310 maintenance

I've had mine for about a year, bought it in decent shape but have not done much other than the bear minimum needed in order to get some use out of it.

I'd like to give it some love soon, filters is next on my list to do, I read about the screen in the transmission, I thought I saw 2 cartridge type filters under the transmission, one vertical one sideways thou in the parts catalog I only found one (guess I better have another look), engine oil obviously, I think there is a fuel filter also, am I missing anything? is there a coolant filter? some diesels have them, oh air obviously, I think I got them all.

I came across a 374 page part catalog on the deere site was looking through it, called the nearest (60 miles away) dealer and he cant order much as he is not an industrial dealer, go figure.

where do you guys get your parts, I did not see much on this site, does anyone have cross reference numbers to parts that may be readily available at local part stores or wallmart?

does the transmission need to be drained to service the filters? thought I read something about that, any consideration to losing prime and having other issues? read a post about running the tractor low on fluid to the point it would not drive anymore even after being topped up (that is another story all together)

any pointers much apreciated

the fact that the dealer says he cant order industrial parts sounds kinda funny as my industrial dealer orders ag parts for me all the time.
as long as it has a Deere part number he can order it. Bill

No coolant filter on that one. Engine oil filter
is spin -on. Drain the transmission/hydraulic oil,
remove the trans filter,(up in the bottom of the
trans case).
Remove the Hydraulic return filter,(parallell to
the transmission). Then take the bolts out that
hold the return filter housing base, loosen the
hose clamps on the short hose to the transmission
case, thread out the large fitting,to remove the
screen. ( there is a plug on the opposite side of
the trans.Remove the screen, wash it out, check
for damage before re-install, Check inside screen
hole for trash, and clean it. The trans and
hydraulic filters are the same number. The trick
to the filter gaskets is to put them into the
base, (they seem a little oversize, that's what
holds them in place.) then carefully spin the
filter and can into place, keeping it centered,
so's not to cut the gasket ring.
Change the fuel filter, whatever type you have.
Then open upper bleeder screws on the filter base,
look for a small lever on the fuel pump (beside
the engine oil filter) pump the lever till the air
is out, and fuel is flowing. Close the screws,
push the pump lever down.
install all plugs, connections, fluids, and should
be ready for start up.

George
Just hand the JD AG dealer parts person this list of parts. The filters in this list fit both ag & ind tractors so the parts person won't have a clue what you're going to put them on unless you tell them.
AR75603 Filter Element - ELEMENT,OIL FILTER ADD 8.20 USD
AT17387 Filter Element - ELEMENT DE FILTRE A FUEL ADD 6.67 USD
T19044 Oil Filter - OIL FILTER ADD 6.09 USD
AT20728 Filter Element - ELEMENT,AIR CLEANER ADD 24.07 USD

I think you could order parts off the JD parts web site and have them delivered right to your door.

(quoted from post at 11:31:14 12/23/14) I think you could order parts off the JD parts web site and have them delivered right to your door.

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I don't know about that. I can send my JD dealer a copy of my JDparts.com cart and all I get from the parts people is "DUH''!!!!!!!!!!!

those are the same part numbers I came up with looking on the JD site, thanks for the reassurance.

to ccer, I take it the return filter is the sideways one and it is in the way of the long screen so it needs to be removed in order to get to it.

as for priming, I WAS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION, I have been around diesel engines not to concerned with the fuel loosing prime just the transmission is all new to me.

speaking of which there is a fuel pump looking like by the filter, it has the lever you speak of, that thing is leaking looks like right at the gasket between the top and bottom piece, I'll have to look it up and get a rebuild kit for it also. what is the proper name for it a primer pump I assume, the injection pump is on the other side of the engine.

