campground for a weekend of sightseeing, hiking, and general frivolity... Our original plan was to tour Arches Nat'l Park on Friday, then hit Dead Horse SP and Canyonlands NP Saturday. But... there weren't any "timed entry reservations" available for us on Friday for Arches so we switched the plan for those two days.
NOTE: For those of you planning to visit Arches - the NP Service is requiring visitors to obtain a $2 timed entry reservation online that assigns a 60-minute window for entry in addition to the park entry fee (or Senior/Military Lifetime NP Pass). Our timed reservation was for 9-10AM on Saturday. This keeps the traffic flow through the park manageable in both directions. It actually worked out real well - just we wish we knew about it in advance.
So, onward to Deadhorse SP... Magnus wants mom to let him out so he can get out and go exploring - Oscar wanted to stay back at Casablanca:
Magnus in his "explorer" mode:
Deadhorse entry gate - beautiful weather for sightseeing with our friends:
Very cool vistas here at Deadhorse:
Twisty Colorado River below:
Back at the Campground, the Knuckleheads and their buddy, Heinrich are re-united - do we plan around our puppies? Ah, YES!
2-legged and 4-legged friends loving to camp out together...
Getting ready for dad to throw together some evening kibble for everyone:
Noth'n wrong with a little "surf and turf":
Fast forward to Arches NP:
For our style of sightseeing - Arches was the favorite:
Notice a puppy head out the window and a tail out the back:
Just having a great time:
Arches everywhere:
Walking up to the Big Window:
Under the arch:
Just amazing sights here:
Back in the Tundra and headed to Red Cliffs Lodge near Moab on the CO River, Knuckleheads sharing the cool AC from their puppy hammock in the back seat:
Very cool place where dozens of westerns were produced - with an interesting museum capturing pix of many of the movies made there:
Red cliffs above the CO River:
We've driven by the "Hole in the Wall" dozens of times over the years on US-191, but on the way home, we took a few minutes and actually walked through the "Tour of the 5,000 sqft House" inside the rock!
Got home safe and sound around 5pm - unpacked Casablanca and realized how nice it is to "come home."
Cheers, All!
A & D
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10 hours ago, jd1923 said:
I’m buying two on your recommendation.
Same here. We're getting 2, also. We've got iPads, iPhones, and MacBooks - no more "wall warts"! Thanks, Mike - good call!
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Right on! Impressive and well deserved signage for EXPLOR!
Exquisite quality and craftsmanship.
Nicely done, brother!
Cheers, from Moab...
A & D
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On 6/8/2024 at 5:41 AM, rideadeuce said:
Any thoughts @MAX Burner what kind of numbers are you seeing on your trip?
Sorry for the delayed response, I missed this post somehow... We're seeing 26 - 28.5A (max so far) from the Orion unit with SOCs in the mid-60% range. The 50A model would be nice, we would've probably got one, but they weren't available yet when I dropped the hammer on getting our 30A unit.
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Travel Summary #6 -- Day-14:
We enjoyed SUN - THU (today) at Huntington Lake SP, UT -- played with the Oliver some, cleaned some, and generally "chillaxed".
Temps were high 80's - low 90's causing us to "plug-in" and us the AC during the day. D had several Zoom commitments each day, so the AC was nice to have fired up (it's way louder than my tinitus!)...
The knuckleheads loved the boat ramp water:
Both would only go chest-deep, since Oscar's legs are short he wouldn't go down the ramp as far as "tall-boy" Magnus:
The temps here were low-90's and the 72F lake water was a perfect way to cool down these 2 knuckleheads:
Chillax'n in the back during a stressful Zoom call:
Our patio with a lake view:
Fun lake - water skiing, stand-up paddle boarding, fishing, and generally a good time all around:
Getting ready for popcorn time:
We departed this morning for a short 2+hour run down to Moab - picked up some Thai food in town and checked into the Spanish Trails Campground (where we stayed on DAY-1). We barely got the awning stowed when we got hit by a Haboob:
Then the rain came:
...all that, and I washed Casablanca before departure this morning.😡
We're meeting our friends here this afternoon from NM and will enjoy the national parks here until we head home Sunday.
We'll aim to get a final Trip Summary posted by Saturday...
Cheers, ALL!
A & D
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Welcome aboard, Amigo!
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Awesome wrap! Fantastic!
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Maybe just a little, Dave! 😜
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@Al T from Alberta - Welcome to the Oliver family, Al and Sher! We're into biking as well - lot's of common interests among the forum's owners. OBTW: You'll love towing Molly behind your Tundra!
Cheers!
A & D
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Gee.... which bike is Kathy's and which one is Dave's?
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We removed the velcro under the pantry countertop and replace it with drawer slides that "soft close" - I'll do the nightstand top the same way after we're back home from this excursion...
Now you see it....
DVD storage above
Now you don't...
Oscar's not impressed at all!
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2 hours ago, jd1923 said:
My Victron SmartShunt install is simply sitting at the negative battery terminal. Nothing gets -12V ground unless it goes through the shunt.
Perfect, brother!
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FYI: Here's a shot of the site near Waco, TX under the path of totality:
Didn't expect either the 360-degree sunset or the 15-20 degree F drop in temp. Incredible experience.
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On 5/15/2024 at 7:32 AM, Wandering Sagebrush said:
I do miss being able to toss a bag of Orville Redenbacher into the microwave and have unburned popcorn.
OK, so we're popcorn folks - not quite junkies, but close.
The collapsible Pampered Chef microwave popcorn bowl does a great job "not burning" Orville's corn - slam a few dollops of Kerry Gold salted Irish butter into its integrated dispenser on top - and poof! A couple minutes later - heaven on earth!
Yum
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@Against The Wind - Welcome to the community! We are backpackers and backcountry skiers, too - but we still absolutely love taking time traveling in our rig, "Casablanca." We developed a "less is more" attitude while experiencing extended periods in the high-country of the Rockies and that attitude carries over to our OTT. Like @Patriot mentioned (and Zak Brown Band sings) - "we've got everything we need and nuth'n that we don't."
Keep us posted on your acquisition!
Cheers!
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We've got one of the original 2" bike rack receivers that @ScubaRx primarily designed back in the day. Our Super Duty 1Up rack weighs 47lbs and the two cruisers are roughly 30lbs each - taking us to 107lbs for the full load giving us a 40% margin before hitting the 150lb max weight design limit. Personally, the receiver kit is beefy - I'm thinking it could take more than the stated max... but I'm not going to find out.
Ride ON!
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We can fit the BS Steamer, grease catch, a spatula, and a couple Lodge plates under the lid... The stand is designed to fit either the 17" or 20" with a pattern of holes on the table top to accommodate the "feet" for either model.
It all lives inside the BS travel bag - the table folds up and is packed separately.
Check out the cool BS spatula stand:
2024 Texas Oliver Rally
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FYI: D and I have reserved site #81 for the mini-rally; looking forward to meeting everyone!
Cheers!