Making Your John Deere 318 Dash Look New Again

If you've spent any time restoring a classic garden tractor, you know the john deere 318 dash is basically the nerve center of the whole machine. It's the thing you're looking at every single time you're out mowing the lawn or clearing the driveway of snow. But let's be honest—after thirty or forty years of sitting in the sun, getting rained on, and vibration from that Onan engine, most of these dashes look pretty tired. They crack, the colors fade, and the labels for the switches usually disappear entirely. ...

March 3, 2026 · 7 min · Mauricio Shay