Hey Dan -
I see you have a manual chute crank, and that the crank sits inside the cab with the blower on the ground. I am curious about how the crank moves when you lift the blower up - where does it end up with your 3pt at full lift? How does it work with the rear shield window?
My blower was equipped with hydraulic chute controls (but I don't have tractor remotes), so I built a valved control that sits back on the blower to run the chute. I have to reach back a couple of feet to work the controls with the blower down, but even then the valve assy ends up over my shoulder with the blower raised.
Incidentally, what is that shield that you have on there - I was planning on building something similar, but if they are commercially available, I might be better off buying one.
Not that I'll ever use it, since it isn't going to snow in New Hampshire ever again...
Thanks - JayC