That's a clue. The timer 555' produces much more perfect output pulse fronts comparing to the transistor multivibrator. I mean, the mosfet is in active mode much longer when driven by transistor multivibrator. And much more heated, respectivelyI have used the same mosfet with a PWM circuit made with 555 ic. which is running on 24v (12w ) load and it's been working without problem for more than a month.