just got a john deere 316......new custom graphics....and 1 last thing

[SWIGIN]

Back in 1986 my dad bought this tractor new and ever since it has been used HARD. He never checks the oil..... like NEVER, it was stone dry when I brought it home :rolleyes:. Anyway, to say this thing has been abused is an understatement to say the least.

I got right into cleaning the thing up and adding oil...lol but i forgot to get before pics but here is a shot of the rear fenders and deck.
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The rest of the tractor looked about the same as the pics above....now it looks like this.

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The deck bearings were seized up so bad the blades would not spin. Dad said he was tired of the old deere and he gave it to me for free. It served him well but I can not believe it lasted 24 years and still runs perfect with how he treated it....lol

[cattle-dog]

you cant go wrong with that you will never have to buy a rider again. i just redid a case 444, rebuilt the motor, deck, new hydaulic lines. i have 700 into it i couldnt by a new same quality tractor anywhere, the riders of today are junk just my opinion the case dec is 1/8 steel not some pressed stell junk, give that deere some love and she wont ever let you down

[MTS]

Learned to cut grass on one of thos!...It have the small diesel..? i think there's one still out at the farm, Its lookin good! gota love JD green..

[Leadfoot71]

Nice resto! I have a 265 John Deere and I agree with cattle-dog. If I take care of it, won't need a new one again.

Mine also belonged to my Dad. He wrote the purchase price in the owners manuel when he got it...$5,400. That alone makes it worth fixing up!

[muddog]

a lawnmower is like a BR they will take more abuse than you can dish out, however nothing kills a deere like a (Case)Magnum

[SWIGIN]

thanks guys

It's funny a few of you said ''show it some love and it'll never let you down''........ my buddys who all know how my dad is with maintenance said,

now that I filled it with oil (and going to keep it filled) and cleaned it up it will blow up for sure now.....lol

Got to be something special about this JD since it is the ONLY thing dad has not been able to blow up that he has had that long.

[SWIGIN]

Learned to cut grass on one of thos!...It have the small diesel..? i think there's one still out at the farm, Its lookin good! gota love JD green..


I was already cutting grass when he got the JD but when it was delivered dad mowed with it once to try it out and said he will never be seen on it again.
I then mowed with it for 7 years ( and kept the oil changed) till I moved out then my sister took over for a bunch more years but in the end dad ran out of kids so he DID have to use it again...lol

[MonroeMike]

Nice job on the restore. Someone recently gave me a rider with a plow, that needs some work, hoping to get it going soon.

[SWIGIN]

I got a question for you tractor guys.

In the deck pic above, what is the bar with 2 bolts used for? It is right near the center of the deck near the belt tensioner pulley.

It seems to be a stop for the tensioner pulley but I'm not sure.

[cattle-dog]

is that where the spring for the tension on the pully gos. need a little better pick

[cattle-dog]

ok i took a really good look it does appear to be some kind of stop i see the spring on the opposite side

[SWIGIN]

Cool, thanks

seems kinda over kill but thats better then cheesy

[Dirtcrasher]

Nice stuff SWIGIN!!

It's funny, My DAD is so unorganized that I bet he operates at about 50-60% efficiency......

I on the other hand can produce a brass, zinc plated, SS screw in flat head, round head, phillister head and so on in seconds. I can find all my fastners like chicken!

Finding parts I've been hoarding is another story though.................

My JD500C backhoe has been very good to me thus far and it's done PLENTY of work on the track!

[Vealmonkey]

I don't know why, but I was half expecting this tractor to be painted blue? It's looking good so far. Can't wait to see it finished. That deck looks like it will take some work though. Is Bruce making the decals for this or can you still get them from JD? Does the engine have an oil filter on it? If so, what did the oil look like when it came out, or has it come out yet? LOL That's a seriously hard core little engine under that hood.

[SWIGIN]

I don't know why, but I was half expecting this tractor to be painted blue? It's looking good so far. Can't wait to see it finished. That deck looks like it will take some work though. Is Bruce making the decals for this or can you still get them from JD? Does the engine have an oil filter on it? If so, what did the oil look like when it came out, or has it come out yet? LOL That's a seriously hard core little engine under that hood.

