I liked the last 110 - Michigan - the best. The '05 and '04 both looked to be well used... and the '02 is/was a rental machine. The tires were a bit sketchy and you'll be lookin' for new rears soon on that '05.
You might find that the 16" bucket on the '02 to be marginal for thumb use. I had an 18" before and now have a 20" hoe bucket. The 18" is OK, but I really like the 20" better as it provides a wider base upon which a log, rock, etc. can lay on under thumb pressure.
'Course of the 5 machines - I'd be most interested in the Montana tractor. Of all 5; I'd pay a premium for that one!
Ask if they're the original owner. Repair and maintainence histories - if available. Get the Serial# numbers and talk real nice to your local JD shop foreman and see if he can look up any repair history. Ask for more pics and look for the usual leaky cylinders and rod scratches. Also, look at the loader and backhoe valve bodies or ask if they're leaking. With 2,000 hours and work at a construction company or cement plant/quarry - it's about time that the cylinders and valve bodies will be gettin' tired and leak down will be more prevalent.
Most of the machines did not have rear lights, no belly pan and the stabilizer shields. Those are fairly important - IMO. You can buy those and add later (although the belly pan will be expensive to buy and ship; ~160lbs). I paid $850 for it new.
Front bucket for the last machine will likely run ~$1,000 with replaceable cutting edge. And that would be for a good used one!
Lastly; and I can't say this enough... you get what you pay for -- and pay for what you want!!! Personally, I can't afford to "spend" my way outta mistakes! So, I do the best I can to buy what I want the 1st time!
Best of luck.
AKfish
I know what your saying about the Montana machine. That thing would be my "dream" machine got everything that I could want. I would really have to wait till spring if I was to get that one though for the money. I really like it though.
If I had to give up one or the other, I would keep the extra hydraulics on the FEL and think about a mechanical thumb for the hoe. This is much less convenient than a hydraulic thumb, but still a workable way to go.
If you get the hydraulics for the thumb, there is no mechanical grapple...
I think if I don't decide to go with the Montana machine this will be the way I go. Never thought of it this way but that way I still get both.