Category Archive: BangShift XL, XL Videos
Scraper Save: Watch The Operator Of This Caterpillar Scraper Get Himself Into And Out Of Trouble
Now this is an operator right here! You are going to see the guy who is in charge of this Caterpillar scraper get himself in a bit of a spot when it seems that the back end was on an earthen...
Classic YouTube: Six, Minus Two, Equals Four Months Of Repairs…
The one part of the whole diesel scene I can’t wrap my head around are the figures. Four digit horsepower and torque numbers made by trucks whose intentions were to work and die after so many...
Scary Machine: Old Video of International Harvester’s Automatic Mine Layer
Like it or not, war tends to drive humans to innovate and create technology. That technology sometimes comes from unexpected places, like tractor companies. In this video an announcer cheerfully...
Angel In Overalls: This WWII Film Designed To Keep Aircraft Industry Workers On Task Is A Tribute To The P-38 Lightning
It’s always interesting to look back into WWII and see how the media was used to help bolster spirits, inspire work, and inform the public. In this film called “Angel In Overalls”...
Tractor Pull Drag Race: Watch Two Multi-Engine Tractors Drag Race Heads Up On Dirt With Sleds!
When we first started making Put Up or Shut Up I had this idea for the ultimate episode and it was going to be a pair of pulling tractors sitting side by side, weight sleds attached, and the goal...
Bring On The Violence: Rockbouncers Return To Cable Hill
I’m not familiar enough with the rockbouncing community to know the names of just about anywhere they race…except for one location. That would be Cable Hill, which is located within the...
Gentle, Now: Saving The Jeep That Was Stuck On The Razor Ridge Trail In California
The AllTrails.com description of the Razor Ridge Trail says it clearly: “Razor Ridge Trail and Canyon Road Loop is a 2.7 mile heavily trafficked loop trail located near Loma Linda, California...
American PowerTrain Starting Shift: Working A Detroit Diesel Up Through The Gears And Back Down Again On A Grade
For this week we’re throwing down two stroke style for our American Powertrain Starting Shift. We get to sit (literally) in the driver’s seat of a 1980 GMC Brigadier dump truck as it...
Wild Video: Watch These British Navy Guys Cheerfully Disarm A Mine In 1940
WWII in England had to have been a time of indescribable feelings. There was the patriotism involved in defending their country, the terror of knowing that missiles could rain down at any moment, the...
This 1940 Ford Truck Promotional Film Features About Every Cool Model The Company Made At The Time
The world has moved on the backs of trucks for many decades now but it was a different story in 1940. It is not as if there were still lots of horse drawn carts moving stuff from place to place but...
Watching This 1956 Dodge Power Wagon With A Willock Swivel Frame Off Road Will Mess With Your Mind
We’ve long praised and drooled over classic Dodge Power Wagon trucks but only today have we learned of the super rare and very cool Willock Swivel-Frame option that was available to Power Wagon...
Nightmare Fuel: This 1950s Video Shows The Effects Of A Nuclear Blast On Vehicles – Insane
This 1953 film taken at a Nevada firing range known as Frenchman Flat is important, scary, and captures one of the most interesting moments in the history of America’s nuclear arsenal. This is...
This 1970s Promotional Film For The Sikorsky UH-60A Is Kind Of Weird And Awesome
The Skiorsky UH-60A Black Hawk is an amazing piece of military machinery that has been serving the United States and countries across the globe for some 40 years now. First flown in 1974 and then...
Nightmare Video: Watch What Happens When A Massive Crane Loses Its Brakes On A Hill
(By Greg Rourke) – Once again, cranes scare me. They are called upon on a daily basis to do the seemingly impossible. Most of the time all goes as planned. But then again, sometimes they go...