I agree that Ford blue would be better on most things but not the old 316...lol

I am getting the decals that I care about made at work..... I work as a graphics guy so decals are no biggie. Yes the motor has a spin on oil filter, it was OLD looking but it practically fell off with finger pressure. The old oil (or what was left of it) had the look and feel of road tar. I filled it up when I got it home and ran it some to try to loosen that tarish snot. after 2 days I dumped it and it was thick and black....I never seen 2 quarts of oil get that dirty so fast! After I filled it back up and threw on a new filter I ran it for maybe 5 min....the oil is brown!!

This is going to take awhile to clean out.

[1985BigRed250ES]

use a little bit of engine flush in it

[daniel_250r]

i got a free 1973? john deere 100 a couple years ago from my uncle it did cut grass but some thing broke on the deck. havent touched it since but you gave me some inspiration here. my dad has a john deere 430 compact tractor. these things are like hondas you just can't kill them

[SWIGIN]

OK veal here is your painted deck shot...lol

http://i39.tinypic.com/zk3jo2.jpg

All i need yet is for my new center spindle hub to come in for the deck and paint the rear fenders and it is done!

[SWIGIN]

Learned to cut grass on one of thos!...It have the small diesel..? i think there's one still out at the farm, Its lookin good! gota love JD green..

Sorry, I didn't see your question.

It has the 18hp Onan 2cly gas motor, the guys on a tractor site I started going to call that motor a 20 year motor.....I guess mine is a 24 year motor so far...lol

[SWIGIN]

Last night I got the fenders painted and today I called dad (who had no idea I painted it) to come over and help me put the fenders on. He was all wound up seeing shine again...lol All I'm waiting for is my deck part and I have new anti slip foot things comeing....basicly grip tape.

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After 20+ years of big people using this thing the seat was destroyed. It leaned to the left bad and had broken bolts and brackets. I added this leaf spring looking spring to it to act like a helper spring on a truck. It came off my old tractor and really made it feel nice again.

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[Vealmonkey]

That's pretty cool looking. I think you should put a grant steering wheel on there though just to jazz it up a little bit. Can you get the chrome hub caps for those wheels too?

[SWIGIN]

You know, that thought had crossed my mind about a steering wheel.....hmmmmm

I have seen the chrome hub caps on these tractors but this one never had them. I don't know if a JD dealer sells them or people just use them off something else.

[Vealmonkey]

I don't see the beverage holder either! LOL You are slipping man. LOL I can't believe you haven't machined anything for it either. I bet HRE could make you a nice chromoly frame for that and you could drop in a 350x engine. That would be a sleeper wouldn't it?

[SWIGIN]

OH I did use my lathe a good bit makeing new bushings for the deck wheels and a few other things. More pics to come with my first mod to this thing....and yes I used my lathe for it as well...lol

[SWIGIN]

I added these solid stainless steel handles to the fenders. I noticed alot of new tractors had them so I figured I'll throw some on. I used my lathe to make the large stainless washers I have under the handles.

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[SWIGIN]

Guess what

















I mowed my yard tonight....lol

[Vealmonkey]

Congrats. It's good that you can enjoy the fruits of your labor. A nice chrome steering wheel on there would be pretty cool though. No action pics? Or is it you can't show mowing pics without a helmet? LOL You need one of those hardhats with the dual drink holders!

[trizilla]

You know, that thought had crossed my mind about a steering wheel.....hmmmmm

I have seen the chrome hub caps on these tractors but this one never had them. I don't know if a JD dealer sells them or people just use them off something else.

you can still buy chrome hub caps to fit 8 in and 12 in rim. if you want some but cant find them lmk i may be able to hook you up.:) the tractor looks great!

[SWIGIN]

Congrats. It's good that you can enjoy the fruits of your labor. A nice chrome steering wheel on there would be pretty cool though. No action pics? Or is it you can't show mowing pics without a helmet? LOL You need one of those hardhats with the dual drink holders!

