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This Compact German Semi Truck Divides Into Two Separate Halves for Long Loads

My county has a robust timber industry, and you constantly see the logging trucks going back and forth. These trucks are massive when loaded, and massive when empty.

In Germany, however, they’ve got a very different vehicle for logging: The Ratioplus, manufactured by Doll Fahrzeugbau.

Headed to the jobsite, it looks like this:

Once on-site, the driver hops into the seat for the onboard crane.

He then unloads the truck’s little buddy riding on the back.

Then he grabs a log.

As he lays the first one down on the little buddy, he simultaneously remote-controls it to drive away from him, essentially setting the length that the truck will take.

Then he loads up the rest of the logs.

Once done loading, he lashes the logs together with this manly pink chain.

Then he folds the crane back up…

…and drives off.

The configuration allows him to tackle windy roads with ease.

Here’s a video look at the process: