Model 2510

[Anonymous-0]

What are some of the good or bad points of these tractors? Thank You

 

[Bob Bancroft]

The only bad thing I can say about it is the original 4 cyl. hyd. pump was problematic. I can't imagine one lasting this long so it shouldn't be an issue anymore. If a big pump is put in there, the tractor may be a little under powered, depending on what it's used for.

 

[JDemaris]

Rugged tractor. Basically it's a 3010 with a small, 300 series engine stuck into it. Waterloo did that to have something to compete with the Dubuque utility-sized 2020s. 2510 and 2020 came out the same year and used the same engines. 2510 drivetrain is more massive since it's really a 3010.

As the other poster mentioned, the four-cylinder pump is a bit small by modern standards - but I'd take over the pump the 2020s usually came with. 2510 had the four-cylinder 1.2 cubic inch USA made pump. 2020 came with either a four-cylinder 6/10ths of a cubic inch German pump or a 1.3 cubic inch eight-cylinder German pump.

My only complaint with any of the Waterloo 2510, 2520, 3010, 3020, 4010, ad 4020s is the all hydraulic steering and brakes. I've come close to getting killed twice on them. If a tractor engine stalls coming down a steep hill, you lose all brakes and all steering. No backup system once the tractor has a few hours on it.

 

[DAVIS FARMS]

Handy as a pocket on a shirt for small jobs raking hay,tedder,pullin wagons,spreading fert.a little under powered but not for these jobs not bad on fuel

 

[Stuart]

Same with my 2 JD 4455 tractors

 

[Randy G]

I have a 67 2510 gas syncro. Hyd pump leaks some but have never had any issues. Great little tractor. Also becoming rather collectible as most bring more $ than a 3010 or 3020, so I plan on keeping mine!!

 

[Kansas4010]

As others have said the four piston hyd pump was weak when they first came out. The other issue I have is John Deere didn't make alot of them so they don't have the parts availability of some of the others. Over all though I put more hours on my 2510 gas tractor than my field tractors. It's the only tractor I use in the winter months and does all the odd jobs around the farm. They are excelent little tractors.

 

[WTW]

JD,
With all do respect, Fact not fiction. The 2510 transmission has little to no mechanical parts commonality to a 3010. There are many transmission parts (gears) in the 2510 that are the same and as a 3020 and 4030 syncro tractor. The clutch and transmission case in a 2510 are unique to the 2510 only and very similar to a 2520. The 2510 ring and pinion is the same part as used in a 2520 and 3020 but different than a 3010 and 4030 (very close to the 4030 syncro). A 3010 and a 4010 are really a breed of there own when comparing common parts to other models. The only common parts a 3010 used that I know that are common to the 2510 are common items like the wheel centers, steering wheel. seat cushion, and knobs on the hydraulic levers. I have owned and worked on many 2510 and 4030 tractors. I even used the 2510 ring and pinion in my 4030 syncro tractor. To make it fit I had to use the 3020 front bearing to make it work in the 4030. You can check this out in a parts book. Allot of people also believes a 4000 was a 3020 or a 4010 rear-end which too was not correct. No disrespect intended. DW

 

[JDemaris]

From a technical aspect, you probably know more about it then I do. Just because I was a Deere mechanic for many years, I can't say I ever put a 2510 or 2520 next to a 3010 or 3020, and tried to swap any parts back and forth. In fact, can't say back when I was current that I saw any of those models get scrapped for parts.

The comments I made were a paraphrased from Deere-Waterloo themselves. They had announced the 2510 being built upon the 3010 platform, with whatever it took to install the 300 series engine. One of their engineers called the 2510 the "best of both worlds", or better said the strength of a 3010 with the fuel economy of a 300 series engine.

 

[WTW]

Interesting that this came from Deere marketing. I learned something! I was not involved with Deere products until 1977 so you have some experience I have not. The same confusion allot of people have with the 4000 originated again from Deere marketing, misleading the general public to believe the 4000 tractors was a 3020 rear-end with a 4020 engine. If you been around one you know that it could not be further from the truth. I figured the reason they marketed the 4000 the way they did was more to do with Deere did not want the general public to know just how lees expensive they could really build a base model 4020! DW

 

[JDemaris]

During my time with Deere dealerships, the biggest blunder I ever saw them make was selling the 4030 as if it was a replacement for the 4020. That resulted in many angry customers.

But I guess model numbers can be confusing. 1010 and 1020 have nothing in common, and the 2510 has little do to with other "10 series" e.g. the 1010 and 2010.