EcoHitch

For months now it’s been the same old story.  Folks living in the European Union and around the world visit our online store to purchase an EcoHitch for their Eco-Friendly vehicle.  They place the hidden hitch carefully into their Internet basket, proceed to checkout, and promptly smash their keyboard with a credit card when they realize the cost of overseas...

Not every day in the custom trailer hitch business is as glamorous as most people think.  Behind the photo shoots, celebrity endorsements and international fame, Torklift Central’s expert technicians are always hard at work fabricating our next EcoHitch masterpiece.  It just so happens our latest achievement is a particularly large one.  Not content to bask in the afterglow of our...

Tesla made an impressive public relations and safety move this month by announcing they will now offer a freetitanium-reinforced underbody shield for the Model S.  The shield is designed to protect against road debris that are thought to have caused fires in the all-electric car by coming in contact with the battery pack.  Every Model S built after March 6th...

Stop!  Somewhere out there a Tesla Model S owner is about to drill into the nose cone of their six-figure car…. Stop the madness! Chances are they’d rather drill into the hull of their boat. But in the 31 states that currently require front license plates, too many Tesla heads find themselves lacking a viable alternative.  Today Torklift Central wants...

Not a day goes by when someone doesn’t come into our shop and ask: “How can I express my love of RV’s, trailer hitches, and towing accessories on my midsection?”  Until now we didn’t have an answer.   Torklift Centralis proud to announce a new line of apparel designed to flatter the road warrior in all of us.  Whether you spend...

You don’t have to be Dick Tracy to know Torklift Central is on a never-ending quest to fabricate custom EcoHitches.  Every new EcoHitch we develop challenges us to outperform competitor hitches in quality, competitive price, and functionality. When we got our hands on a 2014 Toyota Highlander recently, we embarked on several days of top-secret development in our shop.  We’re...

We’re no stranger to Eco-Hauling at Torklift Central.  In fact, we’re kind of a big deal when it comes to that sort of thing. But when we heard that Walmart is developing a hybrid semi-truck, we couldn’t help but wonder; “What?”    It’s no secret semi-trucks are to fuel-efficiency what Colonel Sanders is to break dancing.  The average trucker should...

From weekend warriors to daily commuters, policy advocates and hardcore enthusiasts, Torklift Central wants our biker community to be happy.  To celebrate the Emerald City bike scene, we’ll be attending the 2014 Seattle Bicycle Expo March 1st-2nd at the Smith Cove Cruise Terminal 91.  With more than 175 vendors, three stages of how-to presentations, panels, and expert demos, there really...

You probably wouldn’t notice it by looking at him, but John Glenney is an electric warrior.  Hailing from Lexington, Kentucky, he’s a farm owner, family man and the proud owner of three Tesla Model S’s.  Operating a small fleet of the all-electric vehicle qualifies him as a Tesla Head.  What he does with them is a whole other story. Before...

Despite climate change, a recession and the disturbing popularization of twerking, 2013 was a very good year at Torlklift Central.   We’ve highlighted on this blog previously that international demand for our EcoHitch is surging and we’re happily working on the logistics to keep up.  As wonderful as we are, the success of the EcoHitch is due in large part to...