2015 - Volume #BFS, Issue #15, Page #71
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They Sell Bearings By The Thousands
With more than 1,000 different makes and models of bearings on hand, Georgetown Hydraulics likely has the bearing you need. The company offers 4 different lines of bearings, 2 imported and 2 made in the U.S.
  “We match the right bearing to the application at a reasonable price,” says Menno Beiler, Georgetown Hydraulics.
  It makes sense that a high speed, high vibration shaft that gets heavy use requires a different bearing quality than one that operates at low speed under light use. Why pay a premium for a quality bearing you don’t need?
  “We may have 4 bearings that look the same, but vary in price and quality,” says Beiler. “For example, our KML bearings are a premium line of imported bearings. Our premium domestic bearings are very high quality, but they’re often 4 times the cost of an equivalent KML bearing.”
  Beiler says the company’s recent addition of the KML line of bearings came only after a lot of testing. “They have excellent quality control,” says Beiler. “In some cases they have a superior design as well. Their pillow block bearings have reinforcing ears on them. We would recommend them in applications where greater strength is needed.”
  Beiler says Georgetown can match up just about any bearing. “Call us with the bore, shaft size, mounting pattern and shaft height of the old bearing,” he says. “Be sure to include the application as well.”
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Georgetown Hydraulics, 343 Christiana Pike, Christiana, Penn. 17509 (ph 610 593-2753).


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2015 - Volume #BFS, Issue #15