john deere 1010

1960 - 1965

New Generation Series

Utility tractor

New Generation Series

Utility tractor

Manufacturer

John Deere

Utility tractor

Built in Dubuque, Iowa, USA

Total built

44,377 *Total for all variants of the John Deere 1010.

 

9,792 *Total for both types of 1010RU. 7,048 gasoline and 2,744 diesel.

Original price was $3,500 in 1965

The John Deere 1010 was available in multiple versions. Row Crop (R), Single Row Crop (RS), Row Crop Utility (RU), Orchard (O), Utility (U), and Industrial Wheel (W) in addition to two crawler types. Also a low-cost Special Row Crop Utility (RUS) version was made that was $300 less than regular models. It had only a pan seat and 540 RPM PTO.

1010RU

row-crop utility

1010C

crawler

1010U

utility

1010RS

single row-crop

1010R

row-crop

1010O

orchard

1010RUS

special row-crop utility

1010W

wheeled industrial

John Deere 2.4L 4-cyl diesel

John Deere 1.9L 4-cyl gasoline

5-speed sliding gear

Drawbar (claimed)

30 hp 22.4 kW

PTO (claimed)

36.13 hp 26.9 kW

Drawbar (tested)

30.00 hp 22.4 kW

PTO (tested)

36.13 hp 26.9 kW

Two-wheel drive

Steering

manual

Steering

power OptOptional

Mechanical disc brakes

Open operator station.

Fuel

12 gal 45.4 L

Hydraulic system

4.5 gal 17.0 L

Type

open center

Capacity

4.5 gal 17.0 L

Rear Type

I

Rear PTO

transmission

 

independent OptOptional

Rear PTO Type

540

 

540/1000 *Optional.

RU Wheelbase

82.5 inches 209 cm

Weight

3350 to 4041 pounds

Front tire

5.00-15

Rear tire

10-34

Plate on the engine block, right side

1960

10001

1961

13692

1962

23630

1963

32188

1964

43900

1965

53722

Final

57312

FAQ: How to read a serial number table.

The John Deere 10 Series New Generation Tractors published in 2004, by Hain Publishing

Tractors 1918-1976 published by John Deere*

Modern Farming published in 1962, by John Deere

Modern Farming published in 1965, by John Deere

*Publication contains known errors.