Michelin has come up with a wide tire for trucks, big trucks that is, that replaces the normal dual wheel and tire setup. Your 18 wheeler just became a 10 wheeler! The Michelin X One tire is being promoted as a fuel saver because of the weight savings. They can be recapped just like the current crop of tires so long life should be no problem. The tire weighs about 200 pounds … [Read more...]
GMC PAD concept truck
Is it a truck, an RV or something else entirely? GMC's PAD concept vehicle design for the 2006 LA Auto Show design competition combines everything in one vehicle to make this a home on wheels. The look is futuristic and the practicality highly questionable but it's interesting for sure. Description from the designers: Affordable Housing in LA? The GMC PAD, an urban loft … [Read more...]
Ford Easy Fuel system prevents misfueling
If you have a diesel under the hood, you don't want gasoline in the tank. Ford of Europe has come up with an Easy Fuel system to prevent smaller diameter gasoline nozzles from being inserted into larger diameter diesel filler necks. A mechanical diameter detector locks out the smaller nozzle so only the larger diesel fuel pump nozzle can be inserted. Most of you wouldn't do … [Read more...]
HitchHoist portable truck crane
Pickups are great. The beds can carry enormous loads and if the load is a lot of small parts and pieces, anyone can manage to fill it, but sometimes the load is just one piece, one BIG and HEAVY piece. Then you might have a problem. You can get your neighbor and maybe the two of you can manhandle it into the bed without getting a hernia and maybe you can't. You might be out by … [Read more...]
Catch-All floor mats
New trucks have spectacular interiors these days, even older trucks that have been well cared for look great. The problem is, you use your truck in places where you get mud and snow and all kinds of muck on your shoes. It doesn't take long for that great looking interior to look like the floor of a barn. Have you ever tried to make a carpet look clean once it's really stained? … [Read more...]