AKfish
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- Joined
- Oct 1, 2004
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- Location
- Alaska
- Tractor
- JD 5115M; JD 110 TLB; JD 4720; Ford 9N; JD X300R
Well... I brought my new, JD110 home the first week in April of this year and I've got 200 hours on it now.
My observations of what I like and don't like about the tractor --.
I'm very impressed with the performance of both the FEL and the backhoe. The structural strength, operational power and speed of both implements is first rate. Night and day compared to my neighbor's JD4320 or my old JD970. And on a relative scale; didn't stack up that poorly against the Komatsu 138UR excavator that I used for 40hrs this past month.
The eHydro transmission is a great feature and makes loader work and close in digging work a real snap. Anyone who has spent hours working the clutch and shifting front to back to get that last foot - can appreciate the usefulness of an eHydro transmission. And the "twitcher lever" to move the machine forward or back while using the backhoe is a great addendum feature to the eHydro as well.
The ease of swapping FEL attachments and disconnect/reconnect of the backhoe is another high mark for the Deere engineers - IMO. The skid-steer hookup on the FEL really makes owning forks, brush grapples, front blades and all those other front mounted implements worthwhile. It's really just flipping a couple of levers and off ya go with the next job! No more lining up pins and pounding them in or out. Or messing with snap rings or fighting with cotter keys.
And 5 minutes tops to either drop the hoe or hook the hoe up! Seriously.. I think my wife could do it! (Don't tell her I said that..)
Love the electric PTO - no more grinding in and out. Very good lighting, too. The halogens; front and back provide very good working visibility. Especially like that the lights are overhead and don't blind your peripheral vision.
The Top n Tilt with electric diverter was a good investment. The difference in $$$ over the standard 3pt is "beer money" over the life of the tractor and makes using nearly all my rear mounted implements both easier to hook up and use. Like my rototiller (the rear blade, yes - but the tiller..) the hydraulic top-link feature makes tilling a much easier job, nonetheless.
The list of "pet peeves" is fairly small and mostly little annoying things.
The horn location. (What were those guys thinkin'..?) Right now it's packed full of snow and ice. I'm really surprised I haven't busted the d@mn thing off! For those of you who haven't seen the horn on a 110 - it's right under the radiator and hangs down 3-4 inches lower than anything else on the machine.
The float detent on the FEL. It's kinda like rappin' your knuckles on a piece of sheetrock every time you "punch" it to get the loader into float mode. Does it have to be that hard? A "click" would be much nicer and I wouldn't have the front of the tractor lifting upwards 50% of the time when I want the bucket to float..
The location of the rear hydraulic outlets. I didn't like the "appearance" of the Kubota rear hydraulics.. but after fighting with the cramped and inaccessible ones on the rear of the 110 --- give me the Kubota's; ANYDAY! Hard to even clean the grime off 'em.
The front grill guard. The slope and the lack of sufficient protective hardware makes it a perfect "funnel" for errant limbs, sticks and snow or dirt to damage the flimsy screen protecting the $1,500 of hydraulic cooler and engine radiator. You've always got to remember to keep the front of the tractor well away from brush piles or berm piles of snow,dirt in order to not damage the grill screen.
And lastly --- but certainly not least --- A CAB!!! Deere needs to provide an OEM cab option for this model. Pump 10 more hp out of the Yanny engine and add AC. If it's a great idea for the 3-4000 series tractors it's a great idea for the JD110!
Apologies for the really long post... Happy New Year to all and best wishes for the upcoming tractor season!
AKfish
My observations of what I like and don't like about the tractor --.
I'm very impressed with the performance of both the FEL and the backhoe. The structural strength, operational power and speed of both implements is first rate. Night and day compared to my neighbor's JD4320 or my old JD970. And on a relative scale; didn't stack up that poorly against the Komatsu 138UR excavator that I used for 40hrs this past month.
The eHydro transmission is a great feature and makes loader work and close in digging work a real snap. Anyone who has spent hours working the clutch and shifting front to back to get that last foot - can appreciate the usefulness of an eHydro transmission. And the "twitcher lever" to move the machine forward or back while using the backhoe is a great addendum feature to the eHydro as well.
The ease of swapping FEL attachments and disconnect/reconnect of the backhoe is another high mark for the Deere engineers - IMO. The skid-steer hookup on the FEL really makes owning forks, brush grapples, front blades and all those other front mounted implements worthwhile. It's really just flipping a couple of levers and off ya go with the next job! No more lining up pins and pounding them in or out. Or messing with snap rings or fighting with cotter keys.
And 5 minutes tops to either drop the hoe or hook the hoe up! Seriously.. I think my wife could do it! (Don't tell her I said that..)
Love the electric PTO - no more grinding in and out. Very good lighting, too. The halogens; front and back provide very good working visibility. Especially like that the lights are overhead and don't blind your peripheral vision.
The Top n Tilt with electric diverter was a good investment. The difference in $$$ over the standard 3pt is "beer money" over the life of the tractor and makes using nearly all my rear mounted implements both easier to hook up and use. Like my rototiller (the rear blade, yes - but the tiller..) the hydraulic top-link feature makes tilling a much easier job, nonetheless.
The list of "pet peeves" is fairly small and mostly little annoying things.
The horn location. (What were those guys thinkin'..?) Right now it's packed full of snow and ice. I'm really surprised I haven't busted the d@mn thing off! For those of you who haven't seen the horn on a 110 - it's right under the radiator and hangs down 3-4 inches lower than anything else on the machine.
The float detent on the FEL. It's kinda like rappin' your knuckles on a piece of sheetrock every time you "punch" it to get the loader into float mode. Does it have to be that hard? A "click" would be much nicer and I wouldn't have the front of the tractor lifting upwards 50% of the time when I want the bucket to float..
The location of the rear hydraulic outlets. I didn't like the "appearance" of the Kubota rear hydraulics.. but after fighting with the cramped and inaccessible ones on the rear of the 110 --- give me the Kubota's; ANYDAY! Hard to even clean the grime off 'em.
The front grill guard. The slope and the lack of sufficient protective hardware makes it a perfect "funnel" for errant limbs, sticks and snow or dirt to damage the flimsy screen protecting the $1,500 of hydraulic cooler and engine radiator. You've always got to remember to keep the front of the tractor well away from brush piles or berm piles of snow,dirt in order to not damage the grill screen.
And lastly --- but certainly not least --- A CAB!!!
Deere needs to provide an OEM cab option for this model. Pump 10 more hp out of the Yanny engine and add AC. If it's a great idea for the 3-4000 series tractors it's a great idea for the JD110! Apologies for the really long post... Happy New Year to all and best wishes for the upcoming tractor season!
AKfish
