Torklift Central Blogs

The Tesla Model S trailer hitch It’s that time of year again! No, we’re not talking about Christmas... we’re talking about the time of year for National Drive Electric Week. This event was originally started to heighten the awareness of today’s widespread availability of plug-in electric vehicles and the benefits of owning an eco-friendly car. Starting in 2011, as...

It's about to get chilly again! Although we may not have winter for 365 consecutive days, it still can be long and rough for your campers and RVs without the proper protection and planning. Winterizing a truck camper or winterizing a trailer will ensure you maintain the integrity and condition of your RV over the harsh months. When we...

The Lock and Load generator tray Considered one of the busiest camping weekends of the year, Labor Day is a great way for all of us to celebrate the American worker and also spend time with our families in the great outdoors. We have just what you need to make your camping weekend extra secure, but don’t just take...

Installing the Hydralift motorcycle carrier If you’re an avid motorcyclist and a passionate motorhome owner, you may be wondering how those two can go hand in hand. Many people think that since you own a motorhome you can’t bring a motorcycle because there’s no way to store it in the coach or you have to purchase a trailer for...

At Torklift Central we’re celebrating our 40th Anniversary of business in 2016 and we are so very excited to have our customers support and participation! For the entire month of June, we celebrated Torklift Central’s 40th Anniversary with raffle prizes, free gifts and goodies available at the store for all of our customers. Throughout the entire month, customers had a...

The big topic of discussion this year at the TMC Connect for the Tesla Motors Club was autonomous driving, including the semi-autonomous Tesla Autopilot. The term “autonomous” refers to a driverless car or self-driving car that is capable of navigating without human input. One of the guest speakers at the event, Annie Lien, has over 10 years of experience working...

"All eyes are on Autopilot now." This is the opening statement of guest speaker Lex Fridman during the TMC Connect event in Reno, Nevada hosted by Tesla Motors Club. Fridman is working as a postdoctoral associate at MIT and is currently researching computer vision applied to the detection and analysis of human behavior during naturalistic and semi-autonomous driving with his...

Dave achieved his truck camping dream, you can too! Have you ever had a dream about your future and what you thought it would look like? Do you just want to ride off into the sunset in a truck with a truck camper on the back and visit all the sites you’ve been wanting to see? After two years...

It's finally summer! Time for an adventure! It’s officially summer! June 20th marked the first day of summer which means it’s time to come out of hibernation and go on some adventures! Before you take your trailer out, make sure your trailer is road ready to prevent trailer wheel bearing failure in the future. When your trailer sits in...

  Check out that awesome installation shot! We already know that the Subaru WRX is already a really cool car, but when you combine it with the strength and stealthy look of the Subaru WRX EcoHitch, it becomes superior to all other WRXs. NASIOC forum user DomozitoLK shared his experience of his Subaru WRX hitch installation as well as some...