Hammerdown
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It is No Secret that the Onen Powered Hohn Deere Lawn & Garden Tractor's were the very best Lawn Tractor's ever produced by John Deere. If you have one this is the Thread to show Picture's and brag about them.
I have a First year John Deere 318 being a 1983. I have had it about Eight year's now and it has Never let me down. I Bought from a John Deere dealership, That Told me that it was far Too Old to Fool with. Two Year's ago I decided to restore it for our Granddaughter's First Birthday Party so I Tore it down to the rolling Chassis. I found out taht it has a dealer Installed B-43-E engine in it which was the 16 Horsepowerr engine, so during it's restoration, I Placed a brand New Onan P-218 Performer engine in it that I had Built for it. I Sanded down it's entire metal Body panels and Hood and Re-oainted all of it as well as it's wheel's and Chassis. I use this Tractor weekly to mow two full acre's of grass with as well as Till Our Garden with and use it's 54" dirt dozer balde of which I gave just $100.00 for and restored it as well as shown in the Pictures below.
Here is how it Looked the day that I brought it home and Paid just $300.00 for it. It came to me with an almost brand new 48" Replacement Mowing deck on it Valued at $1300.00 alone
After Seven Year's of faithful Service, it was High Time for a full Blown Restoration here is that process, as well as the First Birthday party Picture's which was the Real reason I restored the Equipment shown
It is No Secret that the Onen Powered Hohn Deere Lawn & Garden Tractor's were the very best Lawn Tractor's ever produced by John Deere. If you have one this is the Thread to show Picture's and brag about them.
I have a First year John Deere 318 being a 1983. I have had it about Eight year's now and it has Never let me down. I Bought from a John Deere dealership, That Told me that it was far Too Old to Fool with. Two Year's ago I decided to restore it for our Granddaughter's First Birthday Party so I Tore it down to the rolling Chassis. I found out taht it has a dealer Installed B-43-E engine in it which was the 16 Horsepowerr engine, so during it's restoration, I Placed a brand New Onan P-218 Performer engine in it that I had Built for it. I Sanded down it's entire metal Body panels and Hood and Re-oainted all of it as well as it's wheel's and Chassis. I use this Tractor weekly to mow two full acre's of grass with as well as Till Our Garden with and use it's 54" dirt dozer balde of which I gave just $100.00 for and restored it as well as shown in the Pictures below.
Here is how it Looked the day that I brought it home and Paid just $300.00 for it. It came to me with an almost brand new 48" Replacement Mowing deck on it Valued at $1300.00 alone





After Seven Year's of faithful Service, it was High Time for a full Blown Restoration here is that process, as well as the First Birthday party Picture's which was the Real reason I restored the Equipment shown


