John Deere 316 Restoration

(Message edited by treed on February 10, 2014)

My wife helped me. Well, I hope you enjoy the pics of the 316. History of the tractor goes like this: I ordered the tractor in October of 1977 and took delivery March of 1978. I ordered it with a 3pt hitch, 46" deck, 54" blade, 3pt Plow and Disc, rototiller, tire chains, and loaded tires. Used the tractor up until 2003 it had 1200 hours on it and was pretty roughed up. So, in April 2012 I decided to restore it. I finished it in 2013 end of September. The engine was completely gone thru, new crank, new cam, new rod, piston, new everything, I painted the inside of the engine block with Red Oxide Armature Epoxy paint and black gloss engine epoxy paint, the driveline Hydro has everything new or rebuilt in it. The entire tractor is either Powder coated or epoxy painted, the grill and gas tank are brand new, I converted the engine from a mechanical to electric fuel pump, also a brandnew Kohler 30mm carb, all the hydraulics are brand new. The correct seat is being made by Hapco, the seat paint is blasted and powder coated and waiting. Thanks for looking.