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No problem - remember that you will be near ScubaRx!😁

No need to feel sorry for letting your Family know how much you hurt. Unfortunately, given the average age of those of us that own Ollies, most of (if not all) us have had similar kinds of loss in our lives too. Yes, your brother's passing was sudden and unexpected but given your words it is very clear that he is not really gone. Yes, in a physical sense he is no longer with us, but, his spirit will remain with you for the rest of your days. Remember all those times you spent together and revel in the thought that you were among the relative few that got the wonderful chance to experience your brother's physical being in this world. I look forward to meeting you at the Rally and, perhaps, at Camp Oliver on the Friday before the Rally if you are still near there. Bill

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You might want to re-think this in that the grease caps used by Dexter are not made of the heaviest material and are not the easiest to put back on the hub. These things are not expensive nor are they complicated. Where I've had to replace mine over the years I've gone to ones like THESE because they are made from heavier gauge material and given the "flat" top they can be installed much more easily compared to the "rounded top" variety. Bill

Unfortunately tires "age" not only from the outside where you can see things like tread separation and sidewall cracking, but, they also age from the inside. The inside is a bit more insidious in that you simply can't see it! Heat causes the cords and rubber to slowly give way and all tires are subject to heat over their lifetimes. I'm sure that there are reasons why the generally accepted guidelines of 5 to 7 years for the aging out of tires has become the norm. For the money involved, I'm not willing to take the chance on arguing about something that I can't see and I'm not an expert on. Bill

Small pebbles can still make their way into the braking parts of BOTH drum and disk brakes. Usually with disk brakes all it takes to get the offending critter loose and out of the way is to back up a short distance. With the drum brakes this process can take a bit more time. Fortunately with either kind of brakes this does not happen often for most people. Bill

Like THIS After I purchased mine I have not had the need to use it even once - nice insurance though. Bill

THAT explains it.

We've talked about this before - Prior to sometime in 2017/18 there was no standard wiring harness. All wiring was done on an individual trailer basis by one (or more) of what I believe to have been three different "electricians" who used what wire and wiring they thought best. Bill

My 2016 (Hull #117) that I picked up in mid-February of 2016 came original with Michelins. However, Mike's at hull # 135 came with BF Goodrich. Go figure. Bill p.s. about two months ago I replaced the Michelins with four new Coopers - if there is ANY doubt replace them!

First - use what Frank C and Mike suggest. Then if that doesn't do it for ya go to: Second - try a motorcycle cable lube tool like THIS Bill

OK - but if you have to get a restraining order to keep me from following you around - it will be a problem!🥰

This time will go by fairly quickly AND will drag by all at the same time. Use this time to learn all you can about your new baby. Between this Forum and the Oliver University there is more than enough to keep you entertained over the summer. Start planning all of those trips you've been wanting to take and things you've been wanting to see. Get everything else in your life ready so that you can not feel guilty about neglecting anything while you spend time pampering that shiny new Oliver and/or while you're relaxing at your favorite camping spot. Would love to do this - but - where might this camp be? Bill

Which you're going to need if you don't keep good tires on the bike. Also, on the helmet front - "if you got a $10 head then get a $10 helmet".

There's an old saying in the motorcycle world - "tires are cheap insurance".

That video for the Elite II is now live! HERE

THAT sounds like a good plan to me!😇

Joe - congrates on the Oliver. I too have the 4 six volt Trojan T-105's and they were original equipment on my 2016 Elite II My watering system is similar to yours. Whenever my Ollie is in storage I keep it covered with a CalMark cover and simply hook up the batteries to a single 25 watt solar panel. Over the past 7 years this has maintained the batteries at full charge with no issues. However, as these batteries are now at or beyond their "normal" life, I'm keeping a very close eye on them because I know that the end is neigh. I suspect that your batteries may have already met that "neigh". Bill

Mark - I've never felt the need for a sway bar for my F-150 and I have both the max payload and max tow packages on my FX4. Ford does require the Andersen weight distribution hitch (WDH) because the hitch weight will be over 500 pounds. For what its worth - all of the other 1/2 ton trucks also require a WDH. While the Andersen does have an incorporated anti-sway function I'm certain that you will never use it since Olivers do not sway. Bill p.s. as far as wiring series versus parallel - simply Google it and you will get a bunch of diagrams showing you the way this is done.

Hopefully the CGI guys didn't use up all of their polish on 135 - I'll be getting Twist done in about 3.5 weeks by these guys back in Murfreesboro, TN. Can't wait 🙂

Don't encourage him, Nan - I'm guessing that Steve is already engineering a treadmill for Reacher so that Tali will no longer have to suffer in the mid-day sun.🐕

AND - thanks to your posting, the rest of us now know a bit more about these awnings. Bill

When this happened to me a few years ago - I simply went looking for a tool that was just the correct size to use in spreading the clips (gently) a bit further apart. Don't overdo this - you will know when you get it right. Those shades should be tight and should be able to be set properly with a sharp "wack" with the heel of your hand. Bill