1010 model - Can I put on power steering?

I have a 1961 model 1010 and I have a J.D. loader on it. Not the bigger one just a smaller loader with a 4 ft wide bucket.
I have made a snow plow attachment for it and it seems to handle it all just fine.
I was just thinking about putting a power steering option on my tractor.
First -Can I do it myself?
What parts might I need to get?
Will the power steering run off the tractors internal hydraulics?

My loader is hooked up to a external PTO driven hydraulic pump.

You can find power steering parts on ebay and in the salvage yards. The problem that Deere offered two different hydraulic pumps for the 1010 depending if it had power stearing or not. There was also a serial number break and update to the pumps too.

If you can find a hydruailc pump for a 1010 power steering you will pay dearly for it.

I have two 1010's, both with power steering and I searched for a while before I found a pump for it as one was bad. I since then aquired another pump just in case I need one in 20 years from now...

It might cost less to trade tractors or move the loader to a different tractor that already has power steering.

Those guys are right.
The cylinder is part of the pedestal casting.

1010 didn't actually have ps,they had power assist.The ps will work when
moving,but not much setting still. Add the weight of the loader and a bucket full
of something and you won't have much.The hydraulic pump,lines and the whole front
post assembly would need to be changed. A lot of work and you won't change much.

Well then I guess I'll just stay with what I have! Sounds like a lot of work for very little return!

I had an older friend that had a bone disease. He lost all his strenght but still wanted to drive his ford 2000 tractor.

I made him a full hydrostatic steering for cheap:
- I installed an orbitrol steering motor from an older combine, with a shortened splined steeting shaft.
- Then I put an hydraulic steering cylinder from a combine as well. You could then steer it with one finger. It was obsolutely impressive to steer that easily. Plus the orbitrol I used was very big displacement, so you could go stop to stop in 1 turn. And that also get rid of all the whoble.

The nice thing with an orbitrol is that most have the priority and relief valve inside. You need to have it set at 2000PSI or less otherwise you will brake your pump soon after installation like we did on the ford because I had a 3000PSI orbitrol.
For plumbing, you simply needs to have all the flow out of the pump goes trough the orbitrol and that's it. We did that nicely by pulling out the main pressure pipe, cut it and brass 2 90d fittings. It looked factory.

- You will need to fab a support for the steering wheel ad orbitrol support, but that is easy.

All together , and including a new pump, it costed about 400 dollars.
You can do the same easily on a 1010 with the cylinder running aside the motor where your steering rod currently is.

I'll agree with what everyone so far has said. PS parts prices on ebay are quite high. You'll easily spend over 1000 dollars minimum to get that done.

yes, for new equipment. But 1010 is not new either.
You can get a used equipment from let's say a John Deere 3300 combine and move on.

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I just had another thought -after reading about a couple of owner install options.
My 52 "A" had a add-on power steering that attached to the steering shaft. The pump was basically a Ford power steering pump and had external lines going to it. Might I think about using that piece of hardware and install it on my 1010.!?!?

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I just had another thought -after reading about a couple of owner install options.
My 52 "A" had a add-on power steering that attached to the steering shaft. The pump was basically a Ford power steering pump and had external lines going to it. Might I think about using that piece of hardware and install it on my 1010.!?!?

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In theory yes. That would work. The unit used is called a torque generator. They make modern ones based on an orbit motor. Many forklifts used them.
At one point in early 60s power steering units wher used as well on tractor abd some where simple likes the ones used on moline gvi or many older combines. Myself i would not do that but would rather convert to a full hydrostatic power steering, but it can be done.

Going to a salvage yard is a good place to get ideas. One that has a bit of everything would be great.