Families like the Schaefer are a national treasure. They have fed the country, and their children have defended it through countless wars.

Congratulations on your achievement Neil! It's a beautiful tractor and has your own creative spin to match your personality. Thank you for bringing us along on your dream!

Damn that was cool for you to stop by and share stories with your neighbor like that. I bet she really appreciated that.

Those front tires are awesome. Looks great.

The look on your face is priceless. Great job. There is nothing like the feeling of seeing your hard work completed.

Congrats on getting Bruno back up and running. That is one fine looking tractor. The color is perfect as far as I'm concerned.

I love it!!! I love the story. I love the hard work. I love the customization. I love his uniqueness. And, I love the color. But most of all... I love the genuine smile on your face! Great job Neil!!! And thank you so much for making such great videos that allow us to share your experiences. I really appreciate you. Can't wait to see what's next 😁👍

this build is the reason I found this channel. iv been watching this build from day one, and it is amazing!

Awesome job Neil. It looks amazing. I'm sure there will be a lot of yellow tractors now after seeing yours. Now we need to see some videos of you putting him to work. Keep up the great work on your channel.

I’ve been here since day one it makes me so happy to see him get this done😊

That’s awesome!!! Thank you for sharing your project! I love the direction you went.

I love how you had the DDD printed on the bottom corner of the hood decals , it’s the small details like that along with all the others that you have put into it that I love , well worth the effort !

Great job Neil WOW LOVE THE COLOR !!

Awesome build Neil ! The visit with Ruth was a very nice touch. I'm glad you finally have your dream 318

Bruno turned out amazing. And I dig the yellow. This video was somewhat bitter sweet, I was enjoying the journey and now it's over.

Congratulations on a dream come true. Its a great tractor. Love those 318s. Love the story behind the name, its perfect. Great job!

Congrats, Neil. Great work. Bruno looks amazing. I enjoyed the story.

Great looking tractor. Fantastic series. You should be very proud. Congrats.

Beautiful work on Bruno, definitely stands out and will always be YOUR tractor!

Looks great! I admire your patience to get it done.

Been waiting on this completed project 🥁🥁🥁….BRUNO!!! Congratulations Neil, it’s perfect and beautiful!!

🎼🎶Mama said there'd be days like this. There'd be days like this, my mama said.🎶 🎼🎶"Mama said, mama said" The only thing I would have done different would have been with the JD stickers on the sides... Instead of white and black I would have gone black lettering and a clear sticker. Love the touch of "DDDiY" on the sticker, though. I love the name you chose! Bruno just fits! Can't wait until the documentary! See you in the next one! 🥰🥰🤗🤗😘😘

Awesome build. Thanks for taking us along with Bruno’s journey.

Neil. It looks absolutely awesome. Well worth the time spent.

Congratulations on getting it done. Looks great.

When they asked "why would you paint it yellow" that was funny. Glad you got this project wrapped up looking forward to what you have in store next

Outstanding job Neil ! Congrats. Bruno looks TERRIFIC. Thanks for taking us along on your restoration ride.

You did a great job, looks awesome. Reminds me of how much work is involved when i did mine. I really like the yellow, you will enjoy it for many years to come.😁👍👍

Congratulations on getting it finished! Been watching since day one!

Bruno turned out awesome, Neil. Great job!!

Congratulations and a big THANK YOU for taking us viewers along for the ride. Well, I just scrolled down the comments and they all seem to have been enjoying this series just as much as I did.

Awesome job! Thanks for letting us follow you chase your dream.

You did it the way you wanted to do it and took it from concept to reality. That’s a tremendous accomplishment. Well done!

Very cool looking tractor. Congrats on a job well done.

Neil, enjoyed the build and the color. The tractor looks spectacular and the name fits the machine. Congrats on a job well done.

The 318 turned out perfect Neil and I hope you have a great time using your 318 now

Wow, I have been waiting to see the results for I feel like months and today. Suspense has been killing me all day, but totally worth it Neil it looks awesome congratulations. Can’t wait to see it some more.

Congrats! Looks great. Thanks for bringing us along. Can’t wait to see the next project.

Great job!!!👍 The tractor looks amazing love the videos keep up the good work!!!

The front tires look just like a full size tractor tire. Well done!

It’s awesome. Love the tractor. Love the story. Thanks for letting us tag along. Looking forward to seeing what Bruno can do.

Neil, congrats on completing your dream 318, you kept at it everyday and look at the results. Looks fantastic including the color. Speaking of the color ...... everyone has their opinion but in the end the most important thing is YOU'RE HAPPY !!! Best of luck with Bruno (love why you chose the name) and don't scratch the paint 😄

Great work on the 318 Neil, it was fun and educational to watch along. Im sure you will enjoy Bruno for many years to come!

