The 1782 is HOME,, Thanks OAK !!
 

Well, we went to pick up the 1782 this morning,, armed with chains, binders, cable pullers, tire pump, jumper cables,, etc,,,
we were expecting a fight to get the 1782 on the trailer,,, :bigthink:

I backed up the trailer to the tractor, hit the key to see if it would start,,
it cranked right up!! :bigeyes:,, Actually it started like it had been used the day before,, :biggrin2:

https://i.imgur.com/1R7NYBM.jpg

I tried to drive it on the trailer,, it would not go up the ramps,,
the chains were spinning on the steel ramps.

We took off the chains, it went right on the trailer. :beer2:

It is running in both pics,,,

https://i.imgur.com/fQ2D5J2.jpg

We never saw a wisp of smoke,,
We pulled the tractor up to a wheel stop I had in the trailer, then, loaded the second Haban deck on behind the tractor,,
Literally, there was not 1/2" of extra length,,, the extra deck took the remainder of the trailer.

When we got home, we checked the fuel level, the tank was even full of clear fresh looking fuel.
The "clock" says it has 900 hours,,

Over the weekend, my son-in-law ordered EVERY filter from Amazon, they are due to be delivered today,, (I think he said there are six!!??)

He is excited, this is his 4TH tractor, but, it is the first one he has purchased,
the others came from his dad-in-law,,,,

Thanks OAK for posting about it,,

Who could ever guess there are still deals like this available!!??

Congrats on the 1782!

Congrats Cad and son in law!!! :beerchug::beerchug: Oh, and you both suck!!!:biggrin2: No. That is a good deal with two decks. Wish it had been a few states closer to me!:BlahBlah:

That is nice looking tractor. Good to have a spare deck.

Congrats!! Nice tractor. :beerchug:

Glad someone here got it. John has the market cornered now with the Habans, pretty sure this makes 3 that he has. :beerchug::beerchug:

Couldn’t have been a lot of room on the sides either.
I had to buy a wider trailer because of a Haban. :biggrin2:

Edit: I looked closer, it’s a plenty wide trailer.

My SIL got the 2284,, and the 1782,, but he is right next door,,,

http://i1104.photobucket.com/albums/...ps589c0951.jpg

He took my cart,, too,,, :bigthink:

That trailer is 78 inches wide inside,,
I hauled my Gravely with a 72 inch cut deck,, it had an inch to spare, but, the 6 foot cut deck did fit,,,

:ThumbsUp:

Wanna get some close ups on that garden cart sometime.

That cart was made out of John Deere garden tractor square and rectangular tube shipping crates.

The JD dealer had them piled EVERYWHERE and was happy anytime someone wanted a BUNCH of them.

There were an amazing number of shop benches made out of the rectangular shipping frames,,,

I thin you did very well, I thin you get a great deal, too far for me.
Did the side panels come with it?

Yep, the right one was on, the left one was laying on the ground,,,
The rest of the plastic looks OK also.

The battery is dated 2012 (R12), so, it may not last long, it is an Interstate,,, :bigthink:

The diesel sure starts easy, it cranks like a 6 HP gas engine on a car battery,,:biggrin2:

Awesome news Cad! I'm glad that you were able to get it and it sounds like it will be well taken care of now.

Great for my SIL,, but, my daughter is :bash:

My SIL wants to buy EVERYTHING on GOV DEALS,,,
I do not know how we will stop him,,

That stuff is like cocaine!! He is addicted,, and is looking at listings 200 miles away,, :bigthink:

:biggrin2:

He wants to buy 30 school lockers,,
I told him that he will have to strap them to the roof of his Yaris,,, :banned:

:ExtremeFunny:

Good looking tractor John, glad you picked it up...:beerchug:

Are there any recommendations for a proper seat replacement? :bigeyes:

I think this one is too far gone to be "fixed" with one of those slip on covers!! :bigthink:

https://i.imgur.com/ycalUpz.jpg

:biggrin2: