Love the Deere, I've got a 2001 425 I bought used six or seven years ago - mower deck, front mount blower, driveshaft not belt driven, but a soft cab with hard roof and windshield.
I cannot understate how much I enjoy that machine for blowing snow, its been bulletproof for the last seven years.
Only upgrade I wish I had was the hard cab you've got on yours. Nice