Vehicle and a system for operating a work implement of a vehicle

1. A vehicle, the vehicle having a front and a rear, the front and rear spaced apart along a longitudinal direction, the vehicle comprising:

a bed for the placement of items therein to be transported by the vehicle;

a work implement mounted forward of the bed;

a cab positioned forward of the work implement such that the work implement is mounted between the cab and the bed, the cab defining a cab interior and having an exterior, the cab interior including

a vehicle operator portion,

an implement operator portion defined rearward of the vehicle operator portion, and

an implement operator seat positioned in the implement operator portion, the implement operator seat configured to face rearward toward the work implement,

wherein at least one camera is mounted to a driver's side of the exterior or a passenger's side of the exterior, the at least one camera oriented toward a work zone of the work implement.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , further including one or more controls mounted proximate the implement operator seat, the controls configured for operating the work implement.

3. The vehicle of claim 2 , wherein the one or more controls are supported by a rear wall of the cab.

4. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the cab includes a rear wall, and wherein the rear wall defines a window for viewing the work implement from the implement operator seat such that an operator can view through the window the work implement and the work zone while seated in the implement operator seat.

5. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the cab interior further includes one or more displays for displaying outputs from the at least one camera.

6. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the cab includes a floor at a lower portion thereof, the floor of the cab defining a recess that provides footroom for an operator of the work implement.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the work implement is a grapple loader.

8. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the implement operator seat is adjustable along the longitudinal direction and a vertical direction defined by the vehicle, wherein the implement operator seat is rotatable between a forward-facing position and a rearward-facing position, and wherein the implement operator seat is securable in a selected vertical, longitudinal, and rotational position.

9. A vehicle, the vehicle having a front and a rear, the front and rear spaced apart along a longitudinal direction, the vehicle comprising:

a bed for the placement of items therein to be transported by the vehicle;

a work implement mounted forward of the bed;

a cab positioned forward of the work implement such that die work implement is mounted between the cab and the bed;

a vehicle operator seat mounted within the cab, the vehicle operator seat facing the front of the vehicle;

an implement operator seat mounted within the cab rearward of the vehicle operator seat, the implement operator seat being adjustable between a first position facing the front of the vehicle and a second position facing the rear of the vehicle;

one or more controls mounted proximate the implement operator seat, the controls configured for operating the work implement; and

a first camera mounted to a driver's side of an exterior of the cab and a second camera mounted to a passenger's side of the exterior.

10. The vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the cab defines a cab interior having a vehicle operator portion and an implement operator portion, and wherein the vehicle operator seat is mounted within the vehicle operator portion and the implement operator seat is mounted within the implement operator portion.

11. The vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the one or more controls are supported by a rear wall of the cab.

12. The vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the cab includes a rear wall, wherein the rear wall defines a window for viewing the work implement from within the cab, and wherein the first camera is mounted on the driver's side adjacent the window and the second camera is mounted on the passenger's side adjacent the window.

13. The vehicle of claim 9 , further including one or more displays for displaying outputs from the first and second cameras, the displays mounted within the cab proximate the implement operator seat.

14. The vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the floor of the cab is configured for mounting the implement operator seat in a rear portion of the cab.

15. A system for operating a work implement of a vehicle, the system comprising:

a bed for the placement of items therein to be transported by the vehicle;

a work implement mounted forward of the bed;

an implement operator seat being adjustable between a first position facing the front of the vehicle and a second position facing the rear of the vehicle, the implement operator seat mounted within a cab of the vehicle forward of the work implement such that the work implement is mounted between the cab and the bed;

one or more controls mounted proximate the implement operator seat, the controls configured for operating the work implement; and

a first camera mounted to a driver's side of an exterior of the cab and a second camera mounted to a passenger's side of the exterior, the first and second cameras oriented toward a work zone of the work implement.

16. The system of claim 15 , further comprising one or more sensors that provide information about the work implement.

17. The system of claim 16 , further comprising one or more displays for displaying outputs from the one or more sensors and the first and second cameras, the one or more displays mounted proximate the implement operator seat.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the one or more displays are mounted to an upper portion of the cab such that the one or more displays are viewable from the implement operator seat.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the work implement is a grapple loader.

20. The system claim 15 , wherein the vehicle is a truck.