Category Archive: BangShift XL, XL Videos
OUCH! Watch This Mini-Rod Tractor Get The Beans Above The Frank During A Pull
Feb 25, 2022Brian Lohnes1
With no wheelbase, a couple thousand horsepower, and a very heavy sled moving at a high rate of speed behind it, a mini-rod pulling tractor is an exciting thing to watch. Like any racing vehicle that...
Great Video: This 1979 GM Promotional Film Shows Off The Blazer, Medium Duty Trucks, and Vans, Man!
Feb 25, 2022Brian Lohnes1
With the launch of the new Ford Bronco, one has to look at GM and wonder just what the hell happened? The company has absolutely nothing for either Jeep or Ford, the current Blazer is a weird...
Cleetus Bought AND BROKE a RIPSAW Tank!!! 700hp Duramax Powered Tank That Does 70mph!
Feb 24, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Cleetus Bought AND BROKE a RIPSAW Tank!!! 700hp Duramax Powered Tank That Does 70mph!
It shouldn’t surprise you that Cleetus would end up with something awesome like this 700hp Duramax powered RIPSAW, and it also shouldn’t surprise you that it took just two days to break...
Here’s What It Looks Like When A Peterbilt 379 Lays Down 1,665hp On The Dyno Rollers
Feb 24, 2022Brian LohnesComments Off on Here’s What It Looks Like When A Peterbilt 379 Lays Down 1,665hp On The Dyno Rollers
Every spring the guys at Antrim Diesel in Pennsylvania host a dyno day where their customers and other diesel soaked enthusiasts show up and run their stuff on the dyno. The major difference? This is...
Watch A Vintage Dodge Big Rig Make A Full Pull With Detroit Diesel Power! Slow-Mo Wheels Up Action!
Feb 24, 2022Brian Lohnes3
There are not many old Dodge big rigs left on the road. They were pretty limited in quantity to start with an when you take into consideration time and abuse, you can see why their numbers are so...
Mail Order Hero: The Struck Mini-Beep Is The Neatest Thing You Can Still Order From The Pages Of A Magazine (Video)
Feb 22, 2022Brian Lohnes5
You know the CF Struck Corporation. The Wisconsin based company has been selling some of the neatest little machines and the plans to build said machines at your home for almost 60 years now. If you...
Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: It’s 4-Link Time Out Back! Watch Them Design And Build One From Scratch
Feb 21, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: It’s 4-Link Time Out Back! Watch Them Design And Build One From Scratch
Whenever I see a COE, which stands for Cab Over Engine, I wish I had one. I have always thought a COE ramp truck would be cool, or even just a slammed COE pickup. They are just cool looking since...
Hard Hit Video: Watch A Pulling Tractor Driver Get Beat Around So Bad His Helmet Flies Off!
Feb 21, 2022Brian Lohnes2
Back when I was working every week at New England Dragway we’d see some really wacky stuff going on with helmets and how people wore (or didn’t) them. You’d see the straps tied in...
Rocky Mountain Road Trip: Survivor Boogie Van “EXCALIBUR” Sold And Delivered!
Feb 20, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Rocky Mountain Road Trip: Survivor Boogie Van “EXCALIBUR” Sold And Delivered!
When the van was first found and purchased, Karl found the original builders and owners and they showed serious interest in owning the van again. Even though Karl knew he could probably sell this...
King Of The Hammers: Watch Larry Chen’s Adventures From The 2022 King Of The Hammers
Feb 19, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on King Of The Hammers: Watch Larry Chen’s Adventures From The 2022 King Of The Hammers
King of the Hammers is one of the coolest events of the year, and a great way to start off the racing season. We didn’t get to go this year, but thankfully there is a ton of other coverage so...
Introducing The Misfit Toys RONchero Project: A 1957 Ford Ranchero On A 4×4 Chassis!
Feb 17, 2022Chad Reynolds4
Trars are awesome! If you don’t know what a TRAR is, it’s a truck chassis with a car on top of it. Sounds weird? Yeah, it is, but it is also fun and if they are done right it’s...
Watch This Huge Deuce And A Half Truck Drive Through What Looks Like A 6ft Deep Swamp…With A Twist
Feb 17, 2022Brian Lohnes2
As if our love for the venerable deuce and a half army truck were not already widely known, here’s another video to highlight our love for these slogging green rigs. What you are about to see...
FJ45 Rock Crawler Project: When Will The Cutting Stop! More Hacking And Welding
Feb 16, 2022Chad ReynoldsComments Off on FJ45 Rock Crawler Project: When Will The Cutting Stop! More Hacking And Welding
Just when you think this thing has got to be almost done, they start hacking more sheet metal off of it! If you know old Toyota Land Cruisers then you know that an FJ40 is an iconic off-roader. Like...
Few Things Are More BangShifty Than A Screaming, Motorcycle Engine Powered, Mini-Pulling Tractor
Feb 16, 2022Brian Lohnes1
John Piper is the news inductee into the wholly imaginary BangShift hall of fame and the reason is that he has one of the coolest mini-pulling tractor setups we have ever seen. This little monster...






