I live in TN and our mail that is addressed to a town 11 miles away goes to Memphis-90 miles away first. Takes 3 weeks to get mail that used to take one day. That is if you can get it at all. Way to go Brandon.
This brings back many memories. From 1975 to 2010 my dad's trucking company used nothing but Macks and almost every one was an R600. I remember the gold bull dogs on the door on the older trucks (1970's era) (ours had a maple leaf behind the bulldog as the trucks were built in Canada) and the separate tach and speedometer from that era as well. Later trucks had the tach, speedometer and a clock (for the tach cards) all in one dial. When you ordered trucks custom built from the factory (which we did) the white ring around the outside of the steering wheel hub ( 24:19 ) would say "Custom Built For - Customers Name". I always thought it was pretty cool that the Mack truck company knew my last name. When I was twelve I started spending my summers at the shop servicing these trucks. I used to take the tires off the rims with a bead axe and two tire irons (we had no split rims by that time (thank god), but still had the cage. I had to smile when you were checking the oil level in the rear ends. For over forty years the same ratchet sat on the floor at the end of the service pit for removing those oil plugs. Checking that oil level, and removing and blowing out the rear end breathers was one of my jobs. For some reason Mack had a very short hex on those breathers and we had a wrench with the jaws ground down to fit it. I noticed that the fan on your truck has room for three belts but only two are installed. We did the same thing. I adjusted hundreds of slack adjusters on the brakes but probably the most important job was vacuuming the dirt out from under the brake pedal. The brake pedal was hinged at the floor and there was a short piece of the pedal between the pivot and the floor. If dirt built up under the short piece it would hold the brake on slightly and the brakes would wear out quickly. Sorry for the long winded trip down memory lane but seeing this brought back a lot of memories of my youth. Thanks, Ken
Same things happening with brand new cars right now too. I've been having alot of trouble the past year with Ford and GM parts availability specifically. Getting sick of sending cars out with broken IOU parts
My fiancé works at car dealership the chip shortage is resulting in a lack of new cars. We went and looked at a new Ford Bronco at a Ford dealership the dealership wants to tack on $4000 to the price of a new Bronco because of a truck shortage. 🤦🏼♂️😑🤦🏼♂️. Won’t be a truck shortage tacking $4000 extra on to the price of a new truck.
We are now paying for having a cheap "just in time" supply chain. It only works if everything else is. Otherwise there isn't any accommodation for backup in the system. You walk into a major store and if it's not on the shelves they don't have it. Not like 20 years ago there was a stockroom with some actual inventory to help keep up with demand if a shipment got delayed.
That "just in time" nonsense goes back more than 20 years. I was working for GE when they started it 30+ years back. We nicknamed it "just too late" LOL
@@SteelheadTed the trump administration basically, and it's going to take time for China to undo the damage done in relationship. It's causing the delay is because that's where everything originates from nowadays, either the item or the raw materials, nothing is entirely made in the USA now. The mere word of sanctions means that their businesses decide to trade elsewhere and here is the knock on effect,. You can burn the house down in 5-minutes but you can't rebuild it as quick
Parts that don't show up and everything is on back order!? WHAT!? Never happens at my shop...you should move to NY it is really a great state and everything always goes as planed 😐
I though you had relocated to South Africa when you talked about parts issues. We cant even get electricity into homes on a regular basis in many places. My sympathies for the 9 11 thing I can even remember where i was and what I was doing and I am far removed from your situation (and I am old!). Thanks for reviving another old girl.
Enjoy your videos. I like the fact that you start your videos without a long dragged out introduction like some other you tubers do. They think that they are some kind of Hollywood directors. Keeping it simple is the best way. Keep up the good work. 👍✌️
I work at a local Honda dealership in the service department. Parts that would normally be available in one or two days now take better than two weeks to receive. Parts availability is absolutely horrible. Never have I seen it this bad in 40+ years in this industry. Good video and information. 👍🏻
Blame "Just In Time" or "Lean" manufacturing/supply. Everyone tried to copy the Toyota model but screwed up the important part that Toyota got right - Maintain stock for production. They eliminated the excessive parts sitting on the shelves collecting dust, but they made sure they kept stock on hand to resume production at a moments notice, as well as absorb delays in restocking. Companies instead saw dollar signs in downsizing their warehouses and took it too far. Next thing you know, any interruption in supply and the whole thing goes up in smoke. Too many big wigs/shareholders thinking with their wallets "right now" instead of looking for long term sustainability.
@@EyebrowsMahoney You can blame it on what every you want. I blame it on the national response to Covid and our commander in chief. Shut businesses down, delay ships outside harbors to “decontaminate” them, close schools, give money away by the handfuls, stop pipelines, mandate vaccines. These decisions all have consequences, if you ask me out supply chain has been pretty durable but a year of stretching it is gonna show faults.
@@strykerjones8842 mandate vaccines early would have helped, and not caused this... And if you are half decent company you can supply you manufacturing for a month our two so stopping is not too long
@@kitecattestecke2303 I hate to break this to you but it’s common knowledge in virology. It is not possible to “vaccinate your way out of an out break”. Considering the vaccine was available long after the pandemic began how would that have been possible? Perhaps educating yourself with scientific literature and observing what is actually occurring in the world would be better than regurgitating opinions you’re told to have. FYI In Israel 78% of people over 12 are vaccinated but currently 1 in 150 are infected with Covid.
@@kitecattestecke2303 Vaccines do not keep you from getting sick or spreading COVID, SO, what good do they do? - As far as I can see, NOTHING to slow or stop the spread. This mindset that the "Vaccine" is the *CURE* is fallacy.... Also the so called vaccine was introduced 6 months after the start of the plandemic.
I was in bed that morning. I had worked the night shift and my sister woke me up ringing the phone and telling me about it. I thought she was nuts. Then I turned on the tv. Thank you for sharing Wes and the Mrs.
MAN YOUR COMMENT ABOUT BEING A JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL MADE ME FEEL OLD AS DIRT LOL. I WAS TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL 20 YEARS AGO. MY OLDEST WAS 8 , MIDDLE WAS 7 AND YOUNGST WAS 2. NOW THEY ARE 28,27 AND 22. GETTING ANYTHING ANYMORE IS A HASSLE. GREAT VID
You make me feel old when you say you were a Junior in HS at that time. I remember my Dad calling me and waking me up and told me about it, turned on the TV and every channel was LIVE with the story. It had been long enough since HS that the company I worked for had already seen 2 acquisitions. I rebuilt the motor in my Mustang that year and bought my Volvo V70R on Valentines day. It snowed that year (very rare for the Bay Area) and lots of little trees fell over in my yard.
I took the second shot and felt wonderful, invigorated, brimming with vitality. I will be taking my third booster shot ,,,,,, just as soon as the bartender gets back from his break.
The 6 volt battery thing was a holdover from the 1950s when everything used 6 volt batteries. Mack was one of those companies that when something worked, they just kept using it. They were positive ground into the mid 60s.
@@oldbloke100 ? Why is series any better? Higher voltage gives more dc power over the same diameter of copper wire, end of advantage... Its a money saving measure, low voltage also works.... Series means internal resistance creates heat in batteries and limits maximum current = where current equals torque any time in DC motors So series is not always better Also if one cell fails have fun... On parallel add diode before mating point done = redundancy and double current if both cells are equal healthy/sized
What is a 12 volt battery, 6 cells in series, so 2 6 volt batteries is 2x3 cells in series =12v but double the amps, that’s how it was explained to me by a very experienced auto-electrician.
@@oldbloke100 the power ends up being the same and if the automotive situation it doesn't really make much difference at the end of the day. 12Volt battery can output much more power in a shorter timeframe and 6v in series can output less power for a longer time but it's all the same at the end
Suddenly my labor to repair parts & modules is acceptable, because there are no parts to buy. I wouldn't mind making the extra money if I didn't have a line of cars going around the block waiting to get into the shop. At some point you need to trade money for time and right now we just don't have that option. It's frustrating beyond reason.
Mrs. Wes...."Things were learned." "Things were taught." EPIC !!! I also agree with her about 9 11 The weirdest thing was not seeing any planes in the sky. I was 40 years old then and could never remember not seeing airplanes in the sky.
Love your family, Great job on the Mac. I was listening to the radio at work at night and found out about the world trade centers and I yelled out and told everybody
Only about 10 year ago in my middle- size town there was half a dozen bearing houses with extensive inventory and ability to get almost anything next day. But most larger size customers decided that they will deal with only one supplier that can deliver everything they need. That was going to make their paper-work simpler. They got their wish. Today there is only 1 place in town and all they have is front desk. You cant order stuff but deliveries are like you describe. Result is, customers have to keep their own inventory if they can't afford to wait 6 or 16 weeks for important part.
Thank you again for the Down to earth Diagnosis. and I was at work when it happened. I left work then Came home, My boss was a very patriotic man, Like my self. I am a veteran but of the Hostage Crisis By Iran, Yes I'm Old Shut up. No they wouldn't let me re-enlist, I'm too old and My MOS doesn't exist any more. but thank you for bring this up. We must not forget!
