2010 john deere gas

pros and cons gas vs. diesel. how to tweek up motor for the gas

The diesel is a bigger engine with 20 more cubic inches and also more fuel efficient. Main problem is, few people really know how to work on them, and . . . some injection parts for the early 2010s are very hard to find. 1010 and 2010 series were the first Deeres to use the "new" Stanadyne rotary pumps.

2010 gas engine is the same size (bore, stroke) as a 1010 diesel. In fact, they share the same part # sleeve-deck.

RUN don't walk away from it. The JD 1010 and 2010 where JDs problem child and where only made one or 2 years and parts are few and far between for them. They had a lot of engine problems steering problems and all sorts of other small problems. I learned that after buying one and it is now a parts machine

Nope. Deere ran the series for five years, not two. And some of the industrial 1010s and 2010s are fine. Some of the later ag. stuff also not-so-bad. Early ag. stuff certainly had issues.

I suspect that some day 1010s and 2010s might go up in value. Why? It was a series with several firsts for Deere Company.

First wet sleeves in full size engines.

First Deere tractors to use Stanadyne rotary injection pumps.

First Deere engines to use positive stationary valve seals.

First Deere insustrials to use hydraulic reversers (in 1010s) and HL-R powershifts (in 2010s).

does anybody make the sleeve deck anymore??? i know of 5 1010's that went over the scales when iron went up last time...decks were cracked or something and nobody could find replacement parts.

Well they may have had some good things going for them but more bad. Like the sleeve set up one single sleeve deck so you had to replace the whole unit and would you believe JD does not sell it any more BTDT and that is why I have a parts 1010 not able to get a sleeve set, well I did find one aftermarket for something like $1000 just for the sleeves no pistons etc

Deere still supplies the sleeve/plates.

PRICEY, but still available, looks like some $600 for the diesel version, a little over $1000 for the gasser version, according to jdparts.com.

the 2010 was a good uesable tractor it did have some problems with hyd
due to the screen that was hard to remove and clean. but i take it over any, farmall of the same vantage or allis. they were way better then any farmall m ever made. if you find a good one and ues it it well do you a good job.

Now the 1010 and 2010 sleeve decks ARE pretty pricey. That's mainly because nobody has ever made them aftermarket that I know of.

But, what the heck difference does it make that you have to buy all four at a time? In the majority of engine rebuilds, all the sleeves get replaced anyway - regardless of four joined together or four separate. Just a few years ago, a new sleeve deck for around $475 which was not all that bad for four sleeves.

Keep in mind that the old two cylinder John Deere engines also had their cylinders joined in a unit. I don't hear people complaining about that. Just happened to be a removable cylinder block instead of a thinner sleeve-deck.

Technically, most cars and trucks all have their cylinders joined together - all attached to the the block - i.e. no sleeves to easily pop out.

You'd be better off with an 8N Ford.
At least most of them are still running after 50 or so years.

Oh I understand what you saying I just know when I tried to get a set for this 1010 the dealer said ya I can get it but it will cost X money then he called back and said nope long available so I said to heck with it.
Ya I have a MM-R right now that I need a set of cylinders for and so far not found any for a good enough price to make it worth fixing yet

Plenty of good running 1010s and 2010s still around, and some being worked a heck of a lot harder then the average 9N, 2N, or 8N. That includes my 1960 1010 dozer. One big advantage to the Ford N series is an overload of aftermarket, and therefore cheap parts.

But, to be fair, they are from different tractor generations.

If I were to pick a tractor that was born around the same time as the 8N, I'd take a Case VAC or VAC-14 anytime. Overhead valves and live hydraulics make a nice difference - as compared to the 8N with "dead" hydraulics and half a flathead V8 engine. N series has longevity for the same reasons the Ford Model T did. Great parts support and long-time use of standard design. Also was helped by Ford sometimes dumping them on the market and selling then new, under cost - to drive off competition. And, I'm not trashing Ford; just telling things as I see them. Good little tractors for what they are, but certainly not marvels of engineering. In fact, the 8N caused Ford to lose a huge lawsuit with Henry Ferguson (aka Harry), due to it stealing use of the Ferguson System on 8Ns.

I see Deere as being pretty bold when they came up with 1010 and 2010 series. And many parts of those machines were used well into the 1980s.
On the other hand, Ford played it safe for a very long time and stuck to old general designs - until they finally switched over to their British tractors for USA use in the mid-60s.

I was being facetious actually.
Figured Buick&Deere would have a heartastroke over it. wink

I MUST have missed something recently. That is about Mr. Buick-Deere and Ford N series? I've seen some mention but I'm still clueless as to what it's all about. Anyway, I'm not a chronic Ford basher, and I worked for Deere long enough to know they made some mistakes, here and there.

Just for the record, I have three 1928 AA Ford trucks, one 1918 Ford Model T car, two Ford 641 ag. tractors, one 1964 Ford 4000 industrial loader/hoe, two 1950 F1 Ford pickups, a 1985 F250 diesel truck, and a 1994 7.3 F250 turbo diesel IDI truck. Also have a Ford two-row corn planter and several Dearborn rakes and culitivators. That ought to prove that I am at least open-minded about owning Fords.

i wonder if it was discontinued,then they started making them again...one of the 1010's belonged to a neighbor and he went to local JD house and they told him they were made out of unobtainium.

I had a 2010 gas so this is from personal experience.
The hydraulic system is not reliable. There is a screen filter in the bottom right side of the transmission that sometimes gets clogged up. Sometimes cleaning it out good and replacing the oil works, sometimes a new filter is required.
The transmission gearshift lever system sometimes gives trouble. Everything has to be adjusted just right for all the gears to engage.

The power steering system works of the same pump as the rest of the system. There is a priority valve which gives precedence to the power steering and sometimes there is not enough hydraulic power to go around. I was using it with a FEL and that probably led to problems.

I never had any experience with a diesel so I really can't compar them.

Having said that, the 2010 did have good operator comfort. The gearshift on the dash helped with having an uncluttered platform.

KEH

While the 2010 was much better than an N series Ford. The machine still a piece of junk as it was Deere's attempt to build a Farmall.
Don't waste your time trying to "polish a t*rd".Get rid of it and pour the same amount of 2010 repair money into something workable. I would take a 135 Massey over a 2010.

I have been told that the 115" and 145" decks are no longer avaible and that you are suposed to replace with the 165" version that you have to have the smaller blocks bored so they fit.