rossboyer
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FMCA has been doing this for at least 21 years. It isn’t a new offering just new manufacturer. The problem is that too many manufacturers don’t see it as a plus to their operations. Very few dealers do either.
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X2, well said.
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There are books written on this issue. They state ratings with various measures such as: Taxes, health, climate, etc. We bought one several years ago, but I am sure it is out of date now.
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I don’t know the exact amount, but I think of uncommitted funds it is less than 1 year of operating expense. The committed funds are for prepaid dues, outstanding loan, and vouchers for Tucson canceled convention.
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Please keep in mind that dues are not recognized as income until the month of your renewal. Prepaid dues are held in the investment account until the month and year they are due. IE: If you renew May 2021 dues for another year, the prepaid dues for 2022 will not be recognized until the anniversary, May 2021. When I received this offer a few months ago, I added a year. I figured that my small investment of $50 would help earnings in FMCAs investments.
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Yes, Dawn will work, but if you check Dawn will corrode aluminum. I use to use Dawn and Simple Green mixture, but once it was suggested to me not use Dawn or Simple Green because they are corrosive, I now only use the 1/13 ratio of Simple Green Extreme. It is amazing the home remedies that are used without accurate analysis.
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The 1/13 ratio is the ratio Simple Green Extreme states to use for aluminum. Don’t let it dry. Search for a lengthy post that I made detailing the process for a rear CAC/radiator cleaning. Side mounted should be very similar.
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Why do we continue to beat an old question to death with new items that are not relevant? I would like to find new posts without going through old information wasting users time to get to the more recent pertinent posts.
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This thread should be closed. My post was in 2018. The current posts relate to new issues, not my original post.
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I think the OP is asking if a current chapter member has to sponsor/invite a prospective new member before they can attend a chapter rally. If you look at the chapters listed in your area or area if interest there should be a contact person to ask specific questions about the chapter.
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Do you have the complete electrical diagrams? If you do, I would think you can trace to find the grounds. Is your green light on before trying to level? If so HWH will probably you have an electrical problem. But you already know that. Where are you located? Maybe someone here on the forum knows of a good HWH installer in your area. If you are anywhere near Elkhart, Indiana, try STUART’s. They are located on Cr 6 at the northwest corner of the Elkhart Airport.
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We had that at Rocky Mountain National Park one year. We found that nothing kept them out.
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FMCA in order to maintain their not for profit status is listed as providing education. That is the reason funds are in the budget for education.
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On 8/13/2020 at 4:11 PM, f442485 said:I agree with akadeadeye and docj. national needs to listen to the membership and climb out of the snafu box.
It isn’t National, it all needs to start with restructuring the Governance which was tried a few years ago. But the Governing Board rejected the restructure. We now have an Executive Board that is controlled by the Area VPs that vote to change budgets to support their travel and Area business. The auditing firm that reviews FMCA records does a large number of not for profit organizations, and FMCA is the only one that the money flows down to the Areas. I am not suggesting that money needs to come from the Areas to support National, but the Areas should support themselves.
Twenty years ago the above worked, but the RV industry has changed and so does our Governance and financial methods need to change.
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On the back of one of the two large power control relays on the pump. Might as well check all to be sure all are tight. Be careful to not short out with your wrenches.
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The only one that we have experience is Cherry Hill. Very pricy, but I don’t know cost this year. They have some pull throughs and accept 45 footers. almost 400 sites. If I remember correctly the have a shuttle to the subway, but we didn’t use it. We did use the subway to get around in DC. I think it is straight out Pennsylvania Ave and a little more which probably makes it so popular even with the high cost/night.
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Without detailed information about your motor home, we can only guess. But on ours, I remove dip stick and add there. Be sure to check level when transmission is hot which may take 25 miles of driving. Also, you may be able to check transmission levels via the push button shift pad.
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And, what was the answer?
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More members need to do as you did to recruit members. If every member did, we might not know what to do for all of them; but wouldn’t it be fun to try.
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It would depend on when it is held, but I’m interested.
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42 minutes ago, aztec7fan said:I am old school, (f3508-s), so my ideas are old school too. I'm 54 years old and still work,so have limited time to go Rally's and conventions.
UNDERSTANDABLE
Make fmca budget scaleable, so, no matter if you have 10,000 members or 100,000 members, it doesn't lose money.