RE13517 KIT 1 (SUB RE42211) (ALSO ORDER R520618) this is what I think I need, replacement fuel transfer pump kit, this kindof looks like where I am leaking fuel

http://jdpc.deere.com/jdpc/servlet/com.deere.u90490.partscatalog.view.servlets.HomePageServlet_Alt
this is where I have been getting my info

as for the dealer, I originally called them for an alternator, he looked up the part numbers off the old one and said it came off a dozer, may be so who knows, he also looked up the correct alternator by the tractor serial # gave me a price and a part number but said his system wont let him order it because he is an agricultural dealer only, although I got his number off the deere site as an industrial/construction dealer.

he did mention engine parts and other generic stuff he could get but getting into hydraulic valves etc, is beyond him, I kindof assumed tranny filters may be an issue too.

one other thing I need to get around to is the bucket curl valve, leaks at the top where the handle bolts to, I saw a repair kit part on the deere site, had my doubts weather it is correct but since the filter part numbers were confirmed I am a bit more confident now.

AU42191 KIT 1 REPAIR this is what I came up with, looks like all those backhoe valves are the same and they all list the same repair kit, I assume I need a couple orings, I looked for a tutorial on this but came up empty, I am rather mechanically inclined and most times I can rebuild anything without directions, my concern here is if some of these rings are completely obliterated I wont have the usual clues, I have some exploded views, if any of you dealt with this and you don't mid write me up a couple tips, I mostly wonder if I can replace those seals on the tractor or I may have to take the valve body off and tear it apart, either way it would probably be a good time to do this while the tranny is drained.

there is no dealer in reasonable distance from me so I think I shall try to get napa cross-reference these part numbers, or I will have to drive a considerable distance for filters

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there is no dealer in reasonable distance from me so I think I shall try to get napa cross-reference these part numbers, or I will have to drive a considerable distance for filters

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I'll bet you'll find out that Napa filters cost more $$$$$$ than JD.

that would be a new one, generics costing more than name brand, I guess you may know better, besides the prices mentioned earlier were not too bad, apparently there is a dealer closer, will give him a call, I doubt napa would be much use other than filters, and I could use a few specialty items.

well I just ordered all this stuff, other than the backhoe valves repair kits, they had all of them in stock, I ordered 4 repair kits at about $7 ea, a fuel transfer pump for $55, the grand total was under $160, not bad for some much needed love, some fluids to go with it, maybe 300 by the time I am done, plus the work.

repairing those backhoe valves will be a bit tricky, just because it is new to me, everything else seems pretty straight foreword.

did any of you ever fixed those leaky backhoe valves? the dealer mentioned the original invoice was nov of 71, only one is leaking, not sure if others have been repaired before but all in all this one lasted long enough

You can get just about any filter you want at a
local NAPA store. I don't buy anything from
Deere unless I have too. Too far a drive, often
too expensive, and sometimes too confusing.
Deere dealers are not what they used to be; at
least not by me. I walked into one recently
with Deere part #s in hand and still got a hard
time from the parts guy. First problem was he'd
never heard of a 1010. He looked to be around
20 years old and I guess 1010 was too old for
him to consider it as genuine Deere product.
Like I said, I HAD the part #s. He just did not
want to trust me that they were correct. Back
when I worked for Deere dealers there were no
computers and a parts guy had to know something
useful to get by. Towards the end, we DID have
microfiche and ordered parts via a telephone
laid on top of modem -beaming our orders to
Syracuse.

Deere AR75603 is a NAPA FIL 1147
Deere AT17387 is a NAPA FIL 3166
Deere T19044 is a NAPA FIL 1243
Deere AT20728 is a NAPA FIL 2222

JD AR75603= $8.20 Napa FIL 1147=$12.60
JD AT17387 = $6.67 NAPA FIL 3166= $9.63
JD 19044= 6.09 NAPA FIL 1243=$9.45
JD AT20728=$24.07 NAPA FIL 2222= $30.15

Total $45.03 VS $61.83

well in this instance I needed some specialty parts that Napa wont likely carry, so I figured what the heck, as for the dealer, both I talked to were actually pretty decent to deal with the first one just couldn't order the alternator that's all, I ended up ordering one online for 1/3 the price, hope I can use it, I'll post the invoice when I get it for an update on prices, so far I think its about $70 for the filters, I got 2 trans/return, with the washers/orings, apparently they have to be ordered separately.

