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Gooey - Love the name and welcome. Congrates on the order and now for the wait. It will certainly give you enough time to get through the Oliver University, get all your "stuff" ordered, and ask any questions that come up. It probably doesn't seem like it right now, but, February will be here before you know it - well, maybe not that fast but..... Bill

I've always wanted one of those just sitting on my desk just in the event someone were to ask ....😇 In any case - I'm glad it was you and thanks for both the pic and the instillation manual. Bill

Carl - I do use a wheel boot while I have my Ollie in long term storage but it is not a Proven Industries one. Whether or not it is overkill depends on a bunch of factors that basically all come down to how comfortable you are with where your Oliver is located. In my case, I do not use a wheel boot while I'm "on the road" - it is fairly bulky, heavy and too cumbersome for my taste and if I'm parked in a place that I feel is that sketchy I simply move elsewhere. However, while on the road I do always (both while moving and while stopped/camped) use a hitch lock plus a ball lock when camped in places that where I'm not necessarily around all day/night. Bill

Carl - Does THIS help - see the pictures to the right of the page. Bill

Ouch! 😶

Good eye and nice seeing one on the road to see more. Obviously from Colorado and reasonably "decked out", but, are those "back-up lights hanging off the air conditioner? Bill

Certainly we welcome you and the pup. Please let those questions fly and let us know if we can help in any way. Bill

GregHoke - Back to your original question. Everything that I've read tells me that the safety chain s hooks do not "go" inside the cylinder of that Proven Industries coupler lock. However, I do not have one of those myself. Bill

I just saw that Garmin has released a "small" update for the 890. Apparently this update is for the iOverlander portion and brings it up to date. This might be helpful for those that are soon to be on the road to the "Non-Rally". Bill

Both headed to the Non-Rally?

Certainly there is nothing "wrong" with removing these hub covers/caps and there are many trailers going down the road with the hubs "bare". And, as has been pointed out, the removal does make checking the hub temperature a bit easier particularly if you have a laser guided temperature sensor (better known as a thermometer). However, there have been two occasions where these covers have come in handy for me when the grease cap at the end of the hub came off. When the first one came off I assumed that the shop where I had my bearings repacked simply didn't re-install the cap properly. But when it came off again (after I installed it) plus another one came off, it became apparent that I had received a couple of caps that were not up to specification. Upon getting four new caps I have never had another problem. When these caps came off there is nothing keeping dirt and junk from getting into the grease/bearings. Until I could replace those caps all I did was put some tape over the end of the cover to help keep things in there cleaner. While I did lose the little cap at the end of the cover each time, I didn't lose the actual grease cap given that it was caught by the cover. Bill p.s. Just another reason why a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) is a good thing to have - it allows you to keep an eye on tire/wheel assemblies even while driving down the road.

Simple - Re-review the video at the top of this thread. As I recall, there are eight zerks per side for a total of 16. 12 of the 16 are easily seen but the others at the top where the Dexter attach to the frame can be a bit more difficult to see. Wipe off the zerk, attach you grease gun, pump grease until you see new grease coming out from around the bolt, remove grease gun, clean up mess and excess grease from around the Dexter and zerk. If you have them attach a zerk cap to help keep the zerk clean. Complete the first side, have an adult beverage and then complete the other side and call it a day.😃 Bill

GREAT! - I can wait for your return and I assume that the beverages in the fridge are cold? 😂

Since these zerks come in a number of sizes, I've always simply taken out the old one and used it to make sure that I either got the right replacement from the workshop or from the local NAPA dealer (I'm sure that Tractor Supply and others will have them too). Yes, they simply screw out. Other than a general surface cleaning to make sure the threads don't have a bunch of dirt in them I've never gone on a deep dive for cleaning - the new grease should take care of that. Before you throw out that old zerk - give the little ball in the end a light tap with a drift or nail set tool to see if you can get it un-stuck. Perhaps a little brake cleaner or "Liquid Wrench" (after you have taken it out) will loosen it up too. If that works, then you have a spare for the next time. Finally, look at the one you are replacing and think about if an angled zerk would make the job easier. These angled zerks are about the same price as the standard straight ones. Bill

Yes. But, given the amount of room to walk around and the smoothness of the fiberglass it is certainly not all that safe to be walking around up there. I am virtually always on my hands and knees with some sort of pad under my knees. This pad serves two purposes - 1 - makes it a bit more comfortable on the knees and -2- it helps distribute the weight (165 pounds) over a larger area. Bill

Can I assume that you have close to zero interest in waxing mine when you are done with yours? Actually I don't really mine waxing the lower 2/3 but doing the roof is a real pain when the driveway is fairly sloped. As far as the solar panels are concerned - I really wouldn't think that full timing or not makes a bunch of difference. I've never seen much difference in the performance of the panels even though I'm sure that they do perform better when squeaky clean. During my longest trip every year - about two months - I travel some very dusty roads. But, it seems that the rain takes care of most of the "dirt" problem such that I have never even tried to clean them while on these trips. Bill

When they're dirty?😁

There's at least one other adjective that I can think of for this behavior. 😅

You're going to love it - very stable! Bill

"Needless"? And I thought that this was the epitome of intelligencia ! Bill

You mean something like THESE ? Bill

MrClean - Awhile back one of our esteemed Oliver owners replaced his porch lights and posted THIS thread of how he did it. Bill

Violet - common blue (Viola papilionacea) Or, I call it another blue flower.😁

Technically, those are: Iris kristata (crested dwarf iris) - at least that is what my wife says. I simply call them blue flowers. Bill

As I'm guessing that Ken has found out by now - this is not a "hard" job as long as you have the right tools. Zerks (the things that you attach the grease gun hose to) can get plugged making it all but impossible to get any grease flowing. The grease gun can be difficult to attach and remove from those zerks. The entire job can be a bit messy given that you are dealing with grease and crawling around under the Ollie. But, the job doesn't really take that long to do and it creates a good number of points for your "man" card. Bill 👷‍♀️