Thanks, I've had it since 2013, spends it's days in the garage with the car.
Rock solid piece of equipment, and the beauty is, 95% of the parts are still available from John Deere.
Talking mods...replaced the wheels with new OEM wheels, new tires, replaced the cracked side panels, added rear wheel weights and LED roof lights. All the blower hardware replaced with stainless fasteners, and replaced the skids and scraper blade with OEM again.