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  • WhichTractor size: Standard-size
  • No lab test on file
  • 1962–1966
  • 10,600 built

It sits on the standard-size/high-power boundary, so either size is a fair description. It was ranked on an engine power figure whose source does not say gross or net. WhichTractor size, not the maker’s category

John Deere 5010 Engine specs

9 engine values on record for the 5010.

Engine power, claimed · gross or net not stated

121 hp

90 kW as stated by the source

No lab test on file

Claimed · standard not stated by the source

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5010”, claimed

This is the maker’s own figure, measured at the engine. Power at the PTO is lower — by how much, for this machine, nobody has measured.

What engine is in a 5010?

A 5010 has a Deere 531 CID, a 6-cylinder 8.70 L diesel engine.

Engine — Deere 531 CID specifications
Make & modelDeere 531 CIDSource 2
FuelDieselSource 2
Cylinders6Source 2
Displacement531.0 ci · 8.70 LSource 2
CoolingLiquid-cooled
Maximum torque339 lb·ft · 459 N·m
Cylinders6
Displacement9.2 qt · 8.7 L
Bore4.8 in · 120.7 mm
Stroke5.0 in · 127 mm
Rated engine speed2,100 rpm

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5010”

Sources and how this page was built

9 engine values from Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5020”; and Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5010”.

Sources checked

14 SEP 2026

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Sources

Facts taken from these documents, units converted. Numbers beside a figure refer to this list. Licences and attribution

  1. Traktorenlexikon: John Deere 5010 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-49795 · revision 957520. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document
  2. Traktorenlexikon: John Deere 5020 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-49675 · revision 1023501. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document