Problem
What needed to be solved
A worn rotor gearbox input shaft needed a practical repair while replacement housings were unavailable for roughly two months.
Project · Agriculture
Case IH rotor gearbox repair
A worn Case IH 6088/7088 rotor gearbox input shaft was machined true and fitted with a precision repair sleeve.
Project snapshot
The work at a glance
- Market
- Agriculture
- Project type
- Repair machining
- Capabilities
- Precision machining, Agricultural repair
Solution
How Barnes approached it
Barnes machined the worn shaft true and fitted a precision repair sleeve to restore the working surface.
Result
What changed
The machining repair preserved the existing gearbox path instead of waiting for the unavailable replacement housing.
Technical details
The work behind the result
- Case IH 6088/7088 rotor gearbox
- Input shaft
- Precision repair sleeve
- Replacement housing quoted at approximately $700–$800