Shortages!

I'm wondering how equiptment parts supply is gonna be during busy season. Already running into stuff in off season maintenance where if regina doesnt have jt they have no idea when it will get here. Like the engine oil pump from case that kept getting the arrival date pushed back till it was 3 months later then original estimate. Luckily mazers had one in stock for the nh equivalent tractor

Also doesn’t look like a shortage of silicon in that picture either.

Is she single?

Well on a serious note, stores still don't seem to have items that I need on hand. Went to Canadian Tire to grab a water pump for the house. Internet said 3 on hand so I never bothered phoning, usually that is enough that if something is wrong in their system there is still one. Show up, nothing on the shelf. Ask a girl to see if its in the back, nope. Shit I tell her. Another guy also was looking for me too, and they did have one but it was reserved for another guy as warranty a month ago. He still never picked up and I tell them, well I need this now and obviously he is in no rush so screw him. The girl asks the manager and he agrees with me, so at least I have my pump. Kudos to Canadian Tire, been avoiding them for some time because of lack of stock.
So off to Peavy Mart for fittings, barrel pump and chicken feed. Hmmmm, same problem. Not one single 1" threaded barb end. Not one single bag of layer diet. Still don't have barrel pumps in. I was in peavy before the cold snap and they didn't have fittings or barrel pump in at that time either. Grabbed a bag of crushed corn to tide the chickens over with the oats until I go to coop for real feed which will be probably tomorrow. Good thing I stock fittings. Oh, Methyl hydrate is on slim supply too, wanted a 5 gal pail. Nope, gallons or barrel or bring your own pail to pump from their barrel. Getting frustrated with this. At this point I am sure I have more parts sitting at home then all the stores have.
Should note while I was waiting, Canadian Tire prices are better than Peavy now.  4" sanitary T is 10 and CT and 15 at peavy.

Ha, yeah. Right on both accounts SW.

Hey I'll say it, Peavey Mart aint what it used to be. Follow them on twitter and everytime they're blowing their horn I really hold back and let it pass lol.
What is seems to me, is they decided to pursue the acreage and hobby farmer crowd as opposed to the real thing, which was their roots. I think they even refer to themselves in some marketing as "rural life stores". I have found quality has went down, prices have went up, and more often than not, selection sucks and empty shelves are common. About one of the only things I regularly go there for, my store is Westlock, is the NuWay cat food, get it on sale its a few bucks cheaper than I can get same thing at Champion Feeds.
One thing that I have found that is somewhat cheaper than like Coop or UFA is the electric tank heaters, like the floating 1500watts, roughly about ten bucks or more cheaper than anywhere else I see them. They dumped the H&H Brown boots, carry these Cat boots or such, starting $300 plus, not anything I want. Same with the clothing, hardly any Tough Duck, which are one of the only ones with zippered leg coveralls, and their glove selection sucks.
And they don't carry what they used too, like 30 years ago you could get them alternator rebuild kits for the Delcos, they were like 18 bucks, things like that, now its more like a local Princess Auto with higher prices and less selection IMO.