Steve,
Don't make the mistake that I did. When I unpacked my 735 it was raining too, and I just couldn't leave it sitting there on my bench without trying it. So I picked up a short piece of 2 X 6 and ran it through the planer. It shot wood chips all the way across my little shop and they hit the wall at almost the same height as the planer. What a mess it made !!! I learned my lesson and bought the hose/barrel cover option (sadly no longer available, but you should be able to make one) and I now only use the 735 outside in the driveway. If the barrel cover stays on the blower inside the planer and this hose / cover accessory do a great job of collecting the chips (if the cover doesn't come off of the barrel DAMHIKT).
To make moving the 735 outside and back into the shop easier (the 735 has handles, but it's too heavy for safe lifting alone - but you already know this), I bought a miter saw / planer stand. Mine is a Delta, but DeWalt now sells one (DWX726) that's a little better designed than mine and similar to my Delta. The mounting rails on the top of my Delta (likely the DeWalt too) are too narrow to fit the mounting holes of the 735, so I made an adapter plate from 3/4 birch plywood, drilling holes in it to fit the rail spacing of the stand as well as the 735. I leave the 735 attached to the stand and the combination planer and stand sit on end in the corner of my shop like a hand truck. When I need to use it I wheel it out to the driveway and set the handle down on the driveway, then release the latch and lift the stand and planer into the using position. Gas springs help do the lifting, but it's still heavy. I attach the accessory hose to the planer exhaust and place the drum cover end over the top of a 55 gallon plastic barrel. A draw string like in the bottom of Winter jackets, holds the cover on the barrel and the fabric cover filters the exhaust air, keeping the chips inside the barrel.
When I am finished planning, I remove the exhaust hose, then lift the stand slightly and release the latch. The stand then folds back down into a hand truck shape and I can lift the handle and roll it back into my shop, leaving it all standing on end in the corner of the shop. The exhaust hose accessory collapses into about a foot long length and the fabric cover folds into the inside of the hose. I presently keep it in it's original cardboard box and just place the box on top of the planer, keeping everything together. Since I go in and out of my shop through a narrow door, I also remove the hand wheel and store it on top of the planer too. The T handle Allen wrench in the top of the planer fits the screw that holds the hand wheel on the shaft. I have the in and out feed tables with mine, but the stand comes with in and out feed rollers and I use these too, extending these whenever planning long boards. It's a great combination that all works very well for me. The only addition that I've made is a Wixey DRO. This is very handy, but not necessary. The preset stops on the 735 planer work quite well.
Charley