coalminer Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Hi, More and more foreigners are buying a new pick-up for themselves or for their "Tirac". But no foreigner is loading their pick-up like it should be done in Thailand, aerodynamic. Si, I will try to give in short a lesson with the help of my Thai experienced pick-up driver. First, buy a device to extend your pick-up in the height and in the length. Second, start loading your pick-up from the inside up and cover it to have an aerodynamic look like this: The pick-up load is perfect if you can balance the pick-up up and down by pushing on the load with a low force as my skilled Thai driver is demonstrating. How far can a pick-up be loaded legaly? For the more skilled pick-up loaders, a pick-up load should be approximativly: pick-up + payload = truck But for the beginners, it is recommend to park your pick-up in front of a truck and compare your pick-up length with the truck length. Your pick-up shall not exceed the truck length. So, now you are ready to hit the road without worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 surley that is illigal having that much on your truck, even in Thailand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaideeguy Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Illegal??? No, it's admired and the driver will get a certificate of merit for his loading skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slip Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 LOL, but where's he going to fit the 25 yahoos to shout "YOU, FARANG!!" as he nearly wipes my motorbike off the road? Oh, on top like any other Thai pickup driver I guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toptuan Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 The load must be spun insulation or feathers! What's really scary is to see these overloaded pickups with some real serious weight on them, careening all over the road, nearly out of control. I always give them wide berth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeid Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 impressive, a bit off the subject, i was in a mazda double cab, with 17 people and that is a load for a coaster bus. so Pickup + 17 = Coaster bus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 (edited) The best I've seen in Thaliand so far and top marks for tidyness. Edited May 7, 2008 by Artisi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 (edited) The best I've seen in Thaliand so far and top marks for tidyness. Not from Thailand, but is stiff competion Edited May 7, 2008 by Boater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 The best I've seen in Thaliand so far and top marks for tidyness. Not from Thailand, but is stiff competion on another, this is from Thailand, and not a Truck, but a Bike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I wsh I had a copy of the photo in the Bangkok Post a few years back. It showed a pickup with a broken back (chassis) due to overloading. The really amusing part was the load - Tampons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefferson Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I don't think it's that bad in the original post.. Obviously the load is extremely light in weight; the car still looks fairly balanced; I've seen a lot worse, weight-wise. (Of course if there's any kind of wind then all bets are off. ) (BTW, the picture says 'Isuzu' when you save it, but it's of course a Nissan Big-M. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 I wsh I had a copy of the photo in the Bangkok Post a few years back.It showed a pickup with a broken back (chassis) due to overloading. The really amusing part was the load - Tampons. Like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 (edited) Just one more.... but dont let the constuction workers in Thailand see Edited May 7, 2008 by Boater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popshirt Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 How about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Here's one I took recently: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coalminer Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 A few weeks ago, I was driving behind what seemed to be an overloaded pick-up. When I passed the pick-up, it was a motorbike!!!!!!!!!!! Wished that I would have my camera with me at that time. Anyway, thanks for the many pictures in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxexile Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundman Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 While quite a laugh to see these ridiculously overloaded pickups negotiating the roads without collecting trees, bridges & traffic lights in the process, all too often you see the aftermath of a sudden gust of wind that sends them careening into on-coming traffic or up-ending them in the median drainage ditch. Soundman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Just one more.... but dont let the constuction workers in Thailand see Seeing the wasted space, on top of the cab, in this picture reminds me that in Yemen, there would invariably be a roof-rack, with a full-grown camel squatting upon it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nignoy Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 An English Driver coping well with Khon Kaen roads Nignoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgunn65 Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 No picture I am afraid but during Songkran in Kanchaniburi I counted 25 teenagers on the back of a pick up truck. Surely some record!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbee Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 How to load a pick-up... Huh, what's about how to unload an excavator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coalminer Posted November 10, 2008 Author Share Posted November 10, 2008 Fresh from today. Enjoy .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RY12 Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 top this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dingdongrb Posted November 10, 2008 Share Posted November 10, 2008 Difficult to see due to my poor cellphone camera at the time and it starting to get dark. But this is a picture of a guy loading a scooter on his bike along with all the other stuff he had gathered. (In Dongguan China) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyMatt Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 I wish I had been quicker with my camera whilst on a trip to Cambodia. There was a mini van full of people with a motorcycle on the top, and a guy in the riding position on the motorbike. Amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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