Woods BH80-X

[IH3444]

My neighbor and I are investigating backhoes for our New Hollands, and I remembered the posting by Rick Wallace for the Woods BH80-X unit. We have both down loaded the photos of the unit in Kioti orange, and am comparing it to the NH units. The dealer we bought our tractors from is having a spring sale in a few weeks. We both received flyers, and are seriously considering all candidates. NHs, Bradco, Woods, and even the units we don't see very much. Rick had offered the Woods BH80-X units, and we were wondering if those prices were still good? What price increases had occured? We like the inproved design, a copy of the big CAT construction units. Scaled down for our smaller TC35, and TC48 tractors. Any input?, anyone bought one? Likes, dislikes? Digging ability?

Copied from a post of Rick's.

You should see the pricing around $5,900-$6,500.00 complete

Wallace Tractor and Equipment
www.wallacetractorandequipment.com

 

[wallace]

I still stand by that price /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[415]

I would pick one up from Rick QUICK before he gets his mind back.I have seen prices for them at $8900 +

 

[powerstroke2000]

If you have a need for the thumb make sure you order one now they are factory installed. You can install it in the field but you have to weld the brackets on yourself. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[DirtHauler]

Wounder what the UPS shipping cost is from PA to CA ! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Highbeam]

or WA? How about we meet in OR.

 

[dfkrug]

That must be Wallace's special TBN-only price. Grab it if you can. I have not seen the BH-80X yet, but it looks very interesting. My local Woods (and Kubota) dealer will be asking at least 9K. He was at $7500 for the GB7500 and sold a bunch of them. I expect the mechanical thumb option to be at least $500, and the hydraulic to be double that.

 

[IH3444]

He got one from Antietam for Open House price of $6600. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[kknext]

I just bought and had the BH80X installed on my Kubota L3010 for $6600. I wanted the four point sub frame, but it was not available for my tractor yet. The only thing I wished I would have got was the thumb. As powerstroke2000 noted, the brackets do not come welded on the backhoe and will have to be welded on in the field. The cost was $600 extra for the thumb.

 

[wallace]

Got another load of the new 70 and 80 Woods backhoes in today.
Anyone
Anyone
Hmmm......Maybe I should put one on ebay with a no reserve Hmmmmm.... any suggestions on what color I should do first? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[MotorSeven]

Wallace,

STOP IT!!!!

You are making me think......well....if i had one of those i could........ /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

RD

 

[wallace]

Hmmm.
Dig a foundation for a chicken coop for your Kioti to feed in.
Dig a hole to plant a tree so your Kioti can rest in the shade.
Dig a foundation for the new house that you will have to live in when your wife finds out you want to spend more money on your toy I mean tractor. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Sweet dreams /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[BigDogues]

Is the BH80-X a good fit for a CK25 or would a 70 be better? I see the CK25's 20 PTO HP is at the bottom of the 80's power requirement.

 

[wallace]

The ck25 will run the bx80 without batting a eye.
Keep in mind we are running off the hydraulics of the tractor not the pto.
When you are talking pto hp that is what Woodswants to run their pto pump kit which is the mininum gal per min that they need to do what their spec say.

The mininum gpm on that backhoe is 6gpm.

Hope this helps you decision /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Kiotis CK 25 and 30 has a gpm of 12 so there would be no reason to put a pto pump on a machine that has a greater gpm than 6gpm.

 

[BigDogues]

Thanks Rick,
For some reason that fact just didn't register with me when I was reading the specs on the hoe. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[Highbeam]

Gee thanks Wallace, your shipment beat the IRS.

Another handy thing about the PTO pump is that you don't have the hydro fluid cross contamination. But then the engine fan isn't cooling the BH hyrdro fluid either.

Does the woods BH subframe require removal of the 3ph arms?

 

[wallace]

No it does not, although some of my customers did want them taken off.

 

[450EXC]

I leave my 3 pt arms on with my woods hoe. I raise them just enough to touch the bottom of the rear frame. I do loose a little clearance there.

I have to be very careful not to hit the 3 pt lever by mistake and raise them into the hoe and bend everything, unless Rick knows a trick for this ?

 

[BigDogues]

Once you have them raised can't you close the valve down below the seat to keep them from moving accidently?

 

[Mavrik02]

Am I interested...???...hmmm...that depends on the trade in value of a slightly used BH75. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif