2 or 3 years ago, must be 3 years now, I bought a 1010 crawler/loader/backhoe from a friend. The engine was out at another farm for "a rebuild" and the chasis was in the weeds behind his house. I went to get the engine and the guy "working on it" brought the peices out in a skid steer bucket! Needless to say not everything was there and not seeing the thing taken apart I had quite a time putting it back toghether. Ebay supplied a shop manual, not for the industrial crawler I later found out, and a parts book and Crawler Heaven supplied a rebuild kit and sleeve deck. My local Deere dealer is a freindly place and they let me look through what ever old manuals I need to put things back together and I have coffee with one of their mechanics most mornings so I can pick his brain too. The engine went back together easily with a bit of help lining things up from my neighbors. That is one HEAVY engine for its size. The biggest problem was the wiring, which was a rats nest of splices and tape. Got the last of that fixed yesterday. I've had it running a bit in the past but yesterday I took it out for a spin. The reverser works fine, hydraulics seem fine and the engine runs great. The starter needs a rebuild yet as it barely turns the engine over and heats up way to quickly. The steering levers need some adjustment, I'm punching myself in the chest every turn I make and the brakes aren't working at all. I'm down to a few little things like replacing a leaking upper radiator hose, an exhaust pipe clamp, some plow bolts for the nose mountings and picking up the backhoe. Oh yeah, and I need a seat cushion set. I had to make the head bolts as they were missing and JD wanted something like $18.00 a peice for them. The old Atlas lathe came through again reducing the shanks on the grade 8 bolts I used to match the 1 original bolt I got. I later got a complete set of head bolts off ebay for $10.00. Haven't put them in and may not bother since everything appears hunkey-dorry at the moment. I figuered out yesterday that the bucket has its own hydraulic filter and loosened up the indicator that tells when the filter needs a change. Gotta order the filter because the indicator pegs out at the top as soon as you start the tractor. Judging by the wear on the bucket this machine has done a lot of work. The tracks must have been re-pinned and bushed or replaced because they're in great shape. All in all I'll have $2000.00 in the purchase and maybe $1000.00 more in parts. I've already been offered $5000.00 for the rig as it sits, so I guess I did OK. I do wish there was a nice 3 or 4 cylinder diesel that would fit the machine with a bit more power. I'd think around 45 HP would be right. J DeMaris mentioned not being impressed with his 1010's power the other day here. Mine won't climb a hill in 4th or a big hill in 3rd, but 2nd seems OK. Time will tell as far as the engines power on the hydraulic end. I've got ditching to do, fence line to clear, thorn bush to up root and rocks to pull. Add a bit of drain line work and foundation work and the machine should be busy. Just wanted to shaer a little success story. Hope I haven't jinxed myself.
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