At Fort Amarillo RV Park & Resort, you'll enjoy an authentic western setting, complete with a stream-fed fishing pond, illuminated walking paths and sunsets so breathtaking, even the most eloquent of cowboy poets don't do them justice.  The park has showers, weight workout room, recreation room, and a great dog run for your pets.  Each coach space has a small fence on each side to separate your space and most have a crushed asphalt pad and picnic table.  There is an indoor heated pool, hot tub and a game room that would serve as a storm shelter.  There is a big gift shop in front of the campground with collectibles and gift items.  The camp decor is great! Cruise the website and when you click on 'Tour Fort Amarillo' click the green icons for pictures.  Go to index

Just a reminder. If you have "low silicate coolant for diesels with SCA's" (we can call this "regular" coolant for your engine as opposed to Caterpillar ELC), YOU MUST TEST AND REPLENISH THE SCA AS IT IS USED UP.  This is the coolant that came from the chassis/coach maker in all but a handful of cases. Failure to keep SCA's at proper level hampers cooling and, on C9 and larger engines, can lead to cylinder wall erosion. Test strips are available in small quantities -

• Fleetguard CC2604-A 4 pack
• NAPA FIL4105
  

NAPA and other parts houses that cater to the OTR truck trade stock them.  Go into a surburban NAPA and they might stare at you like a deer caught in the headlights or ask you to buy a whole box of the individually wrapped strips.  They are date sensitive, so MAKE SURE THEY HAVE NOT EXPIRED. Expired strips can give false results.  They are easy to use - just follow the directions - 'dip in coolant, wait, read.'

 

Do NOT just use a set amount of SCA additive (it comes as a liquid and for coaches fit with a coolant filter, in different quantities in filters).  Overdosing is almost as bad as under-dosing.  If you do have a coolant filter, they come with different number of "units" of SCA.  When adding SCA's it is always safer to slightly UNDER dose the system and re-check it with test strips after a few hundred miles and re-dose if necessary.  The test strips also test for freeze point and pH. If either is way out, it is time to drain, flush and change coolant.  And even if everything tests OK, coolant still needs to be changed every three/four years (per coolant manufacturer's recommendations). Said another way, the strips do NOT test for all anti-corrosion additives that are important to your engine.  If, as many of us have done, you switch to Caterpillar ELC at your next coolant change, there is no SCA testing.  After 3 years a "booster" is added.  The ELC is then good for another 3 years.

 

Your cooling system is important.  If the simple testing and additive steps required of ALL diesels (Caterpillar, Cummins, Detriot Diesel, etc) are followed, the "inside" or your cooling system will give you many years of trouble-free service.  And while you are at it, if a rear radiator, access the engine from the top and shine a strong flashlight inside the fan shroud/between the fan blades.  Make sure the perimeter of the after-cooler (that is what you are looking at) is as clean as the center.  The blades "sling" the dirt into the perimeter.
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Place your order by December 4th in order to receive the merchandise in time for Christmas.

 

 

Item		Photo	Description	Price Each
Club "Egg"			CAT RV Club "Egg" identifies Club Members	$15
Ladder Bracket			Bracket to attach "Egg" to coach ladder	$10
"Egg" & Bracket Combination			"Egg" and Bracket combo - Save $5	$20
Logo Fanny Pack & Bottle			This Fanny Pack carries the CAT RV Club logo and includes a metal bottle and has two zipper pockets.	$18
Logo Bear			This popular CAT RV Club Bear was a featured gift item at the Charleston rally. It has movable arms and legs and comes in yellow only.	$8
Club Logo Shirts			This white Polo Shirt features the CAT RV Club logo.  Available in sizes (S) Small, (M) Medium, (L) Large, and Extra Large sizes (XL), (2XL), and (3XL).	$20
Permanent Name Badge			This CAT RV Club Name Badge comes with a magnetic clasp, has the Club name and the member's name.  Please allow 14 to 21 days to produce and deliver the name badge.	$9
Logo Picnic Bag & Service for 2			This quality insulated picnic bag comes with two plates, napkins, wine glasses, bottle opener, and service in the zippered outside pocket.  The bag has the CAT RV Club logo and comes in black trimmed in red.	$39.99

 

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• President
• VP Rally Coordinator
• Secretary
• National Director

We would like to remind everyone interested in one of those positions to send their resume electronically or by snail mail. Please submit resumes to Brent Lauderdale, jbminv@hotmail.com, P.O. Box 725, Stratford, OK 74872.
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All club memberships renew on a "class" basis annually on November 1.  Reminders have been sent to everyone whose membership has expired.  We admit some reminders crossed in the mail with incoming checks and regret any frustration. If you've been procrastinating, please hesitate no longer.  Over thirty percent of the renewal transactions this year have been processed using the new PayPal option.  Payment can also be made by mail.  To renew now, click on:

 

- PayPal

- Renewal Form, Print and Mail

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As a reminder, I would like to invite you to the INTO Rally to be held from January 20th to January 24th in Quartzsite, Arizona at the Rose RV Park.  INTO has leased an exclusive area, so come with your chapter and/or friends and park together!  Have your own rally within our rally. When you register you can indicate you are with the CAT RV Club Chapter by filling out this line on the form:

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Are you Parking with a Chapter?  __ Yes   _ No.  If Yes, Which Chapter:

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You will find the complete form at INTO Registration Form.

 

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NEED TO CHANGE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION‌

If you have changed your mailing address, email address, or cell phone, please do not forget to tell us about it. Let us know by sending an email to catrvclubmembership@gmail.com.  Please include your FMCA number. Also, we can not share this information with FMCA, so let them know as well: http://www.fmca.com. In addition, any email address changes need to be submitted to iContact using the Manage Your Subscription link at the bottom of this page. Return to Index