[AT] Spam> bearing cross-reference

[John Hall]

That's good to hear Charlie. I'll give them a call this week to see if they 
can do anything with the IH number. Come to think of it, did anyone besides 
IH make their own bearings?

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charliehill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 6:07 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Spam> bearing cross-reference


> John they've done it for me before on tractor bearings and also bearings 
> out
> of the drive unit of an OMC stern drive on a boat I used to have and other
> stuff going back over the years when they were Dixie Bearing.  They pretty
> much have any kind of bearing covered.  They might not be able to get it 
> for
> you but unless something has changed they can cross reference it just 
> fine.
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 2:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Spam> bearing cross-reference
>
>
>> We use Motion quite a bit at work. I doubt they could cross over farm
>> equipment manufacturers numbers, but I may give them a call this week to
>> see. As the tractors we work on in the shop get older and see less use, 
>> we
>> are starting to use parts that are not OEM to save money. Bearings are a
>> prime example of that. Price can  increase 3-5 fold depending on the
>> quality
>> of the bearing. For something that will hardly be used, I'm going with 
>> the
>> cheaper items.
>>
>> As far as proprietary items, there is a bearing used on Cub Cadets that
>> costs a small fortune, and we have yet to be able to get it anywhere 
>> else.
>>
>> Seals on the other hand are something I prefer to stick with the best
>> quality, not just the cheapest thing that measures up the same. Once you
>> start dealing with worn shafts, you need all the help you can get to keep
>> the grease in!
>>
>> John Hall
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "charliehill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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>> Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 9:37 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Spam> bearing cross-reference
>>
>>
>>> John, I couldn't think of the name when you first posted but if you call
>>> Motion Industries, they should have a store in your area somewhere, they
>>> can
>>> cross reference any bearing or seal ever manufactured as far as I know.
>>
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