monster318
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So last year I purchased my first home, about a mile down the road from where I grew up. It was also 3 houses down the road from my grandparents house which they no longer live in. The couple I bought the house from remember me as a child from being at my grandparents house, to make a long story short, the couple I bought my house from currently live directly behind me. The man owns a newer Simplicity lawn and garden tractor that he thinks is just so "macho" and believes its the best thing anyone could ever own. I dont know of what model it is but one thing I do know about it is that its single cylinder rated at 27 hp, and Liquid cooled.
So me moving into the neighborhood with all my equipment goodies, shortly after settling in, he has to come down and check out what I got..the toy of interest for him was my 1986 John Deere 318...after filling him in on all ins and outs of the tractor he only had one reaction...and that was the fact that it was a twin cylinder and only rated at 18hp and air cooled...All summer long I was the butt of the all the jokes with my twin cylinder 18hp vs his single cylinder 27hp...I just laughed it all off..because I knew what my 318 was capable of...There isnt much I can prove when the most I am doing is mowing with it....
Then winter came...I see him in his shed putting his blade and chains on...I walk up...His blade only measures 36 inches wide and is manual angle...compared to my 54'' blade with power lift and angle..I of course took opportunity to bust him on that...As he is putting chains on I ask what he plans on doing for weight....he replies "' I got chains,and I can press that lever down to lock my differential, I dont need any weight" I just shake my head and said good luck... First snow storm of the season comes and I watch him out there plowing his driveway with his big tractor and little blade...He can push the snow...but as soon as he tries to stack the snow..or push it beyond the end of his driveway...instant wheel spin....I let this go on until he is about 3/4 of the way done with his driveway...I then head up with my 318 and 54'' blade...I first off took every pile he tried to make...and pushed it about 10 more feet ahead..and started stacking the snow in a Pile...I then started at the end of his driveway and pushed all the snow all the way up it...across the road we live on and then into a big pile next to a colvert....By this time he wasn't moving...he was just watching...I ended up finishing his driveway for him and plowed a path to his shed...I stopped to talk to him...he was dumb founded....He could not believe that my 318 was capable of moving that much..all he kept saying was "That things got balls!! That has to have more then 18HP" As I told him, its not all about what they can rate your horsepower at...Torque has a lot to do with it and being able to get that torque to the ground is what counts.
Just thought I would share this story with you so you can get a good laugh at it as well!!
:laughing:
Oh and as far as the weight thing goes....He still doesnt believe he needs anymore weight..To him...me having 258LBS hanging off the back...plus wheel weights is just a waste....
So me moving into the neighborhood with all my equipment goodies, shortly after settling in, he has to come down and check out what I got..the toy of interest for him was my 1986 John Deere 318...after filling him in on all ins and outs of the tractor he only had one reaction...and that was the fact that it was a twin cylinder and only rated at 18hp and air cooled...All summer long I was the butt of the all the jokes with my twin cylinder 18hp vs his single cylinder 27hp...I just laughed it all off..because I knew what my 318 was capable of...There isnt much I can prove when the most I am doing is mowing with it....
Then winter came...I see him in his shed putting his blade and chains on...I walk up...His blade only measures 36 inches wide and is manual angle...compared to my 54'' blade with power lift and angle..I of course took opportunity to bust him on that...As he is putting chains on I ask what he plans on doing for weight....he replies "' I got chains,and I can press that lever down to lock my differential, I dont need any weight" I just shake my head and said good luck... First snow storm of the season comes and I watch him out there plowing his driveway with his big tractor and little blade...He can push the snow...but as soon as he tries to stack the snow..or push it beyond the end of his driveway...instant wheel spin....I let this go on until he is about 3/4 of the way done with his driveway...I then head up with my 318 and 54'' blade...I first off took every pile he tried to make...and pushed it about 10 more feet ahead..and started stacking the snow in a Pile...I then started at the end of his driveway and pushed all the snow all the way up it...across the road we live on and then into a big pile next to a colvert....By this time he wasn't moving...he was just watching...I ended up finishing his driveway for him and plowed a path to his shed...I stopped to talk to him...he was dumb founded....He could not believe that my 318 was capable of moving that much..all he kept saying was "That things got balls!! That has to have more then 18HP" As I told him, its not all about what they can rate your horsepower at...Torque has a lot to do with it and being able to get that torque to the ground is what counts.
Just thought I would share this story with you so you can get a good laugh at it as well!!
:laughing:Oh and as far as the weight thing goes....He still doesnt believe he needs anymore weight..To him...me having 258LBS hanging off the back...plus wheel weights is just a waste....
