Military ATVs
by Nick Harris on Oct 8Military ATVs – Polaris Industries was awarded a contract in August of 2007 to build and deliver a new military ATV. The U.S. Army issued contract to produce and deliver ATVs will continue for three years and the first Military ATV units have been delivered, lets take a look.
One of the requirements for this military ATV was that it run on standard military JP8 fuel. Not only did Polaris meet that requirement but the engine can also run on gasoline or diesel if needed. Being able to run on multiple fuel sources keeps our troops safe should one particular source not be readily available.
Here is what Polaris has to say about the MV800.
“Our War-fighters are operating in some of the world’s harshest conditions. We are committed to providing them with all terrain vehicles that can make their job easier and increase their mission effectiveness. The MV800 is built to do just that.”
The multi-fuel engine on this military ATV is aptly named the “Patriot Engine” and was designed in partnership with Orbital Corporation, an Australian research and development firm. Thanks for keeping our military safe Polaris.
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I have one of the prototype military MV7 700 ATVs. It is a beast and I love it, but the transmission tends to freeze up so you can’t shift it until it warms up a while up here in northern Minnesota. Moisture must have gotten into the transmisson somehow. The sensor for the radiator is not waterproofed, so it doesn’t work for a while if you get it wet, so then the engine overheats. Also, the 2500 Warn winch on the front wasn’t strong enough, and it sprung out of alignment inside and wouldn’t stay in gear, so I had to replace it with a 3500.