BX2750 Snowblower bearing source

Jay4200 · Jul 28, 2014

I just got a used BX2200 package, part of which contained a BX2750 50" front mount snowblower and quick hitch. While the tractor was in nice shape, the blower was abysmal - looked like somebody tried to suck a bowling ball though it. The fan is seriously mangled, augers not too bad but a little bent, and the overall body has a few tweaks and dents itself. I got it all apart this weekend and will begin pounding/torching/welding it back into shape. In the meantime, I figured I might as well change all of the bearings while I have it apart - I found one nice one - the rest are getting a little loose and crunchy.

SO (I told you that story so I could tell you this one) - I need bearings, but I've never seen any like this - the races aren't flat like a normal wheel bearing - they're rounded, so they fit into the tapered holders that squash them into place. They're all 1" ID, but some have extended inner race sleeves, and most come with a locking collar. I haven't called the dealer yet, but I have to imagine the mark-up by Kubota is ludicrous, and I need all 7 or 8 of them. Are these standard bearings, available at any bearing shop, or should I take out a 2nd mortgage?

Lastly, the auger drive transmission is leaking at the intake shaft seal (coming from the fan). The parts manual shows the transmission as a complete assembly. I'm sure I can get a suitable 1" seal from a bearing shop, but once I pull the transmission apart, what type of seal will I need to put the case halves back together?

Thanks!!

Jay4200 · Jul 28, 2014

Quick update - turns out the bearings aren't TOO obscenely priced. $15-$16 at Messics, but out of stock and backordered everywhere I've looked, so price has suddenly become secondary to availability. Hope I can find them somewhere else.

like2wheel · Jul 28, 2014

Any pictures? I'm having a hard time understanding your description.
Kinda sounds like pillow block bearings, should be available at any bearing supply house.

How about numbers on the bearings/races?

pmsmechanic · Jul 28, 2014

Sounds like a standard 1" bearing to me. That price is on the high side. A good farm supply store should be able to supply them. Take the gear box seal out and take it to once again a farm supply store. They should be able to match it up.

magnatic · Jul 28, 2014

What about checking with the company who manufactures the blower for Kubota? I believe it is: RadTechnologies > Snow Blowers

Jay4200 · Jul 29, 2014

like2wheel said:
Any pictures? I'm having a hard time understanding your description.
Kinda sounds like pillow block bearings, should be available at any bearing supply house.

Yes - they are called stamped plate pillow block bearings (as I just discovered). I have them out and can being them down to a bearing shop - I was just hoping that somebody had already done the exercise and found somewhere online. My experience with buying dirt-bike bearings is that the bearing shops are pretty expensive. $15/bearing doesn't sound out of line for a typical bearing shop, IMHO - AND I am addicted to the convenience of internet shopping

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pmsmechanic · Jul 29, 2014

Well let me give you an example of bearing prices. I usually go to Haiti once a winter to drill water wells under Lifewater Canada. Lifewater Haiti wanted me to bring in 20 one inch bearings when I came. The local Napa store wanted around the $12/bearing. A farm supply store in the next town quoted me a little over $5/bearing so I bought there and when I bought 20 the price went down by about .50/bearing. While I was in Haiti I showed the manager there how to buy from eBay. The price was $22 per 20 bearings delivered to Lifewaters freight depot in Fort Pierce FL. Freight to Haiti would have been about $1/pound so that would have added a little more.

If you can get the number for the bearing off the side of the bearing just google that number. "XXXXXbearing" should do the trick.

Zick · Jul 29, 2014

Sounds similar to the bearings I had to replace on my Farm King snow blower. Surprisingly I found all of them at our local Farm and Fleet.
Do they look like any of these?
Daido / General Farm Equipment / Farm Supplies / Farm & Livestock at Blain's Farm & Fleet

like2wheel · Jul 29, 2014

The NAPA store likely quoted you SKF bearings, & the farm supply/ebay bearings were probably sourced from China.

Jay4200 · Jul 30, 2014

Zick said:
Sounds similar to the bearings I had to replace on my Farm King snow blower. Surprisingly I found all of them at our local Farm and Fleet.
Do they look like any of these?
Daido / General Farm Equipment / Farm Supplies / Farm & Livestock at Blain's Farm & Fleet

Yes - these are similar to the ones I need:
Daido Tru - Pitch Self - Aligning Pre - Lubed Insert Bearing (Diameter: 1") at Blain's Farm & Fleet

AND, these are the flanges that hold them in:
Daido 3 - Bolt Triangular Flange (Diameter: 7/8

Still not all that cheap at $9. I'll grab a couple of the old ones this weekend to see if I can find a part number - if they are printed on the side like a normal wheel bearing, I should be all set one way or the other.