Category Archive: BangShift XL, MOPAR, XL Truck News
Ram To Offer 900 Foot-Pounds Of Torque With 2016 Heavy Duty Diesel – More Towing Capacity Warfare With Ford
(Photos: FCA US) The tow rating war that had been going on between Ford and Ram has been fairly quiet for a little bit. Ford decided to test to SAE J2807 towing specification and has kept claiming...
Missouri Police Respond To Plane Crash Only To Find Shockwave Jet Peterbilt – This Is AWESOME
In a news story that we literally could not have made up ourselves, concerned neighbors contacted the authorities when they thought a plane had crashed on a local Missouri farm only for the...
The Complete List Of Entries For The 2015 Baja 500
The number of trucks, buggies, quads, bikes, and more that are entered in the SCORE Baja 500 for this weekend and we are pissed that we won’t be able to attend. But that doesn’t mean you...
Mercury Racing Releases New OptiMax Diesel Outboard – Spark Fired Diesel V6, Incredibly Interesting Engine
While we’re not usually the types to get excited about outboard boat engines, this one is something to behold. Called the Mercury Racing OptiMax, it is a 175hp, 3.0L V6 diesel engine that was...
NTPA Pulling Action Photos: Flying Dirt, Smoking Tractors, And Crazed Trucks From the NTPA Pinetops 300
(Words and photos by David Whealon) – What does a small quiet downeast North Carolina town of Pinetops (pop. 1360) do for excitement after the hosting the best Christmas parade east of...
Red Heaven: We Visit The Incredible Paquette International Farmall Musem and Hall Of Fame
One of the highlights of a recent family trip to Florida was a visit to the Paquette International Farmall Museum and Hall of Fame which is located in the town of Leesburg. It was about an hours...
Scrapple, Your “meh”-worthy News: The Brabus Range Rover Pickup, Mercedes’ Stupidest Quote Yet, And More!
Another week down, another roll of antacids needed for this round of Scrapple. There’s plenty of reasons to drown all of this with some strong liquor in here, folks! 1. Mercedes will not build...
This Box Truck Hung Over The Side Of Interstate 93 In Boston For A Few Hours
With Route 66 the one possible exception, we shouldn’t be reporting on one particular Interstate route twice in three months, but Interstate 93 in Boston is proving to be the exception to the...
A Finnish Tire Company Just Set A Speed Record For A Tractor In The Snow
81 miles an hour might not sound all that impressive for a lot of vehicles, but for a tractor, that’s seriously hauling the mail. Pulling that stunt in the snow sounds exceptionally dangerous,...
Watch The Dually From Hell Make Over 1,000 HP To The Tires On The Dyno – WOW
If there is a more aptly named vehicle than the “Dually From Hell” shown in this video we’ve never seen it. This truck is just flat nasty with a 555ci big block Chevy and an F2...
The 2015 Jeep Concepts For The Easter Jeep Safari Have Been Unveiled!
Jeep has been making a show of the Easter Jeep Safari out at Moab, Utah for a while now, using the event as a place to unveil concept vehicles and show them off. If you’re Jeep, you simply...
This Homebuilt Cub Cadet Crawler Tractor Is A Testament To One Guy’s Skills And Vision
(By Greg Rourke) – Recently Bryan McTaggart shared a home built dozer a guy built so his kid can terrorize the neighborhood. It reminded me of a similar creation I saw some years back. Cub...
Next-Gen Jeep Wrangler To Get 3.0L Diesel and 8-speed Automatic Transmission
(Photos: Dave Nutting) The next generation of the Jeep Wrangler has been extremely touchy, since all sorts of changes are lined up for the SUV that enthusiasts don’t want changed. Everything...
Hyundai Completes New Crane Vessel Capable Of Lifting 20,000,000 lbs….On The Water….By Itself – The Hyundai 10,000
This is flipping nuts. Hyundai Heavy Industries has completed the construction on a piece of equipment called the Hyundai 10,000 which is a 10,000 ton capacity heavy lift vessel that will be used...