Wes, another great show. Your supply chain may be losing the older more experienced people because of "stuff" Read an article where one our larger school systems is running out of food for the kids. The supplier is blaming lack of supplies from the distributor and equipment shortages. Uh huh, yeah Being the old common sense fart that I am. I put a comment on the story. "Seeing as how local farmers and ranchers have an overwhelming inventory, why not bid out for necessary FRESH vegetables, fruit, beef,chicken,fish,milk, and eggs to fill your needs." My comment was removed when I added " maybe teach the kitchen staff to cook and not open cans or thaw in a microwave. Wash dishes instead of giving Styrofoam and plastic to be thrown away. The next day the article had been deleted. Thanks Wes and the misses and son.
You need to become a good commentator. A good commentator never suggests an obviously better way of doing something, that’s just rude. You need to write something like - I love the way you do the thing I’ve been doing for past sixty years. You need to understand that because you didn’t go to the trouble of making a video about it you know nothing. Instead write that this is the most educational video I’ve ever seen or this is the best episode ever. Now you’ve become a good commentator and your comment will not be deleted.
Very common right now Wes. I work at a hydraulic and pneumatic distributor, or main supplier of hydraulic solenoid valves, reliefs valves etc, have a 30 week lease time on new orders if we are lucky. Have a vendor who supplies planetary gears and other kind of gears they are quoting delivery for June of 2022 for new orders.
Another great video. My 9 - 11 story. My wife and I were watching it all on TV when my phone rang. I told my wife it's my boss. As a contractor, I work for a company that goes in after large storms with water damage and we dry the structures. He said two words, New York or the Pentagon. My wife was yelling no way but I said The Pentagon. I was there for six weeks. Ever night before I went back to my room I made sure the flag was light up. Never Forgot
Try buying a new atv, I called our dealership told him I wanted a new Kawasaki mule, he said he wanted one to, thank you Wes for your videos really enjoy watching your quality work.
I wish this content existed 4 years ago when i rebuilt my '62 Mack. I updated the electrical system to 12 volt dc negative ground. Had the same issues with the Shutterstat system except my louvers are vertical. Volvo Mack dealer dont seem to remember anything older than '04 so i do not even bother with 'em. As far as supply chain goes in 2021 the term inventory has been replaced by the endless back-order!
Welcome to the fubared supply chain. I run a small sharpening shop and supply of consumables has been so bad that I've had grab anything I can use the moment I find it and stock it on my own shelves, otherwise, I may find myself completely out of business and my customers in trouble when I can't get critical stuff. I even went so far as to pick up a lathe and a mill so I can make my own parts if something breaks or wears out and I can't get it.
@@logicthought24 I supply critical services that are keeping a whole lot of local folks employed and roofs over peoples heads. I'm not "hoarding", if I go down, there's going to be people suffering for it.
@@logicthought24 PS You can bet for sure that the big companies are stockpiling a whole lot of this stuff to make sure they can stay in operation. Why am I a hoarder for keeping enough on hand that I can keep working through delays in getting more?
@@vburke1, if anybody wants to see what real experts are at hoarding, just look at the lumber industry. Tree cutters and land owners were making very little, companies that sold lumber were making very little. Prices went through the stratosphere and then the actual lumber companies suddenly flooded the market with all the lumber they had stockpiled and made a killing! There are actual videos of people driving by the hidden stockpiles and seeing lumber stacked as far as they could see but not being sold to the dealers and hardware stores. Now that's what you call hoarding and our lame government never did a thing about it.
I live in the Puget Sound region of Washington, essentially the coast. Many Ports here are the entry for supplies to many states nearby. I’ve never seen so many full, waiting to be unloaded containers ships anchored around Puget Sound. I fish out there out there and the number of ships is crazy, never seen anything like it.. The problem is the Ports are so backed up due to sick employees and backlogged work combined with increased demand. It’ll get better eventually!
I live out here as well, and technically, Puget Sound is not near the coast it's 2 hours from our coast, but it is a huge body of water, enclosed body at that but huge. You may be discussing the Ports of both Seattle and Tacoma and elsewhere in Puget Sound. It's not here, but all along the west coast I think. Now, if people would just get vaccinated, we'd be well out of this Covid pandemic by now.
Supposedly 44 container ships waiting for Long Beach/San Pedro. 7.5days instead of 8-14hours, but even that doesn't account for the material shortage. Some Chinese cities closed for up to two months, over a year ago.
I was working In the NORAD underground military complex as a janitor here I North Bay Ont. Canada.I just graduated from highschool 2mths prior. Was saving up to go to transport driving school to get my CDL to be a long haul Trucker. (Childhood dream job) I was jus a kid still. I was cleaning in the area where they controlled and shut down the north American airspace. Extremely tense. Disheartened, determined, bewildered day. And weeks after. 9/11 was the reason I joined the Canadian Military. Due my part/duty to right the horror ful wrong of that day. 2977 people perished. 412 were first responders, 2554 civilian and 11 terrorists. Numbers I have not forgotten In 20yrs. I'm proud to say I served. I don't ask for thanks. I ask we help the men and woman struggling after returning from over there. It's not easy. It's a battle in our heads worse than the actual war. I battle daily. I've almost lost too it. Thanks for remembering Wes. And thanks for making me realize I'm older than you and feel like a geezer now lol The problem is manufacturing is overloaded with supply going up 100 fold. Closures and lockdowns world wide have finally depleted stocked supply. And manufacturing is building say 100 000 of said welder lug/mth. Demand for said lug is 220 000...so ya....as well. There is NOT enough of us truckers out here to haul loads. As well as shippers, receivers, manufacturing, customers don't want to pay more for shipping and Tru meds aren't touching crappy per mile loads so they sit. The world economy has changed forever. It will be at least 16-24 more months till we see it catching up and "normalizing" We got grease and oil filter out our butts up here in Northern Ontario Canada......need some shipped? Lol
I love the start of this video. You show what you're doing and I didn't feel like you needed to intro it. I love watching your videos so don't be pressured to have to intro in a certain way you're doing great
Well, I'm really glad you saw the error of your ways with dielectric grease, Wes. That pro-electric grease will work much better. The problem is I can't find any of that pro-electric grease at my local auto parts store. Probably due to the messed up supply chain.
You are my hero Wes. I wish you were my neighbor. Thoroughly enjoy your channel. I envy your setup. I am so impressed with folks that work for themselves. Wish I had the stones to start over. I am dug in heavily to a very stable, very lucrative, career that one doesn't just walk away from. With mandatory pokes looming however, I just might get my wish. God Bless you and your wonderful family.
If that was my truck I would have Wes put together a list of parts that are getting extremely hard to get so I could keep a watch for them purchase them when available, and store them for the future,,, because our future right now parts wise AND in general is very very cloudy...
@@WatchWesWork Smart,, and if the Mack owner bought parts for it that he never used I'm sure they'd hold their value at minimum as long as they were properly stored..
Hi Wes. We are having big problems over here in the UK with not only parts but the resupply of supermarkets and its all down to a lack of Truck Drivers and Brexit. Was just reading in the paper that the UK alone is short of over 100k Drivers with a lot of companies now offering big bonuses and a higher rate of pay for new drivers, which is about time. Keep up the good work. Mick 👍🍻
The UK has had a truck driver shortage for a long time, long hours and low pay have meant nobody wants to enter the industry when you can earn more money stacking shelves in a supermarket.
Already Brexit is doing good, by stopping wage dumping from a steady flow of self-invited immigrants. It will also keep housing costs down, due to less demand.
Cheap fuel has enabled long, complicated supply chains that need cheap labour to drive them. Wages are thankfully going up, now we need a big hike in fuel costs so that we can return to a more local-friendly way of doing things
Re the truck driver deficit in the UK: stated last night that there 4,000 truck licence applications in the system, so the problem isn't going away soon! Plus the EU also has a large lack of drivers. I was positively surprised to read yesterday that the UK government created a stand-by fleet of 80 petrol tractor/trailer tankers in 2018, JUST in case there were supply chain disruptions. Being deployed today in the UK to address the petrol distribution squeeze.
@@topline620 This happened in North America too. The trucking industry screwed drivers for a long time, so a whole generation of truckers in the 80's told their kids not to follow them into the industry: It's now coming home to roost. Turns out all those truckers were right, and the industry continued to deteriorate. There's no one to blame but the companies themselves.
Great video as always. I work for a highway department in Indiana and we have encountered the exact same problems on parts from either dealerships or parts houses. It's crazy.
You're not the only one having parts problems. I ordered a set of cylinder heads back in march for an engine build and every time I looked the shipping date had been pushed back. Finally about a month and a half ago the shipping date changed to TBD. So yeah, you're far from alone in your search for parts.
Just had the experience, that even dealership shops are not getting parts for the brand they represent. Logistics got so screwed up these days... I think right now a realization on how fragile some of those parts dependencies (microprocessors or anything silicone etc.) actually are kicked in. But I am worried that as soon as some things get back to almost normal, many will not learn anything from it and continue as before.
