Category Archive: XL Off Road Feature, XL Spotlight, XL Tech Stories, XL Truck Feature, XL Videos
Will Cleetus Fix The 700 Horsepower RIPSAW Tank? The Mud Awakes!
The RIPSAW rips, but not without causing some serious grief with multiple breakdowns in the first couple days of ownership. Cleetus and the boys have been thrashing the thing hard, too hard in fact,...
Watch Some Of The Earliest Hornsby Tracked Vehicles Known To Man In Their Earliest Tests Circa 1908
Many people do not know that the “chain track” was invented in England. The Caterpillar company which was a combo of the Holt and Best tractor companies did not invent the technology but...
Forgotten History Video: The US Had Remote Control B-17 Bombers In WWII – Operation Aphrodite
It was called “Operation Aphrodite” and its premise was simple. Find a way to use the myriad of airplanes that had been deemed unfit for active duty and do so in a way that would help the...
Watch These Awesome (and Huge) British Scammell Trucks Attack An Off Road Course
While you may have never heard of Scammell trucks, consider yourself better off for watching this video where a pair of Scammell Pioneer models attack an off road course and show off the ability that...
OUCH! Watch This Mini-Rod Tractor Get The Beans Above The Frank During A Pull
With no wheelbase, a couple thousand horsepower, and a very heavy sled moving at a high rate of speed behind it, a mini-rod pulling tractor is an exciting thing to watch. Like any racing vehicle that...
Great Video: This 1979 GM Promotional Film Shows Off The Blazer, Medium Duty Trucks, and Vans, Man!
With the launch of the new Ford Bronco, one has to look at GM and wonder just what the hell happened? The company has absolutely nothing for either Jeep or Ford, the current Blazer is a weird...
Cleetus Bought AND BROKE a RIPSAW Tank!!! 700hp Duramax Powered Tank That Does 70mph!
It shouldn’t surprise you that Cleetus would end up with something awesome like this 700hp Duramax powered RIPSAW, and it also shouldn’t surprise you that it took just two days to break...
Here’s What It Looks Like When A Peterbilt 379 Lays Down 1,665hp On The Dyno Rollers
Every spring the guys at Antrim Diesel in Pennsylvania host a dyno day where their customers and other diesel soaked enthusiasts show up and run their stuff on the dyno. The major difference? This is...
Watch A Vintage Dodge Big Rig Make A Full Pull With Detroit Diesel Power! Slow-Mo Wheels Up Action!
There are not many old Dodge big rigs left on the road. They were pretty limited in quantity to start with an when you take into consideration time and abuse, you can see why their numbers are so...
Mail Order Hero: The Struck Mini-Beep Is The Neatest Thing You Can Still Order From The Pages Of A Magazine (Video)
You know the CF Struck Corporation. The Wisconsin based company has been selling some of the neatest little machines and the plans to build said machines at your home for almost 60 years now. If you...
Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: It’s 4-Link Time Out Back! Watch Them Design And Build One From Scratch
Whenever I see a COE, which stands for Cab Over Engine, I wish I had one. I have always thought a COE ramp truck would be cool, or even just a slammed COE pickup. They are just cool looking since...
Hard Hit Video: Watch A Pulling Tractor Driver Get Beat Around So Bad His Helmet Flies Off!
Back when I was working every week at New England Dragway we’d see some really wacky stuff going on with helmets and how people wore (or didn’t) them. You’d see the straps tied in...
Rocky Mountain Road Trip: Survivor Boogie Van “EXCALIBUR” Sold And Delivered!
When the van was first found and purchased, Karl found the original builders and owners and they showed serious interest in owning the van again. Even though Karl knew he could probably sell this...
