I got lucky and bought my 318 with a deck and tiller for $200. Had to do a little work on it, but not too much. I eventually found a snow blade pretty cheap. Love my 318.

Sweet Video!. Wow . Love the learning!

I'm looking forward to this series.

Great video.. just bought my first 210.. next will be a 300 series.. then the ultimate to me the 400. Keep the video's coming 👍👍

I think you did well on your prices. I bought my 1990 318 last fall from a neighbor for $2600 with snow blade and 46 inch deck, and I'm in Iowa. It is in great condition and has 600ish hours on it. Every now and and then I think I might have overpaid a little bit. Your auction style is bold, I'm the kind of guy that does choice on tool box and only buys bottom in hopes of top going cheaper second time around lol.

Thank you very much!

Just bought a house. A 318 will be my light work machine on our .8 acre with long driveway. Mulch, gravel, dethatch, seeding, and snow. Mowing will be handled by my craftsman.

THIS is why I am here ! !

My late dad had a 318 i sold to a friend he loves it!

just got my first 318 a few months ago. paid 1500 for it. about 1k hours with a front loader and a front 2 piston blade. also a 48 inch deck and 3 point. the deck is a mess and needs some welding and the motor needs new rings. but over all runs pretty well. i don't mind doing the rings. not for the price i paid. this one joins my family of a cub xt1, sears 14/6 and custom 10.

Question for you, maybe you can help me with my 1983 318. Bought it from my uncle who mainly used it pull his trailer around the yard. Only has 4** hours on it and was supposedly rebuilt in 1998 for some reason unknown.( My uncle has only owned it a few years) The problem is it surges some at idle and as you rev it up. If you put some load on , it mostly goes away. I also had the air filter off and it smells of fuel. When I start it up, some gas comes up out of the carb when its starting and when you go to shut it off. Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks

Side note: a 4x6 card taped to the back of the seats with the info would have been helpful to keep up with the units. Especially since I am sooooo far away. HAHA

I have 2 318’s I have a few questions for you I have wondered the person before with the first one said he rebuilt his engine. But I believe he forgot a flyball spacer in the rebuild (facepalm) but I think I had a issue it was the one with points. Also the 2nd one newer Onan has no clutch startup after you turn the clutch off also the older one has this same issue. Also then I need to look at the stats. I’m looking at getting a 316 with the onan for parts. The new one almost caught fire because the wire harness melted. I believe this happened because of overheat from the past owner not replacing a flyball just like the other. I don’t feel like tearing the engine apart can I run them with a bad flyball spacer or should I fix both and restore them? Or just junk them and take the parts off an onan from a 316 which matches the engine model on the older engine. So I’m not sure what I should do. And if it’s safe to run a bad flyball spacer I’ll comment on my other channel “TheDailyBench” and I’ll post a walk around and you can help me fix my 318’s I have but you can reply to this for basic ideas

I’d take the 3 rd one in or the one that you own with the suspension seat

You saying $1200 a piece for them? Or 1200 for all of them? Kinda confusing im assuming 1200/piece?

One was not running when brought home. Are they all running now?

Will 318 hoods fit 420. I'm thinking about getting a 318 so what's the few things I should consider looking at. I know the films showing things but want more data please.

Nice

I keep blowing one of two barrel fuses behind the battery, and seems like the engine runs hot. Not sure what's going on, any help would be great! 1985 318 Onan B43

Hey Mr. beef you know what I’d really like to see I’d like to see a comparison between the John Deere 318 and maybe a John Deere 2021 X 730

The 1985 has a Lynn Amar replacement it has a yellow dipstick.

Where can I find a suspension seat like that

I have been looking for a 318 forever now man I just cant find one

I have some questions about JD lawn tractors, do you have Instagram where I could dm you my question?

I can't help but wonder why some have black hood hinges and some are unpainted. I've seen unpainted hinges on a lot of low-hour unrestored machines. Wonder if replacement hinges come painted black, or they started painting them black at some later point in production? The black seats with JD logos on the '90 and '91 caught my eye as well...but for all we know, someone could have just bought them from a farm supply store and added the logos to them.

The money you paid for the 318's plus the repair costs is going to push it way out of my budget.

That's a hell of a deal for 5 machines 1200 for all right?

Oh man, no love for the 322?

i am so jealous.

maybe this will motivate my fat ass to put my 318 back together again...looking forward to this series.

one 318 is 3k in europe ...

5 tractors for 1200 is a steal

$1200? That’s a steal. There going for more then for 1 tractor. With a mower deck they go for like $2000 each, or is that $1200 for each?

Flip seats were never on John Deere 318 stock

Fabricate them all into a chain and pull a big plow with them lol

which one is a diesel? Buy a 140 please.