Tony and Rhonda

Following @Patriot's Amazon link: Currently unavailable. We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock.

I was mostly concerned about changing a flat, so it sounds like the on-board jacks are the best route if that is necessary. A previous owner installed the 5200lb Never lube axles so I think we have the longer steel sub-frame to lift on if needed. Thanks for the links @Patriot, I read the old jack thread with interest and I've not seen a bottle-jack-stand combo before. I should have searched the forum before posting this thread. Sorry.

Thanks for the replies. I had read that Oliver does not recommend using the stabilizer jacks but that will make one less thing to haul around. It will be replaced by a jack stand or two, which I had not thought of. Thanks again, Tony

I've seen photos in the mudflap threads indirectly showing decals pointing to the jack points. I couldn't see exactly where the jack points where from the photos. I'm assuming the jack points are on the steel axle sub-frame behind the rear tires/axle but would someone please confirm their location. Are there jack points in front of the front tire/axle? What type of jack is recommended? Do owners use the TV jack, bottle jack or some other jack? Thanks, Tony

I have a Victron BMV712 that I bought for my FWC but never installed. Maybe it will make it into the Oliver, someday....

@rich.dev I watched the YouTube from Nate about installing a solar disconnect after reading the post by @mossemi above. Nate's video shows installing a double pole circuit breaker so both pos. and neg. wires are disconnected at the same time (per code). In my opinion, this would not be a very clean install for the upper cabinet. However, the two photos of disconnect switches posted here in this thread (by @Snackchaser and you @rich.dev) show BlueSea switches (assuming on the pos.) installed by Oliver. This is a clean install with no exposed wiring but may not meet code. I know you can't answer this but, if it doesn't meet code, why did Oliver install a pos. only switch??? Or no switch in our case? It seems the BlueSea switch is good enough, so that's what I'm planning to install. Also, I second @T-Oliver's question about bending copper busbars. I bought a 1/4"x1" busbar for my battery disconnect. From what I've read online, I can heat the bar almost red hot and bend it. I'm trying to find a way to make a smooth radius bend rather than clamping in a vise and whacking with a hammer. Any suggestions? But I can't work on it right now, the cat is sleeping on it.

@mossemi Thanks for the link to the Solar Panel Disconnect Tutorial video. I'm going to have to spend some time watching his other videos. @Snackchaser Thanks for the photo of your switch. The switch looks like it's flush mounted since I don't see any wires. Nice clean install and much more convenient than inside the marine hatch. Installing a switch will have to wait until I can bring the Oliver back to my house but that will give me time to order parts and tools. Thanks all! Tony

@jd1923 When I opened the door on the storage bay and went inside the trailer, the Zamp was not happy. It was making a buzzing sound and all the lights were on/flashing. I covered the solar panels with a moving blanket and checked the Zamp again and it was silent and the lights were off. If no one on the forums can answer this, I'll call Zamp or Oliver. Thanks ,Tony

Moving to the Zamp SC. I'm trying not to make assumptions here since I've never had solar before. Does the solar panel disconnect switch go between the panels (after the roof cap) and the Zamp SC or between the Zamp and the battery? If it's between the panels and the Zamp, there isn't much room in that space. Where/how is a switch installed in that area? Pictures please. Thanks again, Tony

Since we are new owners I'm mostly interested in ensuring we don't do any damage to the trailer systems as we store the trailer. @tallmandan thanks for the clarification. Just like you were, I'm looking for a simple install for right now. Maybe a busbar at some future date. I'll follow the battery positive and look for a fuse. Hopefully there's one in there somewhere. I may go with the copper busbar @jd1923 suggested, instead of a short cable, to add the cutoff switch to the battery negative. This would prevent the switch form moving around. Are the posts on the Bluesea switch long enough to accept 1/4" stock? Thanks all, Tony

@jd1923 I don't see the fuse in @tallmandan's photo. What kind of fuse should be installed? A link would be a big help. I took some photos this afternoon. Battery installation. I disconnected three cables to the negative battery terminal before storage. Two are not visible in the photo. Our one 300Ah LiFePo4 takes up the whole tray. Backside of the Zamp. The 3 remaining photos are from under the street side bed. I don't see a switch anywhere. There is a breaker in this last photo but I'm not familiar enough with the wiring to identify where in the circuit. I see the loop to the busbar but I haven't had a chance to run all the wires down. Any clarity anyone can add is appreciated. Tony

