Chicago Rawhide / CR Seals — U.S. Sourcing for Export Buyers
Legacy CR and Chicago Rawhide seal designations still appear on machine drawings worldwide. Send the seal number exactly as marked, together with shaft and bore dimensions, and H&H Exports will review what may be sourced through established U.S. channels.
Chicago Rawhide / CR products and how H&H sources them
Chicago Rawhide, commonly shortened to CR, is a long-established sealing brand whose product terminology is now associated with SKF. Buyers still search and specify under the Chicago Rawhide and CR names because that is what is printed on decades of drawings, parts books, and seal packaging.
Sealing enquiries behave differently from bearing enquiries. A seal number encodes shaft diameter, housing bore, and width, often in an inch-based format, together with a lip-design and material code. Those codes are the whole specification — two seals with the same three dimensions can be entirely different products.
H&H does not assume that every legacy CR designation has a current direct replacement. Where a number is obsolete or ambiguous, we come back with a specific question about dimensions, lip configuration, and operating conditions rather than quoting a guess.
Chicago Rawhide / CR product types H&H may be able to source
The groups below describe the kinds of Chicago Rawhide / CR items international buyers most often ask H&H to review. They are not an inventory listing — availability, lead time, country of origin, export eligibility, documentation, commercial terms, and specifications are confirmed against your exact part number, quantity, and destination.
Radial shaft and oil seals
- Single-lip and double-lip radial shaft seals
- Spring-loaded oil seals
- Metal-cased and rubber-covered outside-diameter designs
- Split seals, where applicable
Heavy-duty and vehicle sealing
- Wheel and hub seals
- Grease seals for trailer and off-highway axles
- Unitized seal assemblies
- Heavy-duty industrial sealing for gearboxes and drives
Legacy and related sealing items
- Legacy CR designations carried on older equipment drawings
- Speedi-Sleeve style shaft repair sleeves, where applicable
- V-ring and axial sealing products
- O-rings and sealing accessories quoted alongside a seal requirement
Where Chicago Rawhide / CR requirements typically come from
Axle, gearbox, and implement seals on U.S.-built farm equipment.
Heavy-duty sealing for haul equipment and processing drives.
Gearbox and rotating-equipment seal replacement programmes.
Pump and mixer shaft sealing requirements.
Sourcing against your exact Chicago Rawhide / CR part number
Every quotation is built from the part number you supply. H&H does not select, substitute, or approve components on the buyer's behalf — submit your exact part number for review and we will confirm what can be sourced.
Where information is missing, we will come back with a specific question rather than quote an assumption. Photographs, nameplate images, and datasheets all help.
- Send the seal designation exactly as marked, including any prefix or suffix letters that identify the lip design and elastomer.
- Always include the three measured dimensions: shaft diameter, housing bore diameter, and seal width. State whether the measurements are inch or metric.
- Confirm the number of lips and whether a dust lip or garter spring is present — a photograph of the seal cross-section is very helpful.
- Note the operating conditions when known: rotational speed, temperature, pressure, and the fluid being sealed.
- If the shaft is worn, say so. A repair sleeve may be part of the requirement, but the decision to use one belongs to the buyer's engineering authority.
- H&H does not certify that a legacy CR number has a current direct replacement; any proposed alternative is presented for the buyer's approval.
What to include in your request
- Manufacturer (Chicago Rawhide / CR)
- Exact part number as marked
- Description of the item
- Quantity required
- Destination country
- Required delivery date
- Technical specifications or configuration details
- Datasheet, drawing, or photograph when available
Request a quote for Chicago Rawhide / CR
The RFQ form opens with Chicago Rawhide / CR preselected on the first line. Add as many additional lines and manufacturers as your requirement needs.
Request a QuoteEmail sales@hhexports.comExporting Chicago Rawhide / CR requirements from the United States
H&H works with buyers outside the United States who need U.S.-sourced parts delivered to their own facility, customer, or project site. Read more about the broader process on international procurement, our capabilities, and global shipping and export destinations.
- Seals are light and compact, which usually makes them well suited to air freight or to consolidation with heavier items on the same order.
- Elastomeric products can be sensitive to prolonged heat and light in transit; H&H coordinates packing appropriate to the routing and destination.
- Country of origin and available documentation are confirmed per item sourced, not inferred from the brand.
- Destination country is required at RFQ stage so documentation matches what the buyer's broker expects.
Combining Chicago Rawhide / CR lines with other manufacturers
Most requirements H&H receives are not single-brand. Combining lines into one enquiry means one quotation, one purchase order, and — where eligible — one consolidated shipment. See multi-vendor consolidation and export documentation coordination.
- Seal kits are frequently ordered together with the bearings they run against — both can sit on one RFQ.
- A plant-wide seal replacement list is quoted line by line and consolidated into a single shipment where eligible.
- One commercial relationship covers the sealing, bearing, and fluid-power lines of the same maintenance requirement.
Related product categories
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Tapered roller bearings — cones and cups, Ball bearings, Cylindrical roller bearings
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Chicago Rawhide / CR sourcing questions
Are Chicago Rawhide, CR, and SKF the same thing?
My CR seal number appears to be obsolete. Can it still be quoted?
Does H&H select the correct seal for my application?
Send a Chicago Rawhide / CR RFQ
Include manufacturer, exact part number, quantity, destination country, and required delivery date. Our U.S.-based team will review and respond with sourcing options.