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Hey folks! Having issues with my new/used 1964 John Deere 2010 industrial tractor. I was brush mowing with a 60 cutter when I lost the hydraulic lift on the 3pt hitch, followed by the loader and power steering, and finished with leaking oil from the starter motor. Last time I checked starters were supposed to be dry so Im thinking a seal or something went behind it? Maybe hydraulic pump or pto pump seals? I have the repair manual but not positive where to start so any help/advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Mac
 

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the jd 2010 s have a screen type hydraulic filter .it is critical that oil flows freely through them. make sure tha filter/screen is clean ! on one 2010 we have had the hydraulics and power steering did not work even after cleaning the filter ; so we left the
filter out it worked great after that. one note ;if you leave out filter replace with new oil first.
 
(quoted from post at 19:10:48 04/09/21) Hey folks! Having issues with my new/used 1964 John Deere 2010 industrial tractor. I was brush mowing with a 60 cutter when I lost the hydraulic lift on the 3pt hitch, followed by the loader and power steering, and finished with leaking oil from the starter motor. Last time I checked starters were supposed to be dry so Im thinking a seal or something went behind it? Maybe hydraulic pump or pto pump seals? I have the repair manual but not positive where to start so any help/advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Mac
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Wonder how much oil it lost, did you check the transmission oil level and replenish it?

The 2010's have a rather unique hydraulic pump setup cleverly hidden in the clutch housing.

On the power steering versions a steel and rubber hose hydraulic line sneaks it's way out of the clutch housing to power the steering mechanism.

It wouldn't be the first time that the P.S. line from the pump has failed making a mess in the clutch housing and leaking the hydraulic system out of oil.

I'd check into that first, if OK there there's LOTS of other potential failures of a 2010 hydraulic system!
 
Had a customer once that had a 2010 JD. One day I called on him and there was a 2nd 2010 JD
in his shed. I said whats the deal with 2? He said I had to buy the second to see if the first
was really as bad as I think it is. It is
 
This is what Im thinking, going to have to figure out how to split this thing to get to it I guess!
 
Hey thanks for the info! Im still trying to figure this system out but Ill
definitely look into power steering lines. I had to add 6 gallons to top
the transmission back up, took starter off cleaned up and remounted
and havent started back up yet.. Going to spend some time on it
tomorrow and see what I can find!
 
(quoted from post at 12:23:51 04/10/21) Had a customer once that had a 2010 JD. One day I called on him and there was a 2nd 2010 JD
in his shed. I said whats the deal with 2? He said I had to buy the second to see if the first
was really as bad as I think it is. It is
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Have you ever owned one or worked on one? Yeah the 1010/2010 aren't Deeres acme of achievement, but I get tired of people who've never used or worked on one saying they are an unmitigated disaster. Outside of the sleeve deck issue, they aren't bad at all.
 
One of the tractors at boss's place was a 2010. Me and the other help did rock paper scissors to decide who had to run it that day.
 
(quoted from post at 00:50:40 04/11/21) Hey thanks for the info! Im still trying to figure this system out but Ill
definitely look into power steering lines. I had to add 6 gallons to top
the transmission back up, took starter off cleaned up and remounted
and havent started back up yet.. Going to spend some time on it
tomorrow and see what I can find!
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eeding to add six gallons to top off the transmission says a lot. Most likely your lost functions will return, if they don't let me know. As for removing the filter or hdy pump, you don't need to split the tractor.
 
(quoted from post at 09:35:31 04/11/21)
(quoted from post at 12:23:51 04/10/21) Had a customer once that had a 2010 JD. One day I called on him and there was a 2nd 2010 JD
in his shed. I said whats the deal with 2? He said I had to buy the second to see if the first
was really as bad as I think it is. It is
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Have you ever owned one or worked on one? Yeah the 1010/2010 aren't Deeres acme of achievement, but I get tired of people who've never used or worked on one saying they are an unmitigated disaster. Outside of the sleeve deck issue, they aren't bad at all.
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A gas 1010 is decent enough . Any 2010 is to be avoided , doubly so if it is a diesel .
 
(quoted from post at 18:50:40 04/10/21) I had to add 6 gallons to top
the transmission back up, took starter off cleaned up and remounted
and havent started back up yet.. Going to spend some time on it
tomorrow and see what I can find!
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I own a 1965 2010 row crop utility gas.

If you had to add 6 gallons, that's most of what the machine holds, so that's more than just a top up. The whole trans/hydro system holds 8 gallons total.

So now that you have some fluid in her, where's it going? If you lost 6 gallons, fire it up and you should see the leak.

I have blown that power steering hose that comes up from the hydraulic pump. I did that just last summer, not a terrible fix, but that's right below the dash, so it blew fluid out more or less right below me. Access is limited, but it can be done.

If it's leaking from up by the starter, you have a different issue. Need more info on where it's leaking.

And yes, everybody and their dog will tell you how bad the 2010 is, but most of them have never owned one and/or are comparing them to much newer tractors. The #1 issue I've found on all tractors of this vintage is farmer fixing rigging jobs instead of proper repairs. If these tractors are maintained well and fixed properly, they will still do work today. You have to expect to work on a machine that's this old, nothing was built so well that it can survive 60 years with no maint and repair.
 

Grouse, I agree with you 100%.

While they certainly weren't "crown jewel" of the John Deere family of tractors they weren't any worse than some of the offerings of other tractor brands at the time.
 
(quoted from post at 11:54:51 04/12/21)
Grouse, I agree with you 100%.

While they certainly weren't "crown jewel" of the John Deere family of tractors they weren't any worse than some of the offerings of other tractor brands at the time.
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Well, that's right. And as I always say to the 2010 haters, if they're so damned bad, how did it last 56 years and is still working?

As any eejet knows, if your choices and budget are unlimited, there are better tractors out there. The problem was that I needed a tractor, with a loader, I needed it in the summer when everybody and their dog wants a utility tractor. And prices in my area are ALWAYS sky high. So the 2010 came up for sale, it ran and drove, and had everthing I needed including the right price and only had to haul it 45 miles. What was I supposed to do, hook up the draft horses? 7 years later I'm still working with it...

Grouse
 

Back when I was employed by a JD dealer there was a saying "that one couldn't tear up a good 2010 or repair a bad 2010".

I remember this same JD dealership sold 2 new 2010 diesels that failed enough while under warranty that the farmer traded them for new JI Case tractors

I think 1010/2010 diesel engines were their major pitfall.

1010/2010 diesel engines with glow plugs,pre-combustion chambers that could/would get loose in cylinder head, 4 cyl liners mounted on a plate,dry barely operating brakes from factory assembly line,3pt internal linkage resembled a toy erector set & Prestolite starters left a lot to be desired
 
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