clevepreach
New User
First post. I am excited to be on this forum. I was recently able to obtain my dad's 1963 John Deere 3010 which he bought new in 1964 (left over inventory). He sold it to a neighbor in about 1992. The neighbor passed away earlier this year and I was able to buy the tractor from his partner. Dad grew up on a share cropper farm and bought his first farm in about 1952 or 53 (I was born in 59). According to what I have been told his first tractor was an A/C but I'm not sure of the size. He then bought a JD H, then a 50. I'm not sure if he traded both or just one in on the 3010 but from the H onward all his personal tractors were John Deere: 430, 520, 4010, early 4020, late 4020, and 4630 (not in sequential order). We did have a couple of IH (706, 1456) and one Ford (9000) on the farm that belonged to my brother.
What I would really like to know is where I might find a hydraulic cylinder of the type that JD sold in the early 1960s. I have a JD #5 mower that I would like to use with this tractor but I don't have a cylinder to lift it. I would like to keep things as original as possible. Thanks for any suggestions.
What I would really like to know is where I might find a hydraulic cylinder of the type that JD sold in the early 1960s. I have a JD #5 mower that I would like to use with this tractor but I don't have a cylinder to lift it. I would like to keep things as original as possible. Thanks for any suggestions.
