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In this scenario, I think the wheels and/or tires would limit most of us below that effective GVWR. Mine wheels are stamped with a 1950# rating.

We have sprayed on "lizard skin" insulation and none of that aluminum bubble wrap in our Ollie... so it's off to the TV when the lightning gets crazy!

I'm with ya.. and one less motor is one less thing to go wrong. If using a manual awning ever becomes too taxing for me I probably shouldn't be out camping any more..

That's exactly the way you should be doing it, especially if working alone. Seems like you're not getting anywhere sometimes, but it is still more efficient doing each step to completion.

Something to think about before mounting flexible solar panels on your roof. I've seen the same results when permanently mounted on fiberglass boats. Don’t Mount Flexible Panels Directly to Your Roof

It was the first LE2 sold to the public and the last one sold before the shutdown. The only 2010 titled Ollie too.

Hull 45 has 1 x 2 rectangular tubing and not the stitched channel. It has 5 of these from levelers back to the bumper and only one of them has a very slight bow to it.

Since there really isn't any bracing built into that bottom belly fiberglass, I think bowing is perfectly normal when a brace weld below it breaks. I'm sure it will push right back up into shape with a jack and be fine once repaired.

The part that turns them off the most and that makes them want to sell is the premium they paid to buy new. A premium they were OK with knowing their LE2 could be serviced by Oliver themselves once a year and repaired there too, if needed. Like others, they were planning vacations around that service... If service goes away at Hohenwald they feel they would have been better off buying used and saving 40-50k to put into savings for future repairs and service. At the moment they feel let down and sincerely hope Oliver decides to keep the service option open.

Obviously it doesn't change the quality, though it does change the perceived value of an Oliver, for some. I bought an older E2 and these changes don't affect me at all, but it does affect a couple I know who purchased a new E2 and the ability to return to Hohenwald each year for service or warranty work was a major factor in their decision. They've already told me that they will be selling their E2 at the end of the warranty period if this service goes away. They've been down the dealer/service route with other trailer brands before and have no desire to do so again. I hope Oliver understands how important this is to some owners and continues to offer service at Hohenwald.

I'm guessing Oliver will face a lot of pressure from their dealers to not allow any type of negative feedback about them on these forums. We're probably looking at a high level of moderation here on dealer service/sales experiences or elimination of the forums altogether. Do any of the other manufacturers allow such open discussion on their company run site?

The way I see it, Oliver is now primarily focused on growing the business by increasing sales through a dealership network and servicing current customers is now not the priority it once was.. Whether that growth is just for growth itself or to boost the numbers to sell the company is yet to be seen. Either way, I see it as a virtual impossibility to receive the same level of service from dealers who are also selling and servicing other brands than it was at Hohenwald.

Was just thinking... Maybe a textured fabric-backed vinyl wallpaper would work even better than formica would? Much easier to fit to the door and might even look original if you could find a similar texture.

It would take a little work to make a precise template, and you would need a router, but I bet a white piece of Formica would work well to cover up the damage.

Our 2010 has the gusset and I can take a pic for you, if you would like. I'm guessing yours was a defect right from the factory.

I wouldn't move another inch If I were you. Pick one up and install it right there.

Take Dexter out of the equation. Having only a 90 day warranty on springs that should last a decade or more is kind of ridiculous. A year at least would be reasonable. I'll probably still buy them but will now wait to see how they hold up for others who have purchased them already. And honestly, I would pay the $995 for 2 sets if they came with a 5 year warranty. It's not about the money, it's about a company standing behind their product. I doubt even a set of Chinese Dexter's would fail that quick.

That's a little disappointing... Even Dexter gives a 5 year limited warranty.

Our LE2 was built with 5200lb axles but with just the 4-leaf springs. Plan on changing them out and using the same USA made springs that @Mountainman198 is using but just a little worried about the possibility of a rougher ride putting addition stress on the trailer and components. Have you experienced any such issues running the 5-leaf springs?

This kit definitely won't work on our door. As you can see in the pic the hinge is made as part of the door frame which makes it impossible to add additional hinges. Well, maybe I could cut sections out of the frame to make it fit but I'm not going down that road.. "One-off".. We haven't named her yet, but maybe this fits as ours is certainly a one-off.. The first LEII sold, the last Ollie sold before the shutdown, and the only one titled as a 2010. Many differences from the LEII's sold after production resumed too.

Just an FYI for those with older Ollie's like mine. Check to see if your door frame has the hinges built into it. If so, these won't work.. Maybe not a Lippert door, or maybe just a different model?

This just isn't true... The Autoformer simply takes some of the available amps and boosts the voltage inside your camper to an acceptable range when it encounters a low voltage situation. During a low voltage situation your AC and fridge will be drawing the same watts at the pedestal with or without an autoformer in the circuit. Probably less surge amps at startup since the motors will have acceptable voltage when starting.

When it comes to the inductive loads, there shouldn't be any difference in the load on the campground since the watt draw at the pedestal is the same with or without an autoformer. This would change if everyone was running their electric water heaters or other resistive loads at the same time. By how much and to what effect is highly variable and would depend on the campgrounds electrical system. In the end, the same amount of watt hours would be used by each camper had the power been at the correct voltage to begin with. Also, the autoformer shuts down at 104 volts so they won't be drawing power at all if the campground system dropped that low. I'm guessing a campground's grid would probably be more protected if everyone was using an autoformer than if nobody was. You'd have more angry people though since the power would be cutting off inside their campers instead of continuing to operate at that dangerously low voltage. In that situation I'd certainly rather loose power completely than destroy my ac or refrigerator.

When running any inductive loads with motors such as AC or compressor fridge, you will be using the same amount of watts as someone who isn't using an autoformer whether it's in a low voltage situation or not. When running resistive loads such as a water heater you *will* draw more watts but you will be doing so for a shorter amount of time than someone who is using the same water heater in a low voltage situation. In the end you'll both consume the same amount of watt hours to heat the water and not be costing the campground any additional money. What you will be doing by using an autoformer if the campgrounds voltage is low is protecting those inductive appliances from premature failure due to running them at a lower voltage and higher amperage than they were designed for.

If they don't like them, it's because they don't know how they work. Some are under the impression that they "steal" power but what they really do is convert amperage into higher voltage in low voltage situations. If it's mounted inside there's no way they could know that you're using one anyway.