John Deere 301

1971–197346 HPgasolinefarm
B
Average
Score: 58.8/100
Recalls
322
Found
Known Issues
5
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Auction Records
0
No price data
Reliability
B
59/100

Specifications

Engine Power46 HP
Engine (kW)34 kW
Fuel Typegasoline
Transmissionconstant mesh
Categoryfarm
Production Years1971–1973

Safety Recalls

322 found
Safety recall — John Deere JD-8R370 (Japanese market, reference 1241810)

Japanese manufacturer safety recall affecting the lighting. Declared production window: 2021–2022.

LightingJP
On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern.

On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern. Canadian regulations require all companies to provide this information in the owner's manual.

OtherCA
On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern.

On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern. Canadian regulations require all companies to provide this information in the owner's manual.

OtherCA
On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern.

On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern. Canadian regulations require all companies to provide this information in the owner's manual.

OtherCA
Safety recall — John Deere JD-7R310 (Japanese market, reference 1241260)

Japanese manufacturer safety recall affecting the electronic control. Declared production window: 2020–2024.

Electronic controlJP
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Known Issues

5 reported
3 low2 medium
CA: John Deere Review by Jeanette from Richmond, VA (1/5 stars) STAY AWAY
medium

STAY AWAY! We had great service when we went there to purchase our tractor with nine attachments and a farm boss chainsaw. The chainsaw never worked from the start and it had a broken trigger. I took it in to get repaired via the warranty. It took them over a month to repair the chainsaw, and that was only because I called to inquire why it took so long; they told me it would be a couple days. Whe

engine
need help tuning an ancient carb, jd3010 gas
low

finally, i have my dad's tractor running. SOMEONE (my DAD who knows NOTHING about engines) decided to screw the AFR adjuster all the way in, and started throwing ignition parts at it to fix the fact that it was running impossibly lean. SO! i basically pulled the adjuster out, choked it fully, and emptied the bowl because of course it's flooded, and she starts but runs awfully. i just wanted to start it and let it run for a little while to know that it runs stably. well, as stably as a rich mixture runs, anyways. i have a general idea of how to tune a carbeurettor, but i know that good tunes are specific to the engine and carb themselves. it's a late-model 3010 with the 254ci 4-cyl gas.

Engine
1963 JD 3010 Bleeding issue continued.
low

So I’ve bled the injection lines and finally have gotten fuel out of them. The tractor always had a slight miss when running. I don’t know if it’s just me, but when it’s running on starting fluid, as I’m showing in the video, it sounds like it has a knock.

Fuel System
3010 Hydraulic issues
low

My FIL just bought a John Deere 3010 T at auction. it has a F*sse remote master 4 female coupler. We've attached our #5 JD sickle Mower and we get nothing. The nuts on top of the cylinders go magnetic when you select the cylinder on the joystick and you can here a click. However no movement in the mower cylinder. Anyplace I can start to diagnose will help. I bought the 3010 Manual but it's being shipped. Thanks

Engine
JD 3010 steering problem.
medium

I have a JD 3010 that will steer left but not to the right. It hasn't ran for about 5 years, pulled to the right and it just skidded. My understanding is it should still steer somewhat when not running? Unless something is dried out or a mechanical failure.

Steering

Market Value

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Hours Benchmark

Class: Utility (40100 HP)
Low use300 /year
Typical500 /year
High use750 /year
Typical lifetime10,000 hours
Expected life15 years

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