TRYING TO DO THAT, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD DOESN’T WANT TO BALANCE THE BUDGET AND REDUCE DUES.
Remember, in the 1960s and 1970s, there were only a few thousand members, yet there was still a glossy magazine
YES, AND THERE WERE MORE MANUFACTURERS THAT ADVERTISED WHICH PROVIDED THE FUNDS TO UNDERWRITE THE OTHER ACTIVITIES OF FMCA WHICH IS NOT TRUE TODAY.
and great conventions (and points you could earn by recruiting new members that could be redeemed for prises).
STILL CAN RECEIVE A $10.00 COUPON TO APPLY TO CONVENTIONS OR AREA RALLIES AND FMCA MERCHANDISE.
Make conventions interesting for all ages. I've looked over the activities, and frankly, they are boring. Knitting and painting, and crafts may appeal to some,but not me.
PROBABLY NOT BUT FOR MANY YEARS THE WOMEN OF FMCA WERE NEGLECTED SEEMS THAT MORE MEN ATTEND THE TECHNICAL SEMINARS NOT THAT WOMEN ARE NOT ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND THOSE ALSO.
I have an old 1989 southwind, so most of the how to's don't apply to me. How about procedures on tire changing, installing chains in the winter,
PROBABLY NOT OF MAJOR INTEREST TO THE MAJORITY, BECAUSE TIRES ARE BIGGER, WE HAVE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, DON’T HAVE THE TOOLS AND LARGE AIR COMPRESSOR. ALSO, BEING OLDER THAN YOU, I CANNOT PHYSICALLY HANDLE THE TASK.
locating all the chassis grease points, would really appeal to me.YOU SHOULD HAVE OR CAN GET A CHASSIS DIAGRAM THAT SHOWS THE LOCATIONS TO BE LUBRICATED
How about some outdoor activities? Stage a football, basketball or volleyball game(s) between competing chapters?
WHILE MAYBE NOT THAT STRENUOUS, THERE ARE SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES HELD AT SOME CONVENTIONS.
In 1972 we had tug of wars over a nasty mud pit, and I still remember it.
Set up an outdoor theater and show somewhat recent movies like avengers or star wars?
THEY DO THAT, BUT USUALLY INDOORS.
Set up a gaming room with x-boxes and play stations and have various competitions.
MIGHT WORK, BUT YOUTH ATTENDANCE HAS BEEN VERY LOW IF NONEXISTENT
If a track is nearby, have a pulling competition to see which chassis has more power.
I AM SURE THAT THOSE $400,000 PLUS MOTIR HOMES WOULD REALLY BE INTO POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THEIR CHASSIS .
Try to recruit more of these people who are converting busses and vans into "tiny home". You see articles on these folks all the time online.
POSSIBLY WE COULD SURVEY TO SEE HOW MANY WOULD BE INTERESTED.
All these arguments about losing members is just a re-hash from 5 years ago. Adding towables wasn't the big boon everybody said it would be, just a band-aid.
I DON’T THINK THAT 7,000 TOWABLES IS A BANDAID THATS 10% THAT WOULD NOT HAVE JOINED.
Heck, I'd almost like to go back to being motorhome only if we could then just focus on our core membership.THE CORE MEMBERSHIP IS NOW RVers, NOT JUST MOTOR HOMES . LOOK AT THE FIGURES THAT AGAIN SHOW THAT THE GAINS IN TOWABLE SALES AND DECREASE IN MOTOR HOME SALES HAS EXCEEDED PROJECTIONS .
SORRY FOR THE ALL CAPITALS I USED TO KEEP MY COMMENTS SEPARATE. I AM NOT SHOUTING
Chris g.
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I emailed Kiley a few months ago to request getting some plates repainted which they had done in the past. I did not receive a reply.
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Dan Ball’s phone # is 513-388-5319 or email dball@FMCA.com
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37 minutes ago, LouGil said:Herman I found the inverter, again thank you for your info. Lou
Where did you find it?
RVA three point hydraulic leveling system
in Leveling
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If you don’t find the tank under the step as previously suggested, try this location. I believe that the Thunder used a Magnum chassis. While my 1999 Magnum chassis was not a Thunder, my tank for the levelers was on the passenger side between the engine and the last storage bin. I will say the fill port was on top of the tank which created great difficulty getting the fluid into the tank.