JD310A What should I know now that I own one?

Quiet giant

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Although it is late in the game as why I should or should not own one; I thought it might be a good time to seek your wise opinions as to the pro and cons of my John Deere 310A model (circa 1978+/-) .
Hopeful Fall repairs/upgrades: My 310A loader/backhoe is located on my Upstate NY property, more than a 1000 miles away, making direct measuring not feasible. Because my time will be limited, I would like to have hoses premade before I get back to make repairs during hunting season (November). I would like to have everything ready before I start. So, I need a schematic with actual hose lengths to pre make the hoses.
Any and all maintenance or repair tips or secrets you may possess would be a true gift to me.
Thanks!
:D
 

I arbitrarily chose a power steering hose for 310A. Take notice of the hose dia. & length in the parts description.

AT54858 HYDRAULIC HOSE 9/16" X 1 054 MM (41-1/2") X 9/16", (SUB AT62085)

If you register with a JD dealer you can get price of part if part isn't obsolete.
 
I have a 1977 300B loader/hoe. Very similar to your's. I buy all my houses from places like surpluscenter.com for a 1/4 of what it costs to have them made. Since
most of Deere hoses have JIC ends, it's no easy to buy cheap in local places like Tractor Supply.

One note of something you might want to check. My 300B has a small hydraulic hose on top, in front that hooks to the hydraulic reservoir. It is a molded 3/4" hose
with a 90 degree bend and rated for 300 PSI. You are not going to find anything local to replace it except for low-grade coolant hoses. I have come across many of
these machines that were repaired with a low-pressure hose since that was likely was all that was available locally. If you have such a replacement hose on there - it
WILL blow and make a mess of hydraulic oil everywhere. Check Deere parts and see if your machine calls for a Deere part # L35843 hose. If yes - I suggest you buy one
and have it on hand.

What model backhoe do you have? My 300B has the 9250 hoe with the single swing-cylinder.
 
(quoted from post at 14:43:04 09/06/16) I have a 1977 300B loader/hoe. Very similar to your's. I buy all my hoses from places like surpluscenter.com for a 1/4 of what it costs to have them made. Since
most of Deere hoses have JIC ends, it's no easy to buy cheap in local places like Tractor Supply.

One note of something you might want to check. My 300B has a small hydraulic hose on top, in front that hooks to the hydraulic reservoir. It is a molded 3/4" hose
with a 90 degree bend and rated for 300 PSI. You are not going to find anything local to replace it except for low-grade coolant hoses. I have come across many of
these machines that were repaired with a low-pressure hose since that was likely was all that was available locally. If you have such a replacement hose on there - it
WILL blow and make a mess of hydraulic oil everywhere. Check Deere parts and see if your machine calls for a Deere part # L35843 hose. If yes - I suggest you buy one
and have it on hand.

What model backhoe do you have? My 300B has the 9250 hoe with the single swing-cylinder.

Thank you so much JDEM and Tx Jim for your replies. Truly appreciated!
The back hoe I believe is #9405 SN:036040T per the serial # plate.
Funny JDEM you mentioned a hose blowing: I blew something that sits above the transmission filter or hydraulic filter. I hadn't found the exact issue yet. My intent is to repair it with the other hoses this November or if not, next spring.
Tx Jim, Thanks for the catalog tips.
Because of my time and distance issues, my goal is to attend to repairs/maintenance issues as proactively as possible this fall and spring. Any and all tips are appreciated. Especially with repair guidance or known pitfalls that await me.
Thanks again!
 
how about checking for tractor clubs in that area....find out who would be knowledgeable there, strike up a deal to replace the hoses....otherwise you want get to do much hunting....
 
(quoted from post at 09:52:53 09/08/16) how about checking for tractor clubs in that area....find out who would be knowledgeable there, strike up a deal to replace the hoses....otherwise you want get to do much hunting....
Thanks. Very good advice. My time would definitely be better used in the woods vs under the tractor. ;-)
 

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