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Topic: Bearing Source Of Origin ??

Posted By: FREEDGUY
Subject: Bearing Source Of Origin ??
Date Posted: 03 Aug 2019 at 4:31pm

I recently ordered and took possession of a "thrust" bearing on the mechanically engaged thresher clutch on the F2 threw our local Agco dealer. $19.95 and it says "made in Japan". Was pleasantly surprised by both the $$$ and the origin of the bearing !! There was some funky words on the box other than "AGCO" that I did not understand though, LOL!! Kudos to PLEVNA Equipment out of Nappannee IN. !! Sorry, , I guess my point of the topic was/is I was pleased to see the Japanese origin.

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Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 03 Aug 2019 at 6:18pm

When I was a kid,everything was made in Japan and poor quality....today its China. I'd take Japanese stuff over China today for sure. Putting new wheel seals in my 2012 Wilson hopper this week. The bearings say Hyatt which is good right? They also say China.Not a fan but they do look fine at only 78000 miles.

Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 03 Aug 2019 at 6:47pm

I guess I never had heard of bearings being made anywhere other than USA, Germany or China. Kind of surprised that a "true" Agco part wasn't made in Germany Confused

. Hope to getit installed within a couple of weeks. The corn looks surprisingly good considering the planting season Smile

! Won't be a bin buster by any means but something to occupy my time for a few days this fall.

Posted By: MACK
Date Posted: 03 Aug 2019 at 9:19pm

Very few bearings made in USA today. MACK

Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 03 Aug 2019 at 11:41pm

I would not really care where it was made if it was a quality piece. You can't trust communist to make it right. They have the ability but....

Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2019 at 8:20pm

Last week I changed out the bearing that was purchased several months ago. To my dismay, the bad one was the same brand and place of origin Confused

. However I can't say how old the bad one was because it came as an entire seperator clutch assembly from a salvage combine . Time will tell, have a safe harvest guys Smile

Posted By: DougS
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2019 at 9:00pm

FREEDGUY wrote:

I recently ordered and took possession of a "thrust" bearing on the mechanically engaged thresher clutch on the F2 threw our local Agco dealer. $19.95 and it says "made in Japan". Was pleasantly surprised by both the $$$ and the origin of the bearing !! There was some funky words on the box other than "AGCO" that I did not understand though, LOL!! Kudos to PLEVNA Equipment out of Nappannee IN. !! Sorry, , I guess my point of the topic was/is I was pleased to see the Japanese origin.

Sixty years ago, and I remember those days well, we called anything from Japan "Japanese Junk." Today it's the first country of origin I look for if it isn't made in the USA or Canada.

Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2019 at 9:52pm

I guess I got lucky....a few weeks ago I put 2 feederhouse bearings in my Allis 860 cotton stripper, AGCO parts, both said "Made in USA".

Posted By: Play Farmer
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2019 at 7:55am

Part of my real job is selling bearings. Like it or hate it, in todays world Made in China doesn't automatically mean junk. China has some of the newest tooling in the world, you just need to know the better brands.

Peer Bearing is a great example. They've been so good SKF ended up buying them.

It's not just bearings either. A Bestorq belt is one of the higher quality belts available today, priced great, made in China.

My brother has a rental go-kart track, hes found the $99.00 Harbor Freight motors hold up better than the $400.00 Honda's.

Believe me, I'm a HUGE fan of Made in America, but we sure live in a global economy.

My brother and I often say "the love/hate relationship of Harbor Freight". We love the cheap prices, we hate everything is made in China.

Posted By: IBWD MIke
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2019 at 7:56am

DougS wrote:

Sixty years ago, and I remember those days well, we called anything from Japan "Japanese Junk." Today it's the first country of origin I look for if it isn't made in the USA or Canada.

Doug, It's amazing the transformation in Japanese manufacturing! I remember when I was young if if came from Japan it was pretty much junk. My how times have changed. I think their capability was always there, always had great cameras and such but after WW2 they were making any kind of cheap trinket they could sell.

Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2019 at 4:23pm

I guess that there is probably nothing wrong with the new replacement Japanese bearing (I was elated to see the markings originally) but the wind was let out of my sails after seeing the same # and origin on the faulty bearing Sleepy

. I should dismantel the pillow block that houses the original bearing and see if I can "glean" some info from what was possibly the original. It was not a bearing failure that attributed to the salvage unit, the end of the "extention shaft" that holds an outer snap ring broke 1/2 of the end off that holds the snap ring.

Posted By: DougS
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2019 at 4:36pm

Can the bearing be lubricated? If not, sometimes you can remove the dust seal and add more grease and then press the seal back into place. If a grease zerk is provided, ensure that no passages are blocked.

Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2019 at 4:59pm

Some bearing failures are caused by the installation method... Some are caused by lack of lube.. A " quality" bearing never fails from load. It should be designed for a given application

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Like them all, but love the "B"s.

Posted By: TramwayGuy
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2019 at 5:40pm

High-speed bearings can also fail from TOO MUCH lube.