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18 minutes ago, MAX Burner said:
Proud Papa Flynn with 15-hour young Cade Bailey Webb
Now that was worth seeing today! Congrats 'ol man, you truly have your hands full and they are fortunate to have you there.
Sierra Hotel, Cheers and 73!
Bravo Lima
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Just now, topgun2 said:
it really is something to experience.
I certainly will. I lived here during the Space Shuttle era and especially liked the night launches, like tomorrow night. I have also seen several other types go up but never a Falcon Heavy! This is the one that has the thrusters return to the pad! It amazes me every time I see it on video.
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1 minute ago, MAX Burner said:
Been through Patrick many times back in the day when it was an AFB!
When I was active duty, I was on the Joint STARS Test Team at the Northrop-Grumman facility at the Melbourne airport (tough assignment). Patrick AFB kept my personnel and flight/medical records but I worked over at NG.
And, I do know what you mean...lol
Brian
PS - nice pic!
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On 11/27/2023 at 5:11 PM, MAX Burner said:
..oh, please! Hurt me! HA! Enjoy!
Decided to move north a little ways. We are now at Patrick Space Force Base. Scored another waterfront site (river this time) and have already seen a Space-X launch and will have another, larger rocket go up tomorrow night. I will try to get some pictures.
SpaceX Falcon Heavy USSF-52
DEC 10, 2023 08:14 PM LAUNCH COMPLEX 39A • KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
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On 11/26/2023 at 3:26 PM, MAX Burner said:
Switching to 12vDC drops power consumption by approximately 18%
Sounds like a great approach but I think you are being conservative on the 18% figure, if you don't turn on the inverter (very inefficient) and just use battery, you will save much more. The inverter uses about 1.5 to 2x what you would calculate for the normal ac load so there is a significant savings there.
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Our spot on Sigsbee Island (Naval Air Station Key West). Not a bad place to hang out for a few months.
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5 hours ago, topgun2 said:
Could not have been too "crisp" with the door wide open
It certainly was but we like the door open and the fan on low.
Not infrared but a post-processing filter. Good eye!
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@MAX Burner thank you. We are confirmed for Dry Tortugas 11/30! My wife’s first time in the keys.
Our first two nights are boondocking at a Church (HH) in Islamorada - have to take her to Robbie’s.
We have a waterfront sight on Sigsbee Island (Navy) for the month of Dec.Should be a good time.
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We are making our way down to Key West. We will be staying at the Navy Base there for the month of December.
On our way down, we stopped at a nice campground in the Chattanooga area and in the crisp autumn evening, I caught these pics.
Cheers,
Brian
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24 minutes ago, Mike and Carol said:
I haven’t heard of any issues with the cables stretching.
Mike - I should have said slipping instead of stretching but the two terms were used when I was dealing with service. If it wasn't for the three trips to OTT and me trying to adjust it several times I probably would have just had the valve changed. It was getting really old every time I went to get the hose out of the bumper and it was full of sewage and when the fluids drain from your black tank, it leaves a mess that can be difficult to keep clean.
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2 hours ago, Patriot said:
That said I have not had an issue with black tank or grey tank cable stretch in over 20,000 miles. 👍🏻🤞🏻
@Patriot You are fortunate, perhaps they used better cables when yours was built? It wouldn't surprise me with all the cost-cutting measures we have seen lately, speaking generally and not towards OTT.
I probably would have been ok just getting the standard valve replaced under warranty but decided to go the powered route just to ensure I get the function I want at the valve itself.
Hopefully, yours will last a very long time.
Cheers,
Brian
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58 minutes ago, rich.dev said:
Very interesting Brian, do you maybe have a post with this mod (quick search but couldn't find anything), and why not the grey tank as well?
Rich,
I do not - actually, when I had this done it was because I had a leaky black tank valve since I picked up my trailer. No matter what they did to adjust the cable, it wouldn't work. I asked the service department (Jason) if he would be willing to put an electric valve in when they were changing it out. He said they were actually looking into it and they would. Turned out, there was something stuck (plastic) in the valve gate when they took it out. Looked like a manufacturer's defect.
I love the electric valve and asked about the gray tank as well. There is actually not enough room where the gray valve is to install the electric version and it is right on the other side of the handle so, there is not much chance of it stretching. So, I have one of each. Only trailer in the fleet configured like this. It has never leaked since.
Cheers,
Brian
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Does anyone know if they will be offering an electric black tank valve option for 2024? Mine works great and I will never have to worry about cable stretch again.
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On 10/7/2023 at 6:29 AM, HDRider said:
very single time we have been out we have at least one person ask us if our Oliver is an Airstream.
We were camping at Redstone Arsenal Army base and I was sitting outside under the awning listening to music. A guy walked by with his dogs, stopped and said "Well...what the hell is it??" I said it's an Oliver, he said, "I saw that but what the hell is an Oliver?" I told him about it and he said he thought it might be one of the new Airstreams.
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On 9/30/2023 at 1:40 PM, jd1923 said:
The Dill sensor is installed in the tire on an integrated valve stem vs. small plastic valve-stem-cap devices mounted outside in the elements.
You can also get TST sensors to be mounted INSIDE the wheel and, like @Mike and Carol mentioned, the separate display does not depend on your phone to be on and the app to be opened.
Safe travels!
BL
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3 hours ago, Wandering Sagebrush said:
The dump hose had a crack in it,
It's also why I almost immediately got rid of the gray/yellow hose that came with the Ollie and went back to my normal Rhino Extreme hose. I have never had an issue with Rhino's but I have known several people that have had the gray ones fail.
