What's it worth?
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Topic: What's it worth?
Posted By: CrestonM
Subject: What's it worth?
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2017 at 11:06pm
 I just bought this NOS filter for $9. Did I do good? What's it really worth? The logo tells me it's between 1949 and 1965, but can anyone narrow it down further? I'm probably going to put it on my Super 100 during the shows at Hutch, then take swap it with a different one for the rest of the time. Only thing that worries me doing that is it maybe getting swiped. Thanks!
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Posted By: shameless (ne)
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2017 at 2:37am
| keep it on the shelf at home |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2017 at 4:56am
| A box of 3, around here usedta cost about a hundred bucks, around here, at auction. Haven't seen too many sell at auction, lately. This is the newer model flat top filter, the oldrt ones had a seam, at the top, they always brought the most. Check prices on Ebay or ask fred... |
Posted By: acben20
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2017 at 6:17am
| $150 |
Posted By: LeonR2013
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2017 at 7:05am
| Don't put it on! The filter media has dried out and could shred with bad results. You did good in buying it. Buy about a 100 of them and finance you collage education. LOL |
Posted By: LeonR2013
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2017 at 7:08am
| Don't use it Creston! The filter material has probably done what a piece of wood can do. Dry rot. So it could come apart and really mess things up. Buy a 100 of them at that price and finance your collage education. |
Posted By: LeonR2013
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2017 at 7:14am
| Dang! First the stupid computer tells me my first thread didn't go thru. So I rewrote it and now there are two. Pretty obvious I was meant to be what I was and NOT a secretary. Pfffft!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: Brian F(IL)
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2017 at 7:43am
Someone stole the one I had on my 1936 WC when it was stored out at the farm. Must have had some value to someone. 
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Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2017 at 8:07am
| Thanks guys! Sounds like I did good! Guess I won't use it then. It'll just be for looks. |
Posted By: VAfarmboy
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2017 at 10:48pm
They probably did you a favor if you had an oil filter that old on it!  |
Brian F(IL) wrote:Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2017 at 11:12pm
| Man I wish I picked some up. When I was a kid the farm across the way had a auction and I remember some filters like that in the shed. I know for sure they just got thrown away. Plus they prolly came from my grandfathers dealership |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2017 at 11:19pm
| I guess I don't understand how the filter dry rots....isn't it just cotton filler? |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 5:07am
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I've never heard of this type filter dry-rotting, either. If there's no water damage, I bet its as good as the day it was made...
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Posted By: Allis dave
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 7:54am
| I would maybe put it on while sitting at the show, then swap before you run it. That way you'd never get it full of oil, and would still look good sitting in the machinery rows. Of course I'd forget and drive off with the old filter. |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 7:56am
Me too! Lol!
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Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 8:24am
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IMO that style filter has little chance of going bad. It's filled with cotton scraps. Take an old one apart once. It has more than pure cotton in it, it's got pieces of stem and what not along with the white cotton. Unless it has sat in water it should be good to go. ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 8:27am
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I have NOS Fram, Purolator, and Wix in the soup can style. On my WD I use the Wix for shows. I remove after the show and place in a plastic zip lock bag and reinstall the newer Fram filter for raking hay. ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 9:08am
| Creston Cotton deteriates as does paper in filters, many years ago I spent 14 years as the owner of an oil company. Spent many hours in test labs, etc. Saw some results of using old filters on equipment. the result isn't good. Do your self a big favor--Put it on the shelf. |
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 9:52am
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Why not leave it on ,being u can repack them . ------------- He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless ,still dead. If all else fails ,Read all that is PRINTED. |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 12:27pm
But how do you do that? I haven't figured out how to take it apart yet.
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Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 3:55pm
  Here are a few I have ,bottoms all come out. ------------- He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless ,still dead. If all else fails ,Read all that is PRINTED. |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 4:17pm
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DON'T YOU DARE..........take it apart!!! Put it on the shelf and admire it. In a few years, it'll be worth prolly $500.00 Leon, the sigh was just trying to make the point that he should put it on a shelf!!  ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 14 Feb 2017 at 12:51pm
I've been looking at this filter more, and it seems in inside is filled with what I would never consider typical oil filter packing material. I can see there's a wire screen behind the conical piece on the bottom, but behind that seems to be a jumble of different colored string. There's green, blue, white, orange, red, tan, etc. It looks like someone raided grandma's sewing cabinet and stuffed it inside. Is that how they're supposed to look??? I figured they'd be mostly full of white cotton, not....multi-color string....
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