@@alexanderkupke920 nah they've learned currently TSMC and Samsung are building chip production in the USA and noone ever seemed to think 2 company making basically all the cutting edge chips wouldn't be a problem...The car companies are to blame also for the shortages they assumed demand would drop and they cancelled their orders for chips and when the demand went right back up the production they'd cancelled had already been bought up because electronics sells had gone parabolic. This hopefully will force the USA to establish and invest more in integrated circuit and healthcare materials production here.
@@michaelf.2449 especially with car companies it is absolutely the same here in Germany and Europe overall. They thought if they cease their orders for a while they could just pick up again at their will, as they usually do at least for short timespans with their direct suppliers. They never anticipated for some companies further up in the supply chain to dare not playing along as they wished. A while ago I saw a documentary about all this logistics and supply mess we have. For automotive chips one thing that happened for example with no more orders coming in for weeks, chip production was stopped completely as those usually have been old and less profitable production lines anyways. They could use the space to set up modern production lines fire more profitable and highly demanded GPUs for krypto mining. In that documentary they also explained where all the car companies took their "just in time" approach from. The fundamental principle is based on what Toyota came up with, which among other things says "no unnecessary supply stock". Well, all others just skimmed through the books or only read the covers and came up with "no supply stock". While Toyota keeps stock for at least 2 or 3 weeks of production, it seems all others run out within 2 or 3 hours, maybe days at most. Here in Germany to prevent issues for the future they discuss local (or at least European) chip production. Although some try to overdo it again and dream of high end computer CPUs and GPUs, instead of focussing on those high volume lower performance chips needed for everything from your heater, your washing machine up to your car. (So about anything electronically controlled today). At least some learning happened though, as Bosch just last year started a chip factory for automotive chips in Germany. Sadly all new designs and none of the currently used ones (I assume due to license reasons)
@@alexanderkupke920 actually Intel is started chip production in Europe soon but it's only their designs I believe. Chips are a national security risk that needs to be addressed globally if any major country wants security they need to help the industry build up in their area. The Gpu shortage currently is showing all the faults even major companies cannot get parts and that's the silicon they've ramped up production on! just imagine you had a war and needed those chips for your weapon systems? You could cripple a countries defense by stopping the supply of only one component and it takes years to build production. Hopefully people everywhere realize that we need those high level manufacturing inside our country. The USA conservatives are upset about the aluminum founderies moving overseas and I couldn't care less because they're gone we cannot compete on price because of cost of living but these high tech, high skill level careers are what we should be focusing on having more of and not just people stuck pressing buttons at factories.
Hey Wes , it’s the same here in the uk . My partner works in the community for the NHS here in the UK . 2 weeks ago we had some bad weather . Lots of heavy rain , high winds . Anyhoo . A branch blown out o tree . Tagged her windscreen . No worries make a call get an appointment for a new front screen . The company yep no problem we can do that for you . On the 21st of November . Wtf . Sorry we are quite busy . After much tooing n frowing we got it down to last Friday the November 12th . So I stop in waiting . 2 hour time slot . Nope no show . They eventually admit they haven’t got a screen . Rang different company . Yes we have it . Sorry earliest we can do is Monday 15th . So I take her car to them . The guy is ace swaps the screen and even fits new wiper blades for free . There are great companies out there . Great vlog Wes . Loving the look of the 77 Mack .
@@lordjaashin, and GW was the start of both! How about that? Sadly, the Kenyan zipper checker could have started drawing those troops down and bring them home but he was too busy doing more destructive things to this country to be bothered. Morons know no political boundaries! People may hate Trump but he did at least start the process of shutting down that money pit in Afghanistan, the China Joe made such a screwed up mess of.
With so much outsourcing and hiring warm bodies. Very difficult to get parts, answers, or a knowledgeable person. Friday on was on hold for 30 minutes to schedule my MRI. After another 20 minutes they said they need to find someone that was experienced in MRIs since I had a implanted device. I explained all this in advance. Turns out scheduling was outsourced by the hospital system. I specifically called the MRI group. So to reduce my frustration I watch Wes and Mrs Wes.
The pandemic is strangling the economy. The parts supply chain will take years to recover. I like the Mack truck. I'm glad to see it repaired and kept on the road.
It's not the pandemic it's USA's dependence on Chinese products and reluctancy to bring back jobs/factories back to USA greedy companies wanna save a dang penny for every product.made
@@johndowe7003 it’s not greed. Taxes, “green” regulations, not to mention woke “diversity” requirements make it nearly impossible to do any kind of business that isn’t office work anymore. Anything “dirty” like mining, logging, or manufacturing, except for fracking oil, gets buried under a mounting of red tape from Washington DC. Fracking gets a special pass because oil is what collateralizes a large amount of bank debt.
I’m so sick of not being able to get parts. Those old Mack’s are leakers for sure! I worked for GM on 9/11 and my dealer (Potamkin) in Manhattan said they could not see outside of the building due to falling debri. GM was sending Suburbans by the dozens to all of the agencies to help with lost assets. Sad day.
Wes I was living on the approach path to Gander airport where a lot of the flights were diverted, that day still stands out quite well from the larger than normal flights. Plus an active recall notice to go back to the Navy which I had just finished my tour with.
@@kennethbode2017, the great people of Gander deserve this nation's undying gratitude for the efforts they made to help those on all of those grounded aircraft.
Another great vid Wes! My brother and I watch your stuff regularly. The parts shortage, from what I have seen ( I own a Sporting Goods store in West Newton, Pa.) really started its decline about 2 1/2years ago. I was having a lot of trouble ordering stock-- I am a Minnkota Electric Trolling motor Repair/Warranty Center-- I also do Sales of Minnkota products. I lost a big sale on a Minnkota motor due to them not being able to get the computer chips for the motor. It will get worse. That is the only logical conclusion. Even if people wise up, and open plants here, It will take atleast 2-2 1/2 years before the first item comes off of the assembly line. Its sad that our leaders(?) have let us become so dependent on other countries.
I got to give you so much respect that Mack would of been pulled into the field with 5 gallons of gas and a book of matches that would end all the problems with getting parts for it and all the mod's you've had to do on it, thanks for another great video Wes.
I went to WTC when it was just a huge cavity basement during construction...BIG HOLE AND BIG FLOORPLAN WITH ARTERIAL CONNECTS , SUBGRADE COMPLEXITY AND WHAT A SPECTACLE ...! Towers were built , street level atrium , elevator chases and huge lobby... PERFECT TEMPLE...LOL HMMMM OH MY
It was early afternoon when I turned on the TV and the Dutch TV stations were transmitting TV signals from NY across the Hudson and the first tower was on fire. It were just images, no voices or other sounds. When the second airplane hit the second tower it was surreal. The News reporters didn't know what was going on but we knew it was bad, very bad. My Mom was in a hospice at that time and I tried to explain to her what was going on but I couldn't. It was a moment in my life that I will never forget. Just like 9 November 1989 when the Berlin wall fell.
Another great video Wes . Re: parts availability . I was talking to a transmission rebuilder and he says it's the same for him. He does enough volume ( or , is capable ) that he tries to order in bulk . But he's finding that they wont sell you all that you want even in they have it in stock . They are allocating sales. So much for the free market system .
So you don't have a problem with wiping your ass on junk mail? Cause some douchebags bought all the toilet paper to sell on Facebook marketplace. ME! ME! ME!
"Free market" is a term PR people and rich arseholes use to justify why they get to set rules that screw you over but mean they get special treatment, free money, bailouts and welfare at every little bump in the road.
You have awesome knowledge Wes', I was a car mechanic, and that was it. I'd be lost on trucks and some of the other stuff you do. BTW I had been catching rabbits on 9/11 2001 and was home for lunch. The sound on the TV was down and I ate my lunch thinking I was watching a trailer for a movie. I'm in SW Scotland.
Great video. The parts shortage is on all sorts of stuff. I work in construction, and it took me two months to get specialty saw blades for high pressure laminate from Bosch. Bosch Norway wouldn’t even estimate delivery time. I managed to find some alternatives, but not great availability.
Hey Wes. I went through a period where I never seemed to get on top of all the problems, wrong spares delivered, or none available at all. Too many jobs stood , not enough going out and getting paid for. Complaints coming in from all angles, I was tired and working under stress. My wife came from town on a Friday afternoon and told me she had booked us a holiday, hotel, plane tickets the lot. I pointed out I had a lot of work to get through and no time for a holiday. She pointed out we was flying on Sunday, two days time. Despite all the reasons and arguments I put forward we flew on the Sunday. Took me a few days to unwind, but it happened. She had even "forgotten and mislaid " my phone, just took hers. We had a great holiday together again, no pressure. A friend was staying at our property, not working, just looking after the place. When we got back, work seemed to go better, parts arrived correctly, customers even seemed more pleasant. When it all gets a bit too much just take a break away, work will be there when you get back. Enjoy the family for a while, let them spoil you.
10:40 something I've learned over the years is that it's often better to hit a big pile of crap like that with the Shop-Vac before blowing it out. Takes a few extra seconds but you're going to end up cleaning all that up anyway and this way it's not blown all over you and the shop.
