As far as bearings and the like go, they are just like filters in that there are only so many mfgs making them. Granted you'll often see an OEM part number on bearings in many older machines, but with the proper cross refference, or using a mic you can usually get the same bearing from the origional OEM/maker, under their part number, for alot less than from the machine's OEM. I say usually because I have seen times when the bearing wasn't really anything special but it was one that saw alot of use in one particular brands tractor lineup. Because of that the tractor's OEM bought the bearing in sufficient quantity that they got price breaks and were able to pass them on to the customer. Beyond that, unless the OEM had the bearings made special for them, and they are of a propietory design (and even then one of the bearing mfgs makes them, they just aren't available from them to the public), Torrington, Dodge, FAG, NGK, Timken, and a few others are making pretty much every bearing being used, regardless of what brand or type machine they are being used in, and are usually as close as a phone call to your local bearing supply house.
The main thing when buying parts, of any type, is to know when you can go for the cheaper version and get by just as well as the expensive stuff, and when to go with the top of the line stuff right off the bat because anything else will be nothing but junk and cause problems. Like anything else there is a learning curve to the whole deal, and it changes every day as the cheap parts that were once good enough become junk, and the new, expensive parts degrade in quality and do the same thing. In the end all you can do is educate yourself as much as possible, and hope you make the right decision...
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