--- title: "Watch a Half-Scale Cybertruck Beat a Ford F-150 in a Tug of War" description: "In just over a month, YouTubers from the account “The Hacksmith” have built a half-scale Cybertruck that can even win against a full-sized Ford F150 pickup truck in a tug of war. In a video uploaded today, the team of crafty Canadian engineers showed off what their adorable take on Tesla’s brutalist stainless steel monstrosity […]" date: "2020-02-27" modified: "2020-02-27" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/half-scale-cybertruck-beat-f-150-tug-war" categories: - "Advanced Transport" tags: - "cybertruck" - "electric pickup" - "tesla" --- # Watch a Half-Scale Cybertruck Beat a Ford F-150 in a Tug of War ![YouTubers behind the account "The Hacksmith" have built a half-scale Cybertruck that is so powerful, it can win against a Ford F150 in a tug of war.]() *\Image: Hacksmith Industries via YouTube\* In just over a month, the YouTubers behind the account "The Hacksmith" have built a half-scale Cybertruck so powerful that it can win against a full-sized Ford F-150 pickup truck in a tug of war. https://youtu.be/5QZ9MLQOo-4 In a video uploaded today, the team of crafty Canadian engineers showed off what their adorable take on Tesla's brutalist stainless steel monstrosity can do. It can Tokyo drift [around corners in the snow](), perform burnouts, and even hold your cup of Tim Horton's on your morning commute. In a series of escalating tug of wars, the Cybertruck is put through its paces, coming out successful against a range of smaller, but full-sized, vehicles. To compensate for the weight of the full-sized F-150 truck, the team added 1,000 lbs worth of concrete bricks plus a bunch of extra barbell weights. The comparatively gigantic truck can be seen burning its tires, with the mini Cybertruck holding steady before pulling the truck for several feet. However, in a preceding test without extra weights, the F-150 easily beat the scaled-down Cybertruck. In a [previous video](), the team of engineers claimed their mini Cybertruck has a whopping [50 percent more torque]() than a 5-liter F-150 pickup truck. Is it really a fair comparison? Not really, as many have pointed out after Tesla's November publicity stunt in which they set their own full-scale Cybertruck against the same vehicle [garnered outrage](). There are a lot of variables from differing tires to weight distribution greatly affecting the pound feet of torque generated by each wheel axis as YouTube channel "Engineering Explained" explored in [its video](). But does that make the video of a mini Cybertruck digging its adorable tires into the ground any less fun to watch? We don't think so. **READ MORE:** [1:2 Tesla Cybertruck VS Ford F-150 (TOW TEST!)]() \[YouTube\] **More on the model:** *[Watch This Adorable Mini Cybertruck Drift in the Snow]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()