Ohio HAMBers, roll pan, legal?

If a truck doesn't have front and back bumpers, is it legal to drive or no? I'm having trouble finding it! Thanks!

 

Yes, as long as the frame horns are not sticking out past the body.

 

Rear for sure
Not positive about the front

 

Thanks, fellers! Just needed to know for a future project!

 

I think it depends more on the Police ocifer pulling you over. Technicaly the Law states, if it came with it, then it must have it. This is not normaly enforced though.

It can be argued in many instances. Example, front L Plates, seat belts, hand signals verses lights, and the list goes on.

It all goes back to the officer, and if he likes hot rods.

 

They can't enforce laws that don't exist. Relying on an officer's personal opinion or if he got a BJ or is constipated that day is not the best idea.

 

The old rule of thumb was always that you had to have some type of front bumper but you didnt have to have a rear one. That being because of trucks rear bumpers were optional and usually dealership installed up into the sixties sometime. But I dont enforce laws, rewrite laws and am not a lawyer.....so be careful with my advice lol.

 

a few of my friends have early 50 f1's with no bumpers had em for years no legal problems

a friend has a 67 f100 with a roll pan on the back no problems

if roll pans, no bumpers are illegal there sure are alot of em rolling around here

 

Been away from Ohio for a while, but back in the '70's you had to run bumpers front and rear on cars, trucks could get by without a rear one. I would think, but not certain that you could get by with a roll pan. How many of you guys remember the old mobile Motor Vehicle Inspections they would do on the roadside?

 

Thank goodness they stopped those roadside inspections. I got more "fix and repair" cards at those esp. on bumper height. Not to mention the all the cars I fixed in the shop because they would always make you set the park brake. Well when you got a car and the park brake hasnt been set in awhile....they dont " unset " very well.

 

They didn't stop them. There was one set up here in Swanton last week.

I tok my car with rolled pans front and rear to the OHP, and they said no problem. 16 ga. steel is better than plastic bumpers.

 

How many police officers would even know the answer? Very very few, I bet. Build it, they won't know the difference.

 

My daily driver (lowered 89 chevy truck) as a rear roll pan. I been followed by our small town officers and state troopers. Never have had an issue.