That's a good question about a helmut....lol

I'm working on getting some fully together pics but I was waiting on my grip tape anti slip things to come in.

[SWIGIN]

you can still buy chrome hub caps to fit 8 in and 12 in rim. if you want some but cant find them lmk i may be able to hook you up.:) the tractor looks great!

I'm not to worried about it but thanks for the offer.

I'm more worried about buying this hydraulic snow blade I found.

[SWIGIN]

OK guys, here it is all done with my ''new'' plow. This tractor never had a attachment on it before now. The snow blade goes right on in seconds, and off just as fast too. This is going to be used alot for snow and at my track...lol

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It's easy on the arms to use too.
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[MonroeMike]

That turned out great.

[brapp]

looks good man i might know of a front end loader for a 318 for under a grand.

[SWIGIN]

I just found out that they made front end loaders for these tractors. My 316 is basically a 318 without power steering and it only has 1 set of hydraulic lines up front. I also just found out that the 318 has a huge hydraulics cooler that mine don't have.

If I did have a front end bucket I would want the cooler as well. But thanks anyway.

[cattle-dog]

you did a great job that looks new, get to mow with it yet?

[SWIGIN]

Yes I did on page 2 I mowed with it.

After mowing with my old MTD I felt like I wrestled a bear. After mowing with the 316 it felt like I just did nothing...lol

very nice to use compared to my old tractor.

[RodKnockRacing]

nice tractor u got there

[brapp]

i got tired of messing with junk and bought a almost new jd 2210 with a 54 inch belly mower and a 52 inch loader and have used it literaly almost every day.

[SWIGIN]

i got tired of messing with junk and bought a almost new jd 2210 with a 54 inch belly mower and a 52 inch loader and have used it literaly almost every day.

I hear you.

At first I thought the 50'' deck would be to big, but I can get done alot faster now.

[SWIGIN]

I got my brand new tire chains cut down and fitted to the rear tires tonight. They are the ones with a V in each link so they should be more then enough.

[SWIGIN]

I made a trailer picker upper over the last few days. The new hitch picker upper thing works great, just back into the trailer and pull a lever and away you go.

http://i43.tinypic.com/2jcbqqf.jpg

I don't know how strong the ram is on these tractors but I stood on the end and it lifted me right up like I was a feather!

[SWIGIN]

I made a easy to grab pin for the trailer lifter, turned it on my lathe and then knurled it.

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[SWIGIN]

I work in a graphics shop and we were throwing away some old vinyl the other day so I decided to make something for my 316. I ended up with some green flames and the yellow decals in the pics below. It turned out better then I thought it would.


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I'm not sure I like the little yellow Deere on the sides. I might pull those off but for now they can stay.

[brapp]

i liek the lil yellow deere on t he sides.

[Vealmonkey]

I'm still waiting for the grant steering wheel. LOL

[trizilla]

looks awesome!! you keep going and i might just have to send you down a set of chrome hub caps.lol and i love how you replaced all the warning decals on the deck. very nice touch.:)

[SWIGIN]

I'm still waiting for the grant steering wheel. LOL



I have no idea what happened to the steering wheel I used to have.......grumble grumble

LOL

[SWIGIN]

looks awesome!! you keep going and i might just have to send you down a set of chrome hub caps.lol and i love how you replaced all the warning decals on the deck. very nice touch.:)


Thanks man

I'm not to worried about buying hub caps BUT if a set just showed up I'd have no problem throwing them on....lol

I know your just joking and I kinda like the yellow wheels.

[SWIGIN]

i liek the lil yellow deere on t he sides.



Yeah, after sleeping on it I think they will stay.

The only complaint I got so far was a guy didn't like the JOHN DEERE lettering on the hood. We got that lettering from the JD site so it is what they use.

Everyone has different tasts, which is cool.

[SWIGIN]

I don't know why I never showed this but back when i first painted this thing I made had a guy at work make me this.

http://i48.tinypic.com/349591g.jpg

It was the only decal I could get off in one piece so it was the only one I had made. The rest of the factory decals were just taped off for painting.

[SWIGIN]

I decided to paint that snow blade I got awhile ago this week end. It was in great shape as far as blades go it was just faded with some scratches from use. I painted it and cleaned up the black hydraulic hitch part which was covered in a thick coat of oil. Once I had the hitch cleaned up I found out why it was nasty....the one line was loose and had a slow drip. So I used some teflon tape on it and cranked it tight and it seems good for now.

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I also had 1 more decal to put on.....a 4 foot long John Deere for the front of the blade. I kept it up high so I hopefully don't screw it up right away...lol

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Now I think this thing is as done as project can be. I still want to fill my tires with washer fluid and do some other things but I think I got all the main stuff done.

[SWIGIN]

I checked with my boss today about a 3 piece flame kit. Since I aready did the art work he said $35 is the price for the kit. If anyone wants flames like mine just PM me the color you want ( solid color ) and a shipping address and we will make them.

[RodKnockRacing]

looks awesome

[SWIGIN]

Today I finished up filling my tires with windshield washer fluid to add weight. I used 16 gallons in my tires, at 8.5 pound a gallon thats 136 pounds! I got 12 gallons in the rear and 4 in the front. I filled my tubes so I don't rust my wheels and it even rides smoother like the tires soak up the normal tractor vibrations. I used a 5 gallon bucket with a metal air stem mounted in the bottom and a 5/16'' hose to transfer the fluid to my tires.

I don't need no stink'in wheel wieghts....lol

[Vealmonkey]

If your tires ever spring a leak, you'll have the cleanest lawn in the neighborhood. Just remember if your tires are ever low and the neighbor has a clean windshield.....busted! LOL

[code200k]

looks great man,probally got more time in then i do into my Z lol. why did you fill the tires with washer fluid instead of just water?

[SWIGIN]

Water will freeze in the winter and rust the wheel real bad, but I used tubes.

Back in the day people used calcium chloride in there tires but that stuff was like liquid rust. Now I hear people use some kind of beet by product, beet juice basically. It is 11 pounds a gallon and it is what I hear the JD dealer uses. It is around $4 a gallon, the WW fluid was under $2 and is 8.5 pounds a gallon. Water would be free but is lighter yet and it freezes so thats no good.

I don't know how much time you have into your Z but you would be surprised at how little time I have in this old tractor. One thing I have learned over the years is how to attack a project.

[SWIGIN]

If your tires ever spring a leak, you'll have the cleanest lawn in the neighborhood. Just remember if your tires are ever low and the neighbor has a clean windshield.....busted! LOL

SSHHHHHHHHH!!!! don't give anyone any ideas!!

But you are right, I'll never run out of WW now...lol

[code200k]

ahh yes water freezes that makes sence now.Z has many hours into her and still a work in progress, looks great

[SWIGIN]

Just an update.

LOADED TIRES ARE SWEET!!

Over memorial day weekend we did a TON of work at the track. I first mowed the track like i normally do but with the tires loaded with washer fluid it never spun mowing the jumps. A few jumps always took a few runs to get up before, not anymore!

Next I hooked up the blade and started pushing branches, logs, bushes, dirt....basicly anything I wanted to push. The 316 does a WAY better job of finishing jumps then the skid loader and it back drags better too. I had the track looking like a super highway o it was so smooth, and not all rutted up from the skid loader.

It works well with the skid loader though. He would push a 15 foot tree over and I'd shove it out of the way. Or He'd build a jump and I'd finish it off as he built the next one. Really works out great and we get more done now. But I did break my blade ALL 3 days.....lol. Nothing huge, just some broken pins and 2 broken hydraulic fittings.

All is fixed now and I can't wait till the track needs worked on again!

