Ancient Video: Walter Snow Fighter Trucks Battling Blizzards in the 1930s
Dec 01, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Ancient Video: Walter Snow Fighter Trucks Battling Blizzards in the 1930s
With large swaths of the US being blasted by heavy snow and high winds, crews in heavy equipment have been working around the clock to keep roads and cities moving. We take things like dump trucks,...
This Old School 1993 Dodge Monster Truck Is The Big Yellow Rig Of Our Dreams
Dec 01, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on This Old School 1993 Dodge Monster Truck Is The Big Yellow Rig Of Our Dreams
There’s nothing cooler than a steel bodied monster truck. Just this weekend I was watching Return of the Monster Trucks with my sons and reveling in how cool all those old rigs were. No, they...
The Revival, Part 2: Our Super Duty Gets Straightened Out And Cleaned Up
Nov 30, 2014Bryan McTaggart1
The last time we checked in on the nearly-totalled 2001 Ford F-250, it had just rolled off the trailer and into the yard for an assessment of the damage, and there was plenty of it. The rear end had...
Watch This Sleeper Dodge Work Truck Run 12.50/100 – Heck Of A Hay Hauler!
Nov 30, 2014Brian Lohnes3
Today you literally never know what’s sitting next to you at a traffic light or at the tree at the strip. Back in the day if you wanted a 12 second pickup truck it would have been a pretty loud...
Video: Airborne Mud Trucks! Big Power, Big Air, Big Mud
Nov 30, 2014Chad Reynolds1
Check this out. The Trucks Gone Wild crew put on a levee jump at the Louisiana Mudfest with some huge mud trucks catching really big air, and this video shows it all. Gas powered or diesel, whichever...
Video: The Chainlink 4×4 – Perhaps The Most Extreme 4×4 Ever?
Nov 30, 2014Chad Reynolds4
If you haven’t seen video of the Chainlink 4×4, then you have been missing out. This beast doesn’t sound extreme when you start with the 5.0 Ford, C4, and 9″ with an ARB Air...
A Freak And A Failure: The Sad Story Of The Coolest Tractor Ever Made, The Minneapolis Moline UDLX Comfortractor
Nov 29, 2014Brian Lohnes7
A car, a tractor, and an epic fail. All three things describe this motorized freak, the ’38 Minneapolis Moline UDLX Comfortractor. In a twist of irony it is one of the most valuable collector...
Craigslist Find: 1964 REO Golden Comet Single-Axle, For The Truck Lover
Nov 29, 2014Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Craigslist Find: 1964 REO Golden Comet Single-Axle, For The Truck Lover
The carved pumpkins have long gone, and the leftovers are slowly being consumed from the Thanksgiving feast. Now it’s time to focus on Christmas presents, regardless of how much earlier the...
Ass Over Tea Kettle Video: Watch Two Guys Wreck Hard At The World Championship Roto-Tiller Races – Hilarious and Painful Looking!
Nov 28, 2014Brian Lohnes3
So let’s start by telling you that there is such a thing as the World Championship Roto-Tiller Races and those races are held in the bustling metropolis of Emerson, Arkansas. There are classes...
No THIS Is The Truck You Should Be Buying This Black Friday – 1961 Ford F100 Freaky Weirdo Swap
Nov 28, 2014Brian Lohnes7
Chad’s opinion on the “Tonka” themed truck is honest but completely wrong. THIS is the truck you should be buying today on Black Friday. Why? The workmanship is super well done and...
If Only Toys R Us Had This Kind Of Tonka Truck On Sale For Black Friday – Big, Big Chevy K5 Blazer!
Nov 28, 2014Chad Reynolds1
The old saying that the only difference between men and boys is the size of their toys, is completely true. When we were kids, we always played with Hot Wheels cars, trucks, tractors, and machines....
eBay Find: This 1957 Chevy Panel Truck With NAPCO 4WD Is Big, Rare, Slow, And Tough As Nails
Nov 25, 2014Brian Lohnes7
I have to begin with a sincere apology because I am not sure who sent me the link to this truck. The last week has been flat out nutso and there has been stuff flying every which direction, including...
Craigslist Find: Be Your Own Conductor With This Handbuilt Willys-Powered Train Set!
Nov 23, 2014Bryan McTaggart5
In all fairness, hot rodding derived from two earlier forms of mechanical focus: aircraft and railroads. We often cover a lot of the aircraft side of the house (supercharging, belly tanker LSR cars,...
Holy Flying Lorry…Mike Ryan and Lotus F1 Gain A World Record By Launching A Truck Over Their Expensive Racecar
Nov 22, 2014Bryan McTaggart2
Vacation is over, and as I type this I’m watching the sun set over the regional jets parked at Washington-Dulles as I endure a six-hour layover. Not exactly my idea of fun, so the first thing I...










