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Just what in the world is all that white stuff? No wonder you don't want to move your Ollie from its cozy garage! Bill

Have a good time at the Mothership! Take plenty of pics and say "Hi" to everyone for me. Bill p.s. it looks like your weather should be very nice in Hohenwald too.

I'd be willing to bet that Matt Duncan will be there. Even if you already have your Ollie, you might want to stop by and introduce yourself to Matt - he is a great guy at Oliver to know. However, DO NOT agree to play golf with him unless you are very good at that game.😄 Bill

As I understand it, the basic answer to your question is - YES. You may want to PM Mike & Carol and/or ScubaRx for more details. Wish I was going too! Bill

Your best bet would be to call Oliver Sales (1-888-526-3978). They will have the latest info for you and you will not be hassled by them. Bill

Wish I could help but my Ollie is not stored at my home. However, if you think it would do any good - I do have my curbside mattress here at home and can give you measurements of it. Bill

Perhaps its in the eye of the beholder - but (pun intended) - the new owner has done a very nice job of putting Humpty Dumpty back together again.

Nope - its just the lighting - all black, all red. I don't know all the details on the restoration of the red one - but - I do know that there was sun induced fading on a fair amount of the Oliver - not the fiberglass though. Things like the air conditioner, roof fan, etc. were sun faded but now look great. You can see them all in the photos above - with the exception of the white ones! Bill

Last I heard - the black one was down in the Lone Star State but I believe that it was sold. Don't know the hull number - maybe #35? There was at least a partial blue one. The picture of the red one below was taken shortly after it was produced. It has since been restored by its current owner. The "problem" with producing these colored Ollies had to do with the time that it took to get every last speck of color back out of the area and machines used to produce them. It was VERY time consuming. Bill

Not to hijack the thread - but - just how is that beautiful red Ollie doing these days? How about a picture or two for those that have never seen it? Bill

Sure am glad that I live in a place were it is not necessary to have that much of a "pitch" on the roof of darn near anything. However, I sure would like to have one of those winter homes for my Ollie! Bill

Nicely done and good for Tochta. Perhaps this proves that there are companies other than Oliver that do business the way it should be done. Bill

As the individual cells exploded out the back of the computer they were bouncing off the ceiling and small individual fires were already burning a desk, carpet and papers. Had to unplug the charger first and then hit the fires with the extinguisher. Let's just say that it was "interesting" for a few moments.😵

That's very odd in that Anita is one of the very best there is. Bill

Two years ago my wife and I had a fire in our home office due to the failure of the battery in a laptop while being charged. Thankfully we were only 40 feet away when the individual cells began exploding out the back of the laptop and the fire only consumed about half the office. Buy and know how to use several extinguishers - we have ten of THIS TYPE all around the house and garage along with four LIKE THESE. Certainly they saved our home! Bill

I have an EEZTire TPMS like GJ above but since most of the more popular brands of these work in a similar fashion, I doubt that there are significant differences. I've found that I get about 2 years out of a set of batteries. However, when I have Twist stored I take the sensors off the tires, and, remove the batteries. I'm sure that Matt will be happy to hear from you. Bill

True - but - Actually for both the Ollie and for my Tow vehicle, the spare tire is a real pita to check the tire pressure. The extra sensors allow for checking these two tires without the hassle of actually getting to the tire stem. Bill

Don't forget an extra 2 sensors - 1 for the Ollie spare tire and one for the tow vehicle spare tire! Bill

Apparently either on his feet or at the foot of the bed. 😁 Bill

It is difficult to tell for sure - but - it does not appear to me that there is significant "scoring" on the ball of that Andersen. Yes, the shiny finish is wearing off but there is nothing like the gouges that JD's outfit showed. I would not worry about this at all. Bill

Today I drove from western NC Virtually due north via I-26 to I-81 to I-77 south of Cleveland. Cheapest regular gas was around $2.69 while the highest price was $3.59. TN and VA generally had the cheapest. Bill

Nope - Remember that the "ball" is in one piece connected to a "shaft" that extends from the ball down through the "body" of the Andersen and comes out at the bottom - this is where you then attach the "whale tail". When the trailer is attached to the Andersen there are two points of contact - 1 - the ball and -2- the whale tail. When the shaft "rotates" inside the body it creates friction and the "brake" material inside that housing expands due to the heat. This, in turn, applies more and more pressure on the shaft as friction is increased due to these rotational forces inside this body. When "sway" occurs - never have I heard of this happening with an Oliver - the rotational forces are greater and greater as the sway gets worse. The friction and thus the braking material continues to expand until there is enough force applied to the shaft to slow the rate of sway/rotation. This is how the Andersen controls sway - which basically we Ollie owners do not really need. Greasing the ball will tend to allow the ball - hitch connection to move more easily against each other than intended thereby negating the "benefit" of having this connection force help to move the shaft inside the housing. Yes, you still have the whale tail that will rotate that shaft but you are then relying on the whale tail's connection to the trailer via the chains to slow the rotation while when the ball is "solidly" also connected to the ball and therefore the shaft and therefore the whale tail you have all things moving (or not moving) at roughly the same speed/force. In older models of the Andersen grease ( and water and dirt and all kinds of stuff) often seeped down into that "brake" material somewhat negating its functionality. But, with the newer designs this old problem has been virtually eliminated. Bill

Yep - Leaf blower or electric pressure washer should take care of those leaves. Bill

Death isn't all that bad - once you get used to it.😁

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