[AJD] Service Manual Question

[Dean VP]

Kenneth:

The lowest cost manual you can buy from JD today is $30, not matter whether
it is on paper or CD. Or 6 pages or 50 pages. They are all reprints to a
degree in 8 1/2" x 11 format. Most original manuals of from the 40's and
50's were in 6" x 9" format. I would estimate that most original manuals
sell for less than the reprints from Deere today with some exceptions. Some
original tractor Operators Manuals and Service Manuals sometimes go for more
than the reprints but that is not a general rule. 

I have never quite understood why someone would pay more for a reprint than
a good original. Implement manuals are a minimum of $30 from Deere in
reprint form and originals many times sell for very little or just a few
dollars. I suspect that will change over time. There are many of the reprint
manuals from Deere that are close to $100 and more. 

You can check out the prices for JD's reprint manuals at
www.jdparts.deere.com. Just enter the manual # and a price will come up. If
you follow the manual part number with a "CD" you will receive a price for
the manual on CD. Manuals on CD are less expensive than the printed versions
but start out at $30.00 just like the paper versions. 

99% of the over 1000 JD manuals I have here are originals due to the fact
they were much, much less expensive than JD's new reprints. The best
purchase I ever made relative to manuals however was buying the Vintage
Parts catalogs on CD when they had almost all the 2 cylinder tractor parts
catalogs on CD for $75.00.  About $1400 worth of paper manuals at today's
price from Deere. At the time I thought $75 was expensive but that was a Fig
Newton of my imagination.

I like the CD versions because I just print out the pages I need at the
moment and take them to the shop. If they get dirty and greasy I just throw
the page away. With paper manuals you would prefer not to have that happen. 

Dean A. Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA 98290

Forbidden fruits create many jams!

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-----Original Message-----
From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
[mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
Kenneth Jones
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 5:12 PM
To: Antique John Deere mailing list
Subject: RE: [AJD] Service Manual Question 

Dean, 
   
    Thanks for your comments.  The reason for my comment regarding the
dealer was that the two manuals that I have followed recently both sold for
over $60.00. 
   
  Thanks 
   
  Ken Jones

Dean VP <deanvp at att.net> wrote:
  Ken:

I have usually found eBay prices to be lower than JD's on manuals. With a
few crazy exceptions. 

Dean A. Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA 98290

Forbidden fruits create many jams!

www.deerelegacy.com

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-----Original Message-----
From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
[mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
Kenneth Jones
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 6:01 AM
To: Antique John Deere mailing list
Subject: Re: [AJD] Service Manual Question 

Duane, 

Thans for the info. I will go see my JD Dealer since he will be
less expensive than E-Bay. 

Ken Jones

Duane Larson wrote:
Ken,
There are two separate and different service manuals for the 50 and 60. 
SM2008 was issued 6-52 and covers the 60. SM2010 was issued 11-52 and 
covers the 50. As I recall both are still available from JD Publications at 
1-800-522-7448. Copies are also available from other sources.
Duane Larson

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth Jones" 
To: "ATIS" 
Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 9:38 PM
Subject: [AJD] Service Manual Question


>I have been watching E-Bay for a Service Manual for the JD Model 50. 
>Having seen a few sell, last evening I went to my trusty John Deere' 
>"Service Publications Catalog" dated 4/89 There I found that the Model 60 
>and Model 50 are keyed to the same Service Manual SM-2008. I then pulled 
>out my latest copy of the JD " Service Publications Catalog," dated 2/91 
>and I find that there are two separate catalog numbers listed, for the 
>Model 50 the number is SM-2010 and for the Model 60 the number is SM-2008. 
>Are these the same Service Manual and was or is there a Service Manual 
>specific to the Model 50??
>
>
> Thanks
> Ken Jones
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