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Trainman - A little piece of black electrical tape takes care of that TV light. Bill

The National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis is another basically train heaven. It can be found HERE. Bill

Have you ever tried the amber/yellow film?

There are a number of these marine 12 volt dimmer switches available (like THESE on Amazon). In my 2017 Elite II I had the switch mounted just aft of the secondary set of cabin switches on the curb side above the bed. My dimmer has a "on/off" button, a "+" and a "-" button (for increasing light or decreasing light). It has worked great except that it is wired such that ALL lights - both interior and exterior - are dimmed or brightened by this switch. This means that if I want to have the interior lights dimmed I also get the exterior lights dimmed - such as the courtesy lights outside. There are times when this is desirable but it would be nice to be able to control these separately. I'm certain that this means that the dimmer was placed on the main "positive supply" line that runs to the main switch panel near the front door. Since I had Service do the install I'm not certain as to the way the wiring was done. However, I doubt very seriously that this was difficult and I do know that there is a main bundle of wires that run under the black mat inside the cubbies that extends from the attic all the way up to the front door. I would guess that the most difficult part of this install would be to cut the hole for the dimmer - that fiberglass is tough! I'll post pictures when I get my home computer repaired - hopefully tomorrow. Bill note: This dimmer switch does nothing for those LED's that are on the radio, fridge, TV, etc. that JD originally posted about. Here are those pics:

Shortly after picking up my Ollie, I took it back and asked Service to install an electronic dimmer switch. It works great but it does nothing to all those LED lights scatter about - the fridge, the radio, the fan (when on), etc. I did place a small piece of electrical tape over that LED on the TV! Certainly this "Light Dims" product can help. Bill

Let me know if you have questions. A warm welcome to the Family! Bill

That's great - I assume that you were told about the "test" that is coming soon?😄 Seriously, good meeting you at the Rally and hope that I didn't overwhelm you. Certainly is a good looking rig and hope to see you two again on the road! Bill

I'll let the Stone Stomper guys speak about that. Mud flaps have to be custom made for the Ollie and I'm not aware of anyone selling copies of what they have done. A number of owners including me have applied automotive type clear film to the front exposed and elsewhere where rocks might hit. In most cases due to the curves involved these films are applied by a "professional". I'm certain that this could be arranged in virtually all medium and large cities. Even Columbia, TN might be big enough. If you go that route then plan on the installer having your Ollie for at least a day. Also, if you can get it, ask for 10mm film as it is a little thicker and therefore gives more protection. At a minimum I'd suggest that you plan on applying a good coat of wax to - at least - the front of the Ollie and those areas underneath where tar, road dirt and other stuff could get thrown by your tires - the wax will make cleaning it once you get home easier. Unless you plan on traveling on gravel/dirt roads on this first trip, your new baby should not be too bad when you get home. But that is what I always think with a new vehicle of any sort and am usually disappointed when I find that first dink😒. Bill

As you probably already know - they say that they make any shape for any RV. Have you called them? Bill

Well, I interpreted the question to mean he was referring to the "standard 400 watt 120 volt accessory plug usually located in the bed of some pickup models. Bill

Why not simply run the electrical cord to your shore power input (via whatever adapters you need to use to get from your truck to the 30 amp plug)? Be aware that in places such as Yellowstone National Park, they consider this type of arrangement nothing more than using a generator (your relatively large truck engine is the generator basically) and in places where generators are prohibited this arrangement of using your truck for this purpose is also prohibited. Bill

Marie - There are a few Ollie owners that have had to deal with various issues of this sort and at least one that specifically dealt with the wheelchair issue. Unfortunately, I'm not aware of any details in this regard and the one member that dealt with the wheelchair issue is not very active on the Forum. Hopefully they will see your post and reply, but, other than that I'd only suggest that you have a discussion directly with your Sales Rep at Oliver. They may be aware of possible modifications that have been or could be done. Bill

A rough estimate is certainly good enough for trailer tire covers. In fact - most of these covers do not state a specific tire size, but, cover a range of a few inches. Bill

I don't own (yet) this type of battery. But, I did attend the Lithionics presentation last week at our annual Oliver Rally and the presenter often referred to the "guides" that they have published on their website for each of their batteries. A large array of information is available there to include storage details such as you are interested in. Go HERE and then scroll down to your specific batteries to get this info. Bill

I would guess that the two issues are not related other than possibly being hot in the trailer. My CO/propane detector will get very sensitive when the camper is hot and/or if there has been a thunder storm (ozone probably). More than likely the date on the back is the "start date" from which the countdown begins to its expiration date (most likely 5 years). However, my Ollie is a 2017 and I'm presently on my third co/propane alarm. With regards to the "buzz" under the dinette - the first thing I'd do is blow that dust out of that area. The dust makes things work hotter and is generally not good for electrical items. Of course I assume that you were plugged into shore power. If that is correct then the charger converter could have been charging the batteries and that could have cause the buzz. Obviously you can test this possibility by drawing down the batteries, making sure that your solar is off and then plug into shore power in order to get the converter to start doing its thing. Good luck! Bill

The annual Oliver Rally has always been the week after Mother's Day. For 2023 those dates will be May 14 for Mother's Day and the Rally will start May 17 (Wednesday) and end May 21 (Sunday). Bill p.s. If you are having trouble booking sites via the internet then I'd suggest a call to the State Park - they sometimes "block" a bunch of sites knowing that we will be using them.

Agree, agree, agree! Even though this year's Rally allowed for more time to visit with other Ollie owner's - there still wasn't enough time. For this I apologize to all those in attendance that I simply didn't get a chance to visit with or missed in passing. A special THANKS to Matt Duncan and his gang for organizing and running this year's event. Also, to Scott Oliver, Rodney Lomax (and his team) for being soooo gracious and generous in attending and supporting the Rally. Get your site early for next year because all the "veterans" have already begun to reserve the best sites. Bill

AND - Farmer "John" sure has gotten a bunch better looking!😁

A tire plug kit can be found at Walmart or Amazon easily and they don't cost much and are relatively compact. If you decide to get one and have never used one before then be sure to at least watch a YouTube bid or two just so you know a little bit of how to use one. Finally - I'll repeat what SeaDawg and Mike said above - relax and enjoy your new baby. Bill

Yep - $1,000 (or whatever) is a high price for instant happiness - particularly when camping. Bill

Mike & Carol - I understand that it is very hot in Texas these days. Hope that you are not getting the worst of it and that you don't bring it to Alabama with you. See you soon! Bill

And, that is the way it should be. Glad that it worked out for ya.🙂 Bill

George - Assuming that your grease cap will fit - snug all the way down to where the rim of the grease cap is basically sitting flush with the rim of the hub then it looks OK to me. Bill

Check your "smoke alarm" at the rear street side ceiling. In years past this unit also functions as another CO detector. Bill

I assume that you are talking about the CO/propane alarm located under the dinette? As a general comment there is not great air circulation under that area. Sometimes this leads to "stale" air coming in contact with what has been know to be "sensitive" detectors. All kinds of different situations can cause these things to go off - and usually at 3am too - so count yourself lucky. Any combination of that t-storm, a new Ollie that is still "gassing off", a pet (methane) or perhaps simple stale air in general might set it off. Leaving the Ollie door open is probably what did the trick but in the future if you have a small fan it might get the alarm to reset faster. If the alarm continues to go off without reason then I'd document it and let Oliver Service know. Bill p.s. I just saw another thread in which you report smelling propane. Have you found the source of that odor yet - these two things could certainly be related.