Time for an oil change on my John Deere 1025R subCUT. Factory John Deere filter M806418 cross references to many other brands as it looks like a common filter in older small cars and even motorcycles. Here's what I've found so far:
John Deere dealer price: $13.95
Local independent distributor, Hastings LF113: $3.87
Amsoil dealer/preferred customer price: Wix 51365--$10.10, EAO15K12--$15.05
The John Deere filter has Made in USA printed on top of the can. Wix has a generally good reputation on BITOG and it's a bit cheaper than JD. The EAO filter is a no -brainer for the price vs JD as the EAO line contains Donaldson nano-fibre media, but this seems rather overkill for my homeowner use. JD recommends an annual OCI anyway if used less than 200 hours.
That leaves Hastings at a rock bottom price of $3.87. The distributor said they currently have 160 of these in stock. I do remember Hastings filters from when I was a kid but rarely see them around here any more. I know Hastings and Baldwin are twins, and Baldwin does make the best fuel filter for my Dodge 5.9 Cummins so I have no bias against them, I'm just suspicious of too low a price.
So it boils down to:
1. Stick with JD OEM and trust they spec the best balance of filter parameters for their own machine.
2. Use Hastings for the price and my annual OCI.
Opinions?
John Deere dealer price: $13.95
Local independent distributor, Hastings LF113: $3.87
Amsoil dealer/preferred customer price: Wix 51365--$10.10, EAO15K12--$15.05
The John Deere filter has Made in USA printed on top of the can. Wix has a generally good reputation on BITOG and it's a bit cheaper than JD. The EAO filter is a no -brainer for the price vs JD as the EAO line contains Donaldson nano-fibre media, but this seems rather overkill for my homeowner use. JD recommends an annual OCI anyway if used less than 200 hours.
That leaves Hastings at a rock bottom price of $3.87. The distributor said they currently have 160 of these in stock. I do remember Hastings filters from when I was a kid but rarely see them around here any more. I know Hastings and Baldwin are twins, and Baldwin does make the best fuel filter for my Dodge 5.9 Cummins so I have no bias against them, I'm just suspicious of too low a price.
So it boils down to:
1. Stick with JD OEM and trust they spec the best balance of filter parameters for their own machine.
2. Use Hastings for the price and my annual OCI.
Opinions?