I was a junior in HS as well. I never knew what the WTC was either. I walked into the library to read the classifieds in the newspaper as I did every morning and one of my classmates told me about the plane crash.
My wife runs a line, at the company, that makes most of the oil, air, and fuel filters in the country. Most of your filters are made in just three manufacturing plants. They can't get the raw materials to make the products, and they are short on workers.
Short on workers because the professional welfare parasites have shown the rest of those of working age that you can make more money sitting at home on your fat a$$ doing nothing but drawing your free check from the government each month. STOP those checks and the work force will have to come back...or starve!
I have been having issues keeping our fleet going. It seems the parts people on the counter only want to deal with brand new trucks, and if you dont have a part number good luck. I went to navistar for a rubber brake hose that blew on night shift. They told me 4 to 6 weeks. Called another store and they said they could crimp it.... Well that was news to me. Guess who looked like a idiot when I went in and asked a different counter salesman. They ordered it in from warehouse but I had to drive back 4 hours later instead of the guy ordering it on the phone. Sorry to rant but I thought I was the only one having these problems.
Wes, dont feel bad i work in IT and was told by our VAR all orders require a 3-4 month lead time LOL. We have informed all the depts at work if you have any future projects please plan to acquire equipment well before the start date of your project.
The company I work for are making critical engineering design decisions now, selecting electronic parts that have the least back-order delay. Our go-to parts that we prefer are now on a 52 week backorder. That's a full year folks... :/
Even worse is when the part order status slips from long lead times to allocation. There have been a LOT of engineering notices coming in from my company's customers as they scramble to approve alternates for currently unavailable preferred parts, if not re-spinning boards to accommodate different footprints!
Only replaced one dry sleeve in my life, in a Nissan SD33 diesel in a scout. Head cracked over the one cylinder and the sleeve and piston were pitted. A guy who worked at an IH dealer back in the 60s told me how they did it. Use a stick welder and run a bead up the whole length of the cylinder in a couple of places. I couldn't budge the sleeve until I did that, then it just knocked right out with no trouble.
Wes, another great video. Yes, same problem getting parts in Canada. Some of the problem is to do with the black box under our desks. Many no long think or have the capability to memorize what they did what they did in the past. Thank you for the video, it is always great to see a master at work!!!!
Same thing in the RV business. Everyday I tell my customers (let me check current price and availability) the availability is the BIG thing and if it is available the price is CRAZY !!!!
Yes early Macks are dry sleeves. Use a liner puller to remove and install new ones that were in dry ice to install. If they didn't go in all the way when you dropped them in use a strong back and press them in the rest of the way.
For those lugs, i melted solder in the part where you crimp then push the stripped part of the cable in it while the solder is in the liquid state. let it cool, you be able to pull it apart. love your videos
The thing is ... it's cascading through the supply chain! No parts because no trucks because not enough drivers means no parts to fix the agribusiness equipment causing delays in getting food to table. Just in time works really well until there's a pandemic, then we feel it's effect!!
Let's call it what it actually was - a plandemic. The elites planned this knowing they could take down the global supply chains. Cause a world wide holodomor and then rebuild the economy according to their plans from their private islands and bunkers. I hope you like living in a pod, eating bugs and owning nothing and being happy or else its the gulag for you!
Hey Wes. I am self-employed as well and operate a repair business. The Maintenance Department... you break it and I fix it. I have been on my own for 12 years now and I have never had the problems getting parts as I do now. It's just nuts. I am addicted to your channel so keep on doing what you're doing. And by the way, please bring back the dielectric grease. That proelectric grease could cause a rupture in the time/space continuum and could lead to the total destruction of the human race.
I love using the preloaded solderable terminals they work so nice the crimp type have never been my favorite. That mack is going to get attached to you Wes all the attention your showing it
Australia Post stopped processing new mail for a week so they could get rid of a backlog. It just took two weeks to get an envelope sized package from Sydney to Goulburn.
Wes on those shutter stats, 12 years ago I tried to get a shutter stat for a 74 Pete cab over with a NT 350 Cummins. I tried Peterbilt, Cummins, CarQuest, NAPA, 3 radiator shops, 3 different A/C supply houses. Some showed the shutter stats in their catalog, some on computer. Long story was that the 2 companies making them in the US and Canada had discontinued them due to no sales. On the Pete the shutter stat was in the bottom tank running a mechanical linkage. In the summer I screwed the 1/4” bolt all the way in! In the winter I unscrewed the bolt back to the specifications. Never heated summer or winter. Hello from north east Montana. 10 miles from the Canadian border.
Oh man. I could go on and on about stock/shipping issues with getting things lately. It's finally starting to get REALLY bad with some hardware in the computer world. Had a client who wanted to order a custom spec laptop with LTE built in. Estimate from Lenovo: 4-5 months. Estimate fro HP: 5-6 months. "Intel's not shipping the LTE chipsets" from both. Global shipping and supply chains are completely borked right now. We're sort of blind to it, but supply chains right now are worse than they've been for years.
We've been struggling with supply line in every aspect of the company I work for. I'm the fleet manager and the company is in construction. It's been brutal- trucks are a year plus wait, Parts like starters are months and even stuff like chain and certain hardware is weeks to months. The construction side is months for certain materials.
I live in TN and our mail that is addressed to a town 11 miles away goes to Memphis-90 miles away first. Takes 3 weeks to get mail that used to take one day. That is if you can get it at all. Way to go Brandon.
This brings back many memories. From 1975 to 2010 my dad's trucking company used nothing but Macks and almost every one was an R600. I remember the gold bull dogs on the door on the older trucks (1970's era) (ours had a maple leaf behind the bulldog as the trucks were built in Canada) and the separate tach and speedometer from that era as well. Later trucks had the tach, speedometer and a clock (for the tach cards) all in one dial. When you ordered trucks custom built from the factory (which we did) the white ring around the outside of the steering wheel hub ( 24:19 ) would say "Custom Built For - Customers Name". I always thought it was pretty cool that the Mack truck company knew my last name. When I was twelve I started spending my summers at the shop servicing these trucks. I used to take the tires off the rims with a bead axe and two tire irons (we had no split rims by that time (thank god), but still had the cage. I had to smile when you were checking the oil level in the rear ends. For over forty years the same ratchet sat on the floor at the end of the service pit for removing those oil plugs. Checking that oil level, and removing and blowing out the rear end breathers was one of my jobs. For some reason Mack had a very short hex on those breathers and we had a wrench with the jaws ground down to fit it. I noticed that the fan on your truck has room for three belts but only two are installed. We did the same thing. I adjusted hundreds of slack adjusters on the brakes but probably the most important job was vacuuming the dirt out from under the brake pedal. The brake pedal was hinged at the floor and there was a short piece of the pedal between the pivot and the floor. If dirt built up under the short piece it would hold the brake on slightly and the brakes would wear out quickly. Sorry for the long winded trip down memory lane but seeing this brought back a lot of memories of my youth. Thanks, Ken
“Nope we can’t get that anymore, how about a new truck instead?”
What a way to build brand loyalty.
Same things happening with brand new cars right now too. I've been having alot of trouble the past year with Ford and GM parts availability specifically. Getting sick of sending cars out with broken IOU parts
You may consider trucks used in europe
My fiancé works at car dealership the chip shortage is resulting in a lack of new cars. We went and looked at a new Ford Bronco at a Ford dealership the dealership wants to tack on $4000 to the price of a new Bronco because of a truck shortage. 🤦🏼♂️😑🤦🏼♂️. Won’t be a truck shortage tacking $4000 extra on to the price of a new truck.
You would be surprised how many parts I have found picking.
@@gunners4129 Get a Mopar product cheap parts easy fixes mine has been on the road through two hundred thousand miles hasn't costed me a penny
Love the re-branded dielectric grease. Good for calling out the companies that provide crappy customer service.
Ditto.
Likewise!
Good
Second that
We are now paying for having a cheap "just in time" supply chain. It only works if everything else is. Otherwise there isn't any accommodation for backup in the system. You walk into a major store and if it's not on the shelves they don't have it. Not like 20 years ago there was a stockroom with some actual inventory to help keep up with demand if a shipment got delayed.
That "just in time" nonsense goes back more than 20 years. I was working for GE when they started it 30+ years back. We nicknamed it "just too late" LOL
Actually I think what you're getting is the result of the sanctions against China that you wanted, it's no bother to them , they'll sell elsewhere o
@@jusb1066 that who wanted? Don’t be like that man.
@@jusb1066 and sanctions is not what is causing delays…
@@SteelheadTed the trump administration basically, and it's going to take time for China to undo the damage done in relationship. It's causing the delay is because that's where everything originates from nowadays, either the item or the raw materials, nothing is entirely made in the USA now. The mere word of sanctions means that their businesses decide to trade elsewhere and here is the knock on effect,. You can burn the house down in 5-minutes but you can't rebuild it as quick
Parts that don't show up and everything is on back order!? WHAT!? Never happens at my shop...you should move to NY it is really a great state and everything always goes as planed 😐
You guys have the same problem as Illinois. You haven't figured out how to chip that big parasite off and float it out to sea...