[SWIGIN]

Update

My brother bought an old worn out 318 at an auction and we are parting it out. This means I get to swap over to the twin stick hydraulics and have 2 hydro lines up front. Power angle plow here I come! Lots of other dodads on the 318 I might add to my 316 like the twin brake pedal, fuel petcock, hydro fluid cooler...ect

Heres a shot of the old girl
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Here it is 2 hours later....lol
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[brapp]

do you want to sell the motor and hydrolic pump off it??

[SWIGIN]

Sure, I'll sell everything but the twin sticks basicly.

The motor has no compression so I have no idea what it needs and I'm sure if you still want it my brother would sell it to you dirt cheap.

If anyone wants any 1985 JD 318 parts just PM me.

[SWIGIN]

I got the twin stick hydro system swapped over to my 316. Now I can add a power angle ram to my snow blade and not have to get off the seat to angle it. I even added the hydro cooler from the 318 but it took me 2 hours to mount it......what a PITA!

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You can see the cooler peeking out in front of the side panel.
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[SWIGIN]

I recently learned that 318 tail lights from JD are only $8....lol So since I had a reflector missing I replaced it with a new JD tail light. The other tail light had to be ordered but for $8 I can wait.

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Soon this thing will be more 318 then a 316.

[Vealmonkey]

Okay, now you need the grant steering wheel and led lights!

[SWIGIN]

Today I got the brackets made and painted for my snow plow to have power angle. I took the deck cylinder off the 318 my brother is parting out and used it on my plow. All I need now is to get NAPA to make me some hoses up and I'm ready to be lazy pushing snow....lol

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I took the advice of a guy on a tractor site and I cut up the 318 frame to use for my mounts. I bet 90% of those brackets are 318 frame rail pieces.

[SWIGIN]

I made some new hood decals at work today. My coworker did the art work and I ran it through the laminater and cut them out.

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[RIDE-RED 250r]

That looks great! My grandfather passed away in June, and my grandmother is selling the house and property. I bought his JD 330 from my grandmother. They only made them in 86 and 87, im pretty sure this one is an 86. He took really good care of it. It has 1675 hours on it, but that little Yanmar 3cyl diesel runs like new! The tractor is in excellent shape with the exception of some wear on the foor rests. It has a 50 inch deck, a snowblower attatchment, wheel weights and 4 suitcase weights that can be mounted on the rear hitch for extra weight for snowblowing. My grandmother wanted to give me a deal and sold it to me for $1000. Its a world of difference going from my '71 JD 112 with the 10hp Kohler to that 20hp Diesel!

[SWIGIN]

That looks great! My grandfather passed away in June, and my grandmother is selling the house and property. I bought his JD 330 from my grandmother. They only made them in 86 and 87, im pretty sure this one is an 86. He took really good care of it. It has 1675 hours on it, but that little Yanmar 3cyl diesel runs like new! The tractor is in excellent shape with the exception of some wear on the foor rests. It has a 50 inch deck, a snowblower attatchment, wheel weights and 4 suitcase weights that can be mounted on the rear hitch for extra weight for snowblowing. My grandmother wanted to give me a deal and sold it to me for $1000. Its a world of difference going from my '71 JD 112 with the 10hp Kohler to that 20hp Diesel!

I missed your post, sorry for your loss.

You got a smoking deal on your 330, and it's great you have it to remind you of your grandfather. The guys on the tractor site I go to are always talking about the 330 like it was made by god...lol They also say those Yanmar motors will run for 4000 hours or more with no problems. My 316 didn't come with anything extra and it was in rough shape but it was free. I hope to get to play in the snow with it this winter! Any pics of the 330? I can't say I've ever seen to many of them. I assume being in the 300 series that it i the same size as my 316?

[Vealmonkey]

I guess you'll be looking for a junk 330 now eh? I never really realized how interchangable all the parts were from all the machines that were in the same series. Pretty neat actually.

[SWIGIN]

No Veal, I'm not a diesel man but it is nice that most things inter change without to much hassle within the same series.

[SWIGIN]

I decided I needed a nasty death tool to drag around my track to loosen the rock hard packed clay and to rip out bushes and scare away little furry animals....so I am making this.

