Anyone know of a cheaper oil filter for a John Deere mower?
Before you start searching for a vintage or just about any pre-owned tractor for use on your farm, there are a few factors you need to bear in mind. To start with, do not get carried away from nostalgia. Getting and rejuvenating a vintage tractor can be a marvelous pleasing hobby. But it can also become a pricey one.
I figure that Fram probably makes the same size filter as the John Deere brand but at a much cheaper price. It's $12 if you buy it at Lowes. John Deere's part number is GY20577 and that fits my LA150 along with many other models. If anyone can tell me the part number of a cheaper filter I would greatly appreciate it.
Before beginning to look for your tractor, be sure that you know what you actually would like. This may seem too basic, nevertheless it is easy to become side tracked and buy something that you did not start out to purchase. Only if you are able to prepare an itemized list of the requirements should you start your search. Do not forget to include your technical and performance requirements in the list. If you do not understand precisely what you are searching for, how are you going to determine how and where to search?
If you are seriously looking for a vintage tractor, be careful and not let enthusiasm run away with you. If you do, you may well be in trouble before you start the project. Rebuilding an antique tractor or other old farm implement is gratifying. But it is not an overnight project and it can get expensive quite quickly. Components for many older tractors are available however some are hard to locate and can be on the spendy side. Factory original tires may be impossible to find and reproduction tires may cost more than your tractor. You might discover that instead of purchasing a project tractor, it would be just as fulfilling to procure one which somebody else has already put all of the effort, expense and time into. Chances are favorable that you could acquire it for less money than the owner put into it, to say nothing of all of his labor.
Try the tractor before you decide to purchase it. Do you find it easy to start and appear, sound and feel right? Are the tires in good shape? Is there any kind of hydraulic seepage visible? Do you notice any missing parts or accessories? Make sure and give equally close an inspection to any attachments. Lastly, be sure that a vintage tractor actually fits the needs of the job you want it for. It's difficult to go wrong with an antique tractor such as a John Deere if you search carefully.
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John Deere Stuff
try the cross refence bit at walmart in the auto department. or check at tractor supply they have a book. lastly you could call a auto parts store and see what they say.
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Take your John Deere part number to a local discount auto parts store and they will look up the equivalant number for Fram/Pennzoil/ and/or other brands.
John Deere Stuff
take the no and go to any auto parts store the can cross reference and most oil filters are only 2 or 5 dollars if for hydrolic oil few buks more
Antique John Deere Tractors
I dont suggest using Fram oil filters – Ive had a couple bad ones ( the bypass in the filter made the truck sound like it had a bad set of lifters- when it never did before i changed it).
Actually, if its possible try for a larger filter – you can never have enough oil filtering. Many are undersized anyways. If possible – take the tractor to an autoparts store and see what size filter could work on it.