Now now...Gov. Kathy Hochul has everything under control and it will be different.
@@WatchWesWork Chicago and NYC?
I’m from California (I now live in Nevada), you wanna talk about chipping off a parasite and floating it out to sea….. 😎
@@frankthespank, but the BIG ONE is supposed to do that for us, right?
I though you had relocated to South Africa when you talked about parts issues. We cant even get electricity into homes on a regular basis in many places. My sympathies for the 9 11 thing I can even remember where i was and what I was doing and I am far removed from your situation (and I am old!). Thanks for reviving another old girl.
@M F C I had the same thought! :-)
Enjoy your videos. I like the fact that you start your videos without a long dragged out introduction like some other you tubers do. They think that they are some kind of Hollywood directors. Keeping it simple is the best way. Keep up the good work. 👍✌️
I work at a local Honda dealership in the service department. Parts that would normally be available in one or two days now take better than two weeks to receive. Parts availability is absolutely horrible. Never have I seen it this bad in 40+ years in this industry. Good video and information. 👍🏻
Blame "Just In Time" or "Lean" manufacturing/supply.
Everyone tried to copy the Toyota model but screwed up the important part that Toyota got right - Maintain stock for production. They eliminated the excessive parts sitting on the shelves collecting dust, but they made sure they kept stock on hand to resume production at a moments notice, as well as absorb delays in restocking. Companies instead saw dollar signs in downsizing their warehouses and took it too far. Next thing you know, any interruption in supply and the whole thing goes up in smoke. Too many big wigs/shareholders thinking with their wallets "right now" instead of looking for long term sustainability.
@@EyebrowsMahoney You can blame it on what every you want. I blame it on the national response to Covid and our commander in chief. Shut businesses down, delay ships outside harbors to “decontaminate” them, close schools, give money away by the handfuls, stop pipelines, mandate vaccines. These decisions all have consequences, if you ask me out supply chain has been pretty durable but a year of stretching it is gonna show faults.
@@strykerjones8842 mandate vaccines early would have helped, and not caused this...
And if you are half decent company you can supply you manufacturing for a month our two so stopping is not too long
@@kitecattestecke2303 I hate to break this to you but it’s common knowledge in virology. It is not possible to “vaccinate your way out of an out break”. Considering the vaccine was available long after the pandemic began how would that have been possible? Perhaps educating yourself with scientific literature and observing what is actually occurring in the world would be better than regurgitating opinions you’re told to have.
FYI In Israel 78% of people over 12 are vaccinated but currently 1 in 150 are infected with Covid.
@@kitecattestecke2303 Vaccines do not keep you from getting sick or spreading COVID, SO, what good do they do? - As far as I can see, NOTHING to slow or stop the spread. This mindset that the "Vaccine" is the *CURE* is fallacy.... Also the so called vaccine was introduced 6 months after the start of the plandemic.
The first five minutes of this video have described 2021 and 2022 perfectly.
I was in bed that morning. I had worked the night shift and my sister woke me up ringing the phone and telling me about it. I thought she was nuts. Then I turned on the tv. Thank you for sharing Wes and the Mrs.
MAN YOUR COMMENT ABOUT BEING A JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL MADE ME FEEL OLD AS DIRT LOL. I WAS TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL 20 YEARS AGO. MY OLDEST WAS 8 , MIDDLE WAS 7 AND YOUNGST WAS 2. NOW THEY ARE 28,27 AND 22. GETTING ANYTHING ANYMORE IS A HASSLE. GREAT VID
Perfect Timing Once Again, Saturday Morning Just Got Better
It’s actually Sunday morning
@@zakksrage now it is Sunday Morning, Here in the USA, That is
Now it’s Tuesday night
You make me feel old when you say you were a Junior in HS at that time. I remember my Dad calling me and waking me up and told me about it, turned on the TV and every channel was LIVE with the story. It had been long enough since HS that the company I worked for had already seen 2 acquisitions. I rebuilt the motor in my Mustang that year and bought my Volvo V70R on Valentines day. It snowed that year (very rare for the Bay Area) and lots of little trees fell over in my yard.
I felt old when my wife started teaching high school students who were born after 9/11.
Wes, I love the way that you troll your haters! Your anecdotal commentary is hilarious as well. Please keep up the great work!
You Only Live Twice clip. Nice. You are a man of culture, Wes.
I took the second shot and felt wonderful, invigorated, brimming with vitality. I will be taking my third booster shot ,,,,,, just as soon as the bartender gets back from his break.
ahaha... sad to see your country going down facist route though
i hope when you need a ventilator all the ER staff are on break. Now that's funny stuff! 😊🤣
@@boe4448 no Ill just take my 3 SHOTS of RUM and let me go naturally .lol
Love how your wife has the humor of a mechanic
The 6 volt battery thing was a holdover from the 1950s when everything used 6 volt batteries. Mack was one of those companies that when something worked, they just kept using it. They were positive ground into the mid 60s.
much better to have batteries in series than parallel.
@@oldbloke100 ? Why is series any better? Higher voltage gives more dc power over the same diameter of copper wire, end of advantage...
Its a money saving measure, low voltage also works....
Series means internal resistance creates heat in batteries and limits maximum current = where current equals torque any time in DC motors
So series is not always better
Also if one cell fails have fun...
On parallel add diode before mating point done = redundancy and double current if both cells are equal healthy/sized
What is a 12 volt battery, 6 cells in series, so 2 6 volt batteries is 2x3 cells in series =12v but double the amps, that’s how it was explained to me by a very experienced auto-electrician.
@@oldbloke100 the power ends up being the same and if the automotive situation it doesn't really make much difference at the end of the day. 12Volt battery can output much more power in a shorter timeframe and 6v in series can output less power for a longer time but it's all the same at the end
@@kitecattestecke2303 Not quite right, higher power requires coarser cables, otherwise you get voltage drops and hot cables which are a fire hazard!
Click "Watch Wes Work" ... Click "like" ... Sit back and enjoy the show! easy peasy!
Suddenly my labor to repair parts & modules is acceptable, because there are no parts to buy. I wouldn't mind making the extra money if I didn't have a line of cars going around the block waiting to get into the shop. At some point you need to trade money for time and right now we just don't have that option. It's frustrating beyond reason.
yup, rebuilding "tech trash" is going to become a necessity very soon in the future.
@@M.TTT. It's necessary now! We need right to repair ASAP
Thank you for the video it brings back good memories. I am so happy that someone still cares for the old bull dog!
Just as I was about to have to go do some actual important work outside, a new video! Thank you for contributing to my procrastination!
I could listen to an old Mack idle all day
Mrs. Wes...."Things were learned."
"Things were taught." EPIC !!!
I also agree with her about 9 11
The weirdest thing was not seeing any planes in the sky. I was 40 years old then and could never remember not seeing airplanes in the sky.
what does "things were taught" mean in this context?
You do great work, you're honest and represent what rural ethics are about.
"On the firm side of unforgiving" was the description of the ride on a VW Corrado VR6 I used to own. On cobbled streets it made your eyeballs rattle!
Love your family, Great job on the Mac. I was listening to the radio at work at night and found out about the world trade centers and I yelled out and told everybody
Only about 10 year ago in my middle- size town there was half a dozen bearing houses with extensive inventory and ability to get almost anything next day. But most larger size customers decided that they will deal with only one supplier that can deliver everything they need. That was going to make their paper-work simpler. They got their wish. Today there is only 1 place in town and all they have is front desk. You cant order stuff but deliveries are like you describe. Result is, customers have to keep their own inventory if they can't afford to wait 6 or 16 weeks for important part.
Thank you again for the Down to earth Diagnosis. and I was at work when it happened. I left work then Came home, My boss was a very patriotic man, Like my self. I am a veteran but of the Hostage Crisis By Iran, Yes I'm Old Shut up. No they wouldn't let me re-enlist, I'm too old and My MOS doesn't exist any more. but thank you for bring this up.
We must not forget!
Sorry, that was a confusing Statement. I think I kind of Fixed it. Well Hey, I'm Mechanic and a Body-man Not a linguist.
Wes, another great show. Your supply chain may be losing the older more experienced people because of "stuff"
Read an article where one our larger school systems is running out of food for the kids. The supplier is blaming lack of supplies from the distributor and equipment shortages. Uh huh, yeah
Being the old common sense fart that I am. I put a comment on the story.
"Seeing as how local farmers and ranchers have an overwhelming inventory, why not bid out for necessary FRESH vegetables, fruit, beef,chicken,fish,milk, and eggs to fill your needs." My comment was removed when I added
" maybe teach the kitchen staff to cook and not open cans or thaw in a microwave. Wash dishes instead of giving Styrofoam and plastic to be thrown away. The next day the article had been deleted.
Thanks Wes and the misses and son.
The stuff will really hit the fan as the boomers retire
That's the problem with common sense though sir, it's not so common any more & it makes too much sense...
