Compact Track Loader, whos the best?

[LouNY]

For skidsteers JCB for ease of entering and exiting. Or any articulated unit with a side entry. Those front opening units that are difficult to get in and turned around are for the young, than getting trapped inside if or when it has an issue and the implement is keeping the door from opening.

 

[Spanner]

Also consider access to the powertrain for servicing, filters, oil drain etc.
Some have hatches, doors, removeable plates etc.
I've seen some where you have to roll the cab to get to the engine. One even required manual removal of a part of the front windscreen, large retaining bolts and an obscurely located hydraulic jacking fixture.
Time is money in the commercial world.
Not so much an issue for the private user.

 

[4570Man]

Also consider access to the powertrain for servicing, filters, oil drain etc.
Some have hatches, doors, removeable plates etc.
I've seen some where you have to roll the cab to get to the engine. One even required manual removal of a part of the front windscreen, large retaining bolts and an obscurely located hydraulic jacking fixture.
Time is money in the commercial world.
Not so much an issue for the private user.

You’re going to have to flip the cab on pretty much every skid steer. Mine has enough slack in the wires to lift it without unhooking anything besides the retaining bolts. It takes 2 minutes or less.