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That's why we're taking our time replacing the springs in 2026 with Alcan springs. I don't like Dexter EZ Flex wet pin spring bushings, they were thin and fragile when installing the EZ Flex system, very easy to damage. Believe Alcan's bushings are made of more durable material and thicker than Dexter's wet pin spring bushings. This will be a good reason for us to visit Grand Junction, CO this year during our western trip. 🙂

Not aware of any 5 leaf Dexter spring failures, yet.

Our LE2 came with 5200lb axles and 5 leaf springs. I'm not going to install them, going to visit Alcan in 2026 and let them do the installation.

We plan to replace our Dexter 5 leaf spring packs with Alcan springs during 2026, installed new shocks last year. Our LE2 is light, even after adding to Ollie's ready to camp weight during 2025, should be around 5100 pounds with empty tanks. Been running 40PSI in Ollie's tires during 2025 and not having issues with trailer contents shifting. This air pressure chart came from a previous thread here.

We wanted to wish everyone here a Safe and Great Thanksgiving! Best Regards, Bill and Debbie

David, Nice looking rig and Welcome to the Oliver family! Art, Congrats on the new Brinkley, very nice camper! Please stay in touch!

Appreciate info on the other 12V components!

Removed the wash cloth rack to re-attach the heater vent hose when the 12V water pump LED indicator light connection broke off inside of the LED. Checked with Mike at Oliver Service and he said they have not installed that LED for years and did not stock it. He said he could source it for me, but I found a replacement on Amazon. Ordered and installed an 8MM 5/16" IP67 Waterproof 5-24V LED indicator light package of 10 with various colored LEDs for less than $11 during Black Friday sale event. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B41ZC73G?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

I'm not familiar with factory solar/lithium systems installed from Oliver and like David, still learning about electrical/electronics. We installed Battleborn Lithium battery with Renogy Solar controller that we use with up to two solar suitcases, and an onboard progressive Lithium charger. We had issues with our MaxxAir fan. It started beeping and a green light on the unit started flashing. Checked internet and found Lithium batteries can cause high voltage issues with MaxxAir fans, when we had the issues we were on shore power, the Progressive lithium charger had our 12V system at 14.4V DC. Also gave MaxxAir/Airxcel technical support a call and they confirmed lithium battery higher voltage can cause the problem we were having with the MaxxAir fan. This had me wondering if the higher lithium voltage would cause issues with other 12V components, checked with Jensen and they said our TV was tested to 16 to 17V without issues. I don't know about other 12V components on Ollie, yet. We installed a DC to DC converter (12.3V output) from Amazon, secured with Velcro. Also replaced the fan's circuit board with one from Amazon, probably unnecessary. It's working OK now. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B081RG8XP5?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1 Found this on YouTube:

David, Great looking installation, looks like you picked a quality company, too. Looking forward to seeing this installation learning more about it!

Good to meet another retired railroader! The NW & NS Engineers I knew were senior and had the best runs, probably why they were happy, thought it may also have something to do with operating powerful diesel electric locomotives. I never operated a Locomotive, but got to operate locomotive simulator one time, very interesting. We used to build and rebuild intermodal cranes & parts in our shop, sometimes when a crane was to be relocated we would disassemble and reassemble intermodal cranes at their new locations. Our gas TV does a good job towing Ollie, but really appreciate Diesel Trucks with engine braking feature towing down large mountains, too.

I’m sure you know this, but will say it anyway. When I received the unit it had been repackaged and shipped from Amazon on its side, this was previously mentioned in this thread, set the unit upright for 24 hours before operation. I did not use rollers included with the unit, used 3M rubber pads that that also came with the unit.

Checked several times to purchase the Airplus unit for Ollie only to find them Unavailable. Purchased a 21 pint KNKA unit on Amazon for $105, but looks like this unit went up to $144 on Amazon, Ebay has them for less. Tried this unit for 3 days in Ollie with outside humidity ranging from 50% in the afternoon to 90% before sunrise with outside temps ranging from low 40s to afternoon upper 60s. This unit removed about a quart of water daily. I dumped the tank daily, but it also has a drain hose that could be run into the kitchen sink or shower drain. Set the unit at 40% and it actually kept the inside humidity at 47% when the compressor shut off to 55% when the compressor turned back on. It has CSA certification. https://www.knkaonline.com/en-us/products/9927848493377

Happy Veterans Day! Sincere Thanks to All of Our Veterans!

I think that race has happened on Youtube, Diesel Wins! Retired from the railroad, never met an unhappy Diesel Locomotive Engineer! 😁

Bill, Thanks! It has the 6.8 Mini-Zilla gas engine, a de-stroked 7.3 Godzilla, with 10R100 transmission. It's an old school gas V-8. Really like how it tows Ollie, too.

We just moved up to a F-350 and really enjoy towing Ollie with it. On our previous 1/2 ton tow vehicles I added rear suspension systems to reduce rear end sag, these modifications are not needed with the F-350 when towing Ollie. Really like the increased payload with the F-350, a couple of our past TV had to monitor the TV weight with Ollie connected to be sure we did not exceed the TV axles & gross weight.

Mistletoe State Park GA, close to Augusta. Very nice State Park. Sunrise on site 12

Some of the after market accessories I added and Murphy’s Law applies especially on the first trip with any new vehicle. Everything is working well! 🙂 Thanks,

Stone Mountain SP NC, tow vehicle shake down trip. It handles Ollie easily. Added a couple old photos of Stone Mountain from the meadow and from the top.

We love camping with our Ollie. Always wanted to improve Ollie's windows, too. On our previous camper we had Euro Style windows that could be opened up to about 70 or 80 degrees and had nice looking shade/screen assemblies. We really liked those windows because we could leave them open during a rain that is straight down. On the down side they were single pane plexiglass. Another issue that could happen with the Oliver is deflecting water above the window when open due to the hull angle, I don't know but have wondered about this issue if using different windows. With so many good ideas posted here, I'm sure from time to time Oliver looks at certain modifications/improvements. Before retirement one of my jobs was to answer warranty claims for industrial machine components we rebuilt or had built by other manufacturers for a fleet of 2200 machines. Sometimes it's difficult to see criticism of work your teams produced, but to be honest it was very helpful for us to improve and produce the best product we could. Here's a Euro style window similar to the window we had in a previous camper: https://aussietraveller.com.au/products/eurovision-window

Agree, we like our LP, too!

Alcan has a competitive labor charge. It's worth it letting them install the springs when in the area! Already have all the break-in miles needed on the Superduty for towing. Towed Ollie earlier this week with the Superduty, it handles Ollie easily. Have some family commitments this year, not sure if we will make it to CO, but plan to head west next year. Have most of the farkles (accessories) installed, finishing touches this weekend.

Agree, if we install Alcans, this will be a good reason to head west to Colorado! 🙃

Geoff, First time we were given a tour of a Legacy Elite, felt the same way! Good video! Thanks for posting!