You need to become a good commentator. A good commentator never suggests an obviously better way of doing something, that’s just rude. You need to write something like - I love the way you do the thing I’ve been doing for past sixty years. You need to understand that because you didn’t go to the trouble of making a video about it you know nothing. Instead write that this is the most educational video I’ve ever seen or this is the best episode ever. Now you’ve become a good commentator and your comment will not be deleted.
@@lorrinbarth1969 so …lie?
I am very happy to see that you use a heat gun for shrinking. The only proper tool for the job and virtually no risk of a flame induced explosion.
Very common right now Wes. I work at a hydraulic and pneumatic distributor, or main supplier of hydraulic solenoid valves, reliefs valves etc, have a 30 week lease time on new orders if we are lucky. Have a vendor who supplies planetary gears and other kind of gears they are quoting delivery for June of 2022 for new orders.
Another great video. My 9 - 11 story. My wife and I were watching it all on TV when my phone rang. I told my wife it's my boss. As a contractor, I work for a company that goes in after large storms with water damage and we dry the structures. He said two words, New York or the Pentagon. My wife was yelling no way but I said The Pentagon. I was there for six weeks. Ever night before I went back to my room I made sure the flag was light up. Never Forgot
Extra points for using plated 2/0 lugs on those battery cables !!! Great work Wes !!!
Try buying a new atv, I called our dealership told him I wanted a new Kawasaki mule, he said he wanted one to, thank you Wes for your videos really enjoy watching your quality work.
Another great one Wes! I don’t know what is but ever since I retired I really enjoy watching other people work! 😉
I wish this content existed 4 years ago when i rebuilt my '62 Mack. I updated the electrical system to 12 volt dc negative ground. Had the same issues with the Shutterstat system except my louvers are vertical. Volvo Mack dealer dont seem to remember anything older than '04 so i do not even bother with 'em. As far as supply chain goes in 2021 the term inventory has been replaced by the endless back-order!
Welcome to the fubared supply chain. I run a small sharpening shop and supply of consumables has been so bad that I've had grab anything I can use the moment I find it and stock it on my own shelves, otherwise, I may find myself completely out of business and my customers in trouble when I can't get critical stuff. I even went so far as to pick up a lathe and a mill so I can make my own parts if something breaks or wears out and I can't get it.
You won't regret having the lathe and mill, even when/if the supply chain gets back to normal.
@@dfross87 I can see that, it gives me a massive amount of flexibility and speed.
@@logicthought24 I supply critical services that are keeping a whole lot of local folks employed and roofs over peoples heads. I'm not "hoarding", if I go down, there's going to be people suffering for it.
@@logicthought24 PS You can bet for sure that the big companies are stockpiling a whole lot of this stuff to make sure they can stay in operation. Why am I a hoarder for keeping enough on hand that I can keep working through delays in getting more?
@@vburke1, if anybody wants to see what real experts are at hoarding, just look at the lumber industry. Tree cutters and land owners were making very little, companies that sold lumber were making very little. Prices went through the stratosphere and then the actual lumber companies suddenly flooded the market with all the lumber they had stockpiled and made a killing! There are actual videos of people driving by the hidden stockpiles and seeing lumber stacked as far as they could see but not being sold to the dealers and hardware stores. Now that's what you call hoarding and our lame government never did a thing about it.
I just love the look of this truck. Muscular comes to mind.
I live in the Puget Sound region of Washington, essentially the coast. Many Ports here are the entry for supplies to many states nearby. I’ve never seen so many full, waiting to be unloaded containers ships anchored around Puget Sound. I fish out there out there and the number of ships is crazy, never seen anything like it.. The problem is the Ports are so backed up due to sick employees and backlogged work combined with increased demand. It’ll get better eventually!
😬🤞
It may eventually get better but its going to get alot worse before it does.
I live out here as well, and technically, Puget Sound is not near the coast it's 2 hours from our coast, but it is a huge body of water, enclosed body at that but huge. You may be discussing the Ports of both Seattle and Tacoma and elsewhere in Puget Sound. It's not here, but all along the west coast I think. Now, if people would just get vaccinated, we'd be well out of this Covid pandemic by now.
@@jmaxim80 username checks out... I don't think I'm ready for the gasoline wars. 😥
Supposedly 44 container ships waiting for Long Beach/San Pedro. 7.5days instead of 8-14hours, but even that doesn't account for the material shortage. Some Chinese cities closed for up to two months, over a year ago.
I was working In the NORAD underground military complex as a janitor here I North Bay Ont. Canada.I just graduated from highschool 2mths prior. Was saving up to go to transport driving school to get my CDL to be a long haul Trucker. (Childhood dream job) I was jus a kid still.
I was cleaning in the area where they controlled and shut down the north American airspace. Extremely tense. Disheartened, determined, bewildered day. And weeks after.
9/11 was the reason I joined the Canadian Military. Due my part/duty to right the horror ful wrong of that day. 2977 people perished. 412 were first responders, 2554 civilian and 11 terrorists. Numbers I have not forgotten In 20yrs.
I'm proud to say I served. I don't ask for thanks. I ask we help the men and woman struggling after returning from over there. It's not easy. It's a battle in our heads worse than the actual war. I battle daily. I've almost lost too it.
Thanks for remembering Wes. And thanks for making me realize I'm older than you and feel like a geezer now lol
The problem is manufacturing is overloaded with supply going up 100 fold. Closures and lockdowns world wide have finally depleted stocked supply. And manufacturing is building say 100 000 of said welder lug/mth. Demand for said lug is 220 000...so ya....as well. There is NOT enough of us truckers out here to haul loads. As well as shippers, receivers, manufacturing, customers don't want to pay more for shipping and Tru meds aren't touching crappy per mile loads so they sit.
The world economy has changed forever. It will be at least 16-24 more months till we see it catching up and "normalizing"
We got grease and oil filter out our butts up here in Northern Ontario Canada......need some shipped? Lol
Welcome to the world of hurry up and wait. The world has changed.
I love the start of this video. You show what you're doing and I didn't feel like you needed to intro it. I love watching your videos so don't be pressured to have to intro in a certain way you're doing great
Well, I'm really glad you saw the error of your ways with dielectric grease, Wes. That pro-electric grease will work much better.
The problem is I can't find any of that pro-electric grease at my local auto parts store. Probably due to the messed up supply chain.
As educational, entertaining, and wonderfully dry humoured as always. And a good reminder of how things were (on all sorts of levels).
You are my hero Wes. I wish you were my neighbor. Thoroughly enjoy your channel. I envy your setup. I am so impressed with folks that work for themselves. Wish I had the stones to start over. I am dug in heavily to a very stable, very lucrative, career that one doesn't just walk away from. With mandatory pokes looming however, I just might get my wish. God Bless you and your wonderful family.
Pride is one thing, outright stupidity is another. Do not walk around this world without being vaccinated for Covid-19.
If that was my truck I would have Wes put together a list of parts that are getting extremely hard to get so I could keep a watch for them purchase them when available, and store them for the future,,, because our future right now parts wise AND in general is very very cloudy...
Many fleets are doing that. My neighbor runs the trucking for a local grain broker. They bought a pallet of filters to get through the next year.
@@WatchWesWork Smart,, and if the Mack owner bought parts for it that he never used I'm sure they'd hold their value at minimum as long as they were properly stored..
Hi Wes. We are having big problems over here in the UK with not only parts but the resupply of supermarkets and its all down to a lack of Truck Drivers and Brexit. Was just reading in the paper that the UK alone is short of over 100k Drivers with a lot of companies now offering big bonuses and a higher rate of pay for new drivers, which is about time. Keep up the good work. Mick 👍🍻
The UK has had a truck driver shortage for a long time, long hours and low pay have meant nobody wants to enter the industry when you can earn more money stacking shelves in a supermarket.
Already Brexit is doing good, by stopping wage dumping from a steady flow of self-invited immigrants. It will also keep housing costs down, due to less demand.
Cheap fuel has enabled long, complicated supply chains that need cheap labour to drive them. Wages are thankfully going up, now we need a big hike in fuel costs so that we can return to a more local-friendly way of doing things
Re the truck driver deficit in the UK: stated last night that there 4,000 truck licence applications in the system, so the problem isn't going away soon! Plus the EU also has a large lack of drivers. I was positively surprised to read yesterday that the UK government created a stand-by fleet of 80 petrol tractor/trailer tankers in 2018, JUST in case there were supply chain disruptions. Being deployed today in the UK to address the petrol distribution squeeze.
@@topline620 This happened in North America too. The trucking industry screwed drivers for a long time, so a whole generation of truckers in the 80's told their kids not to follow them into the industry: It's now coming home to roost. Turns out all those truckers were right, and the industry continued to deteriorate. There's no one to blame but the companies themselves.
Love the video, I was in the Pentagon the day before 9-11, and 2 weeks after in New York will never forget it 🇺🇸🇮🇪
Great video as always. I work for a highway department in Indiana and we have encountered the exact same problems on parts from either dealerships or parts houses. It's crazy.
All the parts are in old garages and barns. I have picked parts for an old 40er Ford.
I get a feeling of relief seeing that truck all straightened out. And this guy is a great mechanic too!
