I find myself needing to change oil on a John Deer 2010 tractor. 2010 is the model number, not the year. It’s a 1965 tractor.
It has the 4 cylinder gas motor, not the diesel.
Does anyone know what kind of oil a older tractor like the JD 2010 gas should use? Filters I can look up, oil nobody seems to know.
Grouse
Even though your tractor has a gas engine, I would stick with diesel rated oils (HDEO or Heavy Duty Engine Oil). Any reputable brand 15W-40 should be more than sufficient (Rotella T, Mobil Delvac 1300, etc).
I have a 1937 model A and I use Plus 50 II 15W 40.
Did you buy this for your farm land?
Grouse,I work on these for a living,straight 30 is what is normally used,but if the rotella 15-40 is easier to get,that will be fine,but,you will hate it in cold weather,really thick stuff when its cold.
if you are not sure what was in it before,and you switch to something else,dont be surprised if it starts using oil as this is the difference in detergents,it should dry up after a few hours of hard work. it can leak it and burn it for a while,but as I said,it should quit soon enough.
I’ve got quite a few old gas tractors. I run 15-40 diesel oil in all of them.
I have a 1937 model A and I use Plus 50 II 15W 40.
Did you buy this for your farm land?
I read this and it sounds like I meant a car. 1937 John Deere A. We’ve been starting to ponder selling it, my brother in law owns it with me. Spinning the wheel gets a little tougher each year!
It’s a blast for fall time hay rides.
I appreciate the replies.
Belletaine, yes this is for my hunting property. Since tractors aren’t exactly fun and easy to haul over long distances, I saw an ad for this 2010 about 40 miles from property and at the price, I had to jump on it.
It’s a 1965 2010 with–and this is the big one–an all hydro loader. Which was the main reason for getting a tractor. With the amount of rock I have to pick, the plots will never get done without a loader.
We picked up the tractor yesterday. She’s been used, but pretty well taken care of and everything seems to work fine. For me, a gas tractor solves a lot of problems as far as fuel supply, and my hope is that with gas I’ll at least have a chance at starting it in cooler weather. My dad and I hauled it out to the property yesterday evening and I picked a couple of bucket loads of rock and it was pure joy compared to an atv trailer that has to be loaded and then unloaded.
Since there is a good chance I will want to use this tractor after deer season, I’m going to try 10W40 and see how it works.
Grouse
I’m going to try 10W40 and see how it works.
Grouse
Good thing you asked…
Good thing you asked…
What do you mean? That seems like a good compromise to me, if as indicated above the 15W-40 is pretty thick in the winter. This thing isn’t going to be parked in a heated machine shed, so my thinking is to have a prayer at starting it in anyting below 30 degrees, it’s going to have to be a little thinner than 15 weight.
Went to Fleet Farm today and amazingly they had an oil filter. This tractor uses the old element only filters, not the modern spin on kind. Right there on the shelf. I love you Fleet Farm.
Grouse
Grouse you will be fine with either 10W40 or 10W30 I have several older tractors on the farm and either will work just fine for you it doesn’t have to be a big deal just change oil and put her to work.
Grouse,if you are going to use 10w40 which is fine,but,make sure it is heavy duty rated,conventional car engine oil will not be enough for this engine,yes it is gas,yes it is small,but it works a lot harder at making power than a car engine does for longer periods of time,and at a lower rpm.
before I forget,the air cleaner is of the oil bath type,open the side shield,loosen the clamp,drop the bottom off of the cleaner,drain and clean it,refill it with straight 10 weight oil for winter,20 weight for summer,if you use a heavier oil,it will choke the engine when its really cold out.
in my first reply,I almost made it sound like the 15w40 is heavier than straight 30 weight,when in fact they are almost identical viscosities when cold.
sorry for confusion,in winter below thirty two,straight twenty weight is the norm,below ten degrees,ten weight is used,as mentioned above,10w30,or 10w40 is fine,as I said,make sure it is of the heavy duty type.
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