I have a gas 2010, from 1961. Mind you, I'm not a farmer, and my unit gets only modest use but it's been going fine every time I want to use it to grade, or pull stumps, or bush hog. Again, I'm not farming with it, but I like it.
Right now, my main issue is that I have a propane unit, and the exhaust mani is going out. So, I"m switching over to gasoline, because the mani for the propane was a custom made unit and is NLA. Once I get it switched over to gas, I'll keep using it.
This tractor did suffer the roll pin failure in the PTO drive. I looked at the design, and how it's supposed to be used and I can see where the engineering of that specific drive component was not a good idea. So, here's some advice for any 2010 PTO user:
There is a long lever on the left side that is supposed to disengage the PTO by separating a pair of clutch plates and metal plates from the tractor shaft drive to the PTO. If the PTO is disengaged by locking that lever out(rearward), the tractor will run, with the PTO stopped. Once you connect your PTO driven device, it is NOT correct to just snap that lever again so it connects with the drive shaft in the trans! This is what breaks the sacrificial rollpin in the PTO drive.
The correct way to do it is to put the PTO in neutral(engine running if you like). Test there is no bind in the driven device that will strain the PTO when engaged. Then, run the engine to about 1200RPM, and slowly release the PTO lever forward to engage. Since the lever has a spring loaded detent in both forward and backward setting, it's common to just 'bump' the PTO forward, thus defeating the purpose of the clutches. Not an ideal design, and it does lead to damage of the roll pin.
Just as you would not pop or sidestep the motion clutch, also do not just pull the handle forward instantly. There are clutches in there. What I like to do is to move the handle forward while standing on the left footrest and watching the driven device to insure it's not binding before I sit down. So far, so good.
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