Literature---1966 John Deere 2510, 3020, 4020 Tractor Brochure

[CraigWis]

Today I picked out a 1966 John Deere 2510, 3020, 4020 Tractors Brochure
Brochure has 32 pages Here are 10

 

[Bob Bancroft]

Today I picked out a 1966 John Deere 2510, 3020, 4020 Tractors Brochure
Brochure has 32 pages Here are 10

I remember studying that so much. I had just turned 11 when in the spring of 1966 a new 2510 replaced the 50. It made everything else look archaic. I don't know when my father had ordered it. It was the first in the area. There didn't end being very many around. I think many people assumed they were a glossed over 2010, and they weren't interested! The family liked it so well that my uncle got a new one the next year. He had traded off his B for Dads 50 the prior year.

 

[oliverkid]

What was the whole deal with the 2510 staying a 10 and not being a 20?

 

[ss55]

What was the whole deal with the 2510 staying a 10 and not being a 20?

2510 still had hydraulics on the dash. 2520 was the later ( 1969 ? ) side console and slightly larger engine displacement version of 2510.

 

[Bob Bancroft]

What was the whole deal with the 2510 staying a 10 and not being a 20?

The 2510 was only produced for 3 years. The 2520 replaced it for 1969 with bigger engines, side console, more hydraulic power, etc, etc. The 2510 was a great tractor, but underpowered for its size. The 2520 fixed that. Now, there are so many options for engines that fit those tractors, they're much more versatile than a 3010/3020.

 

[oliverkid]

The 2510 was only produced for 3 years. The 2520 replaced it for 1969 with bigger engines, side console, more hydraulic power, etc, etc. The 2510 was a great tractor, but underpowered for its size. The 2520 fixed that. Now, there are so many options for engines that fit those tractors, they're much more versatile than a 3010/3020.

I get that. What I mean was why they chose to call it the 2510 when it came out in the 20 series. Was there a reason it didn’t just start out being called a 2520? Seems like that would have been the logical choice to try to distance it a little from the poor reputation of the 2010.

 

[Bob Bancroft]

I get that. What I mean was why they chose to call it the 2510 when it came out in the 20 series. Was there a reason it didn’t just start out being called a 2520? Seems like that would have been the logical choice to try to distance it a little from the poor reputation of the 2010.

Good question. Maybe they thought far enough ahead that they wanted to leave room to move up to the 2520 in case they ran into issues? Maybe the side console was already in the planning stages?

 

[CraigWis]

Here is what one of my books has written about on the 2510

 

[rrlund]

That's odd to see clam shell fenders on the 2520.

 

[buzz saw]

I'm not that familiar with Deere, what was the front PTO used for?

 

[CraigWis]

I'm not that familiar with Deere, what was the front PTO used for?

In my 2nd posting the 2510 in the picture has a Mid/Belly Mower attachment that used the Front PTO. I am not a JD Guy so I don't know what else would have been powerd off the front PTO

 

[buzz saw]

Thank you Craig, I learn something every day.

 

[ss55]

I'm not that familiar with Deere, what was the front PTO used for?

Mid mounted sickle mowers were the most common use. Sometimes the mid PTO was used to power a sprayer centrifugal pump when saddle tanks were mounted on the tractor. Well over 90 percent of all the mid PTOs on Waterloo tractors were never ever used. I think it was built from when the New Generation tractors were introduced in 1960 until the QuadRange transmission was introduced in 1973.

It may have been less expensive for Deere to simply add the mid PTO to all Waterloo tractors with a PTO rather than make it a separate option like on the Dubuque tractors. Add six inches of material to the shaft, roll form the extra spine before the shaft was heat treated, add a seal, add the guard and it's done.

 

[Bob Bancroft]

In my 2nd posting the 2510 in the picture has a Mid/Belly Mower attachment that used the Front PTO. I am not a JD Guy so I don't know what else would have been powerd off the front PTO

JD had a front mounted snow blower. There was one in the area.

 

[Tx Jim]

I'm not that familiar with Deere, what was the front PTO used for?

As Craig stated model 10 side mounted sickle mower was offered that powered from mid pto & front mount snow blower. I've read where some hyd & sprayer pumps have been operated from mid pto.

 

[Tx Jim]

I get that. What I mean was why they chose to call it the 2510 when it came out in the 20 series. Was there a reason it didn’t just start out being called a 2520? Seems like that would have been the logical choice to try to distance it a little from the poor reputation of the 2010.

2510 was manufactured same time frame as other 10 series JD rowcrop tractors Other than 10 series designation & green/yellow paint scheme with JD name JD, 2510 & 2010 have nothing in common except the Syncro-range trans . 2510 did have a totally different style JD Dubuque factory engine than a 2010 engine.