The cat crawler loaders have that stick layout for a very long time, best I can remember, the lift and bucket sticks are flipped from the crawler and rubber tiered loaders as well, the last two 963's that I ran were outfitted with wobble sticks, easier to pick up, but still different. The toughest loader that I ever operated was a 950H STIC steer, all functions were in the yoke shaped steering wheel. It was a booger to road down the street.