2013 Terex PT110 Forestry

[ALittleDirtWontHurt]

Ouch! Sounds like you're off to a rough start with the new Terex.
I had the same kind of luck with the 2011 PT-100G I bought. Did your dealer pay for the hydraulic fluid?
I just couldn't stand the payments of a new machine, and the down time of an old one. I sold mine at a loss to get out from under it.
I hope your luck improves, and your dealer is a really good one.

Andy

The dealer has been great so far and covered everything. Looking at the numbers, I was spending roughly a new payment everything month in repairing the old PT and the downtime associated with it......not that I'm thrilled with either scenario, but this is the business we have chosen. This go around I'm going to sell this one as soon as it's payed off and has decent residual value, before any major repairs arise (.....price of a new undercarriage and tracks.....no thanks!)

 

[Rustyiron]

The dealer has been great so far and covered everything. Looking at the numbers, I was spending roughly a new payment everything month in repairing the old PT and the downtime associated with it......not that I'm thrilled with either scenario, but this is the business we have chosen. This go around I'm going to sell this one as soon as it's payed off and has decent residual value, before any major repairs arise (.....price of a new undercarriage and tracks.....no thanks!)

I am curious, what are the hours on your last PT, and being aware of the cost of the u/c, that you got another one. Are they that much better than the next closest performing machine with a more "traditional" u/c? This is not a stab at PT/Terex at all, please don't take it that way, but they'r reputation for these issues is deffinetly out there. I have no first hand ownership experience, and for my use, a CTL is not necessary and I can get away with a SS with OTT's. Hope you're back in the new one soon, and nice website & work!

 

[redprospector]

The dealer has been great so far and covered everything. Looking at the numbers, I was spending roughly a new payment everything month in repairing the old PT and the downtime associated with it......not that I'm thrilled with either scenario, but this is the business we have chosen. This go around I'm going to sell this one as soon as it's payed off and has decent residual value, before any major repairs arise (.....price of a new undercarriage and tracks.....no thanks!)

Good deal. I'm glad you've got a good dealer. It doesn't matter what brand machine you have, if you don't have a good servicing dealer...you don't have much. I hope you get the bugs ironed out of it, and it turns out to be a great machine for you.

Andy

 

[Digdeep]

ALittleDirtWontHurt- how have things been running lately? The dealer must have gotten things ironed out since its been a a little over a week.

 

[ALittleDirtWontHurt]

ALittleDirtWontHurt- how have things been running lately? The dealer must have gotten things ironed out since its been a a little over a week.

I have put about 60 hours on it so far. Other than vibration shaking a few things loose, it's been running great. My dealer has so far been good at taking care of the few issues I had at first. I have noticed, however, that the fuel tank (plastic) has a tendency to get squished down a bit by the loader arm cylinders as debris gets packed in throughout the day. No matter how often we clean it out, mulching always throws stuff up under the cylinders at the back pivot point. The old PT did the same thing, but the arms came down on metal, not plastic. I'd prefer the plastic tank anyway due to less contamination as the tank ages, but I'm skeptical as to how long it will hold up.
The digital screen is great at giving all kinds of info on the machine conditions, but it's almost distracting. I'm hard wired now to be paranoid of engine and oil temps being in the 200s every time I run after the old PT constantly running hot. The PT110 has stayed in the 170s (engine and hyd oil) even with the AC on full blast and running through a full tank.

 

[yellowdogsvc]

I have put about 60 hours on it so far. Other than vibration shaking a few things loose, it's been running great. My dealer has so far been good at taking care of the few issues I had at first. I have noticed, however, that the fuel tank (plastic) has a tendency to get squished down a bit by the loader arm cylinders as debris gets packed in throughout the day. No matter how often we clean it out, mulching always throws stuff up under the cylinders at the back pivot point. The old PT did the same thing, but the arms came down on metal, not plastic. I'd prefer the plastic tank anyway due to less contamination as the tank ages, but I'm skeptical as to how long it will hold up.
The digital screen is great at giving all kinds of info on the machine conditions, but it's almost distracting. I'm hard wired now to be paranoid of engine and oil temps being in the 200s every time I run after the old PT constantly running hot. The PT110 has stayed in the 170s (engine and hyd oil) even with the AC on full blast and running through a full tank.

Be careful with that plastic tank. Anything that heats up and falls on mulching debris can smolder and can actually melt a hole in the tank. Even if it's small, diesel will escape, soak any other debris, and you have a torch under you. Is there a debris kit that will protect the area under the cylinders?

 

[ALittleDirtWontHurt]

Be careful with that plastic tank. Anything that heats up and falls on mulching debris can smolder and can actually melt a hole in the tank. Even if it's small, diesel will escape, soak any other debris, and you have a torch under you. Is there a debris kit that will protect the area under the cylinders?

