Redneck red alert! Is anyone thinking of domestically produced fuel and lube filters for supply chain machines? - Upgoat

Redneck red alert! Is anyone thinking of domestically produced fuel and lube filters for supply chain machines?
submitted by Drstrangestgov to whatever 1 monthApr 25, 2025 17:51:00 ago (+9/-2) (whatever)

Your average semi truck, piece of heavy equipment, locomotive, etc needs a set of filters every year. My local parts guy said he thinks all the filters might be made in China. If true, you should take this seriously. Either invest in domestic infrastructure or rice and beans.

Edit: and they are screwing with the part numbers too. The fuel filter that sparked this conversation is very clearly wrong even though its the same part number.

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[ - ] FreeinTX 4 points 1 monthApr 25, 2025 17:58:45 ago (+4/-0)

The price increase, until manufacturing a needed new item is brought back to the US, would simply be the added cost of shipping the item to an intermediary country to avoid the high tarrifs imposed on China. Those intermediary countries would also benefit from ramping up production in their own country

[ - ] KosherHiveKicker 4 points 1 monthApr 25, 2025 17:58:02 ago (+4/-0)

Newsflash...

China will not last 3 months under 145% tariffs, let alone 1 year.

If you need to stock up on basic maintenance for a few vehicles, then do so. You should already have banked up ~2-3 months of non-perishable food since the bullshit that went down during 2020.

I assure you that the CCP Gooks will fold in less than 1 month. They will never survive a domestic uprising if Winnie-the-Poo Xi actually destroys 45% of their export market by playing tough-Chink with Trump.

[ + ] beece

[ - ] beece 1 point 1 monthApr 25, 2025 22:28:56 ago (+1/-0)

@kosherhivekicker - I've been to China twice. They are generally so much more unified and mentally stronger than US citizens. Sorry bro, but look around you at all the whiners in this country. TRUMP THIS TRUMP THAT WHAH WHA WHA. I blame the (((media))), but assholes everywhere amplifiy it. We're in a deep hole, and few seem aware of it.

We are no longer unified as a country, until we are, they are so much stronger than us that it defies belief. Re: your quote: "I assure you that the CCP Gooks will fold in less than 1 month." sorry, but that's us. Once the first ships do not arrive with our cheap chinese products and the price creeps up, we will fold.

Sorry bro, that's the way it will be and you know I'm right .

[ + ] ruck_feddit

[ - ] ruck_feddit 1 point 1 monthApr 25, 2025 23:41:24 ago (+1/-0)

Other than the part about a unified brainwashed people, serpentza says the opposite every week. One country skirts the line at food scarcity as it is. The other will have to pay more for rubber dog shit. We'll hear 24/7 coverage of rubber dog shit price hikes, but we'll eat.

China is secretly negotiating with us right now even as they scream the opposite on CCP media. You know it and I know it.

[ + ] KosherHiveKicker

[ - ] KosherHiveKicker 1 point 1 monthApr 26, 2025 08:12:24 ago (+1/-0)*

If you went to China, then I'm willing to bet that you weren't even allowed to go to Anti-CCP areas... as a tourist.

Forced labor camps? Extreme poverty riddled areas? Slave-wage labor work "Campuses" like a FoxxCon compound with anti-suicide nets draping the exterior of every building?

[ + ] beece

[ - ] beece 1 point 1 monthApr 26, 2025 10:37:44 ago (+1/-0)

Correct, it's a huge country with massively large cities. No one person traveling their lifetime would see it all I believe. First time we were assigned a CCP "handler" who accompanied us. Her gmail address worked inside the country, but was not accessible from outside when we returned to the US. 2nd time we came and went where we wanted, and wound up traveling to (former) Tibet, where chinese are near universally hated as they took over the country by force and call it China, not Tibet. Still have it occupied by troops.

However, I don't believe most of my fellow citizens can take a hit in the pocketbook, which is coming soon, without caving in and screaming publically in pain and anger.

[ + ] KosherHiveKicker

[ - ] KosherHiveKicker 0 points 1 monthApr 26, 2025 12:26:19 ago (+0/-0)

The Chinese are already shutting down complete supply chains, mass firing workers, and bringing port shipping to a noticeable decline. This is just within 3-4 weeks time.

From over 2 weeks ago - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui8U1lHX6_0

The CCP can't lie about the drastic drop in domestic consumer behavior also. Entire shopping Mall complexes are empty except for a few workers from the few stores that are still open.

[ - ] Ducktalesooo000ooo 1 point 1 monthApr 25, 2025 21:12:21 ago (+1/-0)

I bought a thousand bottles of baby oil and lubricants but the cops took them

[ + ] Drstrangestgov

[ - ] Drstrangestgov [op] 0 points 1 monthApr 25, 2025 22:25:44 ago (+0/-0)

Diddy did it

[ - ] HonkyMcNiggerSpic 0 points 1 monthApr 25, 2025 22:23:19 ago (+0/-0)

Hopefully my neighbors and others in my village have prepped well. kek Becuz Ima take dey shit

[ + ] Drstrangestgov

[ - ] Drstrangestgov [op] 1 point 1 monthApr 25, 2025 22:24:19 ago (+1/-0)

Then you'll die

[ + ] HonkyMcNiggerSpic

[ - ] HonkyMcNiggerSpic 0 points 1 monthApr 25, 2025 22:28:43 ago (+0/-0)