Hammerdown
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Hello Guy's
Six weeks ago, I answered a local Craig's list add in my area that advertised a John Deere 316, 50" Mowing deck, extra floor pan and Power flow bagger attachment $200.00. I called the seller who had it and sight unseen told him that I would take it. I set up a time to get it and travled 120 Miles one way with my truck and Trailer to get it. The seller had no Picture's of it in his add but he told me that it had spent most of it's Life in Florida so the body panel's had some rust on them. That was an Under statement as this Tractor was super rough. I asked if he minded if I checked the engine out. I noticed that it was a later made 316 as it had the Onan P-218 engine in it. I hooked up my Jumper cables and tried to start it, but only the dash light's came on, it's starter would not engage. I did Hear a clicking noise while I had my Jumper's hooked to it and noticed that it's engine hour meter was working and showing to have just 349.2 Hour's on it. I saw where the engine did not have any Oil leaks and also notice that it's steering wheel had the pebble Grain design around the outer edge of it, which told me that it may very well be a Low hour machine. I asked the owner what his best price was on it as he too saw that it would not even turn over and he said that he would Take $75.00 for it. I countered with an offer of $50.00 and he accepted so we Loaded it up. Once I got it home I found a starter wire cut that is why it would not turn over, so I fixed that and it's engine started up and Ran fine. I stripped it to the rolling chassis painted all of it and just got it all back together. it will be for my Son in law I will be delivering it to him this weekend. I painted it's Mowing deck yesterday afternoon and will be placing it under the Tractor this afternoon. it was a Lot of hard work but as it sit's now he has just $632.00 in it total. Here is how it looked and how it turned out I will add Picture's of it later on with it's Mowing deck back under it and the restoration completed. Regards, Hammerdown
The day that I brought it home...
How it Look's now...
Six weeks ago, I answered a local Craig's list add in my area that advertised a John Deere 316, 50" Mowing deck, extra floor pan and Power flow bagger attachment $200.00. I called the seller who had it and sight unseen told him that I would take it. I set up a time to get it and travled 120 Miles one way with my truck and Trailer to get it. The seller had no Picture's of it in his add but he told me that it had spent most of it's Life in Florida so the body panel's had some rust on them. That was an Under statement as this Tractor was super rough. I asked if he minded if I checked the engine out. I noticed that it was a later made 316 as it had the Onan P-218 engine in it. I hooked up my Jumper cables and tried to start it, but only the dash light's came on, it's starter would not engage. I did Hear a clicking noise while I had my Jumper's hooked to it and noticed that it's engine hour meter was working and showing to have just 349.2 Hour's on it. I saw where the engine did not have any Oil leaks and also notice that it's steering wheel had the pebble Grain design around the outer edge of it, which told me that it may very well be a Low hour machine. I asked the owner what his best price was on it as he too saw that it would not even turn over and he said that he would Take $75.00 for it. I countered with an offer of $50.00 and he accepted so we Loaded it up. Once I got it home I found a starter wire cut that is why it would not turn over, so I fixed that and it's engine started up and Ran fine. I stripped it to the rolling chassis painted all of it and just got it all back together. it will be for my Son in law I will be delivering it to him this weekend. I painted it's Mowing deck yesterday afternoon and will be placing it under the Tractor this afternoon. it was a Lot of hard work but as it sit's now he has just $632.00 in it total. Here is how it looked and how it turned out I will add Picture's of it later on with it's Mowing deck back under it and the restoration completed. Regards, Hammerdown
The day that I brought it home...
How it Look's now...
