My John Deere 316

Pretty much your walmart type garden variety John Deere. Shown here with the side panels removed for maintenance, and hoisted up using my diesel powered lift to check the blades. Yup! They're bad and need replacing.

How about this guys? I was wondering why no one was shooting my old mower down!

It's no fun to shoot at plastic.

It's like killing a pedal tractor.

JD wrote:

It's no fun to shoot at plastic.

It's like killing a pedal tractor.

Brutile! That John Deere has a stronger frame than a darn Ford 3/4 ton!

Tractor Beam wrote:

JD wrote:

It's no fun to shoot at plastic.

It's like killing a pedal tractor.

Brutile! That John Deere has a stronger frame than a darn Ford 3/4 ton!

Could be, but it aint stronger than Cub Kong.

Cub kong would eat my John Deere mole hill dust and drive off into the tree line, get high centered on a pile of dog crap and become a yard ornament/ target for the AK 47. My John Deere eats Cub Cadets for oil changes! What emodicon fits the Cub profile.........?

Well, I'm in it now!

I hate to tell you this but you were in it when you bought a Deere

i think i got a fender pan for one of those lol only deere things we own here are 2 fender pans and a steel wheel wagon gear. I think you should sell your Deeres and get a real tractor like an IH aint that right JD? or atleast if your get a little tractor get a Simplicity

Ohhh! Got me good! I guess I need to actually look at the cubs a bit closer. In truth, I never actually saw a cadet in person, though I did see a dealer for the first time when I was in Spokane washington a few months back. They did look pretty darn tough. We went with John Deere because the dealers are everywhere. We have a dealer at the local post office, one at the local grocery store and one at our church and school, and our town only has 1,400 people! I of course kid you, but the dealers are everywhere it seems.

Jared Olson for SO IL wrote:

i think i got a fender pan for one of those lol only deere things we own here are 2 fender pans and a steel wheel wagon gear. I think you should sell your Deeres and get a real tractor like an IH aint that right JD? or atleast if your get a little tractor get a Simplicity

I've never even seen a Simplicity either. In Spokane, I saw a fellow mowing with a newer Gravely, the first I had ever seen too! I do get out you guys! Around here in mans country, all you see are John Deere, Kubota and New Hollands, but mostly Deeres! I did see a neighbor just down the street with a freakin' Jinma.

Tractor Beam wrote:

Ohhh! Got me good! I guess I need to actually look at the cubs a bit closer. In truth, I never actually saw a cadet in person, though I did see a dealer for the first time when I was in Spokane washington a few months back. They did look pretty darn tough. We went with John Deere because the dealers are everywhere. We have a dealer at the local post office, one at the local grocery store and one at our church and school, and our town only has 1,400 people! I of course kid you, but the dealers are everywhere it seems.

ya my town has 350 and its either your own a JD, IH, or AC and your always givin each other a hard time

Anyone have any pictures of a Cub Cadet rider frame. I'm dead serious now, all playing aside for a second, that 316 frame is so stout that it looks silly! I need to pop the body off and take a picture. I could set one of my AK 47s on it and it would look like a little battle tank!

Jared Olson for SO IL wrote:

Tractor Beam wrote:

Ohhh! Got me good! I guess I need to actually look at the cubs a bit closer. In truth, I never actually saw a cadet in person, though I did see a dealer for the first time when I was in Spokane washington a few months back. They did look pretty darn tough. We went with John Deere because the dealers are everywhere. We have a dealer at the local post office, one at the local grocery store and one at our church and school, and our town only has 1,400 people! I of course kid you, but the dealers are everywhere it seems.

ya my town has 350 and its either your own a JD, IH, or AC and your always givin each other a hard time

Actually we don't have a town here. It's just called Vay. Priest River is 20 miles away, but that's where we shop at.

we got an MTD CC but i looks sad right now. i would say the frame it pretty heavy. Ask JD to get a pic of his

I do have a newer Craftsman rider, but it isn't mine. Just storing it for a friend.

Jared Olson for SO IL wrote:

we got an MTD CC but i looks sad right now. i would say the frame it pretty heavy. Ask JD to get a pic of his

Okay JD, let's have it buddy!

Jared, I'm out the door to play on the tractor. See you later buddy! I'll be on the live chat this evening.....Hope to read ya! Take care for now. Chris

Tractor Beam wrote:

Jared Olson for SO IL wrote:

i think i got a fender pan for one of those lol only deere things we own here are 2 fender pans and a steel wheel wagon gear. I think you should sell your Deeres and get a real tractor like an IH aint that right JD? or atleast if your get a little tractor get a Simplicity

I've never even seen a Simplicity either. In Spokane, I saw a fellow mowing with a newer Gravely, the first I had ever seen too! I do get out you guys! Around here in mans country, all you see are John Deere, Kubota and New Hollands, but mostly Deeres! I did see a neighbor just down the street with a freakin' Jinma.

What did the gravely look like was it a rear engine 4 wheel tractor??

Crappy pictures, dark in the garage.




If you look real close you can see where I kinda pulled a clevis through the hitch.
Tacked a washer over it to get me by till I come up with a better hitch. It held for 2 seconds.




The only plastic you'll find on Cub Kong

tracktor312 wrote:

Tractor Beam wrote:

Jared Olson for SO IL wrote:

i think i got a fender pan for one of those lol only deere things we own here are 2 fender pans and a steel wheel wagon gear. I think you should sell your Deeres and get a real tractor like an IH aint that right JD? or atleast if your get a little tractor get a Simplicity

I've never even seen a Simplicity either. In Spokane, I saw a fellow mowing with a newer Gravely, the first I had ever seen too! I do get out you guys! Around here in mans country, all you see are John Deere, Kubota and New Hollands, but mostly Deeres! I did see a neighbor just down the street with a freakin' Jinma.

What did the gravely look like was it a rear engine 4 wheel tractor??

Yup! it was pretty much new and looked pretty dam tough too.

JD wrote:

Crappy pictures, dark in the garage.




If you look real close you can see where I kinda pulled a clevis through the hitch.
Tacked a washer over it to get me by till I come up with a better hitch. It held for 2 seconds.




The only plastic you'll find on Cub Kong

Looks pretty dam tuff JD. I'm stunned that this has disk brakes! Okay, I'll put up some pictures of the 316 frame tomorrow. I already took the body off. The 316, just for the record and the judges, is 16 HP and weighs nearly 800 pounds. I will scan the manual for authentication by the Moto syndicate panel! Until then, lets see more pictures of the engine on that beast!

Love the instrumentation to. Hey! Does that have power steering? The mower deck of the 316 raises and lowers with a hydraulic ram, a feature I really like. The ram is double acting.

Power steering, hydraulic deck lift, hydraulic lift and tilt for the snow blade. Wish it had the pto and a 3 point on it, but they cost more than what I've got in the ole rag.


Engine aint much to look at. Looks like a old Kohler. The inside may be a lil
different.




54" blade & 60" beck.

Looks to be a great candidate for a Chevy small block!