Biggest Meanest Toughest B80-8 PERIOD!!

[Docwheelhorse 2,778]

Hello All--Today I rebuilt the whole steering system on the old horse and put in fresh bearings in the wheels. With the loader on I was surprised to find that it steers just as good as the 520 did !!! I put my york rake on the back and except for adding a few more weights to the other wheel, this machine is battle ready!!! I don't know why but this B80 is the toughest one in my fleet, it has a plain jane yank start Kohler Mag 8 on it with 24x9.5 rears and 18x8.5 fronts with the 310 extra long spindles. Ground clearance is about 7 inches. I can't wait to go off into the woods and work the loader.

Tony

[CHARGER9AUTO 3]

Tony, Good work to rebuild your B-80 8-Speed loader. Ben........

[C-Series14 15]

I have known folks that have moved the uprights back towards the fender and it really helps. My ARK 550 is more aft than yours but I would still like to move it another couple inches....

Nice setup!!! :omg:

[Suburban 550 28]

Looks like a tuff little machine ready to work. :omg:

[bitten 134]

Tony

Nice looking set up. I like how we can use differant stuff from other Wheel Horses and make what we want. Nice job.

P.J.

[wheel horse 1045 2]

now that horse looks ready to work

[WHC-125 4]

That looks like a BEAST!!! You should take a video of it in action or a bunch of pictures. Also what are those tires on the back because my quad's tires were new a year ago but since I drive it on the road in the winter the ice wore them down. :omg:

[Guest fireman]

Tony,

Seeing that really makes we want to put the loader on the C-81 instead of the D200 .

[Docwheelhorse 2,778]

Thanks Ben and everybody else for the replies, Chris--those are Carlise AT489's and they are avaialable at Walmart for around $69 apiece if I remember right. They are the four ply heavier duty ones and work great in snow/mud---but you probably already knew that!

Tony

[WHC-125 4]

Thanks Ben and everybody else for the replies, Chris--those are Carlise AT489's and they are avaialable at Walmart for around $69 apiece if I remember right. They are the four ply heavier duty ones and work great in snow/mud---but you probably already knew that!

Tony

I was thinking about getting ITP mud lites all the way around on aluminium rims. I think that would look good on the B-80 too :omg:

[CHARGER9AUTO 3]

Thanks Ben and everybody else for the replies, Chris--those are Carlise AT489's and they are avaialable at Walmart for around $69 apiece if I remember right. They are the four ply heavier duty ones and work great in snow/mud---but you probably already knew that!

Tony

Tony, Your Welcome . Ben........

[Nick 13]

Tony, The loader looks nice on the B80. And I bet you will have some fun out in the woods. There just something enjoyable about moving and loading logs with some forks on the KW.

[sorekiwi 761]

The loader looks right at home on there. I love my B-80, I bought it as a back-up mower and it quickly became my main "worker".

Love the landscape rake too. I gotta get round to building one of those. Is that a genuine York, or did you build that too?

[stevebo-(Moderator) 8,590]

Looks good Tony. Wish I had the land to use one of those .. :omg:

[HorseFixer 2,013]

Looks good Tony! I want a loader so I can Haul The Trash Can 100' out to the end of the drive! When ya live in the city with a 100' X 150' Lot Not much else ya can do except Use it for a dust Pan When edging the driveway. No matter I still wanna build one, Which Round hood you guys think would look good with one? You guys are lucky who have some acreage to play with the toys!

[KyBlue 655]

Yep, what a beast!!

Duke - lack of acreage isnt going to stop me from building one... and shouldnt stop you either!!! Build a set of Trash Can Forks, use a third control valve, add squeeze ability to the forks...Haul the cans out and drop em out w/o ever leaving the seat!!

[wheelhorse101 0]

looks just like my c-81 with my FEL and let me tell you those 8 h/p kohlers sure put out some power for its size im surprised in the little guy i need to get some photos in here of it :omg:

[Coadster32 793]

Looks real good Tony. You certainly got the right place to play with it. :omg:

[can whlvr 994]

real nice setup i must say that i am jellous :drool:

[bk-scouter 93]

Very tough looking set up there! Nice!

-BK

[Butch 194]

Get rid of that comb hanging off the back and stick a backhoe or ditchwitch on! :omg:

[Docwheelhorse 2,778]

Thanks again for everybodys kind words and Butch---if I could figure out how to put a backhoe on the back it would be there. I just don't have the talent that Nick does!!!! Maybe he'll build me one and put it on all for say $500????

Tony

[Docwheelhorse 2,778]

P.S>--I have a back blade, a disk harrow and a scarifier blade (box blade with spikes to tear up the ground ahead of it) for the brinly sleeve hitch too.

Tony

[Butch 194]

Thanks again for everybodys kind words and Butch---if I could figure out how to put a backhoe on the back it would be there. I just don't have the talent that Nick does!!!! Maybe he'll build me one and put it on all for say $500????

Tony

Maybe at this years Convention all you guys can pool your talent and put one on in those couple of days. I would love to see some pojects going on to observe people doing their work.

Butch

[C-Series14 15]

Maybe at this years Convention all you guys can pool your talent and put one on in those couple of days. I would love to see some pojects going on to observe people doing their work.

Butch

Don't remember if it was the 2nd or 3rd annual show but a couple of us put a Kwikway FEL on Ben Kasler's C-160, it was a blast!