Yes the door swings out, the cab tilts forward. The dump height on the vertical machines is impressive about 11'2. They shipped the ST35 (radial lift track machine) for me to run for a while today. I plan on running it and putting out some photos and thoughts on the machine. The 901 has nothing in common with the new machines. The most visually impressive aspects of the machine is the HD build. Coupler is over built, loader arms are thick. Visibility is good to the bucket. The controls which are pilot I think are well done. I think most will find them comfortable and controllable. As most everyone knows, pilots are tough to calibrate to make everyone happy, but I think they have struck a happy medium. There was a couple subtle changes I think need to be made to the control system but overall, I think it is well done. Once I get the 35 here in Idaho, I will do a more comprehensive appraisal of the machine.