The 110 is a very popular model in the tree service biz. Mine is a 150 with the 110 stabilizers under it. Little light but it sets up nice in cramped conditions.
The major parts to look at are the main booms and the stabilizers,
check for hydraulic cylinder and pin slop, leaks , cracks or poor welding repairs, if it doesn't look like factory I would stay away from it. The rotation should be smooth, not jerky, again look for leaks around the rotation column.
The trouble with a piece of equipment like this is it gets overloaded many times, gets beat from moving things like rocks, scrap iron, pulling stumps and root balls, digging up crap, the grapple should tell the story here.
A good operater can make a clam work smooth and effortlessly almost like poetry in motion, a bad one can beat the heck out of it with the two piece boom and a hard swinging clam on the end it
Have to agree on the engine, I've heard many a heavy equipment wrench say a 3208 Cat is a darn good engine, the 3108 Cat is the the one to stay away from, Cat calls this one their throwaway engine, when it is used up.
Larry
