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mbarber84 said:
That’s a good choice. I use that filter as well. Better filtration over stock. I would like to use the Donaldson DBL7349 as it’s the best filter you can buy for these trucks, but none of my local retailers are Donaldson distributors so getting them isn’t as easy. All the commercial truck shops near me are Fleetguard. Usually to get the Donaldson i have to buy a case of the filters, and I don’t do enough oil changes per year to make that money worth it.
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I order my DBLs from Cross Filter. They aren’t cheap but their prices include shipping. They are genuine Donaldson filters too. The last time I looked they were $52 for 3 but they offer better discounts the more you buy.
 
mbarber84 said:
That’s a good choice. I use that filter as well. Better filtration over stock. I would like to use the Donaldson DBL7349 as it’s the best filter you can buy for these trucks, but none of my local retailers are Donaldson distributors so getting them isn’t as easy. All the commercial truck shops near me are Fleetguard. Usually to get the Donaldson i have to buy a case of the filters, and I don’t do enough oil changes per year to make that money worth it.
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No autovalue around you? They sell Donaldson any i have been to do usually. Unless the US ones are different
 
OLEJOE said:
I order my DBLs from Cross Filter. They aren’t cheap but their prices include shipping. They are genuine Donaldson filters too. The last time I looked they were $52 for 3 but they offer better discounts the more you buy.
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That’s a good price at $17 each and would be worth it for me because I do 2-3 oil changes per year. Thanks!
 
H3LZSN1P3R said:
No autovalue around you? They sell Donaldson any i have been to do usually. Unless the US ones are different
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None of that chain around. Closest one is 276 miles west of us. We have Fleet Pride locally but they’re an hour or so south. I have Kenworth, Peterbilt, Mack, Freightliner, and International within ten minutes or less. Mostly all of them can get the OEM Fleetguard and Baldwin’s but Donaldson usually requires a bulk buy.
 
mbarber84 said:
None of that chain around. Closest one is 276 miles west of us. We have Fleet Pride locally but they’re an hour or so south. I have Kenworth, Peterbilt, Mack, Freightliner, and International within ten minutes or less. Mostly all of them can get the OEM Fleetguard and Baldwin’s but Donaldson usually requires a bulk buy.
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That sucks
 
H3LZSN1P3R said:
That sucks
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FWIW, I have used the Donaldson in the past a few times with great results. However I will say that the casing construction is pretty poor when compared to the Fleetguard. The Donaldson is very flimsy material, which is surprising considering most of the other Donaldson products I’ve used in other applications are incredibly robust. The Fleetguard’s construction is far more stout.
 
mbarber84 said:
FWIW, I have used the Donaldson in the past a few times with great results. However I will say that the casing construction is pretty poor when compared to the Fleetguard. The Donaldson is very flimsy material, which is surprising considering most of the other Donaldson products I’ve used in other applications are incredibly robust. The Fleetguard’s construction is far more stout.
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Thats all i use on all my equipment when i can for as ling as i can remember i have yet to have the casing of a Donaldson filter cause an issue but yea i know they are slightly thinner
 
mbarber84 said:
That’s a good choice. I use that filter as well. Better filtration over stock. I would like to use the Donaldson DBL7349 as it’s the best filter you can buy for these trucks, but none of my local retailers are Donaldson distributors so getting them isn’t as easy. All the commercial truck shops near me are Fleetguard. Usually to get the Donaldson i have to buy a case of the filters, and I don’t do enough oil changes per year to make that money worth it.
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I buy my DBL7349 from Cross Filters 1@$26, 2@$40 or 3@$52 with free shipping https://crossfilters.com/products/d...ull-flow-donaldson-blue?variant=7195152252975
 
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