Off-Roading

The Killer Tricycle Banned by the US Government

This cultural hot potato of the 80s had everything - flawed design, thoughtless marketing, irresponsible dealers, young lives lost, sickening injury rates, bad parenting…the lot. Here’s the messy story of the three-wheeled ATV.

They were awesome, my neighbors had them growing up, and maybe still do. And here's why they are so awesome, and why it's so obnoxious that the government cracked down on their manufacturing.

The 6X6 Monster Hearse – 1967 Cadillac Mortis – ThrottleXtreme

The 6X6 Monster Hearse – 1967 Cadillac Mortis – ThrottleXtreme

Built by master mechanic and Naples, Idaho-native Jimmy Driver, the 10ft high, 20,000 lbs beast known as β€˜Mortis’ has been causing a stir in the local community.
Jimmy has been modifying the Cadillac to suit his mud-bogging needs, and according to his wife, Leah, the giant project has brought friends and family together.

Because of its imposing physicality, the beast itself will only reach speeds of up to 12 mph. But the monster hearse’s huge build and slow crawl is perfect for traversing the rocks and mud bogs of rural Idaho.

4 MORE INCHES! He’s impeaching me before we start!!! LOL

Join me for the last UTV VLOG before our big trail ride tomorrow and mud slinging vlog! Of course Matt Jennings had to move the bar even farther in his direction by adding ANOTHER 4 INCHES OF LIFT on top of the already 22 inches of ground clearance that he had on his new Intimidator Enforcer UTV! Of course I'll have my new Polaris Ranger XP 1000 Northstar out for the ride, and we'll also have a new Polaris RZR 1000, a Yamaha UTV and probably another ATV to boot. It should be a fun time. Don't forget to Like and subscribe to see the upcoming videos of tomorrows UTV ride event as well as to follow us on all of our country living adventures, excavator projects, Branson tractor projects, food plots, duck ponds, habitat improvement, land management, our new Kentucky land and Kentucky farmhouse rehab project and much more. Kapper Outdoors, living the dream, one acre at a time.

I am just impressed by the size of that lifted UTV. Albany money isn't oil field trash money for sure.πŸ’°