John Deere 1010 value

John Deere 1010 gas tractor, straight tin, good paint, needs tires. What are they worth?

(quoted from post at 17:53:41 08/03/15) John Deere 1010 gas tractor, straight tin, good paint, needs tires. What are they worth?

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Which chassis? is it above the 31,001 serial number with improvements? Live pto ? SCV ? Power steering ? Brakes work ?

about all I know is its a 1962, and it could use some tires all the way around. pretty straight and clean from the pictures.

I did find outthat the brakes are messed up. Do ypu have to gut it like a trout to fix that? I.can work on tractors
Just never had a john deere

Row crop,,utility, industrial?????

Utility

Brakes can be repaired from outside. Probably dirty operating balls or possibly worn brake disk. i'll guess tractor value at $1500-$2000

Serial number is required to know the year. The machine is pushing 55 years of use, abuse and natural decay. Keep your expectations modest.

If you go look at it, don't worry too much about the cosmetic things like tin although you said it looks pretty straight. What you want to make dang sure of is that the engine is running perfectly as far as leaks around the head, compression, and the hydraulics. Hydraulic pumps are expensive if it needs one. If there is a head gasket leak, walk away from it or get it cheap. If there is low or uneven compression, run as fast as you can back to your truck and throw gravel peeling out of the place.

Reason being, the cylinders are all one piece with a deck plate. Imagine a plate of steel with 4 holes in it and 4 sleeves hanging from the holes (welded to it). This is all sandwiched in between the block and the head. You can't replace individual sleeves on this particular model like you can on most tractors . That whole thing is hard to come by as a replacement and the last time I checked, Deere wanted close to a thousand bucks for them and I doubt they are available anymore. I have read there is an aftermarket version but I never found the source and couldn't prove it so I just passed on a 1010 diesel for that very reason about 2 months ago. The engine parts if available would have been more than the tractor was worth, even with my free labor.

Buy yourself a cheap compression tester from any auto parts store, it's good insurance. Take it and a spark plug socket setup with you and pull the plugs and see what you get for compression. You can re-ring them ok enough but if the cylinders are shot, too thin to bore or hone, out of round or any other defect that prevents new rings from seating properly then you're hosed. It's just too expensive a risk to take if it ain't runnin' really well.

I ended up looking for a 1020 instead and drove from Atlanta to Missouri to get it and love the thing. Parts for green tractors with a deer on the emblem are not cheap so my advice would be not to get too set on having one unless it is properly priced for its actual condition. There is a lot of junk out there that folks want new prices for and list them as creampuffs. There is a 1020 60 miles from me for $4500.00 which is twice what I gave for mine and it was as rough as a pine knot. That's why I drove so far to get a bargain and all it needed was a water pump. It has been getting a workout ever since getting 80 acres ready for DEERE season. Moral to the story is don't pay too much just because it's green. Good luck.

1500