Is just about job one in cab. IF you can't see how are you going to control the tractor??? Good visibility can effect operator comfort and endurance.
An example is hauling grain. You maybe hooking and unhooking wagons several times an hour. IF you have to do contortions to see the drawbar then that will wear on the operator. One of the worst cabs for this is a IH 1086. You just about have to craw out the back window to see the drawbar.
GPS may do the driving in the field but you have to get there first. You have to be able to see the fence posts, on coming cars and such to be able to use the GPS.
Also a tractor used in barnyard applications like loader work or feeder wagon work. That almost never will be GPS controlled. You need to be able to see things well.
In the cab storage:
There is a need for some in the cab storage but not loads of it. Tools and such should have a toolbox area for them. Chains can be carried in under the step boxes to keep mud/dirt out of the cab. So that just leaves room for a lunch box and paper work/calculators and such.
Storage needs to not be in the way of normal operation in the cab. Look at the field office storage in a JD 7810. It is a box that sets up high to the left of the operator. Just the perfect height to crack your elbow on when steering in rough field conditions. Also in the way with a buddy seat.
As for general complaints on modern cabs. Poor labeling on all the controls. I know that International symbols meet all the requirements but I hate having to grab the operators manual to find out what a goofy symbol means. A gear with two arrows pointing at it with a line under all of it does not tell me much. Trans pressure light is much easier. Especially on a tractor that is going to be sold 80% or more in the US.
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