John Deere 2010

[Anonymous-0]

I could not pass up the 2010 with Loader. Weigts, hydralics. I think it is a early one.The tin is straight and everything seems to still be there. My wife would like me to turn it around and take the cash. It does not run but it has oil and the engine is lose and the lights on the dash come on and the starter attempts to kick in.
I see the restored ones going for $7K. What is a fair price?

 

[Bob]

Ah, the 'ol "didn't ask the wife first syndrome", eh?

Some say it's just easier to ask for FORGIVENESS!

 

[keh]

I had one like that with gas engine. Those tractors had numerous problems and it was a happy day when it went down the road. Sell it and save yourself some trouble as well as keep peace in the family. The 2020 would be a good one to restore.

KEH

 

[Augie]

Who cares what the wife thinks? I brought this one home today. Didn't ask permission first, and I durn sure ain't sorry.

 

[Anonymous-0]

> I had one like that with gas engine. Those
> tractors had numerous problems and it was a happy
> day when it went down the road.

We had a 3010 gas and I can say that I had a similar feeling when that one got sold. That thing was nothing but problems from day one. We could never count on the thing to start up no matter how much time it spent at the Deere dealer. Finally decided that you just can't fix lemon.

Here's something that was really odd about our 3010. If you turned the steering wheel as you cranked on the starter, it would turn over much faster. The Deere mechanic told us to do it and said in his experience they were all like that.

On the other hand, the 4010 diesel has been a great machine. I had to replace the injector pump this spring, but other than that, it's been ol' faithful.

 

[Bob]

"Here's something that was really odd about our 3010. If you turned the steering wheel as you cranked on the starter, it would turn over much faster. The Deere mechanic told us to do it and said in his experience they were all like that."

You are simply relieving load on the starter by preventing the main hydraulic pump from building pressure during cranking.

Deere has an "electric destroker kit" available to do that automatically during cranking to make for easier starting.