Hey just signed up. I recently purchased a 2010 loader, and have been working on getting it back up to speed. It had sat at least two years outside with no cover prior to me picking it up.
Its a bit of a hodgepodge. Seems to have started life as a diesel, and now has a gas engine on it. Green with a coat of yellow over the top.
Work so far:
Rebuilt carb and starter and lots of tweeking to get it running steady.
Next on the list steering clutches. That is what brought me here initially the two posts on 2010 service are great. I will be getting my service manual and diving in to the clutches shortly. Seems its just to hard to find a service person to do it. Sadly I do not have a nice garage to work on it in...
Just saying hi and thanks for the posts. I'm sure I will be hitting people up with questions as I go.
Jim
Hello from North central pa
Welcome to the board- there are a fair number of us with 2010s so you should be able to learn a lot.
The 2010 ag crawlers were factory green- but they would not have a loader unless added afterwards. Thus you still probably have an industrial crawler (oringially yellow) that was painted green, and then back to yellow. Lavoy has also mentioned that Deere would take custom requests so it could be the original owner could have ordered it green and then painted over with yellow.
Not sure if one of the two posts you found on steering clutches was from Pammark, but he has a great photolog of his restoration process which included photos of the steering clutch replacements.
it would be nice to have a garage to keep the weather off, but the bigger concern is having a firm level foundation to jack the machine up on when removing the tracks and sprockets. It may be worth constructing one before you start this project.
The 2010 ag crawlers were factory green- but they would not have a loader unless added afterwards. Thus you still probably have an industrial crawler (oringially yellow) that was painted green, and then back to yellow. Lavoy has also mentioned that Deere would take custom requests so it could be the original owner could have ordered it green and then painted over with yellow.
Not sure if one of the two posts you found on steering clutches was from Pammark, but he has a great photolog of his restoration process which included photos of the steering clutch replacements.
it would be nice to have a garage to keep the weather off, but the bigger concern is having a firm level foundation to jack the machine up on when removing the tracks and sprockets. It may be worth constructing one before you start this project.
(1) JD Straight 450 crawler dozer with manual outside blade; (2) JD 2010 diesel crawler loaders; (1) JD 2010 diesel dozer with hydraulic 6-way blade; (2) Model 50 backhoe attachments, misc. other construction equipment
When I buy a new crawler, I put a tarp tent over it. One of the tents made with a tubular steel frame with a strong 10 ft. by 20 ft. tarp for a roof. Some even have side panels available. They cost about $100 or $150 and are a cheap investment.
That way you can start a project and leave it overnight or out in the rain without having to button everything up. If you tie the tubular steel frame down to the crawler it will never blow off. I have gone through near hurricane winds with one.
It has the added advantage of allowing you to always work in the shade. If you ever need to use a hoist or bucket loader to remove the engine, etc. you can move the tarp tent aside with a few minutes work.
Gil
That way you can start a project and leave it overnight or out in the rain without having to button everything up. If you tie the tubular steel frame down to the crawler it will never blow off. I have gone through near hurricane winds with one.
It has the added advantage of allowing you to always work in the shade. If you ever need to use a hoist or bucket loader to remove the engine, etc. you can move the tarp tent aside with a few minutes work.
Gil
JD440-ICD loader; JD440-IC bulldozer; JD440-ICD backhoe; JD440-I backhoe; JD440-I tractor; + five recumbent JD440-ICs
Gill thanks for the suggestion, I have never put a lot of faith in those tube and canvas car ports for long term storage, but for a quick and removable garage they would be pretty ideal. I can't say how much time I've wasted buttoning things up only to undo the work the next time... Those ports go up faster than putting stuff back together.
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