I find the sound-guard cab about as handy as the 66 series factory cab. Gotta go in either over, or between the wheel, and side of the cab. And whoever designed it had never spent a day in a field with a tractor, there is no place for your knees when you turn around to watch what you're up to.
Then you add in the doorframe and stacks being left of center, I find myself driving down the left side of the road constantly so I can see what's ahead of me. Then add the door opening right onto the manifolds, have fun holding onto that grab bar when it's hot out and you've been working it. Keep a pair of gloves in it.
The 86 series cab/ROPS isn't the handiest for fueling, always found it easiest to stand on the 3 pt lift arms, but it's a lot easier to get in and out of than the sound-guard, at least for me. And I'm not quite sure how one hangs themself by the pants off the shift lever. Never seemed to be a problem around our place. Could be we didn't wear our pants like them guys that are always outrunning the police on "Cops", I dunno.
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