If you use your truck for heavy-duty work, you want to make sure it can handle the job. An aftermarket bumper can help your truck tow heavier loads than it could when it left the factory. See more »

Even a paved road -- one that's worn-down and riddled with potholes -- can be punishing on a vehicle's suspension system. So what's the effect of an unpaved road on your truck's suspension? See more »

If you have a talent for moving cattle in seconds flat from atop a horse, then you could rule these rodeo sports. So how many cattle are we talking? See more »

As you could probably guess, there's lots of dirt, dust and debris on a ranch. How do ranchers keep their trucks in good working order under such dirty and dusty conditions? See more »

It's safe to say that a truck bound up in this much snow is going nowhere anytime soon. But aside from obscuring visibility, how do extreme climates affect trucks? See more »

Horses, cowboy hats, cattle and dust: These are the things that likely come to mind when you think of ranches. As strange as it may sound, you might want to add "oil" to that list. See more »

Ranch life is significantly more stressful on a truck's engine than a typical daily commute on paved roads and highways. But how much harder can it really be? And what causes engine stress, anyway? See more »

Whether ranchers use trucks to check on a herd or maintain fields and fences, these modern motorized workhorses are a necessity on ranches. Whatever happened to horses? See more »

If you like the outdoors and working with horses, you might love working as a ranch caretaker. You get to live on the property, care for animals, make new friends -- and work really, really hard. See more »

Are you out of work? Looking for a new profession? Well, consider the ranch life. Ranch hands spend their days outdoors birthing calves, mending fences and vaccinating livestock. And, the salary isn't half bad. See more »