The Vietnam rebuilt tractors are basically salvaged tractors with bad or broken parts swapped with other salvaged tractors. This permits the entrepreneur to sell a few and scrap a few.
I bought a 2210D with a VN loader and scraper. It looked like new with about 200 hrs on the tach. Eventually I learned that the motor was from an older model that would bolt right up to the 2210. The motor had the correct ID tag (2T90) for the 2210D but from the injector pump ID tag we found the engine was actually a (2TR20) from an older model 2010.
My tractor needed several repairs which were not expensive, only because I was able to do them myself. The major problem with the engine was that the oil drain plug was directly above the driveshaft to the front axle. The plug would not come out without dropping the drive shaft. I fixed it by removing the oil pan, drilling and inserting a second drain plug beside the drive shaft. Both front knuckle seals needed replacing and needed shims added. All the grease fittings on the underside were broken off. The fuel strainer bowl was chipped and leaked. One of the first clues to the engine swap was that a new strainer bowl for the 2T90 would not fit my engine. The shorter strainer from the 2TR20 fit fine.
Now it is a great little tractor and cost me much less than a domestic tractor, which was not even available.
I realize that I am late in getting into this but if possible I would question why the tractor is being sold and try to have someone who is familiar with the 2210D inspect it.
I bought a 2210D with a VN loader and scraper. It looked like new with about 200 hrs on the tach. Eventually I learned that the motor was from an older model that would bolt right up to the 2210. The motor had the correct ID tag (2T90) for the 2210D but from the injector pump ID tag we found the engine was actually a (2TR20) from an older model 2010.
My tractor needed several repairs which were not expensive, only because I was able to do them myself. The major problem with the engine was that the oil drain plug was directly above the driveshaft to the front axle. The plug would not come out without dropping the drive shaft. I fixed it by removing the oil pan, drilling and inserting a second drain plug beside the drive shaft. Both front knuckle seals needed replacing and needed shims added. All the grease fittings on the underside were broken off. The fuel strainer bowl was chipped and leaked. One of the first clues to the engine swap was that a new strainer bowl for the 2T90 would not fit my engine. The shorter strainer from the 2TR20 fit fine.
Now it is a great little tractor and cost me much less than a domestic tractor, which was not even available.
I realize that I am late in getting into this but if possible I would question why the tractor is being sold and try to have someone who is familiar with the 2210D inspect it.
