1959 b85 tractor

[des hockley 20]

a little while back i saw someone asking if there is any b85 tractors

in answer to this question yes i have the only one in Australia

note: it was green when i bought it in 1980

then i sold it

then 30 years later i tracked it down and bought it

it has a 420 hp cummins and it sounds awesome

and it pulls like a school boy....

[mowerman 1,697]

man that thing is way cool.....allways liked the flat fendered B,s...thanks for sharing...bob

[Mike 747]

Very nice, would like to see it running on U tube. 

[eddeere 445]

What is story on the four headlights ? This is the only B 85 I have seen from the front. All the other B 80 series  I have seen only have two. Really a neat truck.

[41chevy 9,609]

11 hours ago, eddeere said:

What is story on the four headlights ? This is the only B 85 I have seen from the front. All the other B 80 series  I have seen only have two. Really a neat truck.

Seen photos of a lot of Australian trucks Macks and other makes with Quad lights added to them. Later ones seem  to run added KC style lights..    Paul

[kscarbel2 4,041]

12 hours ago, eddeere said:

What is story on the four headlights ? This is the only B 85 I have seen from the front. All the other B 80 series  I have seen only have two. Really a neat truck.

Those dual headlamp assemblies were readily available from the parts bin. They were used on the G-Model.

[eddeere 445]

I really like this truck. Someday when I get a lot of money I hope to buy one. In the early photos the air cleaner is on the left. The other photo has it on the right. Was this done due to an engine change ? Do you know what the original engine and trans. were ?

[des hockley 20]

On 8/9/2016 at 10:00 PM, eddeere said:

What is story on the four headlights ? This is the only B 85 I have seen from the front. All the other B 80 series  I have seen only have two. Really a neat truck.

Hi mate,

               as far as know the guy that i purchased the b85 from had the head lights fitted

                  i think 180B international that was back in the late 60s .

                                                                                                      Regards Des

 

[Brocky 1,079]

On 8/9/2016 at 9:33 PM, 41chevy said:

Seen photos of a lot of Australian trucks Macks and other makes with Quad lights added to them. Later ones seem  to run added KC style lights..    Paul

All the easier to see the 'roos and camels at night.

[Jake86 213]

Is that the original engine? Love the truck btw!! This is definitely a cool story.

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[BillyT 538]

Outstanding bulldog Des,thanks for posting!

[Maddog13407 2,101]

I'm thinkin maybe the polaroid is reversed in the two pictures? that's why the air cleaner is on the wrong side?

[des hockley 20]

On 8/10/2016 at 9:15 PM, eddeere said:

I really like this truck. Someday when I get a lot of money I hope to buy one. In the early photos the air cleaner is on the left. The other photo has it on the right. Was this done due to an engine change ? Do you know what the original engine and trans. were ?

original eng was6 cyl turbo cummins air cleaner r/ hand side. 2 nd engine 8 v 71 gm air cleaner l/ hand side 3rd engine turbo 420 cummins  air cleaner r/side. regards des. i will post more photos.

[bigmackattack 1]

Wow, that thing is awesome