Outdoor Power Equipment and Small Engines - universal suppliers for parts, filters, etc.

Hello,

I own Toro, Homebuilt, Mantis and Craftsman machines and will be retiring to northern New Mexico.

I have been taught about maintaining these machines and look forward to keeping them running properly.

Going down to get some filters, I was stunned at the prices charged for a simple item I knew I would have to be cutting with a scissors in order to fit it properly even though I was told that was the correct replacement part.

Is there some major supplier for 2 and 4 cycle maintenance parts and spark plugs? Is there a supplier for other than the factory parts that you could recommend for air and fuel filters?

Thank you in advance for your help in this matter.

Gene so

This coming from a guy in the outdoor power equipment service business, aftermarket parts are generally inferior and poorly fitting and I don't necessarily reccomend using them but three of the bigger names in aftermarket are Stens, Oregon and Rotary. I honestly don't know if any of them sell online but it's worth your time to check.