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Wheelie - ZIL-131 Russian Logging truck - Phonsavan (Laos)

This russian-made ZIL-131 4x4 (or rather, 6x6) logging truck was loaded with very heavy and long logs, so the center of gravity of the gear was close to the rear wheels.­ When the truck had to pass through a small ditch on the side of the road, the front of the truck took up quite high.­ The truck was not going fast, but it needed a lot of power to pass that ditch (you can see the black smoke from the engine roaring).­ I was riding my motorbike on the road when I saw that.­ It was fun to watch and i was able to make a good capture of that amazing image!

See more info on the ZIL-131 here: http:/­/­en.­wikipedia.­org/­wiki/­ZIL-131.

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