Category Archive: BangShift XL, XL Videos
Adult Sandbox Video: Watch This Vintage Heavy Equipment Rearrange The Earth With Horsepower and Torque
(By Greg Rourke) – Did you have a bunch of Tonka trucks and equipment when you were a kid? Sorry, stupid question, of course you did. I built many millions of miles of Interstate highways...
When A Tractor Attempts To Help A Truck In Russia, Always Expect The Unexpected
So here we are in Russia…at least we think that’s where this was filmed. Anyway we have a truck with obviously too much weight out behind the rear axle and a tractor that has been brought...
1970s Chevy Truck Advertising Perfection: Watch This Pickup Drag 178 Tons Of Logs!
The OEMs have totally failed in recent times at making over the top, ridiculous pickup truck ads. Sadly it has been Toyota that had cool stuff like their trucks dragging the Space Shuttle and...
Jolly Green Giant: Finnegan’s Green Ramp Truck Gets Blown
Boats and ho-ley moley, those are some huge trucks. We love ya, Mike, but dude, this truck fascination of yours is a bit out there, even for us…and yes, that does include all of the weird junk...
Listen Up: The Awesome, Amazing, and Inspiring Story Of Operation Snowbound – How American Teamwork Saved Millions Of People and Livestock In 1949
There can be no overstatement of just how nasty Mother Nature can get when she wants to be. The winter of 1949 on the Western Plains of the United States is virtually beyond compare. A succession of...
Foreign Territory: Attempting A Diesel Revival Without Knowing Anything
I almost want to poke fun at Kevin for his current situation. He recently acquired two 1990s-era Ford wreckers, both diesel powered. Other than the likelihood of rusted fenders, thanks to his Iowa...
The American Engineer: This Chevrolet Sponsored Film From 1960 Is Really Cool and A Celebration Of The Profession
This is a neat old movie, especially when you look at it in the context of 2020. The film was originally made sometime in the 1950s and then updated right around 1960. You’ll see 1960 model...
This Dead-Stock GMC Sierra Blasts Straight Up A British Columbia Hill Like It’s Nothing!
I’ve confessed to being a fan of Grand Theft Auto before, and what you are about to see in this video clip might as well be a page straight out of the strategy guide. You see, in-game, the...
Classic YouTube: The Magic School Bus Up To The Hubs In Mud! Where Is Ms. Frizzle Taking The Kids?!
What kind of freak looks at a GMC short bus and pictures the ultimate off-road machine?! Sure, in theory it would make for a killer off-road RV for one if you have skill, no fear of any off-road...
Watch This Guy Racing His Polaris XP 1000 Come Over a Jump And Completely Bash A Stopped Racer
Note that the guy folding into a pretzel in the image above is not doing it for fun but rather because of the extreme forces being exerted on his body after smashing into another side by side at a...
Classic YouTube: This Tire-Frying Mack Is The Stuff Lohnes Dreams About At Night
If there is one guarantee we know about Lohnes, it’s that if the truck is fast, loud and can still be used for work on a daily basis, he will go weak in the knees. If that’s the case, I...
Truckin’ History: This 1965 British Pathe Film About Proper Truck Driving Techniques Is The Most British Thing Ever
When is comes to videos, we’re guessing more of them have been made about driving properly than any other topic in history. We’re also sure that nothing has been less effective than video...
Reviving A Hover Mower: Check Out The Repair and Restoration Of This 1965 Toro Flymo 19 Mower!
While many of you may have never seen one or perhaps have completely forgotten about their existence, hovering lawnmowers are a thing and they have been for about 50 years! Using the aerodynamic...
Incredible Video: These Rocket Failures From The 1950s and 1960s At Vandenberg AFB Show The Rocky Road To Space
A few weeks ago I posted a video showing rocket engine failures from the Redstone, Titan, Atlas, and other rocket project families. This time I’m showing you something even more mechanically...