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Jun 9, 2014 | 09:18 PM

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HeyYou

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Originally Posted by aofarrell2

All my lawn tractors have been John Deere. Current one is a 1989 rear-engine rider with the bullet proof Kawasaki single cylinder. Other one I have (but not running right now) is a hoodless LX series with much the same engine (minus the balancer shaft) and is a 1996. Other one's I've had were two 318's (one had a literal 14,400 hours - engine blew up) and the other one had a tranny going bad so I sold it at auction. Really miss the 318, they are GREAT lawn tractors. Or rather garden tractor. V twin power, can't beat it. Then before that I had a 165 from 1990, and a 180 from in the late 80s (exact date unknown). All of those had single cylinder kawasakis except the 318s, which had the Onan V twin.

The 318's were the holy grail of garden tractors. Indestructible, power steering, hydro drive, oodles of implements, and priced right. Awesome machines.

Jun 9, 2014 | 09:38 PM

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Ham Bone

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Originally Posted by redneck_ram

thanks guys, but i came across one about 30 minutes from me. im getting the pushrods, and the whole head for 35 bucks! now i just gotta get a battery, solenoid, and a head gasket set, and ill be good to go! well and some gas too...

Fine then

Jun 9, 2014 | 10:26 PM

#473

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Originally Posted by HeyYou

The 318's were the holy grail of garden tractors. Indestructible, power steering, hydro drive, oodles of implements, and priced right. Awesome machines.

Yup, dual drum brakes, power steering that was feather light to operate, hydraulic lift and lower deck, aux hydraulics for running a loader, plenty of power for a 54" deck, nice big tires, really sturdy frame and axles, great seats, rear, mid, and front PTO, etc... Transmission control was in a great spot (up on the dashboard). That's what ours had. Never ever gave us a lick of trouble until the tranny started going.

I fully plan to get a 430 that has the Yanmar 3 cyl diesel.

Put a loader on it, 3 point hitch, get the factory dual rear wheel adapters and rims, diff lock, and all the extra goodies!

Jun 10, 2014 | 07:56 AM

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Ham Bone

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Tomorrow is pay day! What should I buy my girl? And by girl I mean truck

Jun 10, 2014 | 08:25 AM

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stewie01

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What does she need?

Jun 10, 2014 | 09:29 AM

#476

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Tomorrow is pay day! What should I buy my girl? And by girl I mean truck

This cracked me up.

(mainly because it's so true..... Spend most of my time with my truck, spend most of my money on my truck, isn't that what girls are for?)

Harland Sharp 1.7 Roller Rockers.
Valve seals.
Oil change.

Jun 10, 2014 | 10:24 AM

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Girls leave.... My truck doesn't so no wasted money and time

I've thought long and hard about Harland Sharp. And I think I'm gonna hold off because I'm doin an engine build one day. And I think I'm just gonna get Odessa to drill it out for 3/8 studs and use Chevy rockers.

I think Wildman did that.