John Dorrer

CHINA

First, the Dexter suspension comes with Dexter springs. The suspension comes with a warranty. Dexter isn't going to approve or warranty their suspension with Alcan Springs or anybody else's spring. Maybe Oliver goes to Dexter 5-leaf. The moment Oliver switched out the Dexter Springs with Alcan's, everyone's warranty goes bye-bye. Bet would be pointless🤣

The Hill country holds a special place in our hearts. It is one of our Texas home away from home places. My wife just found a picture from age 6-7 (late '50's) in Hunt for the Brewmaster Convention. Our fathers were in the brewery industry and met at Brewmaster School in Chicago in 1948. Inks Lake State Park closed, but it refered to Day use, but there site was confusing and didn't mention campground. There was no access from Hwy 29, US 281, or FM1431 due to serve flooding. The lake was closed to swimming and boating due to debris. Guadalupe SP had closed trails, and one campground loop was closed.

I'm unaware of any 2022's that have had broken springs. There may have been one that happened on washboard roads. If you stay off washboard roads, don't live near the coast, and don't drive on winter treated roads you should be OK We have our springs and shocks checked every 3,000 miles when getting our Zerks greased, and check them before each trip. It is a personal choice. I suppose it is peace of mind to upgrade. I don't think it is necessary on 2022 and newer trailers. I suggest you do what Patriot did and that was to have Alcan install heavy duty hardware, shackles and bolts, for extra security. If you keep an eye on your springs, either yourself or a truck service place to make sure the springs aren't flattening, you should be good. Another important thing is tire pressure We run ours under 55 lbs. (53-54 lbs.)

We use a vacuum and check the tracts daily. We also have compressed air (used for computer keyboards) that we are going to try. We have knotted rope weeps that are in each window weep. They draw the water out of the track. You have inner and out window weeps that need to be cleaned and completely open.

Ribs are getting ready to go on the grill, with corn on the Cobb, large red pepper, and jalapenos.

Years ago, pre-Oliver, I had a pop-up camper in the bed of my F250 and was towing an off-road trailer through Pennsylvania on I-80. I was going 70 mph, light traffic and vehicle at a distance ahead of me in my lane and traffic passing on the left. The next thing the vehicle ahead of me was almost in my front bumper. The close rate was the snap of my fingers. An elderly women going 35 in a 70. I locked it up and some how managed to miss her by 6"+/-. Fortunately the car on my left saw this and hit the brakes to allow me to swerve. Same truck with my Oliver. I was lucky that day and know that today my F250 is safely towing my Oliver. Whether I could have stopped with the Oliver I will never know, but the truck would have given me a good chance.

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Will do. I will send you a PM in advance.

I'm sorry, but you miss the big picture. It isn't about driving 90K+ miles without problems. It is about your tow vehicle requiring the use of a WD when towing over a certain weight and the Oliver is over that weight. It is about making a high speed stop to avoid stopped traffic or to avoid being cut off and taking evasive action. If you total your tow vehicle and Oliver there is a high probability that you insurance may decline your claim, when their investigation uncovers you weren't using the required WD. Worse yet, what if you kill someone or put them in a wheel chair and you insurance carrier declines to cover the claim. The other party will go after you in court. I hope that never happens to you. I'm sorry but this appears to be a bit risky, and others that have responded to you and others are pointing out their concerns. In the end you will do or continue to do what you want. I leave you with this question. "Is it worth the risk to loose everything".

All you have to do is call Oliver and they will send a list of the services they provide for "Annual Service". I'm sure you can also do a search or on Facebook and get it.

If you are still hanging around Telluride go to Butcher & Baker for breakfast. Great Mexican restaurant, but forget the name, Brown Dog for pizza.

Love Floradora

Camped with another Oliver at Angel Fire RV Resort, Angle Fire, NM; Midway COE, Waco, TX; Galveston Island State Park, Galveston, TX; Outer Banks, NC, KOA, all in the last 12 months and the year isn't over😊. Passed several on the highway.

Another is Valley of Fires in New Mexico. The campground is between the flows and there is a great raised trail over the fields. We had a pull through site.

Loved that park and campground. The laval rocks were a bit rough on our dog.🙃

We were so lucky to travel the BRP in October 2023. We went North out of GSMNP, camped at Asheville KOA, Linville Falls RV, and Boone KOA before heading to West Virginia and home. We loved Black Mountain. So much devastation. We now need to complete the BRP from Boone, NC to Richmond, VA

I may have missed something here. I believe the OP said he was running his generator on LP. I don't recall seeing that discussed. How much of a difference is there using LP vs fuel? It was my understanding there is a significant difference. Will the change of some settings then allow his AC to run without issues?

Mark, I think you got better recommendations here. Hopefully you get things sorted out.

I tried to help on Mark's Facebook post. I think your explanation is correct. I was trying to figure out why he has the inverter on. Using shore power at the power post or a generator the inverter shouldn't be on. I was getting hung up on this. I have charged our 2022 LE, Lithium & Solar without changing any settings. I have also run the AC without making any adjustments. When I use the generator it is being run on fuel. He is running his on LP.

We have the upgraded 5200 lb. axel and Never Lube on our 2022 and so far so good

I was replying to richdev🙃

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Wish we had done a night visit, but our stop was an in transit stop, and then onto the real tourist trap at Crazy Horse 🙃