John Welte
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"You also might want to review the "proper" way to "open" your propane tanks" Bill, I am not aware of any proper way to open the tanks. I do turn on the tank valve and depress the gas stop about five times. I do select the tank with the lever instead of using automatic. I then check gas flow at the stove before turning on the heater. Anything I am missing? John
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Travel trailer approved 1.25” hitch mount bike rack
John Welte replied to Paul and Santina's topic in Delivery Day Photos
Jason, my guess is that there are more forces put on an attached bike rack that starts about 7 feet from the center of the rear axle of a travel trailer. I am not an engineer, but just thinking through the force transmitted from the tv movement at the hitch to the trailer and then 23 feet from that point to the start of the bike rack hitch point and the extra 2-2.5 feet of the bike rack, there must be some substantial forces to deal with. Best to keep the bike weight as low as possible. I remember the formula f=ma. Force equals mass times acceleration. John -
Travel trailer approved 1.25” hitch mount bike rack
John Welte replied to Paul and Santina's topic in Delivery Day Photos
I use the Yakima Stage Two, but with a 2" receiver that I got from Curt Hitches. I just removed the 1.25" from OTT and drilled new holes to attach the Curt hitch. I did use high tension stainless steel bolts and nuts to hedge my bets. When I was in Hohenwald in November, 2023, I had them do the electrical hook up as I got the optional light bar/license plate holder for the bike rack. John -
elite 2 The wait
John Welte replied to Jason Foster's topic in Welcome To The Oliver Travel Trailer Forums
I think they're designed for 30 amp service. I don't have any problems with 30 amp. What are the big power draws at the moment? John -
Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals for campers
John Welte replied to SeaDawg's topic in General Discussion
I have it and it's worth having in my opinion. I can be in the tv and backing in and stop at the spot that's most level. We were in a deserted state park in Oregon and we checked out about 10 pull-throughs until we found the most level one. Totally worth having. John -
We're hoping to get out to Joseph next year to the state park there. John
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That's a lot closer than Hohenwald! I know of about four owners in the Portland area. You must be the fifth with your knowledge of the area. Wahoo! John
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elite 2 The wait
John Welte replied to Jason Foster's topic in Welcome To The Oliver Travel Trailer Forums
Bill, I wondered if I was the only one that liked to wash the car before a trip regardless of the weather forecast. Nice to know that I am not alone. John -
Well said. John
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And one looks like it's near Portland, Oregon. That's good news for us! John
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I was surprised too how close it was. We're in Oregon. I suppose they have to start somewhere. I wonder how they will be priced at the dealer versus at Hohenwald. John
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My method too.
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I have the covers on all four tires even though when stored, the curbside tires face north and never have sun on them.
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elite 2 The wait
John Welte replied to Jason Foster's topic in Welcome To The Oliver Travel Trailer Forums
My wife said no to the composting toilet. I believe 90% are bought with that option when I talked to Jason E a few weeks ago. We can always do it later, but we like the flush toilet for now. John -
Welcome to the Oliver family. We just pulled #1290 through Wyoming last week. Boondocked at Evanston in 17° temperature and stayed warm. A little condensation on the windows, but very little. Never on the walls. Ours is stored outside in Oregon, plugged in with tire covers. Ours was the third to last Elite II for 2022. John
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elite 2 The wait
John Welte replied to Jason Foster's topic in Welcome To The Oliver Travel Trailer Forums
That's great advice. Thanks. I used your link and learned about the Faraday cage. John -
Doug, I bought the SS lug nuts that ScubaRx mentioned made of 304 SS. I was just in Hohenwald and had service and showed them what I bought. They said that they would work. They're not the bulged acorn. They did install them and I didn't ask what torque setting they used. I do have a torque wrench with me so will set it to 95 and see if any are less than that. Someone earlier posted that they torque higher than 95. We're in Kentucky heading to Oregon now. John
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I am for it. We are in Oregon. That's much further than a 12 hour drive! John
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We made a list. It's our first time as we bought November,2022.
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We're in Paducah, Kentucky and this RV park is full. Somehow I thought it would be empty. We're only traveling because we're heading to Hohenwald for its first service. Lots of big Class A's. John
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Leave Black Tank Drain Valve Open When Flushing!
John Welte replied to Rivernerd's topic in Mechanical & Technical Tips
Bill, Looks very useful. I was rinsing the black tank and was inside watching the % full on the black tank. It stopped registering at 55%. I thought, well maybe it will jump up to 75%. I kept waiting. Then I saw the toilet bowl valve move. I ran outside to turn it off. That flow monitor looks very useful. Do they work as intended? John