What a great job! Congratulations on completing it! You should take it to tractor shows! I love the color!

That came out awesome Neil! Love it! It looks like it belongs in a magazine somewhere. Or more appropriately, in an old John Deere brochure!

I followed this series from the start, as I am a garden tractor nut myself. Let me tell you... Your dedication and commitment to this project is an inspiration to us all. Bruno is a beautiful one of a kind tractor, and you should be proud of your accomplishments! None of us are experts, but you fought through the rough spots and your efforts paid off. I just want to say I'm proud of you, and happy that Bruno is now officially complete! God Bless you and your family, and thank you for sharing this journey with us all. ❤

AWESOME Job Neil. I truelly admire your drive and hard work the tractor is very unique and stand offish!

I really loved this series , I especially loved the story behind the name ….. Thanks for making such great content 😊👍

True commitment gave great rewards to you and us to enjoy the series. Bruno came out excellent thanks for sharing.

Congratulations, beautiful tractor, you ran the race to the finish line! I always looked forward to your videos on Sunday, touch of green on the bottom of the weights classic lol. Well what's next Neil, a front end loader build for it? Hint: Hint. And again Great job!

I personally love the way the tractor turned out. I also agree with your choice of color. I’ve seen lots of green ones but never a yellow 318. But at the end of the day it’s YOUR tractor and as long as you are happy with the outcome then who cares what anyone else thinks.

Simply awesome! Hope to see a lot more videos of work being done with this tractor.

Awesome work! Bruno looks fantastic in the Deere construction yellow, and I appreciated hearing the backstory from Ruth.

This was an amazing adventure. Thank you sir! 👏🏻

Love the project and allowing everyone to come along. Your one-day method has inspired me on my next project. Thanks!!!

Wow Neil, turned out amazing! Really enjoyed the build series

Bruno turned out awesome for sure! My wife saw your grins with it and mentioned how I have the same smile on my pet projects so we must be doing something right! Really enjoyed the series on this and the end with your daughters made me laugh because it would happen to me that way with my kids.

What an amazing restoration Neil!!! Long live Bruno!

Glad to see Bruno wrapped up, nice job. Every time you use it will be so much sweeter knowing you restored/built each piece!

That tractor is truly one of a kind! Way to stick with it Neil and the name fits it perfect. I can’t wait to see this monster in action on coming videos. Congratulations on getting the tractor you always wanted and the tractor John Deere should have built. 😉

What an amazing tractor, love it, I watched the entire build from day one when you started. Thanks

We have all enjoyed watching this ultimate garden tractor build. Looking forward to seeing videos with “Bruno” working on future projects Neil! Thank you for sharing the progress!

Hello Neil. look at the smile on your face , it's really priceless. Congratulations on finishing your dream tractor Bruno. Really nice tribute to Donald, he would be very proud seeing you drive around with Bruno. You put in a lot of effort, and it payed off in the end. It has become a beautiful machine witch you are going to enjoy for a long time. You made a good choice with the color combo, now it's more exclusive. Thanks for letting us enjoy the whole project here on youtube . Wish you al the best and keep up the good work .greetings from belgium 🇧🇪

Absolutely love it Neal Bruno turned out amazing.

I can't imagine there is a nicer 318 on the planet. Congratulations on a job well done and something you'll enjoy for years to come! Thanks for taking us all on the journey.

awesome ....hey in case you didn't know that tractor looks yellow 😊 just messing with you i think you did great job...

All of us men who rock the old school garden tractors know what this means. Thumbs up my man you did well.

Hey I gotta tell ya, it looks fantastic, I am gonna miss this build it was great following along, you spent a lot of hours cleaning, scraping, sanding, and it sure paid off, it looks like new, can`t wait to see it all in one video, thanks for taking us on the ride.

The smile on your face says it all! It was a tremendous, incredible build! Loved all of the series from start to finish. Like so many others, I also wait to see Bruno on the job in his BEAUTIFUL John Deere YELLOW! CONGRATULATIONS on a project well completed! The time with Ruth was incredible. Good on you!

An awesome job! A terrific looking tractor and a nice emotional piece. Congratulations, it turned out great. Well worth the wait.

Bruno is perfect because it is what you wanted him to be. Well done.

Wow! That turned out great Neil. The color scheme is awesome. You definitely have a unique machine and it was fun to follow along and watch the trials and tribulations along the way. Thank you so much for sharing. Great job my friend.

I love how Bruno came out! I love the back story and I love how everything is functionally appealing as well! You knocked it out of the park and I've said it before but your channel is a huge inspiration to me and I can't wait to see this tractor get put to work!!

Absolutely amazing Neil! Well done! I’ve enjoyed the journey.

