A sad ending to a wonderful but short life for Ollie

[Coastal Aggie]

It is with a heavy heart that i signed away the papers on #1285 today. She lived a brief though exciting life and her replacement will be loved just as much. A few trips with my parents around the Texas hill country and an incredible trip from San Antonio TX to Fairbanks AK and most of the way back. For those that were ever curious, while Ollies can certainly hold up significantly better than stick trailers if rolled the repair cost is simply too great and insurance will likely total it as they have mine. Im not interested in nitpicking why it rolled other than saying it was my own fault as there were several compounding mistakes i made that caused this. Fortunately there is a bit of a silver lining in that insurance payout will actually be more than i originally paid for it and will sufficiently cover the cost of replacement which should be before the end of the year.

[johnwen]

So sorry to hear of this.  Hope you are all ok.  Sounds like you have a good insurance company.  Do you mind revealing which insurance company?  Looks like your truck held up.

Thank you for sharing,

John

[Coastal Aggie]

I have State farm comprehensive coverage. looking through the current build sheet with the payout theyre giving me should cover at least 98% of the cost of a 2023 as the price has increased quite a bit since last year but thats not too big of an issue for me. The truck did manage to escape unharmed aside from the hitch needing to be replaced.

[Rolind]

So sorry. We saw her on the lot in howenwald when we pickup up out LEII. I wondered how they would be able to put her back together.  Good luck and happy trails going forward.

[Shawna and Scott]

So glad you were not hurt or worse with this accident!!

We can get our Oliver's replaced in the end.  Enjoy your new Ollie and Safe Travels.

[Frank C]

Ouch!  That must have been really terrifying to experience.  Hope everyone is ok.  Stuff can be replaced, people can’t be.  When you are comfortable discussing what happened, your experience may be helpful to others towing.  

[topgun2]

There is a sad beauty in those pictures.

We are all proud of our shiny new Olivers and tend to believe that they are "over built".  But, the proof is in the pudding!  It is in unfortunate situations like this that we can really be proud.

Can you give us any idea of how the interior faired?  I suspect that basically things were found intact.

Bill

[bugeyedriver]

How often have we passed an unfortunate accident of a "stick built" trailer and seen a debris field of trailer pieces and strewn personal effects?  

The integrity of the Oliver structure is truly impressive.

Glad you and your tow vehicle remained upright.  Sometimes, "THINGS" happen. 

[HDRider]

Your story is a true testament to the love for an Oliver.

I am so glad no one was hurt.

I know you said you do not want to discuss the details of the rollover, but I would ask for the benefit of others if you might reconsider and start a thread on how and why it happened.  We all make mistakes, and a post event analysis is the best way to learn how to do better.  ❤️

[Mike and Carol]

Sorry to hear about your rollover, but glad to hear your insurance will cover a replacement.  I wonder what Oliver will do with your old one?  Mike

[Donna and Scott]

Thank goodness no one was hurt, well maybe except for pride.  But that is a learning lesson.  Despite the appearance the hull stayed intact if you where able to get it back to the mothership.  In fact that your truck only had damage at the hitch is remarkable as well. To be sure though, I hope your insurance had the truck checked to make sure the frame wasn't bent.  Your wait for new Oliver probably is faster than last year I would think.  The fact you want another one is a testament to Oliver's build as well.  Even though you aren't ready to talk about, I hope once all this is processed in your thoughts you will share what went wrong.  Do it when you are ready, even if it takes more than a year before the time comes. Could of should of hindsight is great but until you experience the situation you can't learn from it 

[Donna and Scott]

5 hours ago, Mike and Carol said:

Sorry to hear about your rollover, but glad to hear your insurance will cover a replacement.  I wonder what Oliver will do with your old one?  Mike

I would think the insurance company owns it now since paying out claim, so it probably will be taken where insurance companies take totaled out vehicles.

[Coastal Aggie]

7 hours ago, topgun2 said:

Can you give us any idea of how the interior faired?

Everything inside was pretty much intact aside from the bathroom wall being pushed in a bit. If the money was there it could have certainly been fixed. parts and materials cost was maybe 1/4 of the repair estimate and all the rest was labor as it would take quite a while for them to fix everything. Even the frame and axles were all still perfectly straight so the tow company i used to get it to the mothership simply replaced the bulldog coupler and towed it back.

6 hours ago, Mike and Carol said:

I wonder what Oliver will do with your old one?

I was told by the insurance that they had it picked it up today and will send it to a salvage auction. Honestly it would make a steal of a parts vehicle with all the upgrades that were on it if someone wanted to pull everything out and transplant them into a different trailer or van remodel.

[ScubaRx]

Looking at the photos, this doesn’t appear to have actually “roiled.” If it had, the air conditioner and solar panels would have been destroyed. It looks like it just flipped onto its side and slid for a bit. 

[Coastal Aggie]

@ScubaRx thats exactly what happened. When it went over it broke the hinge pin on the bulldog so it was just the chains keeping me attached to it. It slid maybe 40-50 feet on its side as it pulled me sideways. the crack in the AC housing and missing TV antenna were from where it hit one of those black plastic poles on the side of the road.