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Started doing the 'spring' maintenance on my machines this weekend... come to find out that no one has Shell Rotella T6 5w-40 in stock, and it has been on backorder since the first of the year.
The fellow at the local auto parts store mentioned something about the additive package being manufactured by another company, and that company is out of commission because of, you guessed it, COVID. Says he doesn't plan on getting any Rotella until 4th quarter of 2022. Give me a flippin' break on this COVID chit. He told me he has a few cases left of 15w-40 T6, but I've always ran 5w-40. Is it going to make any difference in my diesel tractors?
Gas passed four bucks a gallon here on Sunday, milk is running about the same, oil shortage, flirting with nuclear war, out of control inflation... and we're only a year in. We ain't gonna make it to '24 boys.
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Sorry you can't find Rotella. Going forward, I recommend if you need it - stockpile it. It's the new Biden economy.
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I'd switch to whatever you can get that meets the tractor specifications and not lose a second's sleep over it.
I'm particularly fond of Mobil Delvac
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I was at TSC a couple of months ago and a guy was asking if they had any additional Rotella, the employee told him they sell it as fast as they got it and he was surprised he was able to find it in stock (the customer pulled it off a top shelf where they store items)
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Rotella has been in short supply for almost a year. I went to mobile one in my diesel pickup this year because getting Rotella T6 5-40 was impossible here.
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generally don't change oil but once a year. For years now we have tried our best to keep a couple of filters on the shelf and at least one full oil change, a filter and oil change and some spare oil on hand.,
That said I've had to swap brands once but so far its worked out.
Kind of like trying to keep a hundred pounds of powder and 50,000 primers or so on hand also.
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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I use Rotella T6 15W-40 synthetic in my motorcycles. Walmart usually has it for about $20.00 a gallon. They were all out when I went to get it in January. I got the last two at Advance Auto for $32.00 a gallon !! 
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generally don't change oil but once a year. For years now we have tried our best to keep a couple of filters on the shelf and at least one full oil change, a filter and oil change and some spare oil on hand.,
That said I've had to swap brands once but so far its worked out.
Kind of like trying to keep a hundred pounds of powder and 50,000 primers or so on hand also. Don't understand your metaphor here... you mean not everyone on the campfire keeps a couple hundred pounds of powder on hand, along with 50,000 plus primers? and as far as Rotella T 6, I've only got 4 gallons of it on hand..... same with the Mobil 1 5W 40.... only 6 of those on the shelf... The End is NEAR!!!
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Mobil Delvac Extreme Heavy Duty Full Synthetic Diesel Engine Oil 15W-40
This is what I bought for my tractor when I couldn’t get Rotella.
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I'd switch to whatever you can get that meets the tractor specifications and not lose a second's sleep over it.
I'm particularly fond of Mobil Delvac I put 15W40 in my old Ford 5600. Rotella was not to be found this year so I used Mobil Delvac 15W40. We have used Chevron diesel engine oil also. I put 15W40 in the Honda 4 wheeler ATVs.
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T4 at Walmart $14.38 https://www.walmart.com/ip/Shell-Ro...W-40-Diesel-Motor-Oil-1-Gallon/181236405Had 48 gallons shipped the other day before the price went up from $13.97
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They can’t take our cars but they can take the oil to make it run.
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generally don't change oil but once a year. For years now we have tried our best to keep a couple of filters on the shelf and at least one full oil change, a filter and oil change and some spare oil on hand.,
That said I've had to swap brands once but so far its worked out.
Kind of like trying to keep a hundred pounds of powder and 50,000 primers or so on hand also. Don't understand your metaphor here... you mean not everyone on the campfire keeps a couple hundred pounds of powder on hand, along with 50,000 plus primers? and as far as Rotella T 6, I've only got 4 gallons of it on hand..... same with the Mobil 1 5W 40.... only 6 of those on the shelf... The End is NEAR!!! we all get caught shorthanded, but evidently some or more didn't learn from the prior shortages. Even we have gotten caught flat footed for a few specialty things. But its all worked out. Still buy an extra jug of laundry detergent, rice, beans, flour etc.. from time to time... just because.... Of course being in Alaska you learn to do this because you are so far from the store, and you never know what the state will toss at you or how long something may not be available.... Treated 1x4... over a year last I asked at Delta.... still none in sight last fall...
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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Did you actually receive it? If you did you made a steal.
Patriotism (and religion) is the last refuge of a scoundrel.
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Walmart here hasn't had any Rotella for at least 6 months. I went with Delvac in my Dodge Cummins. It's made by Mobile, same as Mobile 1.
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try Home Depot or Lowes if you have one, My Home Depot carried Rotella . and as much dust was on top of the jugs ,i guess nobody wanting it thought to check them out. you might find a hidden prize. worth a try
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I'd always run Rotella in my diesel pickups and have been hearing about this shortage for a while now. The diesel shop I use pushes Schaeffer synthetic so I just switched over to it a couple weeks ago.
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I'm having the same issue with Chevron Delo 5w-40. I've got a couple of gallons on hand but need two more for the next oil change. I'm going to go with Mobil Delvac 1 5w-40.
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It's only a matter of time before you see cases of Rotella posted for sale on Gun Broker.....
Well... we have come to the point.... where... the parasites are killing the host. It's only a matter of time now.
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