Benparts Blog

Are you frustrated by constant leaking seals of your pivot gearbox? Do you want to maximise the life of your gearbox while maintaining reliability? Well we have your answer! Lindsay's newly formulated GearLife XL lube. This new gearbox oil is designed for aftermarket use to extend the life of your existing gearbox. GearLife XL leads aftermarket oil...

Spring has sprung and with its arrival brings a timely reminder that a pre-irrigation season check up is needed for your operational system! Turning on the pivot with your fingers crossed and holding your breath that everything just works is a potential recipe for disaster! Off season checks and maintenance will lead to better performance of your i...

​The FieldNET® by Lindsay Pivot Control System can be fitted to most brands of Centre Pivot. Here, in Western Victoria, the team at Benparts Irrigation have retro-fitted Pivot Control to a Valley Centre Pivot. So what exactly is the FieldNET® by Lindsay Pivot Control System and how could it work for you? FieldNET® by Lindsay Pivot Control is an irr...

We complete 99% of all work ourselves rarely using sub-contractors. For the last week the boys have been upgrading an 18 year old pump control system. They have been busy wiring and programming a control system that enables multiple pumps to run from one variable speed drive switching to direct online enabling multiple pump operations to start with...

 Andrew recently completed automation for a water tanker. No, this doesn't mean the tanker drives itself! ? This automation allows the water tankers valves and motor to be operated using a remote control and therefore doesn't limit its operation to one single truck... the remote controls can be taken and used in any truck towing the tanker.&nb...

Did someone say removalist?.... today Paul Croser was busy re locating a 9 span pivot 1 km across 4 paddocks in Western Victoria. The pivot was moved in three sections due to the need to cross a road and turn a corner! Mission complete!