Which shop manual would you buy?

ibbuckshot

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Greetings Folks,
Some time ago I attempted to obtain a shop manual for my 52 John Deere mod. MT. Unfortunately the one I obtained was one of those downloadable types. Being an old school type of person I wanted a hard copy to be able to take out to the shop and have open while working. I was able to obtain a refund and I am
again looking for the manual. While looking through the Steiner Catalog I see an I&T Shop service manual #JD4@ $31.95. Then I read down the page and see Service
Manual reprints #REP2742 @ $24.95. I would like to hear from you folks on which one is the better of the two for my old MT. I sure don't mind paying a few bucks more for a better manual if that is the case. Your help would be appreciated. Thanks for your input.
Have fun,
buckshot
 
The I&T manuals are better than nothing. They are helpful but often just don't go far enough in their explanations or cover enough different items. The Deere manuals are better, no question. Once you see the difference there will be no question in your mind, either. Mike
 
Also forgot to say...don't just get the one that says "MT" tractor as it is just a suplement for the "M" and you will need both in that case. The "M" is SM2001 and the "MT" is SM2002. There are two originals (JD dealership) on e-bay. Ain't cheap but a choice. The one has a start bid of $ 69. By the time you buy 2001/2002 you will have more than that in them.
 
Hi I&T is ok for minor stuff like torque settings. Like others said a copy or genuine manual is better. My story of I&T with testing hyds on an 1830 JD wasn't making sense.
so I got a copy of a genuine, Well the hyd test diagnostics in a JD book was 4 times thicker than the whole I&T book for all of the tractor!. I spent about $20 on the I&T $60 on the deere book, I found out my customer had about $4000 more problems as to why his hyds/trans didn't work than what the other book said for $20. if I'd a started out fixing on the cheap book we would of wasted about $700 of parts to find the other problems before we scrapped the tractor due to parts costs.
Regards Robert
 
If you're wondering who Mike and Randy are talking to, you are using the Modern View. Robert's original post contains the word "S T E I N E R" and so does not show in Modern View. Switch to Classic View and the OP will show up.
 
Hi Joe way
I think somethings wrong here if you are referring to my post saying "STEINER" as I never put that in my post just the difference in 2 manuals, and not where I got either of them from.
Regards Robert
 
Whoops--remembered the wrong name when I changed views. Original Poster who mentioned S t e i n e r is Buckshot. BTW, Robert, your post with that name also doesn't show for those in Modern View.
 
JD Service Manual SM-2002 (12-1-49):

Purchased this one off e-bay:
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Agree with [b:654c4848f0]RandyB(MI)'s[/b:654c4848f0] statement "[i:654c4848f0]Also forgot to say...don't just get the one that says "MT" tractor as it is just a suplement for the "M" and you will need both in that case. The "M" is SM2001 and the "MT" is SM2002[/i:654c4848f0]."

Take a look at the photo below of the cover of the service manual SM2001>

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Take a look at the photo below of the Table of Contents for the [b:654c4848f0]MODEL "MT" TRACTOR SM 12-1-49[/b:654c4848f0].

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Note that there are [i:654c4848f0][b:654c4848f0]NINE (9)[/b:654c4848f0][/i:654c4848f0] sections that refer to the "M" Manual".

Take a look at the photo below of the Table of Contents for the [b:654c4848f0]MODEL "M" TRACTOR[/b:654c4848f0].

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I recommend that you purchase either <a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H1.Xjohn+deere+sm2001.TRS0&_nkw=john+deere+sm2001&_sacat=0">an original service manual</a> or reproduction copy that contains both the "MT" supplement manual and "M" manual.

Hope this helps.
 
I sure want to thank y'all for pointing me in the right direction. Although I don't use e bay much I think I will be going there to get both
the SM 2001 and SM 2002 books so that I have it all covered. thanks again for your input.
 
I want to thank everyone for taking the time to offer their feedback on the question. Although I don't use e bay I will get on there and find out how to
obtain the SM 2001 and SM 2002.
Have fun,
buckshot
 
Definitely original John Deere manuals. When I buy an antique tractor or one I use in the field I try to buy the whole series including setup, technical, operator's, parts, service, and bulletins. Having this amount of info helps me do almost all of the maintenance and repair work which more than pays for the price of the manuals. I normally buy most of my manuals on ebay but I don't jump on the first one I find for sale as some people price their manuals out of reasonable range. If you set up ebay to do the research for you, one in the right price range will show up. I also buy IT manuals but they are not that helpful but I have found info on occasion that was not in the JD manuals. Most reproductions have poor photo quality and are good only if you have no other options. I also don't like the CD's manuals but I have a couple for my antique cars and just print off the pages I need so I can doodle on them. There are thousands of original manuals in the system but like drawbars and center links, many of them are in purgatory or boxed up to be thrown away by their heirs. Had I known years ago, I would have bought every JD manual at farm sales or dealership closeouts...would be a lot richer and smarter. JMHO
 

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