John Deere 210
The John Deere 210 lawnmower superseded the John Deere 110 and was built by JD from 1975 until production ceased in 1987 in Horicon, Wisconsin. The bigger version is the John Deere 212 while the smaller version in the same line is the John Deere 200. This article is going to focus almost soley on the 210 lawn mower, but first we will briefly touch on the topic of the John Deere 210LJ which is a commercial loader in current production for JD. It’s PowerTech, wet sleeve, diesel engine provides it with 84 hp. It weighs in at 4720 kg (10,405 lbs) and it’s loader has a 3583 kg (7,900 lbs) breakout capacity while it’s bucket has a capacity of up to 0.96 cu m. Like all commercial vehicles produced by JD, this one is also painted all yellow, with black detailing. But enough about the JD 210LJ…
The John Deere 210 ride on lawnmower has a K241QS, 0.4 liter, 1 cylinder, gasoline engine that produces 10hp that transmits into 4 gears going forward and just one in reverse. The mower itself weighs in at 299 kgs (660 lbs) , while it is 1.16 m (46 inches) wide at it’s widest point and measures 1.71 m (67.5 inches) long. Fortunately for users, the engine is started via a 12 volt battery that is charged via an alternator, rather than a pull cord which was very common at the time. The fuel capacity of the JD 210 is just 13.2 liters (3.5 US gallons).
The John Deere 210 enjoyed a very long production run with little change to it, which was all down to fantastic design by the John Deere engineers before this wonderful machine went into production. It can still be seen in use today thanks to the quality of the parts and manufacture process.
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This thing will wear your leg out if you are mowing with it. Also does not have power steering. It is very good at other jobs. It is perfect width for blowing snow on sidewalk. The Engine is currently .030 oversize piston and crankshaft is .020 undersize. I rebuilt it in 1995 and 2015 and piston was .010 oversize in 1995 so it has been rebuilt at least 3 times. Trans is rebuilt. It stays on the Tiller now and is semi-retired. I have 1 other 210 that has center blade on it. It does a nice job of leveling a lawn or driveway.
I have owned this 210 for about 20 years. It is mainly used to mow a 1/2 acre lot, but has also been used for snow plowing and hauling dirt, rocks, wood and mulch. Tough built tractor that has been very reliable and is easy to maintain and repair. Overall a great tractor that I would only consider replacing for one with a little more power (212 or 214) with hydraulic/electric lift.
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Power flow yard waste collection (bagger)
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Cutting 1/2 anchor grass,Tilling one anchor of garden with about 30 percent rocks,hualing fire wood from up the mountian,hauin rocks too
Best lawn & garden tractor I have ever had. It’s still running strong at 25 years old and is my favourite of the lawn care equipment I have (I have two other lawn tractors and a John Deere F-525 front cut mower). It’s very reliable. Any problems I have had were due to age and abuse, brken starter cable end, worn ignition switch, mounting tabs broken off rectifier.
A real solid little tractor. I do a lot of cutting and snow blowing with it and use it occasssionally as a tow vehicle as well.