Each refurbishment carried out by Volvo receives a dedicated engineer to the machine for the duration of the work and a supervisor who oversees all work carried out.
Richard Harris and his team at Treforest produced a bespoke menu pricelist which was broken down into individual parts and included detail on the expected life of each component. This was sent to Martin Downey and David Brown, Chief Operating Officer at Bristol Port Company who were able to pick and choose the work they wanted to be carried out. Richard worked closely with David to finalise the agreed schedule of work and pricing. The schedule of work was then drawn up onto a timeline detailing what would be carried out at each point over a twelve week period. This included the following which could in fact be classed as a significant major re-build:
Martin Downey Bristol Port Company
This isn’t the first time that Volvo has refurbished a machine for Bristol Port Company as this latest request followed a successful refurbishment of two of their larger, original L330 loading shovels which was carried out in 2014. Martin Downey, Director of Operational Engineering for Bristol
Port Company first approached Volvo CE National Account Manager, Richard Gee in January with a list of the work they would like carried out on the L220E. Martin comments: “Our ethos is to repair before failure and although the machine was still performing well for us, we decided that at 12000 hours, the time was right for the refurbishment.”
■ Engine removal and refit ■ Transmission removal and refit ■ Hydraulic pumps removal and refit ■ Remove lift rams ■ Remove steering rams ■ Remove tilt ram ■ Brake discs (front and rear) ■ Prop spider and bearing ■ Articulated hitch bearings ■ Foot brake valve ■ a/c compressor and functional test ■ Seat ■ Line boring of the front loader frame ■ Loader Frame work strip down ■ Replace bushes in loader frame ■ Loader frame rebuild ■ Rams external strip check and reseal ■ Refit rams
■ Testing in workshop, functional tests and handover on site after onsite testing
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