Largo Casestudy - Stangroom Brothers Ltd

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STANGROOM BROTHERS LTD

• Family farming business formed in 1870

• Herb growers and processors

• Been growing herbs since 1961

• Farms 1200 Acres (480 Hectares)

• Running 16 machines (JCB Fastracs and JCB Teleporter’s,

Massey Ferguson tractor’s, Pixall bean harverster’s and A

Claas combine)

• Concerned that the state of fuel will get worse in time

Stangroom Brothers Ltd


• 1 Tank

• Steel Construction

• 17000 Litres

• 20 Years Old

• Inlet Flow 400-800 LPM

• 8-10 BAR

• Outlet Flow 50-70 LPM

• 2.2 BAR

• PF10-CS (10 micron nominal filter)

• Concerned at the state of fuel will get worse in time

Customer Site Audit


Site Photos


Site Photos


Fuel Sample


• Date taken 08/03/2012

• This sample showed a

relative high level of

contamination

Customer Requests/Concerns


• Concerned that the cleanliness of fuel is at a level not suitable for his machinery

• Wants a system to protect his equipment now and for the future

• Increase the outlet flow from 50-70 LMP to around 120 LPM

• Would like to be able to re-circulate his fuel

Customers 3D Proposal


Customer Tank Suggestion


• Kidney loop system

• Clean fuel on delivery

• Re-circulation of fuel in storage

• Polish fuel before use

• Service

Tank Set Up


Installation


Installation


Result


• The fuel sample shows

a considerable drop in

contamination levels

Completed Installation


Completed Installation


Conclusion


• All of the objectives have been achieved

• Fuel can be cleaned on delivery insuring a clean system to start

• A re-circulation system is in place

• Fuel is polished on the outlet side

• Outlet flow has been increased to 120-150 LPM

• A ISO cleanliness level of 14/13/11

• Stangroom Bros. Ltd has a system to protect their machines for the future

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Largo Casestudy - Stangroom Brothers Ltd