Torklift Central Blogs

The tension rose at the Seattle Bike Expo as our custom raffle bucket filled to its chain-link brim.  Nearly 150 people hailing from Seattle to Portland, Texas to Ireland flooded our booth for their chance to win a $100 gift card to Torklift Central.  Aside from our sparkling personality, the eye candy at our booth helped spur the discount frenzy. ...

Imagine pulling your RV into a campground and staying a whole week for $1.25.  That's he way it used to be in this film about RV life produced by Chevrolet in 1937.  It was a simpler time, when people still hung their clothes out to dry on a line whether they were camping or not.  RV life has come a...

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...

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...