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I mounted the cab on this JD 400 before the mowing season was over and left the doors off till it got cold enough to need them. I'd never installed a Cozy Cab before and I scratched the hood and fenderpan getting it on there. That's okay. This tractor is my beater. I use it to mow close to evergreen trees and it sees other  hazardous duty so it has quite a few battle scars. The cab will be coming off in the spring to be blasted, painted and installed on another 400 I'm restoring. Here's the tractor without the cab and blower.
 
I fabricated a square tubing weight bracket that's bolted to the tractor frame. I put ten  old rectangular cast iron weights that weigh 35 lbs apiece on it for ballast. The cab weighs an additional 200 lbs and I have tire chains installed. Should be enough traction in the combination to keep the old girl moving along.
   
The single stage blower is a Model 50 JD and is 46" wide. It has a hydraulically angled snow chute, which is a great feature. I've used the hand crank type enough to know it's not my first choice. I'm really looking forward to not freezing like I did last year.

   
JD 400 Specs 
  • 1980 model
  • 2 cylinder 19.9 hp 532 Kohler
  • 2 speed hydrostatic transaxle
  • Power assist steering
  • Three spool hydraulics
  • 60" deck
  • Cozy Cab
  • Model 50 Snowblower
     

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I'd like to have some heat in my cab and this is one of the options for an air cooled engine. The ducting picks up warm air from around the muffler that makes it way into the cab. They say it's safe but I think I'll look for another method.