Torklift Central Blogs

When it comes to the motorhome industry, Gary Bunzer, AKA The RV Doctor is a juggernaut.  For over 37 years The Doc has served as a foremost authority and technical educator of all things RV related.  We were flattered at Torklift Central when he agreed to interview our Vice President of Operations, Matt Lynch on how to properly dinghy tow...

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...

Since opening a single garage shop in 1976, Jon Kay set a standard for excellence at a company he dubbed Torklift Central.  Nearly 40 years later, pride, grit and determination still run deep in our culture at Torklift Central.  In celebration of all we accomplished in 2013, we held a swanky end of the year party to honor the most...

We love your truck.  There.  We said it.  In the spirit of Cupid we’ve been writing heart-felt Valentines inviting our friends to Get Hitched this Valentine’s Day at Torklift Central.  Because we ‘re in the mood, we took the time to personalize one of these love letters to someone we care deeply about:  Your truck. Dear Truck, How many ways...

 Torklift Central has a lot of love to give this year.  For starters, we’ll be dolling out free seminars, swag and prizes at the 2014 Seattle RV Show February 6-9th at CenturyLink Field Event Center.  If by some mishap you miss us all four-days, don’t start your Valentine’s week solo by plowing through an entire box of chocolate; we’ll still...

Despite what you might think of Wal-Mart, RV camping at one of their several billion locations definitely has its benefits.  For starters, admission is free.  There’s also the allure of being positioned a stone’s throw from a building with enough supplies to outlast the apocalypse.  For all the reasons to set up camp outside Wal-Mart, there’s an unofficial set of...

Thanks to the growing popularity of the 2014 Seattle RV show, the four-day extravaganza will be expanding into the East Hall of CenturyLink Field Event Center.  That means visitors will have nearly 100 more RVs to peruse than last year.  To help make sense of the added excitement, show organizers will debut the Seattle RV Show’s first mobile app at...

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...

Owning a motorhome, 5thwheel or camper trailer comes with a proud obligation to use it for adventure.  Often times the real challenge comes from deciding which new frontiers to explore, and more importantly, what to do once you get there.  Luckily 2014 is still young.  There’s plenty of time to plan a vacation that will be the envy of your...