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Don’t take a leap of faith when you don’t have toWith a brand new travel trailer you’ll quickly discover the downfall to the factory OEM trailer steps. Not only do flimsy foldout steps hover above ground, but they also feel like you’re scaling a springing plank or diving board each time you enter and exit the trailer. The entire RV...

Loading a truck camper for the first time may be tricky You’ve outfitted your truck with Torklift TRUE Frame-Mounted Tie Downs and purchased FastGun truck camper turnbuckles. The anticipation of loading your truck camper onto the truck for its maiden voyage is getting you pumped up with excitement. You’ve even prepped your truck’s suspension with Torklift International StableLoads to help...

We are so lucky to have a chance to have one of our products featured in the September edition of Trailer Life Magazine! What product do you ask? None other than the newest addition to our product family, the GlowStep Revolution. “… it doesn’t get much better than this.”                     -Kevin...

Now that it’s time to retire… What are you going to do with all your extra time?   That’s the question many retirees seem to hear all the time when they make that decision to retire. Funny thing is, it seems like once you settle into retirement, you find you don’t know how you ever worked. Mama your babies grew...

Princeton Racing Electric teamEach spring it’s time for the Formula Hybrid, a highly regarded competition that challenges collegiate students to design, build and race an electric hybrid racecar. The 2015 Formula Hybrid took place April 27-30 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. The team of students from Princeton University contacted Torklift after they came across a...

FastGun WobbleStopper stabilizes the truck camper and provides camper jack support Why didn’t I think of that? Sometimes, it’s the simplest thing that make you wonder, “Why has no one thought of this before?” That’s the feeling you get when you see a product like the FastGun WobbleStopper from Torklift International. FastGun technology with a kitschy name You’ve likely heard...

  Ready, set, go! It’s that time of year again to put away the winter, dust off the grill, mow the yard and pull out those toys, because the sunshine of summer means we’re ready to play outside! There’s just one thing wrong Trading in the old boat for a new one seemed like a good idea last fall. After...

If you’ve seen our first go at the StableLoad Challenge, it’s clear that those who tested the StableLoad suspension stabilizer are convinced on its ability to remedy handling issues of a loaded down truck. In hopes of echoing this approval, we took the StableLoad Challenge to Everett, Washington. What’s the StableLoad Challenge? Two identical Ford F-150 trucks2,800 pounds loaded in...

Sweet deals for busy beesSometimes the endeavors of every day life are distracting. Wrapped up in our own little worlds, we unintentionally bypass opportunities we normally would have taken advantage of… But whoops, we missed it. Luckily, Torklift has your back. Since the ups and downs of life can be all consuming, we thought we’d remind you of these special...

When it comes to towing, determining the correct configuration and proper towing equipment can be a headache, sadly like a hangover.  But the hangover we’re talking about is hauling something that blocks access to your trailer hitch, preventing you from hooking up that boat or trailer behind your rig. Also known as an overhang, this could be the case if...