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I used 3/8'' thick angle for the frame of this thing and had some new mini jack hammer bits laying around in my garage so they are my teeth. I angled the teeth 20 degrees forward to help them dig into the ground as I drag this thing with my 316.

I am using my trailer lifter that I posted pics of earlier to mount this to my tractor since I can lift and lower it with that.

[RIDE-RED 250r]

Thanks for the condolence.

My dad has a 314, and they seem to be quite similar, if not identical in many ways. But, i havent had them next to each other to really closely compare them

I dont have any pics of it just yet, but next time i get it out, ill have the wifey take a couple pics of it and ill put em up. You would never guess it has nearly 1700 hours on it. Its quite clean, inside and out....

I have a question you may be able to answer. Is the rear wheel bolt pattern the same between my 112 and my 330? My old 112 has the nice V-tread rear tires whereas the 330 has the standard turf tires. I would like to swap them but i dont want the hassle of dismounting and remounting tires that have been on the rims for 25+ years. The tire sizes are exactly the same. If i can swap them, ill get some pics when i do the swap and post em up..

[jason85atc250r]

if you want extra rear wheels we have the ones from the 318 my brother stole the parts from. Those older tractors have skinnier and shorter tires so that mite be a issue when your mowing.

Your 330 is the same as my bro's 316 just a diesel engine both have manual steering. the 318 had full hydro steering so it's super easy to steer with a blower on the front.

There was a 330 at the local monthly consignment auction close to here and it went for $400 and was really beat way worse them the one were stripping. So your grandma gave you a good deal.

[SWIGIN]

Thanks for the condolence.


I have a question you may be able to answer. Is the rear wheel bolt pattern the same between my 112 and my 330? My old 112 has the nice V-tread rear tires whereas the 330 has the standard turf tires. I would like to swap them but i dont want the hassle of dismounting and remounting tires that have been on the rims for 25+ years. The tire sizes are exactly the same. If i can swap them, ill get some pics when i do the swap and post em up..

I have heard that all the older 5 lug wheels are the same bolt pattern. So you are probably good to go.

[RIDE-RED 250r]

Ok SWIGIN, here she is. Shes a bit dirty right now, Grandpa hadnt hosed it down in a couple mowings before he passed...The snowthrower is in primo shape, but i didnt get a pic of that. Plus it has 4 suitcase wieghts and a mount to attach them to the rear hitch...so whatcha think??

[SWIGIN]

Looks to be in perfect shape!

That beauty will last a life time.

[SWIGIN]

We had a track work weekend this past weekend and I took the old 316 out to give it a work out. This is the first time I had my chains on it to push dirt and all I can say is WOW! This thing was throwing roost 4 feet high and 10 feet back, some of it hit me on the shoulder kinda hard....lol

I took tons of pics but my old camera only had these 3 pics on the card. Time for a new camera I think.

This is the 6 pack, 3 doubles in a row and this shows how nice the 316 finishes jumps. For the record, I'm basicly standing in the corner before the 6pack.....little run up to it.
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These are the other 2 I have, just shows a dirty well used 316 takeing a breather.
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It has several new war wounds which is normal for over a work weekend.

[SWIGIN]

Winter is about here in PA and I wanted to make sure I am seen when I'm pushing snow on the road.....so I did this.

View My Video (http://tinypic.com/r/2hr1pxc/7)

I took a flasher relay for a car and wired it up to the light switch.

[blue27]

if you need stuff to do, stop over there is plenty here,lol
looks good

[SWIGIN]

...........I have a problem......I need help...lol

[Bryan Raffa]

yes you do!!!!! how about a blower attachment for dirt....use it like a ROCKHOUND! LOL

[SWIGIN]

Oh god, I need more ideas for this tractor like I need another hole in my head. But I have seen guys use a street brush on these tractors on dirt before....makes a mess.

[blue27]

you need to build a cab with a heater!!!!!

that ought to keep you busy

[SWIGIN]

No cab for me, I think they look funny.

