Category Archive: BangShift XL, XL Videos
McTaggart’s Day Of Mud, Volume 1: Screaming Motors And Mud Fountains
Aug 06, 2014Bryan McTaggartComments Off on McTaggart’s Day Of Mud, Volume 1: Screaming Motors And Mud Fountains
While Brian and Chad prepare for their summer vacation on the salt at Bonneville, I’m enjoying one of the drier summers in recent memory in Kentucky. While it’s perfect track-day weather...
Sure, This Method Of Moving And Off-Loading A Huge Bulldozer LOOKS Terrifying, But It Works Seamlessly
Jul 30, 2014Brian Lohnes5
We have showed you several videos highlighting some of the awesome equipment and methods employed to move said stuff in the mining business this year and we’re going to say that this is the...
This Killer Old Doodlebug Is Based Off Of A 1929 Ford Two Ton Truck – Perfect Bonneville Push Vehicle
Jul 30, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on This Killer Old Doodlebug Is Based Off Of A 1929 Ford Two Ton Truck – Perfect Bonneville Push Vehicle
We’ve got to thank Powermaster’s Brady Basner for the tip on this Craigslist ad for the cool 1929 Ford doodlebug you see below. The machine started life as a two ton truck and was then...
Mad Max: Fury Road – The Trailer Is Released And It Looks As Insane As You Hoped It Would Be
Jul 29, 2014Brian Lohnes4
There’s something almost fun and cornball about the original Mad Max movies that were made for like $14.00 and a Vegamite sandwich in Australia. Campy, a little weird, and full of wild sets and...
KABOOM! Watch This Tractor Suffer A Violent And Fiery Explosion While Dragging The Sled
Jul 28, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on KABOOM! Watch This Tractor Suffer A Violent And Fiery Explosion While Dragging The Sled
When Jason Fuqua put the hammer down in the cockpit of his Tennessee Tracks tractor, things were looking up. The machine was moving ahead, the nose was coming up ever so slightly, and he looked to be...
If You Have Ever Wondered What A Pulling Tractor On Asphalt Wearing Slicks Would Look Like, Here’s Your Answer
Jul 27, 2014Brian Lohnes2
Being that it is Sunday morning and I am surfing the internet for fun videos of stuff that may entertain you, finding a mini-modified tractor on drag slicks, pulling a sled on asphalt and essentially...
CATASTROPHE VIDEO: Watch A Draw Bridge Lower On A Passing Ship – This Is The Definition Of Horror
Jul 26, 2014Brian Lohnes2
Recently we reported on a tugboat going all submarine as it was washed under a bridge. Here we have another boat and another bridge, but very different circumstances. Not trying to turn this into...
Diesel Power Challenge Week: The Fuel Economy Cruise, The Sled Pull, And Find Out Who Wins!
Jul 25, 2014Brian Lohnes5
It all literally came down to the final day at the 2014 Diesel Power Challenge. Entering that third and final day of competition there were five trucks that could have won the whole shooting match....
BangShift Public Service Announcement: Don’t Ever Get Into A Motorized Lift With This Guy
Jul 24, 2014Brian Lohnes4
Consider this the best advice that we’ll give you all day. DO NOT, under any circumstances get into a motorized lift with the guy in the video below. Why? Well you’ll see when you...
Diesel Power Challenge Week: The Punishing Eighth Mile Trailer Sprint At Bandimere
Jul 23, 2014Brian Lohnes2
This is the most brutally simple event at the Diesel Power Challenge. The idea is to take a skid steer and trailer combo weighing in at about 11,000lbs and drag them as quickly as possible down an...
Diesel Power Challenge 2014: The Infamous Trailer Towing Obstacle Course
Jul 22, 2014Brian Lohnes4
If there is one event at the Diesel Power Challenge that puts the driver front and center it is this one, the trailer towing obstacle course. Rather than an all out speed competition, this is more of...
Canadian Car Dealer Makes Sweet Video As Introduction To Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Reaper Truck
Jul 21, 2014Brian Lohnes1
Lingenfelter Performance Engineering’s Reaper pickup trucks are reaching the grubby mitts of their dealer network now and that means that customers are getting the beastly creations that they...
Diesel Power Challenge 2014 Video: Day One On The Dyno Was Both Humbling And Enlightning For Competitors
Jul 21, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Diesel Power Challenge 2014 Video: Day One On The Dyno Was Both Humbling And Enlightning For Competitors
One of my favorite gigs this year was hosting the 2014 Diesel Power Challenge for the fine folks at Diesel Power Magazine. The event is held in and around Denver, Colorado each Spring and it is...
2014 Tecate SCORE Baja 500 Video: See Race TV Coverage This Sunday!
Jul 18, 2014Chad ReynoldsComments Off on 2014 Tecate SCORE Baja 500 Video: See Race TV Coverage This Sunday!
Every racer who attended the 2014 Tecate SCORE Baja 500 said this one was the toughest yet. Based on this video, we understand why. Check out Trophy Trucks, Buggies, Bikes, and more as they blaze...