I have seen so many over loaded pickups and now i see how easy they fall over.....i love it....amazing Thailand always something to see.

Looked like he just parked it and it fell over. Maybe a gusty bit of wind.

Who says the truck fell over ?

Maybe he just had an oil service

Looks like about 12 leaf springs on the rear axle. Not stock for sure.

Fewer trips = higher profits

Looks like about 12 leaf springs on the rear axle. Not stock for sure.

I had some river rocks delivered with a Toyota Vigo which didn't seem to have issues with the weight.

When asked they told me the suspension was modified to carry a load of 5 Tonnes.

another angle.....

When they get it upright, what's the bet the owner will drive off as is?

Its just tired and needed a sleep.

When they get it upright, what's the bet the owner will drive off as is?

Well, by that time they will both have had a wee rest

I often wondered how they got so much on a small truck. Now that I can count the number of leaf springs I can see how.

A lot of the strange things on the road are a result of the hand to mouth mindset of a large portion of the population. Among my work crews' trucks and motorcycles, I think 1/4 of a tank is the equivalent of a full tank. If the fuel warning light comes on it means they need to avoid hills and most certainly need to take a shortcut on the wrong side of the road if possible. And that U-turn a few hundred meters down the road (as opposed to cutting across 4-8 lanes of traffic)? ... that's a luxury for the "rich" people.

These two flipped at the gas station because there it is required to make very sharp turns to reach the desired pump.

Somewhere in the Chiang Mai/Chang Rai area.

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PS ... I like the safety aware red flag on the back of the load as a warning signal ...

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This one doesn't even need a red flag, this is considered safe, enough....

I like the sign over the shopfront. Always quality product from Korat.

When they get it upright, what's the bet the owner will drive off as is?

that goes unsaid

Bags of fertilizer.

To much cargo not enough truck, poor bastard din't have enough money for a bigger truck

Seen a pick up once with a Sala (thai gazebo) on the back

This was coming from Kao Lak. I sped past him when it was safe. He was weaving left to right and I did not want to get stuck behind him for 3 hours while the road was being cleared.

Seen a pick up once with a Sala (thai gazebo) on the back

Must be the same one..

Seen a pick up once with a Sala (thai gazebo) on the back

Only one????

Somewhere in the Chiang Mai/Chang Rai area.

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PS ... I like the safety aware red flag on the back of the load as a warning signal ...

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David, believe it or not I've actually SEEN that truck, or at least somebody with a load of wheelbarrows. But I saw it reversing backwards up an off-ramp because the overpass was labelled at 5.15M. Probably halfway between Lamchabang and the airport.

I've told many of my friends about it and it was my best story up until I saw two horses two months ago on the back of a Vigo in Jomtien - no frame around the cargo area and the horses were bracing themselves for the bumps and turns like seasoned veterans.

At least his load was securely tied

Seen a pick up once with a Sala (thai gazebo) on the back

Must be the same one..

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The one I saw was much bigger than that.It was one of the more expensive,flashy ones.

Caught this one on the way to Swampy a few months ago...

Somewhere in the Chiang Mai/Chang Rai area.

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PS ... I like the safety aware red flag on the back of the load as a warning signal ...

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That's a work of art!

Who says the truck fell over ?

Maybe he just had an oil service

its resting