I suppose it would depend on your budget. My wife and I own 30 acres of hunting property up in Wisconsin and needed a tractor of some sort. Whatever we bought, it would have to be able to handle hauling firewood and such, working food plots (tilling, broadcasting lime and fertilizer, rolling, etc.), removing snow in the winter, and occasionally cutting grass and fields. I looked at both the 200 and 300 series, and for less than the cost of a used 318 in this area, we ended up with a 1985 214.
It came with a hydraulic lift (front and rear life kits included), electric PTO, new seat, 5-year-old rebuilt engine, plow/dirt blade, large mowing deck, cast iron 2-slot wheel weights, and a model 31 tiller with both extensions. For another hundred dollars, I picked up a 37A snow blower in excellent working order (needs paint though). I used the snow blower and plow blade this past winter, and they handled anything I threw at them.
A couple weeks ago I took the tractor up to our property and used it to haul, spread, and till 2,480# of lime into a half acre of food plots. I probably hauled a half ton of oak firewood with it too, and it did everything I asked. I have no complaints, and this weekend my wife and I are headed back up there to fertilize, drag, plant, and roll the fields. We're also planning to plant a hundred or so spruce seedlings and haul a ton or more oak back to camp.
Bottom line: the thing's a workhorse and cost me less than the price of a used 318 without any attachments. Is a 318 a "better" machine? I have no doubt, but I couldn't justify paying two to three times as much as my 214 to get the same jobs done.