How to use GetPartFound

Three ways in, depending on what you're holding: the machine, the old part, or just a photo of it. Five minutes here saves twenty on the wrong part.

On this page

Browse by machine: brand, model & type
Search by part number or name
Reading a result card
When we widen your search
Finding a part from a photo
Tips that save time

1. Browse by machine

Use Browse when you know what the part goes on. Work left to right. Each step narrows the next one to only what fits:

Brand. Start typing and pick from the list. The count beside each name is how many parts we hold for it.
Category. The kind of equipment: tractor, mower, chainsaw, marine, generator, and so on. Skip it if you're not sure; it's a filter, not a requirement.
Model. Type any part of the model designation. X3 finds X300, X350 and X370.
Part type. Belt, filter, spindle, carburetor…

Step 1: type a few letters, pick your brand. Counts show catalog depth at a glance.

The model box open with partial model text typed and matching models listed — Step 3: partial model numbers are fine. If your model lives in a different category than the one you picked, we say so and offer it anyway.

For part types that come in sizes (belts, filters, bearings) an extra Size box appears so you can refine by dimension.

Selected filters become chips under the cascade. Click a chip's × to remove just that filter without starting over.

2. Search by part number or name

Use the search box on the Browse page when you can read a number off the old part, or when you only know what the thing is called.

The direct part-number search box with results below it — The fastest path when you have the number. Punctuation and spacing don't matter.

Punctuation doesn't matter. AM-125424, am125424 and AM 125424 all find the same part.
Partial numbers work. Worn stamping? Type what you can read. M1579 lists every part number containing it.
Cross-references count. Search the OEM number and we'll surface aftermarket equivalents we hold under a different number, and vice versa.
Names work too. mower blade or fuel filter searches part names across the catalog.

Combine both: pick a brand first, then search. The search runs inside your selection, so filter with Kubota selected means Kubota filters, not every filter we have.

3. Reading a result card

A single result card showing part number, name, fitment, price and a Buy button — A buyable part: photo, part number (orange), name, what it fits, the price we last saw, and a Buy link to the seller's listing.

The orange number is the part number, the thing to match against your old part or your manual.
Buy takes you to the seller's live listing (usually eBay) to complete the purchase there. Prices are captured periodically, not live. The exact capture date is printed under the results. Always confirm on the seller's page.
“Catalog listing” instead of a Buy button means we know the part (its number, name, and often what it fits) but don't currently track a seller for it. The reference data is still gold for ordering elsewhere.

Sort with the dropdown above the grid: Buyable first (default), Price: low to high, or Name A–Z.

4. When we widen your search

Our machine-compatibility data is growing daily but not complete. If you search a number inside a selection and nothing matches, we don't show you an empty page. We automatically widen the search one step at a time (model, then category, then brand) and tell you we did:

The notice shown when a search was widened beyond the current selection — The part was found outside your current filters. The note says exactly which filter was set aside.

Why this matters: a part is never unfindable just because we haven't yet recorded that it fits your machine. If the number exists in our catalog, search will surface it.

5. Finding a part from a photo

On Find a Part, add up to five photos and hit Read photo. We read stamped or printed numbers off the part and pre-fill the form. You correct anything we misread, then search.

The photo upload card on the Find a Part page — Photos are optional; the page works fully without them. When a clarifying question would narrow things down, we ask exactly one.

What makes a photo readable:

Get the stamped or printed number in frame and in focus. That beats ten glamour shots of the housing.
Different angles help: one of the markings, one of the whole part, one of the mounting face.
Wipe the grime off the numbers first. Thirty seconds with a rag doubles the read rate.

6. Tips that save time

Start with the number if you have one. A part number is unambiguous; a description never is.
Model designations hide on stickers: under the seat on mowers, on the frame rail of trailers, on the fan housing of generators, inside the air-filter cover on small engines.
Brands marked “listed” in the brand picker are ones we track but don't yet stock parts for. Picking one shows you that honestly instead of an empty grid with no explanation.
Cross-check with the size filter. Two belts can share a name and differ an inch. If the part type has a size box, use it.
No luck? Every miss is recorded (just the search, nothing personal) and genuinely drives what we add next. Or just tell us directly. Early days, and we read everything.