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    Call the county tax assessor, he/she's the one who actually assesses your taxes and to whom you pay.  Your motor home (you didn't say which Fleetwood you own) is part of your personal property/ad valorem taxes.  Save your pennies, it will be lots more than you think it will be or should be.  The only good news is that as the value of your MH decreases each year, if you can call that 'good news,' your tax bill will also go down.

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    20 hours ago, manholt said:

    FIVE, you took over a hundred gallons?  Or your in CA.  I filed up 110.76 gallons yesterday on $300, Burnet, Texas!

    Took on 110.42 gallons at $3.09 a gallon.  Taxes are high in Canton, MS, and Loves prices are outrageous. 

    Next time I'll try Regular rather than Super Unleaded.😜

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    The answer to Richard's question above is I was using the EFS card, not the  FMCA card.  We saved $70, total bill $340, billed $270.  If stopping at a P/FJ, you'll save more by having an Pilot RV Plus card....about seven cents per gallon, rather than earning "points'' with an EFS card.

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    It appears the card is not good in Pilot/Flying J.  We stayed in a CG next to a Pilot last week, so I walked over and asked if my card was acceptable....and explained how it worked with Loves.  The manager did not know, but called her off sight manager....that manager said our card is good for ''points'' only....no big cash discount.

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    On 10/4/2019 at 2:06 AM, jimpat4649 said:

    Are you a Military Veteran?  

    If you are, possibly in January the FamCamps (campgounds) located on or near Military Bases will be open to ALL Veterans.

    This comes under the new access to the Military Commissaries and Exchanges for Veterans. 

    Don't know about commissaries, but I was in the Fort Campbell, KY, PX today and asked about Exchange access for honorably discharged veterans.  At the present time, they can shop on line only....they do not have authority to shop in the stores.

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    The test strips I have indicate the levels of PPM Nitrate, Freeze Point and pH.  The card that comes with them indicates what color equals the level of the three items being tested.  So you dip the strip, of three separate pads, in the coolant and match the color on each of the three pads to the corresponding pad's color on the card.  From the information provided on the card you can tell if any of the three items are too low or too high.  What they do not tell you is how much SCA should be added, if needed, to remedy the the low level as indicated by the test strip.  All I've been able to find is that a pint of SCA equals five "units," and one chart on Acustrip's web site, but it did not say what substance they were testing...no help.

    Is there a chart or some guidance as to the amount of SCA added based on the test?

    Thanks for the help.

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    Okay, thanks guys, I'm convinced.  Maybe they need to make the verbiage a bit easier to understand.  Saying they are going to give me "a $200 advance" doesn't compute.  However I think I can live with their limit of 950 gallons of diesel per day.😝

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    4 hours ago, manholt said:

    If I had a ISX 600/650, pre 2016 then yes!  $10k would be chump change if they would cover the engine!  Same with 2007,8 & 9 CAT.  I have self insured/extended warranty for almost 54 years now, no regrets!!!

    Same here.  Also, I would ask specifically if the ISX would be covered due to it's reputation for high dollar failures.

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    I just received my EFS card in the mail.  In the second paragraph of the PIN instructions it says, "Your first time logging in you will notice a $200 advance.  Please note that this is not your daily limit for fuel.  This is a cash advance that comes on all our cards in case you need extra cash on you."

    That makes no sense...they like to say it is a cash "advance" but it is sounds like it is actually a $200 debit of my account.  If so, when do we get it back and what if we decide not to use their card, what happens to the $200 they have?  I put a call into the company but have not as yet heard back.

     

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    5 minutes ago, WILDEBILL308 said:

    These add on dealer items are profit items for the dealer. Like the fabric coatings and of course the add on warranties. Moste do little and cost much. I would look and see what the factory finish/coatings are.

    Bill

    Agree.  It's like the old undercoat scam...which some dealers still run.  Most of that dealer add on equipment is not needed, and is way over priced.

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    23 hours ago, wayne77590 said:

    Used the TSD (EFS Card) for the first time at a Love's station. Pump showed $97 and when I received my bill it was $80. Saved $16 and TSD took out 10% of savings for $1.60 in fees.

    I'll keep using it. Loves gives the best discounts.  Anyone that is signed up with them will stop receiving the daily email on prices. It is now on their web site.

    I've noticed several posters mention Loves, what about Flying J and Pilot?

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    Get a long piece of some type of stiff but thin material (the small diameter tubing used for drawing trans fluid out would be perfect), and push it all the way in, as far as it will go......pull it out and see what's on the end of the tubing.

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    I weighed my coach last week and came up with some interesting numbers.  The axle GAWRs are, front to rear, 17k, 20k, and 12k.  I last weighed the coach four years ago.  This years numbers compared to the last numbers are as follows, front to rear, F down 1,260#, dually/tag combined up 2,160#, total weight up 900#.  The Cat scale said they could not split out the dually and the tag weights.
     
    Each time the coach was equipped the same....full fuel,  no water, no waste, no clothes/shoes, no food, empty refrig.  I can understand the extra weight since the first time I weighed it was soon after purchase and it had some of our "stuff" but not all of it.  I do not understand the weight shift and the amounts of the shift...down in the front and up in the back.  900# sounds right with the things we've added, the locations of the decrease and increase do not make sense.  I'd like to get a six point weight.
     
    Here's what they look like in chart format:
     
                2015            2019       Diff 15/19       GAWR            Difference between 2019 weight and GAWR     
     
    Front  13,340          12,080      -1,260          17,000           -4,920
     
    Rear  30,220           32,380      +2,160         20k + 12k        +380
     
    Total  43,560           44,460       +900           49,000            -4,540
     
     All comments appreciated

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    9 hours ago, Monk said:

    2016 Pheaton

    Indiana would have been $2880 the first year, reducing 10% over 10 years,  two years in Indiana would be $5472

    South Dakota $576 every year for 10 years = $5760

    Sold everything in Indiana, we are now domiciled in SD and no state income tax 

    Happy in SD

    As long as your "real" domicile is SD, you're in good shape....wish I was in a lower taxed state.  However, if SD is not your true domicile you're taking a big chance.

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