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jdemaris
03-30-2006 11:30:57
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Re: In defense of the 1010 in reply to arice, 03-30-2006 09:35:52
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I think I'm qualified to comment since I own several 1010s and also have been working on them since they were new - at several Deere dealerships. When the 1010 came out, it appeared to us that it was designed in a hurry and utilized many "left over" parts and designs from older equipment. The 1010 engine uses the same engine mounting bolt pattern as a 420 two-cylinder, and the gas engine, is more-or-less, the same size in cubic inches as a 420. It just has four small cylinders instead of two big ones. Generally speaking, there are several Deere models that needed improvement when first introduced, and they were with subsequent Deere updates. But, the 1010 and 2010 series did NOT get updates in ceratin areas that really needed it. #1 is the brakes. The brakes in the 1010 series of wheel tractors NEVER worked adequately, not even when new. I could write a long story about it, but won't bother. God help the poor guy that has a loaded wagon hitched to the back and goes down a steep hill. #2 is the one-seal per sleeve design. It is not reliable. Deere also kept this design with the next series engines as used in the 350s, 450s, 1020s, 2020s, etc. But, the second series benefitted from an update kit that retrofits special sleeves that use three seals each. Deere never did it though, for the 1010 or 2010. 1010 and 2010 crawlers did get several updates, and many later 350 parts were used to beef-up the 1010 crawlers. You mention the prospect that most 1010 bashers probably never owned one. Maybe true to a degree, but not in my case. But, I'm not really bashing either. To put things on a relative scale, and comparing the 1010/2010 series to other Deere tractors - it is absolutely one of their worst efforts. That being said, it does not mean it's a bad tractor. I still like them, but accept them for what they are. If not comparing to other Deere tractors of the same general time period, and taking into account all the other makes, I can think of MANY tractors that were of worse design than the 1010/2010 series.
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