Sorry, but this is the first of many questions about our newly purchased 2017 Oliver LEII. I don't really know the maintenance history, or really know much about maintaining the Oliver, so I have lots of questions. I'll try not to flood the forum with questions all at one time. I've read with interest about installing battery disconnect switches in Olivers that get stored regularly. Our covered storage also has a door so it's fairly dark in the bay. Our 2017 Oliver does not, as far as I can find, have a disconnect switch. We have a single, huge 300Ah LiFePo battery. Since we must keep our Oliver in storage when not in use, I intend to install one. I'm still a little confused about what parts I need. Please correct me if I'm wrong but for a basic install to add a switch to the negative side, all I need is a BlueSea switch and a short 4/0 battery cable? I've tried to study the photo @katanapilot posted but I can't identify the "extra" parts in his photo. I've also studied @tallmandan photo and this is more like what I'm trying to do right now. The photos have really helped but any advice is greatly appreciated. I've also read that we should have a solar cutoff switch. I've looked in the street side cabinet behind the Zamp solar controller but all I see are wires going into the back of the Zamp. I haven't found any descriptions or photos of solar cutoff switches/wiring so any photos and advice on installs is also greatly appreciated.

@Geronimo John The frig. in the Four Wheel Camper was two way; AC or DC only. We sold the FWC in 2023 (for more than we paid for it). Tony

Thanks @jd1923 and @ScubaRx, yes our Oliver has the Zamp. I should have known that from look at the display inside the camper. I'll look for the switch under the seat again next time I go to the camper. We're working on a project at our house for the next two weeks (weather dependent) so it will be after then before I can do much with the camper. Tony

@QuestionMark Thanks for the suggestion and product link. Did you stick it to the inside of the screen door or the door jam. Or maybe on the screen door edge. I'll give this a try. Thanks again!

Thanks for the responses. I've looked under the street side bed/seat and didn't see the big red switch. Don't remember seeing the Blue Sky box either. I'll take a picture of the under seat area next time I'm at the camper but perhaps it wasn't installed. The screen door is almost worthless as is. It would stop the cicadas flying around now but small bugs would come right in. I had my Four Wheel Camper in British Columbia one time and the mosquitoes were so bad you couldn't stand outside. I killed all the ones that followed me in and 15 minutes later the camper was full again. This cycled a couple times before I discovered the bugs were coming into the camper through the frig. vent. When they're hungry, they'll find any opening and our screen door has lots of openings! Not sure what I can do but I'll work on it next time I have it at my house. Thanks, Tony

We are still getting to know our Oliver now that we have a storage location close to home. We have a couple of questions about the trailer, one specific to the 2017 models and one more general. Our trailer had solar and AGM's when manufactured and was upgraded to lithium by a previous owner. I've read on the forum that the solar panels should have a disconnect switch but I can't find one. Did the 2017's have them? If so, any idea where they were located? Our general question is about the screen door. We've noticed that the screen door doesn't completely cover the door opening. The screen door is not centered in the door opening and only overlaps the fuzzy, latch side door weatherstripping by about 1/8 inch. It has rather large gaps at the bottom and at the upper radius curve on the latch side. Has anyone else run into this? If so, do you have a solution? Thanks for any comments and/or advice. Tony

Just called Lake Guntersville State Park campground and they are not taking reservations for this rally yet (12 or 13 months out only). I thought perhaps Oliver made arrangements with the park for early reservations but apparently that's not the case.

We hope to attend next year. It would be our first Oliver rally.

Thanks all for the welcome!

Frankfort is 45 minutes to an hour from Winchester depending on traffic in Lexington. Several nice restaurants in and around Frankfort. We like Goodwood and Bourbon On Main in Frankfort. Call first as they may be closed due to the flooding a few weeks ago. If you like bourbon, there are three close distilleries; Buffalo Trace, Woodford Reserve and Castle and Key. Probably no availability on tours this close but you may be able to get some tastings. If you go to Woodford or Castle & Key, The Stave Restaurant is a good lunch spot. Reservations recommended and dark on Mondays and Tuesday. Good luck and have a good trip. Tony

My wife and I purchased Hull #251 on Sunday. I believe we're the fourth owners. This is our first travel trailer since a tent trailer in the 90's. Really regret we'll miss the owner's rally this weekend. Looking forward to getting out with the trailer but it will be a few weeks. We'll do some local shake down trips to start. We've been lurking on the site for the last couple years and really appreciate all the owner information we've read. Thanks, Tony & Rhonda