2009 Craftsman GT5000 Kohler Engine - Oil Filter Question Fram 3614 vs 7575

[2515R Dude]

I no longer buy Fram oil filters.

NAPA Gold (~$9):

https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/FIL1348

I mostly try to shop local.

Your choice. Someone needs to buy inferior products. Napa/WIX is not anymore best.
It is true, it used to be some 20 years ago

Here is the latest test results i could find. Probably there are more updated, but i could not find them.
Wix XP, which is Napa Gold i think, is a very mediocre filter among latest. Fram, Purolator and RP currently are the top choices where Fram XG Ultra synthetic is the best just after the latest Fram Synthetic Endurance which is not part of this test

 

[5030]

Back in the day, engines didn't have oil filters. I look at them today as an invalid excuse for extending oil changes anyway.

 

[2515R Dude]

Back in the day, engines didn't have oil filters. I look at them today as an invalid excuse for extending oil changes anyway.

Right, good old "back in the day", engine needed overalls every ~50K miles, kept us busy and out of trouble.
I also miss them, with filters and contemporary oils motors are just running, and running and running. And we out of boredom keep getting in to trouble. Terrible, i also miss them 50-60 years ago. I remember myself, a young stallion could run on beer whole day long