Category Archive: BangShift News, BangShift XL, HISTORIC, MISC, Videos, XL Videos
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...
How Sketchy Can A Cadillac Trar From Florida Be? Diving Into The Best Worst Decision Ever!
When Jacob first showed off a lifted 1967 Cadillac that had been swapped onto a Chevy K10 frame and was riding on big-ass tires, the first impression…well, let’s be fair. Whenever you...
This Video Of A 540ci Blown Big Block Chevy Toyota Hilux Destroying Tires In An Aussie Burnout Contest Is Spectacular
We have run dozens, maybe hundreds of Aussie burnout contest videos over the years here on BangShift, but this one featuring a highly modified Toyota Hilux truck is top 10 minimum and maybe even top...
Grunt Video: Watch Two Tugs Free A 1,000ft Ship From Water More Shallow Than A Backyard Pool
(Greg Rourke) – Didja ever have one of those days? We all have, and on September 20, 2014 the captain of the M/V Paul R Tregurtha really had one of those days. The Tregurtha is the longest...
Go Big Or Break Bigger: Truck Fails For The Masses
The truck was the pinnacle of the rock-solid worker as I was growing up. The bigger the badder…you want to be the big dog, you had the big truck. That was how it worked. Whether you had the...
Classic YouTube: 4WD Truck And Modified Tractor Pulling at Richmond In 1991
It’s been a minute since I was last at a truck pull, and I have to admit that I miss the violence of each run. Screaming engines under full load struggling against the weight of the trailer...
The Unstoppable Monster: Check Out The Big N Sexy S10 Monster/Mega Truck In The Mud, The Swamp, and On The Water!
It seems like the more that the “Mega Truck” movement evolves the closer they become (in some sense) to the modern monster truck. What makes them cooler though is the fact that they are...
This 427ci FE Engine Has The Recipe For Fun: Torque and LOTS Of It!
While the sexy way to make it into a sports hall of fame is to have some incredibly prodigious numbers that are stacked up (sometimes) over a short period of time, the quieter way to make it in is to...
Send It With A Smile: Watch Ken Block Drift An 8,000lb Ford F-450 Dually Just Because He Can
There’s just something we love about a dually sliding sideways with all four rear tires smoking. Maybe it is the size, maybe it is the absurdity of it all, maybe it’s just the fact that...
If At First You Don’t Succeed Hammer Down Again: Ride Along In This Rock Bouncer And Claw Your Way To The Top!
Alex Sanders is the driver here and we’re all riding shotgun in his rig known as Ribcage. If you cannot figured out why it carries that name you’ve got some bigger problems in your life....
Real Power Video: Intake and Exhaust Upgrades On A V6 Jeep – What’s It Worth At The Wheels?
Normally when we’re talking about a video from the Horsepower Monster channel on YouTube it’s all about an engine build, a dyno test, or other stuff of that nature. Well, this one dies...
The Hellephant Finalls Roars: Check Out This Hellephant Swapped Demon On The Chassis Dyno – Massive Horsepower!
Mopar lied. They said that the $29,995 Hellephant engine that was revealed at SEMA in 2018 would make 1,000hp and nearly equivalent torque. It took forever to get these engines into the hands of the...
Random YouTube: Just How Insane Can You Get With A Run-Of-The-Mill Tractor?
It has been a long weekend of hard work at BangShift Mid-West’s HQ, and the better part of that time has seen yours truly attached to a John Deere garden tractor as I’ve been shuffling...