I usually got dealer phobia regardless of brand, the alternator would have been about $270 but it was most certainly the correct part, I got one online for $95 free shipping no core, we'll see if I can use it when it gets here

Pay attention to Tx and JD they both know this 310 inside out they've both saved my butt several times and when you go to change the trans filter screen bite your tongue, I saw that plug on the other side of the trans from the 2 filters I thought "alright" this will be easy pull the plug and go, was I ever disappointed, as far as the filters John Deere is cheaper and mine has the Delco stile alternator on it (the connector with 2 wires and the main 12V connector) got a replacement at O'riellies for around $40

(quoted from post at 01:06:52 12/24/14) Pay attention to Tx and JD they both know this 310 inside out they've both saved my butt several times

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Patrick
Thanks for the compliment but JDemaris has a lot more knowledge/experience with industrial tractors than I do. I worked for a JD dealer that was "ag only" while a lot of things are the same on ag utility & ind tractors but some things such as the hyd's are different.

are there any wiring diagrams available? I don't have any manuals nor do I know which would contain such diagrams or weather they are a dealer tech only trade secret material.

I have some funky wiring, a gator clip wire from the ignition to the injection pump, loose wires everywhere, for the most part it proved reliable despite the mess, but one connection I have a pair of wires twisted together that hang down by the right rear wheel, they almost look like they used to be connected to a sensor of some kind which has been bypassed, these have caused the tractor not to start even when I jumped the starter, being a diesel I assume they have something to do with cutting the fuel off.

I am pretty good at tracking down electric circuits and generally I have a clue about what I am looking at, I had cleaned and re twisted and wrapped those wires and haven't had an issue since, thou I do plan rewiring this machine at some point, for the most part it looks straight foreword replacing the dry rotted rigged up wiring with proper connections, its just years of people monkeying with it and the twisted pair of wires appears something is missing, who knows what else.

I confess I did beat on it because time was of the essence and I had to get some stuff done while I could rather than spend the summer restoring the machine, these days I am kind of busy with work and I have time to look these things up and order parts, I got a bunch coming just looking up some info on other things on my to do list

http://jdpc.deere.com/jdpc/servlet/com.deere.u90490.partscatalog.view.servlets.HomePageServlet_Alt
here I found a pdf for the 310 on page 84 looks like I am missing switch 1 all I have there is the key ignition and a push start button, those wires I mentioned were hanging below that box

It appears there are several serial number breaks for a tech manual from JD. I only posted a few of them. The following came from JD's construction website.

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Bingo........ Napa filters will cost you way more than Deere.

well I have buttoned up several Hydraulic leaks since I got it and one hose that blew, I got a few more to get to and one in particular I am not sure what am I looking at.

just behind the flywheel bellhousing the right side there is a hex bolt head, looks like it used to have a gasket and its not much left, I am not sure what that is, looks like a separate box from the tranny, maybe that's the transmission pump, on the other site the steering pitman arm comes out, come to think about it this bolt is about the same location on the other side to where the pitman arm bolts to

I took a pic best I could, it is obviously clean around there because of the leak,

what am I looking at, I suspect there is fluid behind it aty times or it would not leak, should I expect a bolt to come out, a filter? is there much fluid above it that will drain when I atempt the repair?

I may have to have another look, I think this is what its referred to as the clutch housing, the parts manual doesn't show this part and I noticed 4-5 pages are missing on the pdf jumps from 1e5 to 1e10, not sure what else is in that box looks like the reverser mechanism and the power steering too, the pitman arm comes out of it on the other side.

it looks like a plug and likely its a dam oring that failed, question is what's behind it and in how many pieces will it come out flying when I take that plug off,

the tranny case shows a valve just in front of the upright filter, I don't think this is it I want to say its a bit further forward and higher

best I can make out right now on pa 1E10 of the parts manual the lower line that marks section F1, crosses right over were this bolt should be

I did look at it again it is on what its referred to as the clutch housing, RHS, just below that top side access plate, what is that bolt for and what can I expect to find behind it? its not listed in the parts manual does anybody know better?