2010 John Deere dozer

[farmall_51]

I found a JD 2010 crawler with a supposed 3 way blade, which i assume is a type r is their such a thing as a 3 way blade. Is this a good machine for small use? It mentions engine need work. What might be a fair price for an item, that i assume needs the motor rebuilt? Thanks for the help.

 

[dlplost]

"engine need work"

Run away from it...Poorly designed engine from the start, expensive to fix and can be haed to get some parts for rebuild.

Both the 1010 and 2010 were problem childs from the start. Best to look for a 350 or 450.

 

[2x4]

no such thing as 3 way. 4 way = manual blade. 6 way = hydraulic blade. Diesel or gas? Gas isn't worth having. Back in the early '80's I rebuilt a deisel engine for it. Not hard & parts were not unreasonable then - 30 yrs ago. Might be a different story now. I'd give about $2000.

 

[JimInOz]

I agree with dlplost. Run away...now!
Bad engine,bad liner deck. There's better machines to be had.

 

[JDemaris]

1010 crawlers were pretty good machines, especially the later 1010s that used the same transmissions as the 350s. Gas engines held up just as well as the gassers in the 350s.

2010s were not all that bad either. Biggest problem with either of them (1010s-2010s) was the lack of understanding of the diesels, along with poor parts support. 1010 and 2010 series were the first Deere diesel tractors ever to use Roosamaster/Stanadyne rotary injector pumps and
systems, and many people did not understand how to work on them.

With any crawler you buy, parts support is a big issue and even parts for the later 350s and 450s are disappearing.

 

[John Heine]

I have 2010 diesel dozer.I have had it about 27 years.Have had very little trouble with engine or trans.Steering clutches is problem.Problem is the same with any dry clutch machine

 

[Tigerhaze]

I have a 2010 diesel crawler loader with H-L-R transmission and it has given me relatively few problems despite its age and wear. My understanding is that parts for rebuilding the gas engine are available from Deere or aftermarket; parts for rebuilding the diesel engine are available only from Deere.I have also heard that the gas engine on the 2010 dozer is not near as underpowered as when used in the loader.

I think the one issue consistently raised with 2010 engines is the use of a one-piece sleeve deck instead of individual sleeves for the cylinders. It is not cheap. Also the sealing of the bottom of the deck sleeves has been raised as issues- Jdemaris would know for sure but my understanding is that they changed the number of rings sealing the sleeves to address leakage problems that occur over time.

Biggest problem I have seen with the 2010 is lack of availability of certain parts such as the undercarriage parts, especially the sprockets and the cost of Deere-only replacement components.

It should be noted that the 350s have their own problems. For instance the use of injection pumps that no longer have parts available- the 2010s do not have that problem. Also the 350s did not have the H-L-R transmission - if you wanted a H-L-R then you have to go to the 450 series (a much heavier machine). It just goes to show tha every model has its own advantages and disadvantages.

 

[Billy NY]

Not bad for light use, finish grading, but it is a light tractor, you won't be pushing up heaps of dirt with it, well speaking from experience of 1010's, 350's/450's, latter were a little better, just an operators view on it, if you have heavier work to do, consider your options, these are light duty less powerful tractors, but good for that light work, I never minded grading with a 1010, 350/450, know some who have logged a little with them too, key is the condition of it, like the undercarriage, and the parts availability.