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More or less, yeah. Maybe split by manufacturer.

At best the cab door will have a normally keyed lock, but there's plenty of glass to break out so that won't stop a determined mischief maker.



Is heavy equipment glass really that fragile?

I kinda hoped it was like a car’s windshield.


No, it is pretty much like a windshield. Just laminated safety glass.

Some operators retrofit in plexiglass or in rare cases bulletproof material, but that is for special applications.




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