Steph and Dud B

Yes, but... RV dealers are notorious for not wanting to service RVs they didn't sell. I imagine they'll still do warranty work but I'll bet they won't be interested in non-warranty service of a brand they no longer carry. Time will tell.

Even if the collar did slide back somehow, how did the spring-loaded coupler gate manage to re-close so the collar could slide back into place? I can't see it. Either the ball doesn't fit the coupler properly (coupler socket or ball damaged or wrong size), one of the springs is broken, the ball was never in the coupler to start with, or the coupler wasn't latched. Now I'm wondering if Oliver taught us to use the Bulldog incorrectly when we took delivery. He had us lower the coupler onto the ball with the coupler latch handle in the *down* position, then use a foot or rubber mallet to close the coupler around the ball. At that point the collar snaps closed and we put the pin in. Now I see there's another (better?) way to do it.

I wonder how interested the ex-dealers will be in continuing to service Olivers they sold.

Probably stock ordered before the decision was made.

Welcome. We have a Fort Knox hitch lock for the Bulldog coupler.

At least we finally got to try the dinette as a bed. Too small for me, but Steph was able to fit. Will be good for our grandson someday.

I'm pretty diligent with our sliding windows, cleaning the tracks and drain holes regularly, but they let me down last night. We were away from the trailer when a heavy thunderstorm rolled in. Came home to my bed soaked. Found a drowned stink bug in the outer track. I think he blocked either the track or the drain hole. Fortunately, it's hot and sunny today and the mattress is on the picnic table to dry, but if it was a rainy week we'd have a problem getting things dry. That's the downside of these sliding windows.

Is that white or black?

That should NOT happen! Glad you're OK! Scary.

Lots of us saw this coming when they first announced they were going to dealer sales.

It should work. I'd be concerned about the unused pigtail flopping around and damaging the rubber.

Nice!

It was a 26' travel trailer with Dexter sprung axles. I'll have to find my notes. I know I recorded the results.

I believe going from from an Under- to Over-slung suspension adds quite a bit more than 2" but you've done this on another trailer and I have not. You may be right. I don't have my notes with me. It was 27 years ago and I was shooting from the hip there. It did solve our problem and didn't affect handling much, BUT, that trailer sat much lower than a stock Oliver does. Another thing that we learned that may be helpful to the OP is that angle of attack to the grade makes a big difference. Worst case is driving straight into the grade change. Crossing the grade change at an angle helps reduce tail dragging. We found that our best option to clear our grade is a right turn leaving and a left turn returning.

The problem with this is that it puts a reverse stressor on the trailer frame. Instead of bearing a load (trailer body) pressing down from above, when the rollers are dragged on the pavement they push up on the rear frame of the trailer and carry part of the load usually carried by the axles. This can bend a trailer frame and cause damage to the body (although I would think a molded fiberglass body is stronger then other RVs).