Mike and Carol

That’s what we use, too.

I’ve removed my cables, black and gray, several times over the years to clean and lubricate. Loosen the set screw and pull it out, stick it back in and tighten. I don’t know why your gate would be stuck so soon. There are lubricants you can put down the drain for the gate. I wouldn’t use Dawn - besides suds in the tank, it might remove any lubricant you have/had on the gate assembly. With the gate open, you should be able to squirt some lube around the edges and on the gate itself. Mike

Michelins weren’t used in trailers through 2016, BF Goodrich was standard. I think they went to Michelin sometime in 2017. Mike

That is why we won’t allow these types of discussions on this forum. Leave current events and political views out. Target shooting is a legitimate interest and popular sport. Let’s keep the discussion there. Mike

Nice set up John. My son was on the rifle team in high school and while at West Point. I worked with a guy at Fort Huachuca (AZ) who had a nice indoor range for air guns on his ranch in Sierra Vista that we used to spend time at on weekends. Good clean fun. He’s still a shooting enthusiast. Mike

Welcome to the group. Some of our favorite state parks are in Arkansas! Mike

I replaced the tires (BF Goodrich) that came on my 2016 a couple of years ago. Plenty of tread left but each tire had some cracking. Put Coopers on. Didn’t feel the need to stretch the life of the original tires. Mike

Hi Linda, good to have you back. Good advice in the above posts. Let us know how it goes. Mike

The CGI guys worked almost 12 hours straight yesterday to get our 7 year old trailer looking better than the day we picked it up!

I have towed our Elite II almost 100K miles with 4 different trucks, all with tow package. A 2012 Tacoma, 2016 Ram 1500, 2020 Ram Rebel and now a 2020 Ram 2500 Diesel. The Tacoma was marginal. The half tons were perfectly adequate. The 2500 is by far the best - effortless towing. I also use it as my daily driver, not unusual at all here in Texas. If I didn’t have a tow vehicle I would go with the 3/4 ton. The gas engines do fine, diesels are more capable. Also, with a 3/4 ton you generally don’t need to be too concerned with payload. Mike

Hey Mark, welcome to the group! Mike

Happy Easter to all! A special day! Mike

Pete, glad it went well! They will be here Friday and Saturday to make ours look new…. Mike

I’m Hull 135 and the basement light is just inside at the top of the opening.

We go to Buc-ee’s whenever we can. I agree that folks are inconsiderate, thinking the gas pump is a parking space. But, we’ve seen that at other fuel stops as well. We go for the pumps furthest from the store, gas (diesel) up then park before we go in for our pound of brisket…. Mike

On a 3 lane I generally stay in the right lane unless it’s an urban area with frequent on ramps, then I’ll go to the middle lane. Mike

You should call your sales rep, I think your number should be available by now. Your delivery is on my birthday so I’m sure it will be a good day! I haven’t heard of any recent supply chain delays, you should be on time. We have friends in Steamboat Springs, we’re usually there in July when our grandson (in Durango) goes to the hockey camp there. Nice town! Mike

Welcome to the group Steve. I don’t think you’ll regret your decision! I would be a little intimidated by the tech that is on the new trailers, too. There was much less tech on 2016 models. There will be lots of help here when you need it. Mike

Welcome to the forum. I can’t address the Truma issue since ours came with the Dometic. As far as service goes, we’ve had a few things that needed to be fixed. While we were under warranty we had some work done here at a local RV repair shop and Oliver picked up the cost. We had a few things taken care of during a visit back in Hohenwald our second year of ownership. Since then, our local RV repair shop has done everything - mostly routine maintenance. I have an appointment next week to have my bearings repacked, brakes checked and suspension lubed. We’re near Boerne, just north of San Antonio and our RV place is Boerne RV. It’s a small family run shop that now does work on at least 3 or 4 Olivers. I’m sure there is an independent repair shop somewhere around Waco. After 7 years of travel over 80K miles we are very happy with our Oliver. As with any trailer that bounces down the road things break, come lose or need adjusting. But for us, the initial quality and durability of our Oliver have given us a lot of happy camping experiences. Mike

We don’t run our Battle Borns down either. I’ve had them down to 50% a couple of times but usually they don’t go down below 70% before they get some charge. Mike

Welcome to the group! If you have questions, ask away…. Mike

Congratulations! See you out on the road - Mike

7 years ago I attached a plastic paper towel holder above the sink with command tape. I think it’s a Camco, got it on Amazon for less than $10. It’s still there today after a lot of miles and years. Mike

We usually leave water in the fresh tank. If it’s only a month or so between trips we’ll just go with what we have. If it’s a couple of months or more I will empty and refill right before we leave. I do the bleach thing once a year. We don’t drink or cook with our fresh water. I also carry a small water softener for when we’re on city water. Mike