Originally Posted By: R80RS
This is a filter I ran for a year on my 14hp Kohler powered lawn tractor. I used to buy these OEM filters at my local farm store on sale, until I got tired of the high cost and began cross referencing alternates. I'm running a Motorcraft FL-910S now for 1/3 the cost of the Kohler OEM.
Metal end caps, decent number of pleats, media seems good. Not a bad little filter, but not worth the cost.
Looks just like mine, inside and out. I did the same thing, switched to an FL-910S this Spring since I don't feel like paying $9-$15 for a mower filter. I'll cut it this Fall or next Spring and see how it looks (yes I know it's a Purolator).
Originally Posted By: Vern_in_IL
Kohler recommends changing your oil filter every 200 hours (or every other oil change) which means for the homeowner, you would replace the filter every two years.... That would cut the cost of the filter in half.
More evidence homeowners vastly overestimate the running hours of their equipment. I mow ~1.5 acres of grass (out of a larger property, so I'm not counting house, garden, driveway etc. as part of the 1.5) weekly with a 54" lawn tractor and rarely get to 50 hours a season. My lawn tractor came with a Hobbs meter feature, that's how I know. Most homeowners are driving a 42" deck on a half acre or less; minus driveway, house, sidewalk, etc. Even if you push-mow a half acre property you're not going to get to 100 hours a year.