I checked out one of these 110tlbs at a show yesterday. I also got a copy of the lit. A very nice machine. The Deere folks didn't really know much about it, but the lit. Gives some good info. The tranny is a hydro with side by side Fwd/rv pedals and right and left brakes, standard rear diff lock. The main fame of this machine is the link between integrated tool carrier and tractor. While the lift cap. isn't huge, the hydraulic implement power is equal to the pto. 33hp pto, 31hp hydraulic. 17.5gpm @3000psi. This is the main attraction over the EF. I don't know about the smaller EF, but the EF-5 has about 22 hydraulic horse. The 110 with bh weighs 7600, same as L48 which explains some of the lift cap. The controls look slick. Buttons on loader stick for operation of 4-1 bucket or implement. The bh is also set up for a rock breaker or hydraulic thumb. Quick attach for the bh bucket looks good too. The flip over seet is nice, but moving from loader to backhoe looks like a game for an athletic 10 year old. Seems like a great machine for those who waffle between loader-backhoe, skidsteer, and traditional tractor with pto. I didn't get a chance to drive or dig. The Deere reps said the target market was between the L35 and L48, and that the price was around 40k +-.