With the experience to know what is required in PTO shafts and clutches, and the warehouse stock to provide it, BYPY Transmissions is ready to keep farmers operating at crucial times
Gearboxes, drivelines and PTO shafts might not be the most glamorous parts of farm machinery, but their smooth operation is critical to ensuring minimal downtime and therefore maximum productivity.
The team at BYPY Transmissions has the products and expertise to make sure farmers can go about their business with complete confidence in these often neglected components of their machinery.
As the Australian distributor of Bondioli & Pavesi products, farmers can go to BYPY confident the company is backed by premium products, which are made in Italy from high-quality raw materials.
While the name of a parts manufacturer may not be as familiar to some as the names of tractor and machinery brands themselves, Bondioli & Pavesi gearboxes and PTO shafts are the preferred brand for many large-scale contractors and farmers across the nation – along with multiple OEMs.
Boasting more than 70 years of manufacturing history, Bondioli & Pavesi’s popularity has increased in recent years – seeing the company become the go-to for numerous European machinery manufacturers.
The brand’s PTO shafts and gearboxes provide a longer life span, less downtime and reduced operating costs, according to BYPY, meaning they are ideal for any Australian farmer needing their machinery to work for long hours in harsh conditions.
Applicable to everything from tractors to balers, the rising demand for Bondioli & Pavesi products has meant BYPY Transmissions has stocked up, ready to dispatch orders around the country – generally on the same day to ensure any downtime is minimised.
BYPY is not just a reactionary company though, as its service goes far beyond just providing replacement parts when breakdowns occur.
Located in the Melbourne suburb of Dandenong, BYPY’s national warehouse also includes a computerised clutch testing facility.
Customers can send their torque overload clutches directly to BYPY for testing, ensuring they are in working condition and ready to excel.
This is particularly crucial when a machine is brought out for the start of a new season after sitting dormant for an extended period, with older machinery even more susceptible to issues and requiring pre-season maintenance.
“If they’re left out in the open, even during winter, they can actually rust up and basically form a solid connection instead of being a clutch,” BYPY’s Ashley Male says.
“When farmers then expect that clutch to go off with an overload situation, it doesn’t. It can then break the machine and be a lot more costly in the long run.”
Male and the experienced BYPY team want to be more than just salespeople, firstly aiming to go above and beyond through their ability to customise all its PTO shafts based on a customer’s horsepower requirements and different applications.
The team also prides itself on being problem solvers and is always ready to help and do all that they can together to find a solution to sometimes difficult-to-meet driveline requirements.
While BYPY is a Bondioli & Pavesi specialist and has both completely new shafts along with a full range of spare parts in stock for that brand, the team is ready to help customers regardless of which brand’s products they are using.
“We can service, repair or replace any manufacturer and supplier’s shafts,” Male says.
“We have the full range of spare parts to repair their existing Bondioli & Pavesi shafts and access to the market to get the parts to repair their shafts in general, regardless of the brand.
“We’re happy to field and answer any questions that they may have about their shafts and whatnot and are happy to lead them through any remedies or rectifications.”
BYPY’s focus on these aspects of machinery comes from not only wanting to help farmers maximise productivity but also to help them operate safely.
One area in which BYPY can help farmers with safety is through PTO shaft covers.
Designed to protect the area where implements connect to tractors, this is a simple solution which can have significant safety benefits.
BYPY offers a comprehensive set of shaft covers for the entire Bondioli & Pavesi range which meets both Australian and overseas safety standards.
It also supplies covering systems that are external to the shaft safety covers, while also having an extensive network that means it can generally get any special products it does not have in stock.
Adequate safety covers are so important because a high percentage of driveline accidents occur when safety shielding is missing or does not function properly, Male says.
With shafts rotating at high revolutions per minute, accidents caused by not replacing broken safety covers can lead to catastrophic consequences, he adds.
It is important for users to ensure the implement input connection shield is compatible with the driveline and the application, while damaged or missing components must be replaced with original equipment spare parts, correctly installed, before using the driveline.
BYPY’s expertise means farmers can confidently approach the company for both advice and parts, with Male saying even mobile phone photos sent to him have enabled the identification of some problems.
Calling on BYPY’s knowledge – whether virtually or by physically sending a part – can determine whether replacement or repair will be the better option.
“Generally replacing is one of the quicker, easier and more convenient options, but depending on what’s broken there are certain components of the safety systems that are obtainable separately,” Male says.
“More often than not, by the time they’ve become damaged to the point where they need servicing as such, replacing is probably a better option.
“We’re here to support the customer in identifying what they’ve got, what they need, and how soon we can get it to them.”
BYPY Transmissions’ national warehouse is at 16 Dingley Avenue, Dandenong and they can be contacted via www.bypy.com.au or 03 9794 5889.