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According to Gas Buddy, some 70% of gas stations are out of gas in North Carolina. However, some gas has begun to flow in the affected pipeline and while it might be as far out as Memorial Day before things return to "normal" (in all areas) there should be significant improvement by the middle of next week. Bill

HERE is a new video from Jason and the Oliver Service Department regarding the Andersen Weight Distribution Hitch. Bill

Unless its deer season - then all bets are off.😁

I'd GUESS its a support for a flag pole.

You eat it too?😉 Yes, it is a cool pic. Bill

I just returned home from a 20 mile drive (one way) up to the Asheville airport which is just off Interstate 26 south of Asheville. On the way up ALL gas stations were out of gas but most had diesel. On the way back home (after dinner) there was one large grocery store that had obviously received a shipment of gas. There were approximately 20 vehicles in line at each of the 20 pumps waiting for gas. An Oliver owner who is currently in LGSP advises me that at least one of the gas stations in Gunthersville has gas with no lines, Bill

I knew it! It's a II (not). 🤪

Can I take a rain-check on this since I will not be at the non-rally this year?😁

I've heard of owners placing the "sticker" on BOTH the tongue and the front of the basket which resulted in the system working perfectly.

I have the twin bed model with the street side bed also serving as a couch. If I'm "working" (laptop, tablet, sending emails, checking weather, etc.) I usually do that at the dinette. If I'm reading, watching TV/movie, listening to music or an audio book, I'll sit on the couch. Even if you have a regular twin bed set up or the full sized bed you can use throw pillows to prop yourself into a sitting position. Rarely but for those rainy days when I'm inside virtually all day, I'll open one of my "camp chairs" in the isle and sit there for something different. Bill

Assuming that these hitch balls still have the threaded end/shank on them, all a thief would have to do is remove their hitch ball, put yours into its place, and drive off. Therefore, the answer to the question would be - none of them. Bill

The RVer's television series continues this Saturday with season three. It is initially being aired on the Discovery Channel (#278 for DirecTV) with additional airings on a number of other outlets. Personally I hope that both content and production will be improved for this season since I found the first two seasons to be lacking in both these even though the scenery was generally good to look at. Bill

Thanks, ShallowGal, for the suggestion and the thread. Besides listening on long drives I've also found that these audio books are great for those nights when I'm a bit tired from fishing, its raining outside, its buggy outside, its ..... outside or I simply want to lay down but am not sleepy. My only problem is that I don't understand why it is that after laying there a bit I realize that the last thing I remember is something in chapter 5 and the book is now on chapter 9! 🙄

Ouch - at $22 each (plus shipping) how does one protect them from theft?😄

News reports in the Asheville, NC area claim that some 50% of gas stations are out of gas and/or are limiting purchases to 10 gallons. A Pilot station near Waynesboro, NC (due west of Asheville) is "low" on gas but claims they are getting 7,000 gallons tonight and another 9,000 gallons of gas tomorrow.

This is a quote from the Wall Street Journal: The Colonial pipeline runs from Texas to New Jersey and carries about 45% of the fuel consumed on the East Coast, according to the company’s website. The shutdown is particularly worrisome for Southeastern states, including North and South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia; they have fewer sources of fuel compared with states farther up the Atlantic coast. In Raleigh, N.C., area on Tuesday, cars were lined up 30 deep to access a dozen pumps at a BJ’s Wholesale Club. Lines three-cars long waited to fuel up at a Sheetz convenience store near Raleigh-Durham International Airport, one of the rare area stations that still had fuel.

Given that this issue has to due with the pipeline supply coming to the southeast part of the US I'd guess that the further West you go the better off you will be. I'm not exactly sure just how far west this pipeline covers. But, I do know that there has been some reasonably large effect in the Gunthersville area and the three counties surrounding there. Good luck and please be careful. Bill

I just got off the phone from speaking with Patriot who told me that they have cancelled their reservations for this year's Non-rally due to fuel concerns. A "ransomware" attack on the major fuel supplier to much of the southeast has caused fuel shipments to be suspended until possibly Friday. This has caused fuel shortages in Asheville, NC and even as far east as Charlotte. Phone calls to the tri-county area surrounding the Lake Gunthersville area confirmed that many gas stations are already out of gas. So, if you are in route to the Rally be very careful in making sure that you have enough fuel and or have enough supplies of food and drink to last for least a week. Bill

You can also see THIS recent thread for more options. Bill p.s. The Oliver design on the face of these covers is nothing but a decal. If you want that decal then you can get them from Oliver Service or you can simply go without the decal or chose another design from the many available on Amazon.

Be a bit careful with that "monkey wrench" in that you don't want to bugger up either the shaft or the pin or the housing while you're monkeying around down there. The lug wrench that was supplied by Oliver at delivery almost perfectly fits into the whale tail pin hole and can be used to rotate the shaft into the position you need it. Bill

In THIS video by Keep Your Daydream (KYD) at the 27 minute 40 second mark there is an Oliver in the background. Just who might that be looking good out there is AZ? Bill

SNY - Imagine (if you will) what you are looking at in the picture above is the bottom of a shaft. The other end of that shaft is the ball. This shaft rotates inside of the "housing" that is the other silver colored part that then, in turn, is attached to the dark grey/black part that goes into your receiver. This shaft virtually constantly rotates inside this shaft as you go down the road and the Ollie swings one way and the other as you make turns with your tow vehicle. So, there are several ways of "correcting" this issue but the simplest is to re-attach the tow vehicle and the Ollie at the same angle that you detached them. If that is not possible then simply detach the Andersen chain from the Oliver (wrap it around the tongue area for the time being) that will not "stretch" enough to allow you to fit the triangle plate to the bottom of the "shaft". Drive the tow vehicle a short distance turning such that the one chain is now tight and then re-attach the other chain. Or, you can use the "breaker-bar" method you mentioned. HERE is the Andersen You Tube video on this subject. Bill

AND - there is only one "porch light"! Bill edit - that's what I get for being in a rush.😊

Really nice wind socks - but questionable truck (just kidding). Bill

Sure, but, that really looks like a "II" to me. Bill