Ok, here's the last thing I'll say on the issue.....had a demo with a guy yesterday and afterwords, I ran my 300T around the lot, digging some rock piles, etc. I made it a point to check visibility out the right side and all I'll say is that with the boom in "carry" position, you can see the outside of the right track by looking under. With it in the cradle position, you can look over the boom and still see the top of the track.
I guess I won't beat a dead horse and finally just agree to disagree on the visibility issue.
What you are forgetting is that I'm just a "sales" guy and would most certainly look like a monkey effing a football compared to someone with your operating skills in a competition (that was a compliment, take it as such). I can operate, but I don't do it every day. As long as I got to pick the operator too, I would say "you're on." Unfortunately, I don't think either of us flying to Savannah is a feasable or cost effective alternative (good luck getting JCB to pay for that!). I will say this, should you ever get the wild hair to head to that part of the country, get a hold of me and I will arange a factory tour and some "demo" time. Hell, if you get to my part of the country, look me up and I'll convert you, I mean, show you our skids personally.
If anyone is going to Louisville, I'll most likely be around the JCB or Case IH booths (yes, I know it's a "farm" show and this is a construction forum, but hey, it's all big iron, so why not enjoy it!?) Feel free to hunt me down and introduce yourself.