GP has released the my FLU419 to be shipped. I was out of town at the time I won the auction, and that meant I had only 1 day to wire the payment without paying a late payment penalty. I went to the bank Monday and told them it had to go out on Monday, and was told there was no problem. Sure enough the branch manager did not sign and it did not go out. I was not a happy camper on Tuesday. It is all better today, there was no penalty.
I talked to the shipping company today, and the guy said that he called the yard manager, but he evidently has gotten a jump on the long weekend. so it will be Tuesday before the Yard manager is available and maybe Friday of next week before it is here. Which, I am in no big rush as long as they get it picked up before it starts incurring storage fees.
The shipping guy asked me if it was moving under it's own power, and I did not really know how to answer. The description said that it ran and that the transmission was operational so I think it must be. I would rather not have to pay for a tow truck if I can avoid it. What do you think?
Another opinion I would like from you all is should I drop the front bucket off prior to parking it? I think front bucket will just get in the way until I can work through all the maintenance / repair work I expect to have to do initially. Are there any cons to removing it?