Differences between military and civilian 850J John Deere dozers @C_CEQUIPMENT 850JR

In this video we discuss the differences between the military and civilian John Deere 850J dozers
Let us know what you think!

Here is a link to @DirtPerfect to see One of these machines in action

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[thebattlefieldproject]

The civilian dozer comes with an optional feature where you can add a concrete bunker.

[harveyf]

With the price of fuel, you might want rifle holders in the civilian models too.

[dirttdude]

my military generator has a battle mode, it bypasses all the safety features like temp and oil pressure and just keeps running

[collinklein]

I was a heavy equipment mechanic for the Marine Corps for 4 years. I loved the job but wanted more out of the corps so i changed to a combat mos. I'm planning to get out after this next 4 years and want to get back into heavy equipment as a civilian. I have a ton of experience working on the 850J R and it is one of my favorites simply because of how simple it is to work on. Also in the Marine Corps, we call it the MCT Medium Crawler Tractor. Now being a Combat Engineer, i get to see the operators use the Tractor in the field and I'm truly amazed how well it operates. And to explain the reason we have the larger blade is because we have a mine rake that attaches to it to rake mines and IEDs out of the ground. This rake is made to clear a path wide enough for our widest trucks to pass through the obstacle. Love this video and love what you've pointed out. I've never seen a side by side comparison of military vs civilian gear.

[littlefinkle]

Paint & emissions systems. The military versions are the way to go to avoid DEF and exhaust regen cycles.

[The-Deadbolt-Deputy]

This was cool to see the differences. I like the way the military uses all the same batteries in everything and the lifting hooks are crazy beefy !!! Pretty cool. Thanks Clint

[Buford_T_Justice]

There is no reason a civilian needs that assault dozer with its high capacity blade and armored cab. That's a machine of war. ; )

[michaelthacker]

I work for a company that makes military forklifts and from what I've seen most of the comfort items are as basic as it gets but the running and use items are meant to work no matter the conditions. Most of the stuff we build has lifting eyes and strapping points added as well. The only weird thing is they are controlled with breakers instead of fuses. And I don't mean electric trucks either im talking all mechanical diesel engine trucks. Everything from 3 ton units up to the 10 ton trucks. Thanks for the video.

[BeKindToBirds]

This man is a master to be able to explain all of this so quickly and accurately.

You can't fake or cheat your way to this kind of knowing.

[JeffLocke]

Hi there! As a former Marine Corps Heavy Equipment Operator (97-05) I can hopefully answer some of your questions about heavy equipment that we use. Here are some simple ones that I've seen in the comments so far:
1. No heavy equipment that I've ever seen stateside or in a combat theater is NBC sealed. If that were necessary the NBC unit overseeing that particular mission would work with the engineer support battalion to create it as a one off.
2. Marine Corps equipment does not have A/C. Other branches might depending on how flushed with cash they are at the time of ordering. Trust me, 118* in southern Iraq in a scraper with no AC is not fun...
3. The electronics are NOT emp hardened. Just sealed in resin at the mains and important junctions for vibration and element resistance.
4. As late as 2005 when I got out, I've only seen grade control systems on Navy equipment. At our MOS school we are taught to operate on feel, and what the younglings would consider "old school." The grade control stuff is used only on airstrips.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

[felixcat]

Its really good to have a knowledgeable presenter explain these things in detail.

I can see how your customers can come to you with the confidence that you will be able to answer any questions they have.

[danielpullum]

Interesting to see what Uncle Sam considers important, especially since they are spending our money. I worked for CAT where we built motor graders, off road trucks, and tractor-scrapers. We had a area to paint and make the "changes" to military. The craziest build we did was for the Canadian National Highway.
They bought 627 twin engine tractor scrapers(our smallest scraper). They painted them pink, added a big v-plow, then fill the bowl with sand(for weight) to plow snow. They sent us a picture of a Volkswagon that was hit by one of those critters. It was hard to tell what it had been. Those 627's would run 40mph.

[valuedhumanoid]

That color green is just dope af. I would choose the military version over the civilian any day of the week. Just has that rugged look and you know everything is just beefier and more robust that the civilian.

[smjhobbies]

People often talk crap about I'll buy it, and never do so I won't say it.but, I will say it this way, if, things go as planned, I may start a business, small one, ponds, driveways, retaining walls, etc, and if it does happen, I'll buy everything from you guys.Very honest, and good folks

[GenAfterNextTactics]

I ran a military spec Cat and it came factory with the DEF and emission delete on it. I thought that was pretty cool.

[scottcoleman]

I have a D7G LGP military. It has 28 inch pads is very stable for grading. Ours had a 50 cal mount on top of rops. Ours has a winch. One thing we noticed, we had to change every hose and installed new engine at 2000 hrs. Everything with rubber went bad, we think because they sit for 20 years rubber cracked. Other than that its a dependable tractor.

[brycehamm]

Just a FYI if your wondering we mainly use is JP-8 which i totally spilled today filing a generator! it smells great, doused my hands in some too working on some military stuff, nice thing is we basically have a universal fuel that we can use for everything from helecopters, jets, to your Humvee! Also we use NSN's mainly (national/NATO stock number) we do have part numbers but rely mainly on that.

[jasonm]

Thank you for pointing to the bolts, glass, etc...I literally wouldn't have seen them without your pointing them out.

[harveylong]

pretty cool the military spec'd units share that many parts with their civvie counterparts. makes life and guys like you Clint so much easier. the slight differences and tweaks are to be expected

[mcdoob]

Always cool to see someone so knowledgeable about their line of work. You’re a true expert. Cheers man