Unfortunately, the cylinder arms come down all the way to the fuel tank, leaving little space in between the two. I've been trying to come up with my own fix, but am drawing a blank so far. Terex did do a pretty good job at keeping a lot of the debris from entering the engine compartment as bad as the older ones did.

 

[Eric H]

Ya im not crazy about the arms either.... If ya figure something out give me a heads up...mine is a chewin machine, happy so far

 

[ALittleDirtWontHurt]

I gotta say I'm impressed with Terex. They sent a service rep up to my shop (all the way from out of state) and did some computer updates and just to reach out in general. Had a chance to run a bit today and the machine was right on.

Eric- I mentioned to the rep about the loader arms debris issue. He said there's a guy out there that fabbed up his own solution and says it's been working pretty well. He's supposed to be sending me some pictures. I'll forward them along when I get them.

 

[Eric H]

I was thinking a car wash sponge... Im gonna see if i can trim one to fit. It should keep the mulch out but not hinder the arms at all. Its just a thought now, will report on it later

 

[IDLVR]

Looking at getting a PT110g forestry vs Bobcat 770 and wanted to know what your thoughts were on the machine after these past few months. Problems that you haven't mentioned in your threads? Do it over? Any other people with a Terex you know that had issues? Sorry to bombard you with questions, but really trying to make a wise decision on a big chunk of change.

 

[Marek]

The 770 Bobcat is a fair bit more expensive when I shopped them.

 

[ALittleDirtWontHurt]

I'm a few hundred hours in on my PT and so far so good. We've worked out the kinks I think and it has been a solid money-making machine. There are still a few shortcomings, as I'm sure there are on many machines, but mainly on things that don't matter.....darn near impossible to clean out the AC radiator for one, plastic fuel tank (prone to getting squished and deformed if debris build up under lift cylinders- and it will if you run a wider mulcher head. The hydraulic flow specs and cooling capacity still make it my first pick machine. The updated style undercarriage and wider tracks are a nice feature too over my older PT.

 

[IDLVR]

How are things going with your PT110. Still waiting to take the bite on a new trackloader. I demoed the Bobcat 870, 770 and PT100g. I like the PT the best but worried about reliability. Any experience between Bobcat and Terex? What problems have you seen with your machine since last update? Bobcat dealer is 20 miles away, Terex 100 miles away. I won't be using a forestry multcher, just a flail mower and tree puller. I like the protective cage though since I will be in the timber 80% of the time.

 

[Paystar]

Do these new ones use a dpf muffler for the emissions? Any issues with that, such as added heat or regens?

 

[ALittleDirtWontHurt]

Do these new ones use a dpf muffler for the emissions? Any issues with that, such as added heat or regens?

My dealer was mentioning to me that in regen mode that thing can hit upwards of 1400 degrees. I'm not sure if that's right, but I can't imagine that being a good combination in a forestry application. One thing I like about the PT110 vs older iterations of it is the top-mount exhaust. Now that I've put enough hours on it, I do see the potential for fire on the top side if leaves and debris settle on the top grate. With the new cooling fan, there is so much suction during normal running that it will pin a good bit of stuff on top. Luckily, the reversing mode has ample power to blow the accumulation back off. I've set my fan to reverse every ten minutes for this reason. So far so good. That filter supposedly has a 3500 hour service life. I will be trading in for a new one long before then. Hoping the undercarriage makes it that far too. No complaints with that whatsoever though.

 

[Paystar]

OK thanks. I was afraid of those DPF's in a forestry application due to the high heat. Have to really be aware of keeping the engine compartment clean as you have said.
Hope it gives you good service life now that you got some of the bugs out.

 

[IDLVR]

Sorry to hear about all your problems. 15 hours on mine so far, so good. I think the ease of maintenance, cab comforts/info screen, etc. are better on the Bobcat T770 but after demoing both the power, ground clearance, and ability to go places the 770 couldn't even start to go swayed me to the PT110f. Hope they have all the kinks worked out on my unit. Keep you posted.

 

[cat299 mulcher]

Buy a Cat 299d not a terex or a bobcat if you want a dependable machine. I have my third one right now and already have 800 hours on it and it 6 mints old. Hasn't been to the shop yet or had a single problem. That's just the way cat equipment is built. You just don't typically have the problems like bolts shaking loose or 3 problems three days in a row right out of the box. If that was my machine they would have taken it right on back and shoved it up their a$*
People and at what say want but day in and day out you won't find a better built machine. Especially with a plastic terex.

 

[cat299 mulcher]

Buy a Cat 299d not a terex or a bobcat if you want a dependable machine. I have my third one right now and already have 800 hours on it and it 6 mints old. Hasn't been to the shop yet or had a single problem. That's just the way cat equipment is built. You just don't typically have the problems like bolts shaking loose or 3 problems three days in a row right out of the box. If that was my machine they would have taken it right on back and shoved it up their a$*
People and at what say want but day in and day out you won't find a better built machine. Especially with a plastic terex.