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Even if you have been to Guntersville before - you will love it. If you have the time (and $) the zipline is a good one. Down at the beach the water is most likely like bath water this time of year - relaxing! Welcome to the Family! Bill

Note the Oliver supplied "supports" beneath the fan picture. I used these same supports when installing my new fan. Unfortunately, I do not have a picture of where and/or how the bottom of those supports are attached. But I do hope this helps you. Bill

Yes - there have been a number of owners who have tackled this upgrade on their own (or Oliver Service can do it for you). I'm sure that there are at least one or two of those upgrades (with pictures) here on the Forum - try the "search" function. Bill

Other than making sure that the area to be painted in degreased and the rusty areas/chips are lightly sanded (a Dremel tool is great for this), I don't bother with an undercoat. Primarily this is due to the fact that I re-spray this once a year and I don't want too much paint build-up. I started using THIS (Rustoleum) but I do prefer THIS (Krylon) instead since it tends to not run/drip as much as the Rustoleum. I understand that "caliper paint" might offer a bit more durability, but, since I respray once a year anyway due to chips and light rust the additional durability versus the additional cost just doesn't compute. Bill p.s. I only spray the "nose" (up to the sliding collar) silver. I leave the collar and the rest of the Bulldog "satin" black and separate the two areas via some blue painter's tape like THIS stuff.

I only replaced the original fan with another single fan. I don't usually camp in very hot locations and I think that the standard single fan does a fine job. However, if you are camping in hot locations and/or want to get ahead of "global Warming" then a dual fan setup might help.😁 It should be fairly simple to construct a mount for the two fans versus the single. Bill

Perhaps, but the paint will be easier. Sooner or later you are probably going to want to paint the Bulldog anyway - it gets nicked and rusted just in the normal course of camping. Having said this - I've seen a number of Ollies that appear to be well taken care of but the Bulldog is a rusty mess - go figure. Bill

Yep - I probably spent 2 hours trying to trace down the issue. Even if I had not put the shrink tubing on the faulty spade connector connection I still would not have found the problem until I got around to specifically checking that wire before the connection and after the connection. Of course - I simply ASSUMED that all of my crimps were good. Bad assumption! Bill

On my 2023 F-150 there are no "cross hairs" but there are guidance lines and the ability to "zoom" in once you get close enough to the hitch. The biggest "problem" is that with the bulldog hitch painted black (from the factory) it can be difficult to see. This is particularly so if the pavement is asphalt and/or the lightening is not that great. This is the reason that MB (above) painted a white stripe in his bulldog. I chose to simply paint the entire front end of the hitch. However, my first attempt painting it was with fluoresrsent orange paint. This didn't work too well in that the paint faded in the sun. Therefore, I switched to "hammered silver" and the results are great as it is easy to see in virtually all lighting conditions. Bill

I've got a slightly used set of these. If anyone wants them - I'll bring them to the 2024 Owner's Rally and they are yours for the price of a beer! Bill

This "story" is a bit embarrassing but ....🥵 At the end of last year my original exterior fridge fan bit the dust. It had been making noises for some time, but, finally, mercifully, it made no more noise. Certainly these poor things do live in a rather harsh environment and get little "love". So, over the winter I decided to get a replacement (I ordered THESE). While TWIST was in storage I looked at how the old fan was installed and decided to replace the rubber isolation bushings too which I got at Lowes. I also noted how the existing fan was wired and did all that I could in my home workshop (i.e. I installed spade connectors on the fan wires) so that when it came time to install the fan in the Ollie the process would not take very much time. Fast forward to a day before leaving for the Owner's Rally and I installed the fan with my plan proceeding very smoothly. Except for one "small" detail - when I hit the switch just inside the Ollie's door, the fan didn't come on! Of course I rechecked all my work - to no avail. I got out the multi-meter and started checking my wiring and found out that I was only getting a little over 8 volts in the fan wiring. THAT would tend to indicate a bad ground or loose connection but with the time I had before leaving I could not find any problem. Due to lack of time - fast forward to a month ago when I stopped at the Mothership for annual wheel bearing service. I mentioned my fridge fan problem to Jason and asked that if the Service guys had time would they take a look to see if they could identify the issue. That afternoon when I picked up Twist I asked if they had enough time to look at the fan . With a grin and a wink I was told that the issue was with a faulty crimp in one of the spade connectors! Yes - I did the "tug test", yes I've done hundreds of crimp connections over the years without any issues, I even double crimp each connection. Due to the environment that these things live in I also took the extra step of putting heat shrink over these connections! Just shows what being in a hurry will do. Now that things are back to normal - I can report that the fan I installed actually works better than the original and it is quieter too. Bill

You look good to go to me. The only argument for more grease coming out is that it "helps" flush out any old stale dirty grease that may be in there.

Just tighten down that loose zerk - if it still accepts grease, there is no need to replace it. However, hopefully the threads are not stripped. If they are stripped then you hopefully you have the taps and dies necessary to fix this. Bill p.s. the dried out rubber on the shocks has been discussed here on the Forum before. I would not think yours are a issue before you get to the Mothership. Once there you can ask Service about them but I'd guess that they will not replace them.

CRM - I've heard from a couple of FLA Ollie owners who are also OK. One is in the Tampa area and the other is inland from there. Hopefully any that are north of you are OK too. Bill

"Turn around - Don't drown"

From what I'm presently seeing - it looks like FLA is getting hammered. Thank goodness this storm is moving quickly which "should" lessen the destruction. Note that GA is already getting hit too. Hopefully all of the Family is safe. Bill

I like this idea 🙂 Apparently the guys at CGI detailing liked the idea too and are making the most out of it. Starting this Labor Day CGI will be here in North Carolina making Olivers shiny and bright. Bill

From all of the spaghetti plots I'm seeing it would appear that this storm will be way to the east of us here in Western North Carolina. I'm guessing that we will not even see very much rain (if any) from this thing. Bill

Good luck to all of you located in Florida, Georgia and South/North Carolina. Please be safe! Bill

A couple of years ago - Oliver asked (here on the Forum) members (family) to let them know about any RV dealership with whom they have had a good experience. I know that several of these dealerships have been referred to Oliver. Perhaps this was the beginning of the identification process. Bill

Referenced pics in the "for sale ad" have been rotated. Hope it helps with the sale. Bill

Me too. Me three!

But, wait - there's more! It also "kills 99.9% of viruses and bacteria" . I wonder what it might do to ceramic coatings and even regular wax. As Ollie-Haus mentions -concerning regular waxing is certainly still necessary but does this take what wax there might be still on the Ollie off? Bill

In case anyone is interested and has a Harbor Freight nearby - Both the mats and the moving blankets are on sale through this Sunday. Bill

I'd give them a shot of grease - the recommended interval for those is 3 to 5 thousand miles. As far as type of grease - that is covered on page two of this thread. Bill

I'm certainly NOT taking that bet. I spend more time collecting the tools and prepping for the job than actually doing the job. While the zerk caps help a bunch, I still spend a fair amount of time cleaning off the old grease - bring plenty of paper towels/rags to the job. Bill