As farmers look to get machinery out of the shed ahead of spring, BYPY Transmissions has the know-how to keep it running smoothly
BYPY Transmissions wants to get farmers out of the “she’ll be right” attitude when it comes to parts servicing.
Before farmers start to bring machinery out for a new season, BYPY says it is important that gearboxes, shafts and clutches are given adequate attention to ensure these oft-forgotten but crucial parts are functioning at their best.
“For a lot of farmers, as soon as they get their slasher out for the first time in spring every year, they just literally drag them out, put them behind the tractor, turn it on and hope for the best,” BYPY’s Ashley Male says.
“That’s not the way it should be done, so farmers need to think about this.
“With a lot of clutches on agricultural equipment, 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.
“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.”
This year is shaping up as a particularly important one, Male believes, as the wider economic climate and tightening of belts will lead to more farmers looking to get additional use out of older equipment.
He says BYPY Transmissions is already seeing evidence of this occurring, making the need to adequately prepare this older machinery even more important.
“The economic environment is making people get some older equipment out of the shed and trying to get it up and serviceable again, and we’re seeing a little bit more of that already,” he says.
“I think this year is going to highlight this, due to the reduction of the instant tax write offs along with obviously the economic environment.
“Some of the shafts in this machinery may have sat for several years. Farmers will get the machine serviced, and they should service the shaft as well to make sure that’s operable rather than just pull it out of the shed and hope for the best.
“We can provide the services around doing that.”
One of the many services which BYPY can offer comes through the state-of-the-art clutch tester in which it has invested.
Imported from Europe, Male says BYPY invested around $30,000 to purchase the clutch tester and believes it is one of very few such testers in Australia.
Available at a “realistic charge” to customers, it enables BYPY to test and repair most clutches regardless of brand, giving customers a printed report on their clutch’s performance ahead of it being used.
BYPY is based in the Melbourne suburb of Dandenong and welcomes customers from around the country sending their clutches to be assessed, tested and repaired if required.
“Safety is probably the primary concern with any of this equipment because it is so dangerous, and we don’t want people getting hurt using older equipment that is not up to the safety standards,” Male says.
“It also gives farmers the knowledge that it will work as it should when they’re going to start using it for the season.”
Safety covers are another area in which BYPY Transmissions is well versed, giving farmers further confidence they are dealing with a company that can meet all their needs.
BYPY’s specialty is Bondioli & Pavesi, a brand used by many of the world’s leading agricultural machinery manufacturers and for which it is the Australian distributor.
The Italian-made Bondioli & Pavesi product is backed by over 70 years of history and is increasing in popularity in the likes of New Holland, Case IH and Kuhn machinery, Male says.
While quality European manufacturing makes Bondioli & Pavesi shafts well suited to Australian needs, Male says customers can come to BYPY for support regardless of their existing shaft brand.
“Not only do we have complete brand-new shafts, we do 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,” he says.
BYPY Transmissions is located at 16 Dingley Avenue, Dandenong and can be contacted via www.bypy.com.au or 03 9794 5889.
