stonerock

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where does everybody get there bearings from, I have bearing and race numbers just need a cheaper place than deere to buy??
 
I get a lot of mine from the auto parts store. Some from a place here called Fowler's Farm-City.
 
Fastenal and Grainger have bearings and NAPA might be able to get bearings for you. If you get on internet there are a lot of bearing distributors.
 
Be very carefull!!! Certain John Deere bearings are a few thousanths smaller. I found this out the hard way when I redid the final drives on my old 1010 diesel crawler. I tried several and the only one that fit the shaft properly were JD's own and no other. This happened with me about 20 years ago.
 
Google the bearing numbers and you'll get a lot of places to order from. You can also go on an auto parts website like O'reilly and put the number into their search box. Seals, too. Watch AutoZone, they say Timken and National seal but they are replacing most of the line with Chinese-made stuff. Locateballbearings.com has most everything and good prices but I haven't used them yet.
 
Sounds like what the Indian Motorcycle co. did on one of their models. They had the tires made I/2 inch larger. Instead of 18 inch standard tire size,theirs were 18 1/2 inch. Guess who had the only 18 1/2 tires for sale. Stan
 
I may be out of line n
Here, but if you're buying so many bearings that price is a problem, you might want to look at your lubrication schedule.
 
You should price the bearings first. JD is usually competitive on regular bearings. I find I can't beat them many times when you consider freight and quality.

You really need to make sure the bearings you will be getting are not just the right size but also the correct load rating. There can be a wide range in the load carrying rating on bearings of the same size.
 
If they are a standard bearing number, and a brand name, I would check ebay. That is if you aren't in a hurry. Sometimes there is a lot of savings. Stan
 
My bearings for my recent repair of a round baler roller came from Amazon and were manufactured by Seiko the watch company; apparently diversified. Price was $16 for very heavy duty ball bearings and quality was impeccable. Yes they were made in China but you wouldn't know it by looking at them. Had them in 2 days too. Do you think Seiko would put their name on a piece of crap? Yes their name was on the boxes. I don't and the proof was in the pudding as the saying goes.

Company who posted on Amazon is Carnell Sales, Inc. They sell by the JD part number.
 
i get mine from carquest or napa. we have one good old school parts man who really is one, [ he's younger than me] all bearing numbers will cross reference or be the same number, provided the man behind the counter can read, and has some knowledge of things mechanical, not just a keyboard pecker, ive got everything from bearings for semi truck axles to tractors to power equipment, never any problem, although for the off the wall items i may have to waite for a day maybe 2 for him to get it shipped up here
 
To the extent that you're buying a high quality bearing... Deere is usually competitive if not cheaper on an equal quality bearing. If you want to compare the China made crap... then obviously whatever source you find on that will be cheaper.
I sometimes buy from Deere... sometimes NAPA. Most times Canadian Bearing or Kinecor.

Rod
 
Before anybody starts buying bearings on a price point, I'll tell you what happened to me a decade ago.
I was the mechanic in charge for a company that had about 30 forklifts, all makes and sizes. When it came time to replace the bearings on the rack, that was also my job.
These lifts got used hard, some of them 16+ hours a day and the conditions were really dusty and dirty. On some of the 10,000 lb models, the rack bearings didn't last a full year. And if you've ever replaced these on a large lift, you'll know that it takes some time and effort.
I always believed in buying and using the best parts available, although that might not necessarily be OEM. So the guy in charge of purchasing found a cheap source for these rack bearings.
I noticed that they were made in China, but I bit my tongue and didn't say anything, at least for awhile. We suddenly were replacing these at a much faster rate. After closely inspecting them, the old bearings that had 8 rollers in them only had 7 in the Chinese bearings. And the old bearings that used to have 6 rollers only had 5 with the Chinese bearings.
I showed the old and the new bearings to the purchaser and he didn't say a word. I did notice that he started buying bearings again that had familiar names on the box that they came in.
 
If I need them now, I get them from local Carquest store, same place I get my tractor engine parts from. If it can wait, I get them from Ebay. I needed the ball bearing crank bearings for my F20. If you buy good USA bearings, they are around $150 and $225 each. One is bigger than the other. Anyway, there is always these bearing warehouse places that buy NOS bearings. As long as you know the number, you're good. Took me a month or so, but I found 2 new SKF made in USA bearings, that fit my front main bearing. I always make sure that I can see "made in USA" in an actual picture of the bearing. These were in crappy looking boxes, but were only listed by the bearing number. Won the auction for $ .99, total with shipping was about $9. Got a $175 made in USA SKF pinion bearing for my Silver King for $12, free shipping. The rear main bearing for my F20, a $200+ SKF USA bearing I got for $28 with free shipping. Just search the bearing number on eBay search. Sometimes if you go to the NTN bearing site, you can cross your bearing number and find a different number to use on an eBay search.

Ross
 
Not everything that comes from China is crap sir! Seems to me they are a replication of Japan after WWII. I used some of their earlier junk too. Oh, isn's Seiko a Japanese firm making watches with a fine reputation, what............ putting their name on China Junk?????????? I don't think so. I have in my hand a digital (vernier) caliper I bought from HF and made in China that is as fine an instrument that you could ask for.

Not jumping in bed with them. Just saying that it's not all junk! As I said below the bearings I had in my hand were as fine a quality as I have ever had in my hand.

Mark
 
Google "Bartlett Bearing" They have several warehouses around the country. When i was parts manager for an electric motor rebuilder/machine shop, they were my go-to guys. They were never out of stock on a bearing that I needed, and their prices are competitive.
 

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