110 owners here

whoodle · Dec 24, 2002

Hi Folks,

I just got my machine last night, and I promptly put four hours on it in the snow and frost. Pretty amazing how big rocks I can pick up. I had some blasting done and there are some very large rocks left over. A 30,000 excavator left some big ones which I didn't think I would be able to move, but the backhoe picked em right up! A couple of questions for you veterans. First, I ripped away for about an hour and a half at 2600 rpm's, and the hydro temp guage was pinned on zero. It's about 20 degrees, but everything felt pretty warm. Second, when driving (on gravel) and when operating the bh, it sounds like driving over dry leaves, or really creaking plastic, sound normal? I plowed through the owners manual last night and I am frankly amazed how complex the hydrauylic circuits are. I appreciate any experiences you have had.

Anonymous Poster · Dec 24, 2002

110's are totally new to me, I saw my first one a while back going somewhere. Probably to a dealer or whatever. But how about posting some pics. of the machine. They are nice!

Blake
WA

denniscisar · Dec 24, 2002

Deere Blake

I am spending Christmas at my brothers house, but I will post what I can when I get back. In the mean time, read the post "bushy's 110" and you will find some there.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Dennis

Anonymous Poster · Dec 25, 2002

Oh Okay, will do. Merry Christmas.

Blake
WA

Anonymous Poster · Dec 25, 2002

WOW! That was a long thread! I've never seen so many active people on one topic. Cool. I never realized just how large the 110's are and the L48's are. It's a little hard for me to imagine I guess, just because I have no desire to use such a large machine with a 3-point hitch on job sites. I won't get into that type of business. I'm more for the trackhoes, backhoes (580B's abd C's; I like those models) etc., and then using L35's and smaller for the jobs that fit those machines.

Blake
WA

P.S. Here's my type of machine. This is what I use at work, this isn't "the" backhoe I use, I still am working on getting pics. of my machines on the net. Love case backhoes!! Sorry for off topic machine.

Tags · Dec 25, 2002

Whoodle,
Talk about a happy holiday!! You must be happy to have such a "big toy" to play with /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif!Congrats on the machine, I have roughly 150 hours on my 110 and I'm not quite sure what you mean by"sounds like driving over dry leaves,or really creaking plastic" some more info would help,the only
"weird" noise I have gotten outta mine has been with a full load in the bucket and putting one front wheel on an off camber so much that the other front wheel can't touch the ground it causes the frame to flex and the fan hits the radiator shroud.Other than that though it has been great.I just got a cab for it on Monday from Laurin and it is sweeet,I just have to finish installing it this week.Good luck with the machine and hope to hear from you soon!

whoodle · Dec 27, 2002

Tags,

I'm still waiting to get the lowdown on the creature comforts of the cab. I looks like a house with a great view. I haven't been out since my post, but the sound is similar to the sounds of a hot engine as it cools off after it has shut down. I also noticed some flex with a loaded bucket, but not to the extent of fan relocation. Tell me, does your hydrotemp not register when it is cold out, or is mine on the fritz? Did you get some snow? and did come to a conclusion on a blower? In exasperation over less than steller aux flows I have gotten a Vplow for skid steers. I haven't hooked up the electrics yet, but I am hoping for results.

happy holidays

Anonymous Poster · Dec 28, 2002

When I was removing snow from our drive with the 110 the day after Christmas, I didn't notice the temp rise much, but will pay more attention next time I'm out.

Haven't noticed any real noise when driving at full speed on the road, but did get into a porpising motion up and down every now and then which I would have to slow down to get rid of. Otherwise the 110 has been working great.

It is amazing what this little thing can pick up. I have the loader grapple attachment and can pick up whole sections of trees to move out of the way. The hoe can quickly rip out the stumps too.

Hope everyone has a Happy New Year.

Adam

ScottAR · Dec 28, 2002

The porpoising you speak of is pretty standard for all TLBs. The options are either slow down as you found, or keep it floored and ride it out. The only cure the full size TLBs have is ride control for the loader.

Tags · Dec 29, 2002

Just figured I'd post this here too....
I just wanted to let you guys know I got my cab on Monday,it got delivered to me around 11am and came mostly put together.I promptly unwrapped it and got the directions out ,I read through them for about 15 minuets,they are fairly vague,but good enough to get the job done.I started dis-assembling the rops on my 110 at about noon,lifted the cab up with my excavator and lowered it onto the 110 at about 1:30,had to run some errands,came back to the shop at 3,bolted the cab down,mounted the panels that close up the areas by the brake and hydro pedals,and re-mounted the original 110 roof to the cab by 6pm.So roughly 5 hrs to get the main cab mounted,but,I still need to hook up the heater hoses to the motor(which there are ports for),hook up the power to the battery,and install the backhoe portion of the cab.As far as fit and finish of the cab it is excellent,it looks factory and nothing on it is hoakey.I do have a few things that could be improved though right off the bat,the fuel cap is now fairly tricky to remove,it needs to be positioned just right to get it off once it is unscrewed,I can no longer see my level indicator there is a piece of sheet metal blocking my view so I'm going to cut it away with a hole saw and glue a piece of glass over the opening,the heater and electrics are already installed which is great, but they ran the electric lead for the battery down on the right side and the battery is on the left,I think these are all minor things considering the big picture and are easily fixed.So if you need a cab and want it to look like it came with the machine this is the one as long as you have the dough for it,I think it is well worth it.