In their infinite wisdom....

LOL, I agree. I worked at Toromont Cat. Were you at Finning?
When I worked at a Caterpillar dealer there was a few things difficult to get at. Of course the the factory the chassis is together before the cab and say loader frames get installed. One of the mechanics used to say "it must have taken the engineers years to design this so it could be put together but not taken apart.
I figure some autos have to have the rear axle removed to gain access to the front brakes.