WTF, I picked up air and cabin filters for the Silverado PURALATOR a American company so it says on the box. Where are they made,, you guessed it CHINA. I did a google search to find a company that still makes them here,, Only came up with one, I know there has to be others anybody have any ideas who they might be, OH and WIX seems to come from all over the world too and as they put it asia.
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Baldwin Filters might have something for you if you want made in the USA. They have a filter plant in Nebraska and were bought by Parker Hannifin in 2017. I don't know if they make air filters. I do know they make oil filters though.
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Baldwin makes air filters. They have a handy dandy little search feature on there site as well.
Punch in the wix filter number and they will give you the baldwin number.
www.baldwinfilters.com
Punch in the wix filter number and they will give you the baldwin number.
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Baldwin Filters, a brand of Parker Engine Mobile Aftermarket Division, provides of filtration products for light-, medium- and heavy-duty mobile applications.
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Baldwin makes air filters. They have a handy dandy little search feature on there site as well.
Punch in the wix filter number and they will give you the baldwin number.
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Baldwin Filters, a brand of Parker Engine Mobile Aftermarket Division, provides of filtration products for light-, medium- and heavy-duty mobile applications.
I have been using Baldwin (oil) for the last 10 years on my B7100's = seem to work well.
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Baldwin and wix are pretty much the same thing.
At work we use Baldwin but that's do to strategic pricing from our vendor. If they are out and i need it in a pinch, I'll call the local auto parts store and get wix filters from them instead.
I don't know exactly how that works. Maybe the majority of their operations are based in the US and they pay US taxes but some stuff is outsourced due to volume or some other thing. It may also be a way for them to say that they are owned by someone in the US and not by a corporation that is based in or owned by a foreign nation. Today if you want to support a US company it is getting harder and harder to do so with so many of them being owned by another company that is owned by yet another.
I don't quite know how country of origin stickers work all I do know is for it to have a made in USA sticker it needs a hefty majority of its components to be made in the USA or something like that.
Well Skeets, past political authorities made it so less taxes (and greater profits) could be accomplished by production of items in other countries. So we get foreign made goods and less jobs here!
D2 you hit them nail on the head, most things we buy are form over seas and most people dont think twice about it. In Canada the stuff they make there is proudly displayed as made in Canada, and here any more, its just smoke and mirrors
The Baldwin site is nice but I still use Kubota branded filters on my Kubota's.
I would not be at all surprised if the Baldwin cabin air filter is made across the pond as well.
I would not be at all surprised if the Baldwin cabin air filter is made across the pond as well.
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With all the cry's for increasing corporate taxes, the corporations had to move to other countries to keep costs down, so they did not have to raise their prices. Those people screaming for corporations to "pay their fair share" are too stupid to see that corporate taxes are a pass through to the consumer in the form of higher prices. Corporations do not have any money unless the consumer buys something. Therefore, they can't pay higher taxes unless they raise prices or move to a cheaper location.
Made is China isn't all that bad so long as the QC is there. If it isn't, chances are it's junk. Case in point, Drones. DJI's are all made in China as are Autel Evo's. Both are high quality drones. In fact, there is only one non Chinese made drone, made by a French firm. The we have the computer or cell phone you post on.... Made in China. You could not afford a domestic made computer or cell phone as the cost of labor and parts are too high and chances are the parts will be Chinese anyway.
Reminds me when a few years ago I was gonna buy new battery powered drill and impact gun. I was looking for made in USA and saw Dewalt with US flag on box and thought great, made in the USA. Nope
, picked up box and read "assembled in USA of globally sourced parts. Bummer!
, picked up box and read "assembled in USA of globally sourced parts. Bummer!
I just buy Harbor Freight cordless stuff. One, I know where it's made, no surprises Two, it's fairly cheap so if it pukes, I landfill it and get another but...lately nothing has puked for me.
The Bauer stuff for me runs and runs and I beat on it too.
Remember 15 years ago, I could find the smoke in any HF tool in about a day. Not any more.
Stuff has gotten way better and more expensive too.
The Bauer stuff for me runs and runs and I beat on it too.
Remember 15 years ago, I could find the smoke in any HF tool in about a day. Not any more.
Stuff has gotten way better and more expensive too.
I recently purchased an overhaul kit for one of the new GM 6 spd transmissions from a local gm dealer. It was one large bag with "Genuine GM " on it and inside was 6 bags with all the small parts. Each bag had a different country, Ireland, India , Taiwan etc, etc.