You're not the only one having parts problems. I ordered a set of cylinder heads back in march for an engine build and every time I looked the shipping date had been pushed back. Finally about a month and a half ago the shipping date changed to TBD. So yeah, you're far from alone in your search for parts.
Just had the experience, that even dealership shops are not getting parts for the brand they represent. Logistics got so screwed up these days... I think right now a realization on how fragile some of those parts dependencies (microprocessors or anything silicone etc.) actually are kicked in. But I am worried that as soon as some things get back to almost normal, many will not learn anything from it and continue as before.
@@alexanderkupke920 nah they've learned currently TSMC and Samsung are building chip production in the USA and noone ever seemed to think 2 company making basically all the cutting edge chips wouldn't be a problem...The car companies are to blame also for the shortages they assumed demand would drop and they cancelled their orders for chips and when the demand went right back up the production they'd cancelled had already been bought up because electronics sells had gone parabolic. This hopefully will force the USA to establish and invest more in integrated circuit and healthcare materials production here.
@@michaelf.2449 especially with car companies it is absolutely the same here in Germany and Europe overall. They thought if they cease their orders for a while they could just pick up again at their will, as they usually do at least for short timespans with their direct suppliers. They never anticipated for some companies further up in the supply chain to dare not playing along as they wished.
A while ago I saw a documentary about all this logistics and supply mess we have. For automotive chips one thing that happened for example with no more orders coming in for weeks, chip production was stopped completely as those usually have been old and less profitable production lines anyways. They could use the space to set up modern production lines fire more profitable and highly demanded GPUs for krypto mining.
In that documentary they also explained where all the car companies took their "just in time" approach from.
The fundamental principle is based on what Toyota came up with, which among other things says "no unnecessary supply stock". Well, all others just skimmed through the books or only read the covers and came up with "no supply stock". While Toyota keeps stock for at least 2 or 3 weeks of production, it seems all others run out within 2 or 3 hours, maybe days at most.
Here in Germany to prevent issues for the future they discuss local (or at least European) chip production. Although some try to overdo it again and dream of high end computer CPUs and GPUs, instead of focussing on those high volume lower performance chips needed for everything from your heater, your washing machine up to your car. (So about anything electronically controlled today).
At least some learning happened though, as Bosch just last year started a chip factory for automotive chips in Germany. Sadly all new designs and none of the currently used ones (I assume due to license reasons)
@@alexanderkupke920 actually Intel is started chip production in Europe soon but it's only their designs I believe. Chips are a national security risk that needs to be addressed globally if any major country wants security they need to help the industry build up in their area. The Gpu shortage currently is showing all the faults even major companies cannot get parts and that's the silicon they've ramped up production on! just imagine you had a war and needed those chips for your weapon systems? You could cripple a countries defense by stopping the supply of only one component and it takes years to build production. Hopefully people everywhere realize that we need those high level manufacturing inside our country. The USA conservatives are upset about the aluminum founderies moving overseas and I couldn't care less because they're gone we cannot compete on price because of cost of living but these high tech, high skill level careers are what we should be focusing on having more of and not just people stuck pressing buttons at factories.
Hey Wes , it’s the same here in the uk .
My partner works in the community for the NHS here in the UK .
2 weeks ago we had some bad weather . Lots of heavy rain , high winds .
Anyhoo . A branch blown out o tree . Tagged her windscreen .
No worries make a call get an appointment for a new front screen .
The company yep no problem we can do that for you . On the 21st of November . Wtf . Sorry we are quite busy .
After much tooing n frowing we got it down to last Friday the November 12th .
So I stop in waiting . 2 hour time slot . Nope no show . They eventually admit they haven’t got a screen .
Rang different company . Yes we have it . Sorry earliest we can do is Monday 15th .
So I take her car to them .
The guy is ace swaps the screen and even fits new wiper blades for free .
There are great companies out there .
Great vlog Wes . Loving the look of the 77 Mack .
Old Bulldog's don't leak. They just mark their territory. Great video again Wes!
Kinda like how if there ain't no oil under under a Detriot, ain't no oil in it.
Good story about your 911 memories. I remember the entire day as if it was being replayed in slow motion.🎗🇺🇸
Including the part where collapsing of building 7 was announced while it still stood in the background? 🤔
Always like your videos, and running commentary.
My condolences to everyone in the US, on this Sombre occasion.
my condolences to Iraq and Afghanistan that were destroyed by jackasses from USA
@@lordjaashin, and GW was the start of both! How about that? Sadly, the Kenyan zipper checker could have started drawing those troops down and bring them home but he was too busy doing more destructive things to this country to be bothered. Morons know no political boundaries! People may hate Trump but he did at least start the process of shutting down that money pit in Afghanistan, the China Joe made such a screwed up mess of.
With so much outsourcing and hiring warm bodies. Very difficult to get parts, answers, or a knowledgeable person. Friday on was on hold for 30 minutes to schedule my MRI. After another 20 minutes they said they need to find someone that was experienced in MRIs since I had a implanted device. I explained all this in advance. Turns out scheduling was outsourced by the hospital system. I specifically called the MRI group.
So to reduce my frustration I watch Wes and Mrs Wes.
The pandemic is strangling the economy. The parts supply chain will take years to recover. I like the Mack truck. I'm glad to see it repaired and kept on the road.
It's not the pandemic it's USA's dependence on Chinese products and reluctancy to bring back jobs/factories back to USA greedy companies wanna save a dang penny for every product.made
@@johndowe7003 well yea and then they used the pLandemic to f*ck US citizens and the economy. Its just great times for our country
@@M.TTT. I'd agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong. Gotta love youtube comments.
@@mnieh9869 "wrong"
@@johndowe7003 it’s not greed. Taxes, “green” regulations, not to mention woke “diversity” requirements make it nearly impossible to do any kind of business that isn’t office work anymore. Anything “dirty” like mining, logging, or manufacturing, except for fracking oil, gets buried under a mounting of red tape from Washington DC. Fracking gets a special pass because oil is what collateralizes a large amount of bank debt.
I’m so sick of not being able to get parts. Those old Mack’s are leakers for sure! I worked for GM on 9/11 and my dealer (Potamkin) in Manhattan said they could not see outside of the building due to falling debri. GM was sending Suburbans by the dozens to all of the agencies to help with lost assets. Sad day.
My favourite Mack truck on your channel ☺️
Wes I was living on the approach path to Gander airport where a lot of the flights were diverted, that day still stands out quite well from the larger than normal flights. Plus an active recall notice to go back to the Navy which I had just finished my tour with.
folks in Gander did quite a service to those stranded there.
We live a mile from the end of the runway at SEA. It was truly eerie to not have the sound of 24/7 flights over our house for many days.
@@kennethbode2017, the great people of Gander deserve this nation's undying gratitude for the efforts they made to help those on all of those grounded aircraft.
I was a junior in high school as well. I was sitting in science class and we turned on the TV and watched the news.
Another great vid Wes! My brother and I watch your stuff regularly. The parts shortage, from what I have seen ( I own a Sporting Goods store in West Newton, Pa.) really started its decline about 2 1/2years ago. I was having a lot of trouble ordering stock-- I am a Minnkota Electric Trolling motor Repair/Warranty Center-- I also do Sales of Minnkota products. I lost a big sale on a Minnkota motor due to them not being able to get the computer chips for the motor. It will get worse. That is the only logical conclusion. Even if people wise up, and open plants here, It will take atleast 2-2 1/2 years before the first item comes off of the assembly line. Its sad that our leaders(?) have let us become so dependent on other countries.
I got to give you so much respect that Mack would of been pulled into the field with 5 gallons of gas and a book of matches that would end all the problems with getting parts for it and all the mod's you've had to do on it, thanks for another great video Wes.
"That will do" - "yeah ruff doesn't quite describe the ride" - "that pretty well nails the coffin shut
Just a few Wes words worth a 10
I went to WTC when it was just a huge cavity basement during construction...BIG HOLE AND BIG FLOORPLAN WITH ARTERIAL CONNECTS , SUBGRADE COMPLEXITY AND WHAT A SPECTACLE ...! Towers were built , street level atrium , elevator chases and huge lobby... PERFECT TEMPLE...LOL HMMMM OH MY
You know we've gone wrong when whole go to junk and we're told to just get a new one. Disposable items for a non-disposable cost.
It was early afternoon when I turned on the TV and the Dutch TV stations were transmitting TV signals from NY across the Hudson and the first tower was on fire. It were just images, no voices or other sounds. When the second airplane hit the second tower it was surreal. The News reporters didn't know what was going on but we knew it was bad, very bad. My Mom was in a hospice at that time and I tried to explain to her what was going on but I couldn't.
It was a moment in my life that I will never forget. Just like 9 November 1989 when the Berlin wall fell.
Another great video Wes . Re: parts availability . I was talking to a transmission rebuilder and he says it's the same for him. He does enough volume ( or , is capable )
that he tries to order in bulk . But he's finding that they wont sell you all that you want even in they have it in stock . They are allocating sales. So much for the free market
system .
