Category Archive: BangShift XL, XL Videos

This Is Not The Correct Way To Load Your Big Rig On The Trailer – Near Disaster Caught On Tape

We’ve all had issues loading a car onto the trailer at one time or another, right? I once drove a car onto and nearly straight off the front of an open trailer after the owner told me that the...

Official Footage Of The Upcoming 2017 Ford Raptor Playing In The Sand – Will This One Be As Good As The Last One?

My first introduction to the Ford Raptor was pretty memorable: I got in, shook hands with one of Ford’s official drivers, strapped in, and enjoyed a quick trip that involved running over a ton...

Ever Wonder How A Corn Combine Works? This Video Will Show You How!

As I write this from the newest BangShift Mid-West location, I’m watching the owners of the field behind my property line harvest the acres of corn. It’s the first absolute sign of fall...

Mud Drags Gone Wrong: This 1700 Horsepower Mud Digger Crosses Up And Takes Flight Out Of The Pit!

Seventeen hundred horsepower is not a trifling amount of power. That is professional racer horsepower, the kind of figures you’d normally see running mining equipment. Tying that kind of power...

This 1956 Crown Bus Just Rewrote The Record Books At Road Atlanta

During the resent HSR Fall Historics at Road Atlanta, the 1956 Crown school bus you see in the lead image above completely rewrote the record books at the historic road course and we have the video...

Tech Video: Mahle’s Bill McKnight Explains The Differences In Piston Ring Packages Between Gas Engines And Diesels

Good sealing rings are essential to the health, well-being, and longevity of your engine and that’s true whether we’re talking about a full tilt race engine or the little buzzing mill in...

This Snotty Chevy Pulling Truck Will Hike The Front Tires And Spew Flames Out Of The Pipes!

Clint Manzer’s Chevy is just a freaking beast. We can’t tell if it’s a shortbed truck that got a flatbed or if it’s a Blazer, as the announcer calls out (she calls it a 1972,...

Flak Cannons, Spike Strips, And A Wrecking Ball: Ryder Fleet Management Killed This Volvo On Purpose To Test Their Technicians!

Just about 70% of all freight shipped in the United States is moved by a semi truck. That creates a big burden on a trucking company’s fleet manager, who has to make sure that their trucks are...

Watch As The “Going Deep” Mega Truck Does A Backflip At Dennis Anderson’s Muddy Motorsport Complex!

I’ve figured out mega trucks…it’s taken me a while, but I’ve finally figured out their purpose: have you ever looked at a remote-controlled car and wondered what it would be...

Watch This Dodge Dakota Catch On Fire During A Burnout Contest!

Rubber fires burn forever, and apparently they burn even better with some accelerant! This Dodge Dakota pickup is getting it’s tire smoke on, when all of a sudden the tires burst into flames....

Ya’ll Watch This: These Guys Put Three Volvo Big Rig Tractors Into ONE Trailer!

There are so many things in this video that your mom would NOT approve of! Is there any way this isn’t way overloaded? How about the generic “scariness” of the entire stacking and...

Video: German Firm ZF Has Developed A System Where A Big Rig Can Be Controlled With A Tablet – Wild Stuff

ZF is certainly a company that most BangShifters have heard of. The operation makes everything from axles and transmissions to heavy duty truck components and they also have a research and...

The Bounty Hole From The 2015 Rednecks With Paychecks Event Wasn’t Just A Mud Pit…Was There Even A Bottom?

We might be a bit slow on learning the lingo, but we do know that if it involves off-roading and the word “bounty” is put in front of the obstacle, it means, “really, it’s...

New National Record! Truck Driver Chokes On Dr. Pepper Mows Down 23 Cars At Dealership

You may be having a crummy day today and that stinks but since we’re nice guys and we’re always looking to help BangShifters keep their spirits high, we have found a story that makes your...