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jdemaris
05-16-2004 19:44:28
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Re: Bad reputaion of J.D. 1010. Why? in reply to Pajamafied John, 05-16-2004 12:49:54
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I hear lots of gripes and moans about the 1010s and 2010s. I own two 1010s and like them very much. One of the other posters mentioned a few things I don't agree with. One, he called them a mid-50s tractor. My 1010 crawler is the first year made and it's a 1960. I believe they made them until 1965 or 66. Also mentioned was the 1010 using 430 running gear. Not true, at least with the crawlers. Hydraulic reverser, steering clutch housings, and trans. case are all different from the 430. In fact, I think the 1010 was the first Deere that used the hydraulic reverser. 430 had a wet-clutched, non-hydraulic mechancially engaged reverser. 1010s did not and do not have bad engines. Parts are expensive though. As far as the leaking or gasket-shifting problems caused from the sleeve-deck unit - I've never seen it happen. I worked for three Deere dealerships and was working on 1010s and 2010s since they were almost new. One thing I DO see as a drawback is - the 1010 and 2010 series engines never benefitting from updates and/or improvements like the later engine series did. 1010s, 2010s, 350s, 450s, 1020s, etc. all had single o-rings on the sleeve bottoms and it was not the best protection for keeping engine oil and coolant separated. Deere revised the sleeves for everything BUT the 1010s and 2010s to three o-rings. A note about the 2010s. In my experience, the engines were not too bad. I've seen many make the 10,000 hour mark if well cared for. They certainly were crude by today's standards, but could be made to last, and started pretty good if the glow-plugs worked, the hand-primer was intact, and the injection-pump was set right. The 2010 crawler had one of the best hydraulic-clutched transmissions Deere ever made, i.e. the HL-R. Was carried over to the 450s, just like the 1010s reverser was carried over to the 350s. But, as to the rest of the 2010s - be them ag. or industrial - it always seemed to me that they were made of left over parts. What a mess!
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