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Tags · Dec 29, 2002

Whoodle,
I haven't had much time to continue installing the cab since we got pounded with snow on Christmas,which means I was plowing from 11pm Christmas night till 6pm the next day,all of you who wished for a white Christmas,I hope you're all happy!!I did have time to hook up the heater hoses to the motor and the electrical leads to the battery,so the main cab portion is done.I also had to move some snow and load some sand with it after everything was hooked up,my first impressions of operating it with the cab on are good,heat is nice to have when it's freezin' outside,the visibility is still very good,seeing the bucket is just as good as it was before,like I said in the previous post the only real down fall is not being able to see the level indicator.After I "played" for awhile I re-connected the hoe and brought the machine back inside so I could look at installing the hoe portion of the cab.From the looks of it,installing it should not take too long,but in order to install it they want you to remove the grab bars that go around the levers for the hoe.Most of it unbolts but the front portion(closest to the stabilizer levers) needs to be cut.My only problem with this is the fact that by installing the cab on the hoe will be very nice in the winter,fall,and early spring but realy limits your ability to "jump" off the rear of the machine since only the rear window comes off and side windows do not.My plan was to remove the windows on the cab in the summer anyway and also to remove the hoe portion of the cab,so I think I'm gonna weld some tabs on the portion of the grab bars that I cut so I could bolt the whole thing back on.

As far as a blower goes,I really haven't made a decision.I really like the idea of the V plow,I have a Boss V on my truck and love it,no problems getting through the heavy snow.What kind did you get for your machine and how much was it? My dealer where I bought my 110 has one made by Kwik-Way but hasen't gotten back to me with a price.Once you hook yours up you'll love it,so many more options than a regular plow,being able to scoop with it is the cats meow!

On a side note,I recieved a digital camera for Christmas so I'll finally be able to get some pics of the whole thing hopefully by the end of the week.

whoodle · Dec 29, 2002

I got the Boss Plow with hydraulic tilt so that I could use it for light dozing as well. I also looked into KW and Loegring but the Boss was the most accessible in my region. It was about 3300 all told, but I didn't bargain at all because I had some more pressing problems at the time. I just got back, so I haven't finished the install. My main concern is the 950 lbs sticking so far forward when I don't have the bh on. The list prices I got on the Logering and the KW were 37 and 29+ship respectively. and the KW did not offer hydraulic tilt. I spoke to the engineer at Boss, and we decided that I could just unbolt the tilt cylinder for float. I would still like to see how the hydraulics would work on a front blower, But I'm skeptical enough that I won't pay to play.

denniscisar · Dec 29, 2002

Deere Tags
I can't Wait to see the pics /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Dennis

Tags · Dec 29, 2002

Whoodle,
To start,your question about the hyd temp gauge,mine always registers,even if its just warmin' it up it moves about an eighth of an inch,and when I'm really workin' it hard it is in the middle to upper portion of the gauge,so it sounds like it may need some attention.The boss plow is real nice,simple too,which is why I got one for my truck,so I think I will look into going that route as well.How do they hook up the valving to get it to do all the functions,did they supply an electric diverter valve?Also thought I'd add this,when I was loading sand without the hoe on, the machine was very tippy,more side to side than front to back,granted I had the 4n1 bucket on with a heaping load of sand loading a sander,so the bucket was high,but I managed to get it on three wheels,a bit un-nerving,and keep in mind also that I have an additional 220lbs of wheel weights on the rear,it may be fine with just the plow but I'd imagine if you're gonna do any loader work you'll need additional weight out back,it probably would only help when plowing too though.As far as thefront blower goes,that would definetely be the way to go,but like you, I don't want to be the guinneapig to shell out the doe just to see it doesn't work well.I've actually asked my dealer to try one out on one of their 110's just to see what it would do,but I haven't heard anything yet,and probably won't,but thats the way it goes I guess.

whoodle · Jan 1, 2003

Tags,

The Boss has three solenoid valves in the plow frame which operate 2 wings and the hydraulic tilt. There is a three toggle lighted control box in the cab. The scv switch on the loader stick operates whichever cylinders are activated on the toggle. I haven't removed the bh to check the weight balance yet, but I also have a Curtis spreader which could add 3-400 lbs to the rear hitch if necessary.

JoeReal · Jan 1, 2003

It's been a while since I've had anything significant to say, still don't, but twhat the hey. Old Joe didn't want to be the Guinee pig with one of those blowers either. Erskine has the only one that could possibly work. But I think only at a crawl. J D wasn't thinking snow blowers for the 110. It's pretty minimal compared to a skid steer. I thought a front mount run by the rear pto would suffice. I've got a 7' heavy duty bucket on the front of it now. Haven't used it much though. I ordered chains. I don't like all that spinning. I have a Fisher V plow mounted on my one ton dually and it works real good although not as rugged as my old Diamond was, but a lot easier to operate with that joy stick. I don't think I want to plow with the 110. We just don't get big enough storms. For me a bucket will do the what I want it to do. That is pile up snow. I think I will have sides welded on it in order to pick up more snow. I got a soft cab but not the greatest fit, but it keeps the wind off me. I don't work my stuff commercially , it's this income producing real estate that I have to maintain. Once that's done along with a few pro bonos I go home and sit by the wood stove . That sure sounds easy when you just keyboard it down. Happy New Year .

Anonymous Poster · Jan 6, 2003

Today one of the salesmen from the Deere dealer that Tags used showed up at the house today. I'm trying to cut some kind of deal with them. I'll have to wait a few days and see what shakes out. Those 100's sure are pricey.

whoodle · Feb 4, 2003

Tags,

I was wondering if the JD rep ever came out to see you for the 150 hr review. I think your letter idea is a good one, so tell me who you're writing to and I will follow. Maybe Bushey can add as well.

Tags · Feb 9, 2003

Whoodle,
The rep never made it,said he would come out in the spring,I hope he does,it would be nice to speak with him.As far as sending the letter I haven't quite figured out who to send it to yet,I want to make sure it gets to someone who will be able to relate to it at JD.I do have an engineers name at JD who headed the 110,I have to check his card to see if it has a mailing address,if it does thats where I'm sending it,I'll let you know.I will definetely send a copy of my letter to my dealer also, so they are on the same page if JD contacts them,they have been very good to me and I will let JD know that too.