[SWIGIN]

After using the 316 at the track this summer/fall to push dirt with the tire chains I decided it was far to bumpy. So bumpy in fact that the hood would unlatch and flop around and ended up with a hair line crack in it. I was going to add a new row of chain between each original row but that would still bounce. I came up with the zig zag idea and it rides GREAT now!

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I would say that it cut the bumpy ride down by 75%. I HIGHLY suggest doing this if you hate a bumpy ride with chains.

[Vealmonkey]

I do so enjoy reading through this thread.
Whenever I have some more parts come in, you'll have more to do. LOL I've got parts coming from overseas now. I'm not going to let discontinued parts stand in my way. This has gotten personal! LOL

[blue27]

hey.....what about dual tires??? that would be cool

John Deere Dually

[SWIGIN]

hey.....what about dual tires??? that would be cool

John Deere Dually

Maybe I'll just throw a set of trailpro (trail pros) on the back....lol

[SWIGIN]

FWIW

My zig zag chains are the GREATEST thing I have done to my 316 so far! It rides so smooth that I forget they are on. And Ithink they might work better too since the tire is always on a chain and not between cross sections.

If you hate a bumpy ride DO THIS TO YOUR CHAINS!

[fenderbender713]

Hey nice job on the restoration. I have a 1953 John Deere 60, and I've been working on it for quite some time. A few gears were all eaten up in the transmission, and there are many more small problems with it.

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Thanks

1953, wow thats an oldie, any pics? Have you ever been to www.mytractorforum.com ? They have a JD section and those guys seem to really know there stuff.

[pantera1975]

Looks nice. Them 316,318,400,420,317 were good tractors and will out last any of them made now. You really cant go wrong with one of them. The old attacments are pretty cool they had. The grader blades ad loader.

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I painted some spare wheels today for my 316. The tires are VERY dry rotted but I want these for winter and they will have my chains on them all year round. I also made them into poor mans bead locks with the help of 16 sheet metal screws per wheel.

Before
http://i56.tinypic.com/2poxxxj.jpg

After
http://i51.tinypic.com/2z3v485.jpg

http://i53.tinypic.com/25tj2nq.jpg

[250r_doverdemon]

ha i like that poor mans beadlock lol we just retired our ol 300 and took the deck off so its now just a fun rider i guess..thinking of tuning her up, lowering the front end and putting renthals on it with a twist throttle :D

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I decided to finally swap my 318 brakes over to the 316. My 316 just has 1 brake pedal and 318s have 2 so now I can lock up each rear tire separate from each other. I'll just post a link to a thread I started on the tractor site...took to long to post all that the first time...lol

http://www.mytractorforum.com/showthread.php?t=184803

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i decided to put the original single spool hydraulic system back on the 316 in addition to the duel spool I put on in it's place.

Now I'll have 3 hydraulic levers which means now the deck will not be tied in with the blade. 1 lever for the deck, 1 for raising, lowering, and float for the blade, and 1 for power angle for the blade.

I just need to get some hoses made up and it's done.

[300rman]

Gotta love Old Deeres! New ones arent anything special, but the old ones are un-killable. I got my John Deere 70 out of a scrap heap, it had a "blown motor" A new battery, she fired right up. Didnt come with a deck, so I tool off the deck control levers, swapped some pulleys around, painted it and gave it a pipe! My grandpa has a few old JD lawn tractors. One even has power deck-lift. Awesome machines.

http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n313/NightBiker07/z.jpg

[350XJEDI]

:drool: awesome tracter build !! gonna start looking for one of these older JD's for myself ,looks like a fun project and a very usefull piece of machinery.:cool:

[SWIGIN]

Thanks guys!

I was never a tractor guy even though I used my 316 since it was new. The only reason Dad bought it (according to Mom) was that he was tired of my grand parents telling him to get a JD instead of the several throw away lawn mowers we had. We mowed like 7-8 aces at the time and went through cheap tractors all the time. When Dad gave it to me it was BEAT and just going through it to fix it up got me hooked into JD garden tractors. VERY handy to have around, saves me a ton of work every time I get it out.