John deere 2010 question

[Levibridge]

I found a '61 jd 2010 for sale in my area. I havent looked at it yet but i asked them to send me a video. I plan to use it for yard work around the property (mowing, snow plowing our driveway, etc).
What should I look for when I go look at it?

 

[wore out]

I found a '61 jd 2010 for sale in my area. I havent looked at it yet but i asked them to send me a video. I plan to use it for yard work around the property (mowing, snow plowing our driveway, etc).
What should I look for when I go look at it?
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Lots of folks will tell you the 2010 is John Deere's biggest mistake, I don't dislike them THAT much, and I'd love to have one as a collector's item, but not so much for every day use.

They were Dubuque-built and use a rather unique "sleeve deck" engine and an old-school "open center" hydraulic system vs. the more conventional engines and closed-center hydraulics their Waterloo cousins used.

Some engine parts can be hard to get and the "sleeve deck" is hideously expensive if an OH is ever needed.

The unique hydraulic gear pump that lives behind and below the flywheel has not been available for many years, not even in parts and the hydraulic system uses a screen rather than a filter. The screen can be tough to get back in place properly and the seals involved are a nuisance.

Just a few things that make that model unique and "interesting"!

 

[trackrat]

pto is very easy to break the splined sleeve that engages the pto is very brittle and if you shock load, it you can shatter it

 

[wore out]

pto is very easy to break the splined sleeve that engages the pto is very brittle and if you shock load, it you can shatter it

INTERESTING, I hadn't heard of that one!

That's another thing, the "live" PTO clutch and disconnect setup on that tractor is quite unique, as well!

 

[Mark-Ia]

I would pass on that 2010. Lots of problems.

 

[miangus]

Also, a narrow front with a trip bucket loader will not be as useful for your needs as a wide front and a bucket with hydraulic tilt.

 

[rrlund]

Holy crap that thing's rough. A good one is bad, a bad one is off the charts. Walk on and act like you never came across it.

 

[buickanddeere]

Run run away from any 2010

 

[ss55]

I found a '61 jd 2010 for sale in my area. I havent looked at it yet but i asked them to send me a video. I plan to use it for yard work around the property (mowing, snow plowing our driveway, etc).
What should I look for when I go look at it?
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Word is the higher serial numbers had some of the problems fixed compared to the earlier builds. The new generation Deere tractors were introduced in August 1960, so a 1961 could have a very low serial number. As others have mentioned the one in the picture is pretty rough. Even if you can get it for free it could still be a unreliable money pit. I would pass on that one and keep looking.

What is your budget, maybe the folks here can suggest some tractors to look for.

 

[jwal10]

Gas model. I am with wore out. I had a gas 2010 many years ago, before a 2020 and then 2030. It had a JD trip loader. It was a utility model. It was not a bad tractor but it is now 50 years older. I would never have a diesel 2010 unless just for show. Parts are pretty much N/A for the diesel engine. I wouldn't mind a 2010 row crop to go with my 2520 P.S diesel just for show, IF I was younger but not want or need to use it....James