Steph and Dud B

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).

Haven't done it to our Oliver but we "flipped" the axles on a previous trailer to gain approximately 2" for the same reason. If your Oliver axles sit on top of the springs you can have a spring/suspension shop "flip" them to put the axle tubes underneath the springs. You basically gain the diameter of the axle tubes. (Note that this could slightly affect handling since it raises the trailer's center of gravity, but we didn't notice it on our other trailer.)

Welcome. Looking at the map, I'd suggest the Reno, Las Vegas, Albuquerque, Oklahoma City, Little Rock, Memphis route. Lots to see on that path. Last year we stayed at Maumelle Park outside Little Rock and visited the Little Rock River Market and the nearby riverfront park. We also visited Memphis (not the nicest city) and saw Elvis' mansion and the Bass Pro Pyramid, which is definitely worth a stop (try the restaurant at the top). Some good food and interesting places north of Hohenwald in the Nashville area, too. Have fun planning your trip!

Interesting. That corresponds pretty well with our WeighSafe hitch, which usually reports a tongue weight around 550# with a full loadout, including full fresh water and empty grey/black tanks. Our closet floor is mostly tools.

Making the popcorn now...

This simple mod makes our camping life easier to organize. It's just a piece of removable whiteboard decal on the closet door for shopping and to-do lists. We also put our campground address and site number there in case we have to call 911. The final touch was a whiteboard marker Velcroed above it. Amazon: https://a.co/d/08ma1cjD

Clever!

Can you meter the fuse socket with the fuse removed? There should be power on one side.

How long is the hose you're using to the container? It works best with a short piece of hose.

I've considered adding a forward facing light to the front jack housing using the existing light switch.

We have only the stock panels (360W on our model year) and lithium batteries. We spend 3 weeks at a time at beach campsites with full sun and have no shortage of power. I suppose if we had portable panels we could run the A/C more, but probably not worth it in our use case.

Yep, that's for an AC powered fridge.

Could it be that Oliver did the same thing with the cooktop? Is it simply plugged into a hidden outlet like the microwave and fridge is on our unit and that outlet is on Circuit 4? If the cooktop is on the 2000 watt inverter it could easily overload it. Most small induction burners max out around 1800 watts/15 amps. At full power that only leaves 200 watts/1.7 amps for anything else. If it's NOT on the inverter, that sucks, too.

We've had decidedly mixed results with service at Hohenwald.

Sorry, missed that. This is an odd problem, to be sure. Could the cooktop be tripping overcurrent protection on the inverter? Do any error codes appear on the Xantrex display? Does the cooktop have varying power levels? Will it work on a low setting?

What service was done?

Did you have your inverter turned on? If you're on batteries with no shore power you need the inverter on to create 120VAC electricity for the cooktop.

I wonder if it would be easy to add a switch to activate the white backup lights from inside the cabin?

The Allen screws can be turned in either direction. The plus and minus in the photo explains what happens when you turn that screw in that direction. For example, on the left side of the photo above, turning the Out screw counterclockwise reduces (-) how far the awning goes out. If you turned it clockwise instead, the awning would extend more. You want to turn your In screw in the + direction to make your awning pull in farther. Adjust it a little at a time and try the awning after each adjustment until you get it right.

Based on your numbers I'd say, yes, you could tow an Elite 2 with your Expedition. As you mentioned, your limiting number would be your payload limit. Take 600# off for tongue weight and you're down to 725 for you, your wife, and any cargo in the truck. Should be enough. You'd have to check your manual to see if a weight distributing hitch is required for a 7000# GVWR trailer, although it may not be with those specs (AI says it's not needed until the trailer is over 7000#).

We flew to Anchorage and rented a Class C motorhome from Great Alaskan Holidays. The motorhome was in fantastic shape (current model year) and came equipped with everything we needed except food and some odds and ends (hatchet, bear spray, firewood, etc.). We had it for 11 days and saw Seward, Homer, Talkeetna, Denali National Park, and everything in between. Stayed everywhere from commercial campgrounds to a night in a roadside pullout. Lots of wildlife (had a moose in our campsite), incredible scenery (the drive from Anchorage to Seward is stunning). Fantastic trip. If you want to RV Alaska but can't/won't take your Oliver there, I can't recommend Great Alaskan Holidays enough. Best trip we ever took. Great Alaskan Holidays https://share.google/KQoSc0xsFRph2wLCU