[AT] Spam> bearing cross-reference

[charliehill]

I know that OMC (outboard marine corp) has some proprietary bearings.  I 
doubt if any of them make them. They just have Timken or someone make them 
to their specs and won't let anyone else sell them.   I'm sure there are 
others.

Charlie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
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Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 5:03 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Spam> bearing cross-reference


> 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
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>
>> 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"
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>> Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 2:10 PM
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>>
>>> 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>
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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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