I LOVE THIS MAN! Looks so good. Love that you made it work! Thank you so much for letting us be a small part. Happy for you !! God Bless..

Amazing series bud!! Fun following along on the journey!! Thank you for taking the time. Well done and congrats!!💪👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

Neil that thing is awesome!!! Congratulations! It couldn’t have been easy to keep that commitment. I do not have that kind of patience for auto body 😂. It looks great and you should be super proud! Can’t wait to see what your next projects are. Best wishes!

Neil, it looks great! The commitment to work on it is what made it a reality. Great inspiration for others. Shows what can be done once you put your mind to it.

Great job Neil!!! Beautiful finished product - Mission Accomplished! This is a great reminder for all of us to keep pushing forward to accomplish our goals.

I loved the story of Bruno! It might be a stretch, but it works and is a great homage to a wonderful childhood memory. Congratulations on following through with your long time dream! And Yellow is my favorite color.

I love the color! Bruno 👍👍👍

Nice!! What a great story and what a great project to have completed. I think it takes a long to do a project like yours as it does to do a larger machine. It turned out pretty amazing. Great job

Just stumbled across your channel tonight. I watched all of the 318 videos, I'm considering buying and restoring a 318. I was impressed with your dedication and knowledge of the immortal 318. Being a traditionalist, I thought you bloody were crazy painting it JD Construction yellow. But once it rolled out of the barn, I thought it looked awesome!! But the expression on your face, you could see how thrilled and proud you were was priceless. If you look real close, you could see your inner child yelling YIPPIE!! Congratulations on a job well done, thank you for taking us all for the ride!

That is so over the top way to go... I am in the stages of restoring my Craftsman FF24 that I have had from day one and now it is time to show it the love that it is to have, It has never failed me from that day I got it from our sears store in the Pan handle of Florida Long Live our Garden Tractors that help feed people one Strawbery at a time.

I feel your joy. Awesome project. Congratulations. I am getting close to finishing a similar project (MF1855) after about 12 years of on and off work. It has been helpfull to watch this series.

Enjoyed this series so much. Thank you and congratulations for finishing it and making your dream come true. Long live Bruno!

Neil, I think you have done a wonderful job inspiring all of us to get busy and start our own project, maybe it’s our own dream tractor. What’s great is it’s uniquely yours, there’s not another one like it! Great job and thanks for sharing!

This is so awesome! Congratulations!!! Looks AMAZING!

Good for you for sticking with it and getting your dream tractor finished! Looks amazing! Well done, Neil!

Turned out great Neil. Nice work! Love the color, and dedication to finally building your dream. Can’t wait to watch Bruno being put to work.

Congratulations! You should be proud of that. I remember when that was the tractor to have!

Such a pleasure to watch! Thanks for sharing!

Hi Neil. Bruno looks awesome! Loved the story of where the name came from. It is a treasure to have a neighbor like Ruth who remembers what life was like years ago and is willing to share that. I'm glad the project turned out how you wanted. I love the color. It really set yours apart from other 318's. Plus, it is a John Deere color. Thanks for the video and the series! -mike

What an AMAZING build! I have a couple old 212's (one w/ hydraulic) and my goal is to use both to make the hydraulic one like new! Now that the weather is starting to shape up, I'm going to begin my new project! I have a blower for the front and the 48" mowing deck. Both need work and parts. It'll probably take me more than 130 days as I'm retired and not quite as nimble as I once was, but it was certainly motivational, seeing your video here as I've been looking for the time - and weather to get this going! Congratulations on such a beautiful build! Mike, in Northeast Iowa.

And now.. I got chills hearing that story about Don.. very happy to share my with that old tractor, and now the new baby. While my grandparents were Italian immigrants in the 1920's, Grandma Bruno's side became farmers in Ohio. I ate tomatoes from those seeds for years and my Dad grew huge and delicious tomatoes each year from those Ohio seeds. Well done Neil! Francesco Bruno in Colorado

This really motivates me to get my 214 restored. Great video and beautiful machine.

Great job Neil!! It looks absolutely gorgeous, wish I could drive it. I have a JD 332 lawn tractor that I love. Enjoy your new ride!

I love the paint scheme on it, kinda makes me wanna build one that way. The big tires really set it apart and make it look like and industrial version vs a homeowner/ ag grade tractor.

Neil it's a beautiful machine. You made it how you wanted and that's all that matters. All the neighsayers will be negative all they want but what's it worth to you. May Bruno give you the years of enjoyment that you had dreaming this build up

I've really enjoyed following your journey. . You've done an amazing job of documenting it. The tractor has turned out great. Way to stick to your guns and painted the colour you wanted to paint it. Congrats on your accomplishment. Dave