Big Sky Dairy Farms Manager contacted P&W Dairy Services and asked if we could fix the drive beam and rollers under his Donald Platform, as it was worn out and had been repaired quite a few times in the past.

Both Steve Miller(Dairy Services Project Manager) and Kelvin Wright(P&W Design Manager) travelled up to Patearoa to evaluate the various options and discuss them with "Big Sky".

Upon Investigation it was noted that things where in a bad way and the only real option was to replace the Drive Beam, Rollers and Pedastals.

The timeframe that was given to complete the work was very tight (4 Weeks from the start to  finish) so in this case having the backup of the P&W Engineering Fabrication and Machining Divisions was an absolute saviour.

We decided that a 200UB was the way to go for ridgidity and strength also allowing for a wide point of contact between the Beam and Rollers (130mm).  The Rollers where mounted on fully adjustable Pedastals to allow for easy setup and ongoing maintenance adjustments that are needed overtime and because the platform is light a wearstrip was not needed. Automatic grease dispensers where installed doing away with the old oil bath these are less trouble and alot cleaner.

The old beam and Rollers where taken out and the new setup installed in 5 days with a team of 4 staff. Big Sky have around 1100 Cows going over this platform twice a day at its peak and the drivebeam and rollers are preforming to expectation. Another happy customer