On site and workshop line boring
Line boring in Cobram
Cobram is a bit over an hour east of the workshop and we run out that way regularly. The boring bar comes to the dairy, the orchard or the yard, so a worn pivot is welded up and machined true without the machine going on a float.
Mobile set-up
We come to the machine
Workshop
Fully set up at Wharparilla
Breakdowns
Callouts by arrangement
Cobram VIC
What we see around Cobram
Cobram sits about an hour and a quarter east of us along the Murray Valley Highway through Strathmerton, and Barooga on the New South Wales side is part of the same trip. Because it is a longer run than Rochester or Kyabram, we plan it properly. Tell us what is worn when you call and we will bring everything needed to finish the job in the one visit.
This is heavily irrigated country and the machinery load reflects it. Big dairies running feed pads and silage pits, orchards and olive groves either side of the river, and the contractors who service both. Mowers, rakes, balers and silage wagons pack enormous hours into a short window, and a pivot that was fine at the start of a cut can be knocking by the end of it.
The other half of the work is fruit season. Bin trailers, forklifts, elevators and orchard tractors all do short repetitive lifts, which is exactly what works a pin loose in its bore. Caught while it is only starting to rattle, it is a weld, a bore and new bushes. Left until the housing has gone oval past repair, it is a new component plus freight.
~105km from the workshop
About an hour and a quarter, east along the Murray Valley Highway through Strathmerton
What we get called to
Feed out gear and mixer wagons, mowers, rakes and balers, silage wagons, orchard tractors, bin trailers and forklifts, telehandlers and loaders, plus excavators on irrigation work.
Local industries we work with
- Irrigated dairy
- Stone fruit and orchards
- Olive groves
- Hay and silage contracting
What line boring actually does
Every pivot on a machine wears. Grease breaks down, dirt gets in, and the pin starts working the hole. What began as a round bore slowly goes oval, the pin loses its fit, and the play works its way through the whole linkage.
Line boring fixes that in place. A boring bar is set up through the worn hole and aligned to the original centreline, the bore is built back up with weld, then machined true to size so a standard bush and pin drops straight back in. The machine usually needs pulling down to get to the pivot. We can do that for you, or you can have it stripped and ready before we arrive.
Left too long, that play stops being a bore problem. It cracks weld seams, elongates the housing past repair and puts load through things that were never meant to carry it. Caught early, it is a day of work. Caught late, it is a new component.
The short version: if you can rock the attachment by hand and feel movement in the joint, the bore has worn and it is worth a look before it costs you a component.
Signs you need line boring
- Slop or knocking through the linkage under load
- Bucket or blade wandering off line
- Pin holes gone oval or egg-shaped
- Pins spinning or seizing in the bore
- Grease weeping straight back out of the joint
- Cracked or dished bush housings
Spotted one or more of these? Give Sean a call and describe what the machine is doing. You will get a straight answer on whether it needs boring now or can wait.
What we line bore
Twenty years across mining, agricultural, civil and factory work. If it pivots and it has worn, there is a good chance we have bored one before.
Excavators & dozers
- Boom and stick pivots
- Bucket ears and links
- Blade and C-frame pins
- Ripper and hitch bores
Loaders & trucks
- Loader linkage and bucket pins
- Articulation joints
- Tipper body hinges
- Suspension and spring eyes
Agricultural gear
- Front end loader arms
- Three point linkage
- Header and harvester pivots
- Trailer and hitch points
Fixed plant
- Crusher and screen pivots
- Conveyor bearing housings
- Press and baler linkages
- Gate and chute hinges
How a line boring job runs
No mystery and no runaround. Here is exactly what happens from the phone call to the machine going back to work.
You call, we talk it through
Tell us the machine and which pivots feel worn. We work out whether it is an on site job or one for the workshop, and what it will take.
We come to you
The mobile set-up carries the boring bar, welder and power. Farm, pit, yard or factory floor, the machine stays where it is.
Strip and measure
Pins and old bushes come out, the bore gets measured, and we confirm how far it has worn before anything is cut.
Weld and bore true
The bore is built back up with weld, then the bar is aligned to the original centreline and the hole is machined round and back to size.
New bushes and pins
Fresh bushes pressed in and pins fitted, so the joint sits tight the way it did when the machine was new.
Checked before we leave
Measured against spec, moved through its range and greased up. You see it working before we pack up.
Why owners keep calling us back
No fuss, no runaround. Just honest work that holds up and gets your machine back to earning.
Quality of workmanship
Every repair is done properly the first time. Bored true, welded clean, measured and checked before it leaves.
Care for safety and equipment
Your machine gets treated like ours. Safe practice on site and respect for the gear we work on.
Reliability
When we say we will be there, we are. Straight answers, on time, and a fix that holds up.
the trade
My promise to you
G'day, I'm Sean. After 20 years in the trade, I decided to open SOS Engineering. That is two decades across mining, agricultural, civil and factory work, so there is not much machinery I have not had my hands on.
When you call, you deal with me. Whether it is a breakdown that cannot wait or a scheduled service to catch the small stuff early, you will get a straight answer, honest work, and a fix that holds up.
That is the deal: I look after your gear like it is my own, and I keep you moving.
Great service, keeping you moving.
Sean O'Sullivan
Line boring around Cobram and Barooga
Cobram is about an hour and a quarter east of the Echuca base, and Barooga, Strathmerton, Katamatite, Yarrawonga, Numurkah and Tocumwal all sit on the same run. Crossing into New South Wales makes no difference to us. If the machine cannot move, the mobile set-up comes to it. If the component is easier off the machine, bring it into the Wharparilla workshop and we will turn it around there.
Cobram
Regular run
~300km
Service radius
Line boring FAQs for Cobram
Yes. Cobram is about an hour and a quarter east of the Wharparilla workshop along the Murray Valley Highway, and Barooga on the New South Wales side is the same trip. The mobile set-up carries the boring bar, welder and generator, so we can work in a shed, a yard, an orchard row or a paddock.
Line boring in other towns we cover
The mobile set-up runs right across northern Victoria and the southern New South Wales side. If your town is not listed, call anyway and we will sort it.
Got a machine down? Let's get you moving
Call Sean with a quick rundown of the job and the machine. Straight answer, no runaround, on site or in the shop.
Call Sean
0402 806 636
sosengineeringco@outlook.com
Workshop
1046 Mount Terrick Rd, Wharparilla VIC 3564
Hours
Mon to Fri, breakdowns by arrangement