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Keith-OR

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Yeppers found a hole that I can poke money into. Boy this 1010 John Deere crawler has been just that. Replaced everything in both finals, now I pulled motor, thought I was just going to need to replace rings, and rod bearings. Surprise, surprise figured I better look at the mains while I had pan off, front main looked really good, center main was BAD, pulled the rear main (thrust bearing)it was good. So now I have to send crank shaft off to be turned. Our local machine shop wants $300.00 just to turn the 3 main journals. So I'm sending crankshaft off to Portland and it is $185, that's including shipping, with 2 weeks turn around,. And they turn both mains AND rods journals.
This don't surprise me after all the other stuff I found was MICKEY MOUSED, just hope I don't find anything else that is messed up. Supposedly the only thing wrong with the crawler when I bought it, was needed seals put in the hydraulic pump!!!! Ya Right

Have a good day

Keith
 
If it is a first year 1010 crawler-loader, it will have a Webster-Electric hydraulic pump. Good luck finding parts for that. I think I bought the last kit left in the country.
 
I've had a few of those over the years. :lol: Sailboat, pickup truck, horse, etc. When I think of all the money I'd have if I'd just kept my hands in my pocket... oh, well, I'd be rich ..... but bored. :wink:
 
When you install the crankshaft, if it does not turn nice and smooth you may have to have that block align bored. Got to be a reason one main went out.
 
Just curious. Did it run when you got it? How bad was that main journal? Just one main was bad on my 1960 1010 when I got it. It was caused from coolant dripping on it from a leaking seal on the sleeve deck. I just cleaned up the journal with crocus-cloth and put in a .002" undersize bearing. Worked great. Did it over 20 years ago and still running fine. I had to rebuild the pistons too. Recut the ring-grooves and put in Hastings repair shims.
 
I was referring to pump on front of engine. It runs off the front of crankshaft, found all the parts for it. I had to put speedy sleeve on the out put shaft of pump. Pump is ready to go now.
 
Center main looks like the pump picked up some garbage. It was scored, like it had little dirty oil got on it. I could probably save it, but have gone this far might as well have crank turned, then I know everything is good on bottom end. I'm one of these individuals, "If you're going to do it, do it right or don't do it at all".

Thanks Keith
 
Yeppers, I could have sold it for scrap price and made money on it, could have even parted it out and made good profit. But I didn't so now have a big hole stuffing money in, and it seems to be getting bigger everyday.
 
When you get it running again at least you will know the engine is good. All of the serious collectors here have been through what you are going through. We have to do it for the love of it only. I have a $3000 F20 engine sitting on the floor of my shop waiting to be dropped into a rusty F20 frame with four very shot tires. Marilyn told me she gets new kitchen cupboards before I spend any more money on that loser!
 
Been down that road, I have Shawn's Farmall Super C, 1949 Farmall Cub and a 1956 Ford 860 sitting here. But we use them all except the Cub. The only tractor that I came out ahead on was a 1949 Alis Chalmers C, sold it to a dealer and it set in his show room for couple of years. But will get my money out them, just by use on the farm... No Trailer Queens here!!!!

Keith
 
A few years ago I bought some old tractors to work on when I retired. Well, the wife decided she wanted a new kitchen, great big walk in closet (8x22), large pantry and summer kitchen. Guess whose cost the most. Reminds me of Gracie Burns who said every time George would fool around with another woman she would get something nice. She said I wish he would because I need a new dining room center piece for 10k. This was 30 years ago.
 
Yes, I understand. "Doing it right" in my case was using the .002" bearings that Deere made available. Never had to pull the engine. Worked out fine and I've used my 1010 for twenty-years since. 1010 is a well-built crawler. In some ways, a better machine then the 350 series that took its place.
 

Well Keith, when you get it done you'll have a handy machine. Any crawler requires upkeep. But they work where a rubber tired tractor can't. I've got a Ford 800 that I could never, ever come close to getting my money back out of. It's not limited to tracked machines of JD 1010's!
 
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