So you don't have a problem with wiping your ass on junk mail? Cause some douchebags bought all the toilet paper to sell on Facebook marketplace. ME! ME! ME!
"Free market" is a term PR people and rich arseholes use to justify why they get to set rules that screw you over but mean they get special treatment, free money, bailouts and welfare at every little bump in the road.
Over reliance on off shore manufacturing which has been encouraged last 25 years .. NAFTA...etc..
44 container ships were off the west coast waiting to be unloaded last week. Each ship holds between 15,000 and 25,000 containers. A lot of inventory.
I've seen fairly new thermostats killed by overheating where there was some other issue. Good work on diagnosing the shutters!
You have awesome knowledge Wes', I was a car mechanic, and that was it. I'd be lost on trucks and some of the other stuff you do. BTW I had been catching rabbits on 9/11 2001 and was home for lunch. The sound on the TV was down and I ate my lunch thinking I was watching a trailer for a movie. I'm in SW Scotland.
Great video. The parts shortage is on all sorts of stuff. I work in construction, and it took me two months to get specialty saw blades for high pressure laminate from Bosch. Bosch Norway wouldn’t even estimate delivery time. I managed to find some alternatives, but not great availability.
Hey Wes. I went through a period where I never seemed to get on top of all the problems, wrong spares delivered, or none available at all. Too many jobs stood , not enough going out and getting paid for. Complaints coming in from all angles, I was tired and working under stress. My wife came from town on a Friday afternoon and told me she had booked us a holiday, hotel, plane tickets the lot. I pointed out I had a lot of work to get through and no time for a holiday. She pointed out we was flying on Sunday, two days time. Despite all the reasons and arguments I put forward we flew on the Sunday. Took me a few days to unwind, but it happened. She had even "forgotten and mislaid " my phone, just took hers.
We had a great holiday together again, no pressure. A friend was staying at our property, not working, just looking after the place.
When we got back, work seemed to go better, parts arrived correctly, customers even seemed more pleasant.
When it all gets a bit too much just take a break away, work will be there when you get back. Enjoy the family for a while, let them spoil you.
10:40 something I've learned over the years is that it's often better to hit a big pile of crap like that with the Shop-Vac before blowing it out. Takes a few extra seconds but you're going to end up cleaning all that up anyway and this way it's not blown all over you and the shop.
Nah!! It's more fun blowing it everywhere in your eyes and mouth.
@@Okanagan48 got to get your daily dose of grit...
@@DoRC yup!
@@Okanagan48 Unless you keep a bunch of old paintbrushes around for the purpose :)
I was a junior in HS as well. I never knew what the WTC was either. I walked into the library to read the classifieds in the newspaper as I did every morning and one of my classmates told me about the plane crash.
That was a crazy time.
@@WatchWesWork I was too young to fully understand the entire situation and what was to come.
My wife runs a line, at the company, that makes most of the oil, air, and fuel filters in the country. Most of your filters are made in just three manufacturing plants. They can't get the raw materials to make the products, and they are short on workers.
I’ve heard the same type of story for batteries that there is 3 manufactures in the US and they make for everyone. I don’t like this monopoly games!
Short on workers because the professional welfare parasites have shown the rest of those of working age that you can make more money sitting at home on your fat a$$ doing nothing but drawing your free check from the government each month. STOP those checks and the work force will have to come back...or starve!
I served in the USMC from Feb 2001- Feb 2005. It was definitely an interesting time to be in the military back then.
I have been having issues keeping our fleet going. It seems the parts people on the counter only want to deal with brand new trucks, and if you dont have a part number good luck. I went to navistar for a rubber brake hose that blew on night shift. They told me 4 to 6 weeks. Called another store and they said they could crimp it.... Well that was news to me. Guess who looked like a idiot when I went in and asked a different counter salesman. They ordered it in from warehouse but I had to drive back 4 hours later instead of the guy ordering it on the phone. Sorry to rant but I thought I was the only one having these problems.
Wes, dont feel bad i work in IT and was told by our VAR all orders require a 3-4 month lead time LOL. We have informed all the depts at work if you have any future projects please plan to acquire equipment well before the start date of your project.
The company I work for are making critical engineering design decisions now, selecting electronic parts that have the least back-order delay.
Our go-to parts that we prefer are now on a 52 week backorder.
That's a full year folks...
:/
Even worse is when the part order status slips from long lead times to allocation. There have been a LOT of engineering notices coming in from my company's customers as they scramble to approve alternates for currently unavailable preferred parts, if not re-spinning boards to accommodate different footprints!
Only replaced one dry sleeve in my life, in a Nissan SD33 diesel in a scout. Head cracked over the one cylinder and the sleeve and piston were pitted. A guy who worked at an IH dealer back in the 60s told me how they did it. Use a stick welder and run a bead up the whole length of the cylinder in a couple of places. I couldn't budge the sleeve until I did that, then it just knocked right out with no trouble.
Wes, another great video.
Yes, same problem getting parts in Canada.
Some of the problem is to do with the black box under our desks. Many no long think or have the capability to memorize what they did what they did in the past.
Thank you for the video, it is always great to see a master at work!!!!
Same thing in the RV business. Everyday I tell my customers (let me check current price and availability) the availability is the BIG thing and if it is available the price is CRAZY !!!!
Great job Wes 👍 keep the spirit up and the videos comming. Best regards from northern sweden.
I was on WTC just 1 month before the airplanes hit. 20 years later I still feel sad about all that lives that were lost back then.
Yes early Macks are dry sleeves.
Use a liner puller to remove and install new ones that were in dry ice to install.
If they didn't go in all the way when you dropped them in use a strong back and press them in the rest of the way.
For those lugs, i melted solder in the part where you crimp then push the stripped part of the cable in it while the solder is in the liquid state. let it cool, you be able to pull it apart. love your videos
The thing is ... it's cascading through the supply chain! No parts because no trucks because not enough drivers means no parts to fix the agribusiness equipment causing delays in getting food to table. Just in time works really well until there's a pandemic, then we feel it's effect!!
Personally, my experience is just in time only really works well for the bean counters. YMMV.
Let's call it what it actually was - a plandemic. The elites planned this knowing they could take down the global supply chains. Cause a world wide holodomor and then rebuild the economy according to their plans from their private islands and bunkers. I hope you like living in a pod, eating bugs and owning nothing and being happy or else its the gulag for you!
Hey Wes. I am self-employed as well and operate a repair business. The Maintenance Department... you break it and I fix it. I have been on my own for 12 years now and I have never had the problems getting parts as I do now. It's just nuts.
I am addicted to your channel so keep on doing what you're doing. And by the way, please bring back the dielectric grease. That proelectric grease could cause a rupture in the time/space continuum and could lead to the total destruction of the human race.
I love using the preloaded solderable terminals they work so nice the crimp type have never been my favorite. That mack is going to get attached to you Wes all the attention your showing it
I don't know anything about cars, trucks, engines or brakes but watching you work on that Mack is mesmerizing.
Hi Wes, we got big delays in Australia too. I been waiting 4 weeks for stainless wire brushes and no end in sigh 🙄
Australia Post stopped processing new mail for a week so they could get rid of a backlog. It just took two weeks to get an envelope sized package from Sydney to Goulburn.
Wes on those shutter stats, 12 years ago I tried to get a shutter stat for a 74 Pete cab over with a NT 350 Cummins.
I tried Peterbilt, Cummins, CarQuest, NAPA, 3 radiator shops, 3 different A/C supply houses. Some showed the shutter stats in their catalog, some on computer. Long story was that the 2 companies making them in the US and Canada had discontinued them due to no sales. On the Pete the shutter stat was in the bottom tank running a mechanical linkage. In the summer I screwed the 1/4” bolt all the way in! In the winter I unscrewed the bolt back to the specifications. Never heated summer or winter.
Hello from north east Montana.
10 miles from the Canadian border.
Oh man. I could go on and on about stock/shipping issues with getting things lately. It's finally starting to get REALLY bad with some hardware in the computer world.
Had a client who wanted to order a custom spec laptop with LTE built in.
Estimate from Lenovo: 4-5 months.
Estimate fro HP: 5-6 months.
"Intel's not shipping the LTE chipsets" from both.
Global shipping and supply chains are completely borked right now.
We're sort of blind to it, but supply chains right now are worse than they've been for years.
This was happening last year with computer hardware, and it's terrifying to see the same thing bleed into other industries.
I am a owner op truck driver. My DEF sensor stopped working. I am now down a month waiting on the part. Gotta love emissions.
Strange, difficult times Wes. I’m really wondering how this is going to finish.
It's going to end horrendously, prepare yourselves for the worst.
Pucker is eminate!!!!!
@@daithi007 sleepy joe has gotter under control
It won't if those at the top have their way....
@@queenstownkid you dropped this: "/s"
Good ole Mack he's always a good boy.
We've been struggling with supply line in every aspect of the company I work for. I'm the fleet manager and the company is in construction. It's been brutal- trucks are a year plus wait, Parts like starters are months and even stuff like chain and certain hardware is weeks to months. The construction side is months for certain materials.