Project description
This 220hp crawler is good value for money and is fast becoming a popular choice for medium sized farms that don’t have a lot of road work to do. They are to small for the larger scale operations but perform great on most 4m or smaller cultivation and drill equipment. The Funk transmission was considered the week point of these machines by many, however a good operator that can pick a steady gear and not shift at every given opportunity could see good high hours before a box overhaul.
Reason for Job:
Tractor was driving however on a service customer had found some large pieces of steel in main suction filter. Transmission calibration performed very high in F2 & R but in F1 ran out of tolerance when tractor was very hot.
Main problems found:
Large pieces of steel came from the internal pump drive gear which by its self wouldn’t have been an expensive fix. However customer wanted a full overhaul to investigate F1 pack for piece of mind. They were planning on keeping tractor for a good few years and considered this a wise investment.
We found F2 & R were tired but could have gone on for a few more hours. F1 unfortunately had been hot, removing most of the friction material and warping steel plates.
Remedy:
Didn’t need to wash this tractor as she was fairly clean on arrival
Remove engine with whole front end
Remove transmission
Strip box and quote
Re build box
Flush transmission oil casings and lines
Re-Fit box and front end
Test box in workshop with pressure gauges and calibrate
Test on dyno for 1 hours to check for leaks
With customers permission we put a trailed cultivator on the back and did half a days work
Return tractor to customer
More about Swinnerton Machinery
Here at Swinnerton Machinery, the dedicated team of highly skilled engineers not only repair agricultural machines, their wide range of knowledge transfers to plant, automotive and HGV.
We always deliver quality and reliability to our customers. We offer a wide range of services including:
- Transmission repair/overhaul including manual, automatic, power shift and CVT
- Engine repair/overhaul
- Diagnostics, code reading and configuration
- On site repairs, servicing and diagnostics
- Air-con servicing and fault finding
We service a vast number of local businesses, however due to our central location in the heart of the Midlands, our customers are now approaching us from the entirety of the UK & Ireland, sending equipment for repair to Swinnerton’s Tamworth workshop.
Our Expert Team
As a dedicated repair team with 100 years combined experience – there’s a breadth of knowledge spanning models from the 1960’s to present day. The advanced knowledge of our team means we are able to talk you through the proposed solutions to fix your vehicle/machine at the most efficient price.
Workshop and Mobile Services
Our large workshop gives us the capability to work on the smallest ground care equipment up to the largest articulated tractors.
In 2019 we upgraded our business unit to include a dedicated engine and transmission workshop. Making these improvements gives us the ability to be more efficient, whilst maintaining the best quality.
We also offer mobile services for onsite repairs, diagnostics and fault finding (UK mainland only).
