Boonter Jeff

Thanks for explaining that Patriot. We registered at the campground a month or so ago. The gal was very nice.

I was thinking of vehicle compromise where you could haul some grandkids one weekend and pull your trailer the next. Good points above though. Probably our Tundra with the maxi cab is still our best option. I guess Grandpa could just stealth ride in the back on a sleeping bag with the dog.

I know the 2023 Sequoia was discussed when it came out. Wondering if anyone in the group pulled that fairly expensive trigger and got one for towing an Oliver. If so, wondering how you like it?

There is valve lube that you can add to your gray and black water tanks. This seems to help, just follow directions.

I too am suspicious of the auto adjust brakes but the mechanics in Redding like them, I wasn’t going to argue with them.

There was a lot of “stuff” around my brake issues. The main controller issue originally was that only the manual override was working not the brake pedal. Another cheap Curt controller and the brake pedal was working but the “boost” was high. I assure you that adjustments were attempted but the solution was the Prodigy controller, as recommended by Oliver. Yes there is only one wire coming for brakes but then the passenger side splits off. We bypassed the wires in the axle tube and replaced with new wires on the outside. Not sure what they looked like but knew there was potential for problem. Obvious problems by the brake connections. There’s some pictures somewhere. Part of our confusion was that the resistance, amps draw, and operation of all four brakes seemed okay superficially but still not working right.

Update on brake problem. Welll it was a multifaceted problem. Unfortunately I turned our Ollie and Tundra over to a shop which was incapable of actually fixing the problems. They had them for five weeks. They gave it back to me twice as “fixed” and I made it almost two miles before the drivers side brakes started locking up, didn’t look back. They did get the drums turned. Actual problems were: 1. Bad Curt controller - friend and I replaced with Toyota specific wire harness and Prodigy 3 controller. 2. multiple wire issues where wire had been pinched between frame and hub tube, also some bad (shorting) connectors, mostly affecting passenger side brakes - solution, did some of our own cleanup and then took the rig up to All Wheel RV in Redding, CA (5 hours away) where they patiently went through and cleaned up electrical. 3. Still problem with rear passenger side brake not working, the old mechanic said alright let’s swap drums cross way and see what happens, problem stayed with brake. Inspection revealed that the brake was only making minimal contact, so replace that one plate (brake), after several test rides with shop owner and adjustments all brakes are working. After almost 3 months finally have our new Oliver available for trips. Very frustrating, and definitely a learning experience. I would fault Oliver in the electrical work done around the brakes and brake lights. Dexter on that crappy brake shoe. A lot of people are saying that quality control, in general, went way down during Covid. I should mention that the “All Wheel” boys liked how heavy duty the axle, brakes, and tires were on the Oliver. They pointed out a much larger trailer and said that I had the same brakes that the big one had. He also said that even without 4 perfectly braking wheels, we had a lot of stopping power. Which was reassuring. I’m going to send some of the costs off to Jason and we’ll see what happens. Can’t say enough good things about All Wheel RV. They will let you trailer camp in their yard too.

We sold our Casita and bought an Elite II in Hohenwald last August. Sorry, that I haven’t updated my info.

We had several loose water connections. Having the pump running unnecessarily or low water pressure gave them away. Not too happy about that. Much bigger unresolved problem with brake system. Our only nearby RV place is slammed and we are still waiting to find out what it is. It could be a combo of our controller on the truck not working, and an electrical problem on one side of the trailer. Already missed one planned trip.

Thanks GJ!

Pulling a service ticket is probably a good next step. It puts the kibosh on our immediate plans to head north. I also have no idea where I would take the trailer, I’ve lost faith in our local RV place. I’m going to try for the second time to get the right controller to plug into our Tundra (Justin at Oliver thought this might be the problem). Just to make things interesting we live on the top of a very steep hill. The whole thing is keeping me pretty anxious. I am grateful for this forum and help I’ve gotten here. Of course one of the big pluses of buying a new Oliver with self adjusting brakes and 100,000 mile bearings was to minimize stress and hassle 🤨

Hi GJ, We’ve done that already. Jeff

Adjusting the controller didn’t seem to change much-one side was still braking much more aggressively. However, I am picking up a new controller to see if that helps and, per my friend’s suggestion, am taking the drums in to get turned or at least checked. Everything else seems to be working correctly and all the brakes are getting the same voltage. I will give the Oliver service center a call tomorrow morning.

Hi All, we picked up our Elite II last fall and probably put about 5000 miles on it then parked it undercover for the last 6 months. Now I’m finding that the two driver side tires will brake to the point of locking up before the passenger side does anything. Actually the driver side will drag for awhile before releasing. My mechanic friend backed off the brake adjustment (after moving the arm up) to the point where the automatic tightening would start if he went any farther. He’s coming back up but happy for any input. Jeff