[AT] Tractor OEM filters

[jtchall at nc.rr.com]

Case IH just burnt me close to $20 for an oil filter for a 1972 454 gas. 
It'll be Napa from now on.
Kawasaki charged me  about $11 for one to fit a Mule--I bought it since I 
was already there .
Deere charges about $6 for the one to fit my combine.

I do splurge for my wife's car. She has been driving Chrysler products with 
Mitsubishi engines for about 15 years. They are prone to lifters clicking on 
crankup. I started using high performance filters and the problem went away. 
Switched back to regular and the problem came back. Can't explain it other 
than there must be some small passages that get plugged. The high 
performance filters weigh about 2-3 times what a normal filter does, so its 
more to it than a fancy set of graphics and a different box. They cost about 
$13.

John Hall


-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike
Sent: Sunday, July 26, 2015 7:34 PM
To: ATIS
Subject: [AT] Tractor OEM filters

OK, so a few months back I bought a Mahindra 4035 to replace an aging
Massey 255. So far I love it; it sips fuel, and best of all, I'm not
working on it all the time. The OEM recommends changing the original oil
at 50 hours, then every 200 after that. So I called the dealer I bought
the tractor from to see if they had a filter in stock, they did, for the
bargain price of $27!!!!!!!!!! I mean come on, it looks like a regular
filter nothing special. I can't believe Mahindra designed their own
filter when there are thousands of ones already in production. Evil
Dave, have you had any similar issues with your new Kubota? Any thoughts
on how to cross this filter? I've tried to cross the OEM number with
Wix, Baldwin, Donaldson, NAPA, all with no success.

Thanks,
Mike M

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