Impact Window Test: OEM Glass vs 🛡️SHIELDS® Polycarbonate Window

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Published 2022-03-20
Want to see how the SHIELDS® polycarbonate window stacks up against the regular OEM glass? Well, we’ve done a controlled test so you don’t have to find out when you’re on the job.

The windshield test is being done on a John Deere 35G mini excavator. First, we do an impact window test on the OEM glass windshield then the SHIELDS® polycarbonate window. Can we break it? We’re gonna try!

SHIELDS® has been producing custom windshields and windows for heavy equipment and other specialty vehicles going on 45 years! Use our link to check out their website:
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How to install the windows:
   • Easy Excavator Windshield Replacement...  

🛡️ Polycarbonate Window Installations
How to install a windshield on your heavy equipment. We’re using an amazingly high-quality polycarbonate window from the group over at SHIELDS®

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⌚ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
0:55 Overview
2:00 PPE
2:15 Predictions
2:46 Tools of Destruction
4:30 Starting Off Small
6:10 Going Bigger
6:42 Pumpkin Time!
7:48 This Has to Break it!
8:04 Hammer Time!
9:10 Breaking the Lower Glass
10:47 Cam's Thoughts
14:39 Testing Shield's Polycarbonate
15:38 Putting it to the Test
16:12 Rock and Metal Debris
17:10 Hammer Time PT 2
18:00 Trying to Remove the Scuffs
18:32 Optical Test
19:04 Outro

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All Comments (20)
  • @Terry_Baker
    Awesome video guys. Great seeing Cam trying to break stuff !!
  • @salo1808
    Can is such a funny guy. He had me laughing the whole time 😂😂 must be a blast working with him
  • @TekamoHD
    Is there anything you want us to test next? Tools? Machines? Attachments? Other parts?
  • @Atvsrawsome
    Had glass on my rtv...one medium branch to the corner and BOOM glass everywhere
  • My experience with polycarbonate was that it got cloudy when exposed to daylight over time.
  • @desertdawg7727
    What happened with your truck Cam? Noticed you had the Tekamo truck
  • @maggern12390
    I have had a tennis ball sized rock break the window in a machine i was running. Think it was doing about mach 1 amd it scared the shit out of me
  • @gregbraun7935
    Try your phone In a fit of rage? I know they go through dodge windows
  • @hannachahin5151
    I didn't know that pumpkins are harder than hammer !!!!! 😂😂 , but you didn't test the porsalin from the spark plug? ..... can you guys test the 1/2 milwaukee vs roybi on tracks?
  • The poly is too flimsy did you see how bad it distorted when hit. Seems like the window would shake while tracking
  • @vandall2518
    Are Friend hack Cam is back, with the most hack video thus far.
  • @johneaton4364
    😅HOW DOES IT STAND UP TO A WINDOW WIPER. WOULD NEED WASHER WITH FLUID???
  • @oby-1607
    Cam, don't quit your day job. You're never gonna become pro pitcher at the major leagues.
  • @Graveltrucking
    Cam throws like a girl lol. That would bug the hell out of me intentionally breaking a window makes me feel awful when it does happen accidently.