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On 8/21/2023 at 5:24 PM, Wandering Sagebrush said:
The Airstream sold today. We had a lot of fun with our Desert Tortoise, but it was sad to see it go.
Ours sold a year ago in Aug and I was very sad to see it go! I have missed certain aspects of it ever since but we are happy with our '23 LEII.
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In the spirit of the debate tonight. Well Sir, you got one thing right, the Jack works!
But when it comes to Navy, you should cheer…they need it.
The Air Force is taking the Commander’s trophy this year.
Cheers Brother!
Aim High!
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On 9/18/2023 at 11:38 AM, johnwen said:
We've been at altitude with cool temperatures for the past 3 months between Montana and Colorado. 2022 Oliver with 27000 miles on it and the original tires. We had a blowout on the aft driver's side. I travel at 61 or 62 mph but have very seldom approached 70 mph when descending on the back side of a mountain. I'm only posting this because I did not realize we had a blowout until I heeded a following motorist's flashing headlights, signaling me to pull over. He probably followed me for 5 or so miles and I thought he just wanted to know more about the trailer. We inspected what we could view from the side view mirrors and could not see anything wrong or out of place. I could only see the front tire with my standard sized Silverado side view mirror. We finally pulled over when we came to a place where the road became wider. We did not notice any odd noises, vibrations, or any visual clues that anything was wrong. Our normal 60-62 psi was indicated that morning via our ProSmart, smart tire pressure sensors with our smart phone app. We have no way of checking pressure while we're driving as the bluetooth range is very limited. So, lesson for me.....I will install internal pressure/temp sensors that can be read through Chevrolet's "driver information center". Again, I had no idea anything was wrong until someone notified me to pull over. The aluminum wheel was also damaged beyond repair and while I found the correct sized tire, Discount Tire had to install it on, what appears to be, a trailer rim.
John/Wendy - so happy to hear you are both ok brother! Seems like little damage as well. I see everyone is assisting with their TPMS solutions and I would like to share something a little different that we have used many times on the road to help others. Thankfully, we have not had to use it on our own trailer(s).
Anderson levelers makes a "Rapid Jack" and you essentially just roll up on it with your good tire and change your bad tire. Saves all the blocks and jacks that most of us are familiar with.
Not trying to "sell" you anything, just for your awareness and anyone who looks at this. Here is a link to their video.
Cheers and "Go AIR FORCE"!!
Brian
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On 9/19/2023 at 9:01 AM, Galway Girl said:
I mounted our TST transmitter on the side of the front jack case. Been working well for 4 years.
Nice mount there, do you have pictures of how you wired that in? Would love to copy this one but didn't see a good route for the wires and want to learn from a good setup.
Thanks!
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14 hours ago, SeaDawg said:
This is the way it works in our 2008. The systems are separate. And, tank fill port and city water port are separate.
We typically fill the tank, and work from the tank. We rarely hook up to city water.
We also have two connections for water, one for City Water and one for Fresh. Regardless of City Water connection, when the pump is on it will always pull from the Fresh Tank.
Not a big deal as long as you know what is happening and monitor it.
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Thank you Bill!
Everything will work out and settle down. I think the key here is not to let these things discourage us and prevent us from being happy, positive people.
Cheers,
Brian
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14 hours ago, Bill and Nancy said:
Is there any harm in running the water pump while be hooked up to city water. This past trip we inadvertently turned on the water pump to run the water while being hooked up to city water.
There is no harm in doing this however, I did discover something recently that was different from my AS days. in the AS, when I was connected to a low pressure city water I turned on the pump for a boost, worked great. I recently did the same in our LEII. We were in a campground for two nights. Before leaving the campsite I checked the fresh tank and found I had 50% remaining where I had 100% when we arrived.
It turns out, anytime you turn the pump on it pulls from the fresh tank regardless of whether you are connected to city water. This is good to know and I would have preferred it not do that but OTT said it was part of the design to do that. - Brian
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7 hours ago, Ollie-Haus said:
Wow Brian, so sad to hear of your mother's passing. We are on similar ground as my mother passed on July 13th. After loosing my younger brother this spring it has really taken the wind out of my sails. My prayer is for peace of mind and strength for you all going forward.
Following that with a major engine failure is a real punch in the gut. I know there have been a few 7.3 failures but they are very rare. At least they are taking care of you. I hope to get 200k plus with no issues. I am considering extending my warranty though. Hopefully all will smooth out and joy will return. Glad you are all safe and well after all the events.
Chris,
Thank you for the kind words. I remember your trailer delivery was delayed due to a loss. She was 96, had a wonderful life and a large family.
You are correct that the 7.3L engine has had few failures considering its widespread deployment. There are a few instances on the forums where cams/lifters failed in MY2020 vehicles but very few that took the engine block with them. I never do anything half way!
An extended warranty, esp on the drive train is a good idea. The pinion seal on my rear diff went out, replaced under warranty. The transmission was replaced under warranty and now the engine. I will have a new truck when I get this one back. It took some fighting but Ford GAVE me an extended warranty out to 96k for all my troubles. You just got to be that squeaky wheel sometimes to get them to move on something.
Hope all is well with you, Stacie and the pooches and, of course, your extended family.
Cheers,
Brian
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Great News! Starlink Gen-3 is here, and it has RJ45 connectors!
in Ollie Modifications
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I would be very interested in how you are going to do this. Do keep us informed.
Cheers,
BL