Re: 64 JD1010RUS value

Posted by tractorkrum on January 11, 2017 at 19:37:31 from (173.245.140.138):

In Reply to: 64 JD1010RUS value posted by Busto on January 11, 2017 at 13:14:31:

As others have said the 1010 was not John Deere's greatest tractor. I bought one a few years ago that had sat at least 15 years. This past fall I decided that I was going to get it going. It had a dead cylinder and I found an engine for it. It was going to be a weekend project to just swap the engine. How hard can that be? Three + months. Prior to the weekend I pulled the radiator and took it to get flushed and leak checked. Well $350 later I had a new core in the radiator. We pulled the old engine and so far no problem doing that. After that the problems begin. The input shaft in the trans does not rotate. At this time I'm in too deep to get my money back in the engine alone, so I learn how to rebuild the trans. First I replaced some of the bearings and the shaft is still locked up.. Trust me it is a pain trying to take the input shaft out of the trans. After removing and installing the shaft a few time I figure out that some on the gears are suppose to rotate on the shaft. After getting the trans back together I get the engine install and could not get it to fire. I had asked for advice on here and most said to run away from it or scrap it. After about a week of trial and error I finally got the engine to run. I forgot to tell you that when I bought the tractor one on the tires were burnt off as it had sat next to a building that had burned down. I found a mix matched pair of tires and replaced the one and sold the other. Well about the time I got the tractor running I noticed that the tire that did not need replacing now was cracked and had a large bulge in it. This one is a row crop with 36 inch tires that are hard as he!! to find. I finally talked a tire shop into repairing the tire. After other issues like repairing all of the light I was pretty happy with what I had. I drove it out of the shop and it died. The gas tank bottom has a layer of crud. I'm really not sure how I'm going to solve this problem as the steering goes through the gas tank and it is next to impossible to get every thing cleaned out of it. If I had to do it again I probably would as it was saved from the scrap pile. If I took the advice from most of the guys on here I would have run away before putting any money into it. I would recommend you buying the tractor only if you can afford a money pit as every time you do something it is going to be another $100 bill. As for me it has been a great learning curve and that is worth a lot in it self. Also, it gave my future son-in-law and me some good quality time together. Personally I would look for a different tractor that has a higher rating. The one that you are showing pictures of does not have a tach, how do you know how many hours are on it? As for your question at the value, I would think you should not be paying anything over $2000 and only if the gas tank can be used. If you buy the tractor, be sure to check the trans for water.

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