Protection system for a work vehicle

A protection system for a work vehicle, comprising:

• a rear portion configured to non-rotatably couple to a chassis of the work vehicle;
• a top portion configured to couple to a cab of the work vehicle such that at least part of the top portion is positioned above the cab of the work vehicle relative to a ground surface, and a first height of a maximum vertical extent of the top portion relative to the ground surface is substantially equal to a second height of a maximum vertical extent of the rear portion relative to the ground surface;
• and
• a coupling mechanism configured to selectively couple the rear portion to the top portion.

A work vehicle, comprising:

• a cab;
• a chassis;
• and
• a protection system comprising:
• a rear portion non-rotatably coupled to the chassis;
• and
• a top portion coupled to the cab such that at least part of the top portion is positioned above the cab relative to a ground surface,
• wherein a first height of a maximum vertical extent of the top portion relative to the ground surface is substantially equal to a second height of a maximum vertical extent of the rear portion relative to the ground surface.