Category Archive: BangShift XL, XL Videos

Runaway Diesel Video Compilation: Watch A Bunch Of Diesels Run Full Bore On Their Own Oil

We have to thank BangShifter John Eken for the tip on this video featuring a multitude of runaway diesel engines. From BMWs to front end loaders, and locomotives, this video captures the nightmare...

Racing Season Needs To Hurry Up – We Need Things Like Nine-Second Diesel Trucks Again!

Is it spring yet? No…crap. At least time is on the march, because right now I’m missing the smell of PJ1 and race fuel. The strip is calling our name, and while Lohnes will be out for the...

This Chopped and Channeled 1971 Model R Mack Is Awesome – Take A Video Tour

(By Greg Rourke) – We see cool project cars on BangShift every day. What we don’t often see is the cool way some of these cars get hauled around. Here we have a guy who looked at a truck...

Watch The Sloppy Mechanics Make 992 Horsepower To The Tires On Their Junkyard Colorado

We dig the Sloppy Mechanics. Not just because they clearly know how to have fun and make power, but also because they do it their way. Instead of building things that intimidate people because they...

Disaster Bridge Video: This 11’8″ Span In Massachusetts Eats Trucks and Bad Drivers For Lunch!

(By Greg Rourke)  – Low clearance bridges are the bane of the trucking industry. Legal height for trucks is 13’6″, but that doesn’t mean they can just go anywhere. Case in...

The BSF Recovery Service Is Totally Awesome – Watch This Off Road Tow Truck Get The Job Done!

(By Greg Rourke) – Up in Northwest Wisconsin and Northeast Minnesota they have a bunch of off road parks and trails. And unlike the weenies I see driving around here with four shocks at each...

Not Every Holden Is A Burnout Car…Check Out This Beastly Kingswood Pulling Truck!

If there is such a thing as “burnout season” in Australia, it’s currently in full force right now. Video after video, we’ve seen some of the best come out swinging, turning...

Ever Wonder Why Cop Cars Have Push Bars? Here’s A Video Example

(By Greg Rourke) – I was a truck driver for a while. The perception is big semi trucks can drive through anything, but reality is it doesn’t take much to reduce them to 80,000 pounds...

During WWII The Germans Used Tiny Remote Controlled Tanks As Rolling Bombs (Video Of GIs Riding One!)

Just when you think that you have a pretty good handle on lots of the weaponry and innovations that came out of WWII you learn that the Germans were using small, remote controlled tanks packed with...

Watch A Crazy Irishmen Try To Keep His Car From Being Towed By Driving It Off The Truck!

(By Greg Rourke) –  Sometimes I run across something blogworthy on Youtube, then find the vid that shows up next is even better. Today was one of those days. We showed some cats that...

Seems Legit: Here’s How You Tow A Car In Russia With No Rope

(By Greg Rourke) – We’ve all been there…car non functional for whatever reason. Most of us call a tow truck, but apparently in Russia we have a couple of geniuses who had a better...

Roman Candle Video: Watch What Happens When A Locomotive Suffers A Turbo Failure

(By Greg Rourke) – We’ve seen all manner of explosions on BangShift…engines, blowers, transmissions, but I don’t think we’ve had a diesel locomotive. Until now. Here we...

Power Wagon Week: Let’s Start With The History Of The Power Wagon

So by pure happenstance, both McTaggart and I had awesome experiences with Power Wagon trucks this past weekend and while they both have the same name plate they could not be more different in...

This 1100hp Tube Chassis Chevy Blazer Takes Flights And Pulls Wheelies Up A Ski Slope Like A Total Boss

In this video we see a “Blazer” which belongs to a guy named Mike Pages which is powered by a 424ci, blown and alcohol burning small block engine. This thing has no nose on it and the...