Well, I just finished a very long road trip from Manassas, VA to Milwaukee, WI and back. For some reason when you tow an empty enclosed trailer for 2000 miles half way across the country, it tends to get filled up with lots of goodies (As long as you have a full wallet):duh:.
I would tell you about the long story of me leaving at 5am, and not getting home until 4pm the following day, while running on only 1.5 hours of sleep, but that might bore some you. I drove 36-38 straight hours there and back, and only stopped for two meals, and fuel about a 100 times. So I will let the pictures tell the story of what I picked up in Columbus, OH, Chicago, IL, and finally Milwaukee, WI. Talk about some serious driving. Not sure I should have driven that far, but I wanted a Cozy Cab for my 318 no matter what. It came with all the doors, perfect glass, brackets, hardware, not to mention it is equiped with the original electric windshield wiper, interior light, and roof safety light. This is the correct 2nd series 318, 420, 430 Cozy Cab, which is determined by the large 1-piece front windshield, instead of the 1st series models that have the split front windshields. I am excited about getting this cab.
I also picked up the correct John Deere 47" Two-Stage Snowblower for the 318, which comes with the correct front mount, and most importantly, the PTO kit as well. I also just happened on finding the Brand New 47" Two-Stage Snowblower for the 425-455 Series GT's, that came with the driveshaft, mounting bracket, the front quick hitch, PTO kit, hydraulic lines, and an owners manual. I found it odd that the original 47" Snowblower for the 318 is about twice the size as the newer 47 Snowblower for the 445. I found two John Deere cast iron front weight plates, but I had to leave them behind because I didn't have any more money.:duh:
Anyway, here are the pictures.
I would tell you about the long story of me leaving at 5am, and not getting home until 4pm the following day, while running on only 1.5 hours of sleep, but that might bore some you. I drove 36-38 straight hours there and back, and only stopped for two meals, and fuel about a 100 times. So I will let the pictures tell the story of what I picked up in Columbus, OH, Chicago, IL, and finally Milwaukee, WI. Talk about some serious driving. Not sure I should have driven that far, but I wanted a Cozy Cab for my 318 no matter what. It came with all the doors, perfect glass, brackets, hardware, not to mention it is equiped with the original electric windshield wiper, interior light, and roof safety light. This is the correct 2nd series 318, 420, 430 Cozy Cab, which is determined by the large 1-piece front windshield, instead of the 1st series models that have the split front windshields. I am excited about getting this cab.
I also picked up the correct John Deere 47" Two-Stage Snowblower for the 318, which comes with the correct front mount, and most importantly, the PTO kit as well. I also just happened on finding the Brand New 47" Two-Stage Snowblower for the 425-455 Series GT's, that came with the driveshaft, mounting bracket, the front quick hitch, PTO kit, hydraulic lines, and an owners manual. I found it odd that the original 47" Snowblower for the 318 is about twice the size as the newer 47 Snowblower for the 445. I found two John Deere cast iron front weight plates, but I had to leave them behind because I didn't have any more money.:duh:
Anyway, here are the pictures.
mg: dude 2000 miles??? You are a beast and you got a great haul! :thThumbsU Dang those blowers do look huge. I won't even ask but you must have gotten one heck of a deal to offset the fuel costs. I will be sure to 
