Truck bed extender legality

[lman]

Oh no...I hope you were not offended!

Not at all, just didn't know how a toy truck got in the picture.

 

[LD1]

Another option is to just use the trailer you haul your tractor on. I would use my 16' cargo trailer.

Trying to maneuver a 25' gooseneck trailer in and out of a crowded park is what I was trying to avoid.

I used it yesterday for its intended purpose. And it didnt disappoint.

I can see myself using it in the future to haul small amounts of lumber and even lengths of pipe for drainage jobs where its a little overkill to drag around a dual-tandem gooseneck trailer

 

[bdhsfz6]

This doesn't answer your question but FWIW, my father in law used to take his cornstalks to the county fair tall crop competition using one of those hitch mount extenders on his pickup. He tacked a flag to the end of a 16' 2x4 and tied it to the end of the extender. He then used the 2x4 to support the cornstalks by tying them up with ribbon.

 

[Shenandoah MF1760]

Thanks for your useless reply.




Upon a little further digging, I did find the same thing for my state.

The scenario I have is very odd and unique.

We have a local farm festival which includes a horticulture show. 40 or so categories like heaviest tomato, potato, sweet potato, etc etc. Longest ear of corn, cornstalk, tallest marestail, tallest giant ragweed, tallest thistle, etc etc.

So some of these plants like cornstalks and ragweed that I enter get ~14' tall or more. They are quite delicate and NOT something I want to red-flag. So I was asking for the distance that DOESNT require the flag to see if I can just keep the bed-extender inside that dimension if it will work for my needs and have no worry about flagging.

If it works, it keeps me from having to drag a trailer to the festival just hauling a couple cornstalks and a couple ragweeds....lol

What about getting a long PVC pipe. Put the stalks etc. in the pipe and attach the flag to the pipe. Might not even need the extender then.

 

[LD1]

What about getting a long PVC pipe. Put the stalks etc. in the pipe and attach the flag to the pipe. Might not even need the extender then.

Thats actually not a bad Idea for the things like cornstalks and marestail. But I worry about ragweed and bull thistle breaking things off getting them in.

And I'd need a TON of pipes.

The festival is over now... but I hauled down 6 ragweed, 3 marestail, 6 cornstalks, 3 bull thistle, 1 other thistle.
1st place ~10' marestail, 1st place ~14'4" other thistle, 3rd place on ragweed ~14'6", 3rd on cornstalk ~13'6", and 3rd on bull thistle ~12'.

Hoping for some 17' cornstalks next year. Got several the first year I planted goliath silage corn. But the past two years I have saved seed cause its open pollenated and have only got to the 13' ballpark

 

[k0ua]

LD1, glad you got your extender fabbed up in no time. As a side note, I am still sneezing just thinking about that big ragweed

 

[Redlands Okie]

Congrats on the wins. Extender looks nice.

 

[PILOON]

I DIY'd a cargo extender to haul my fuel with my SUV for my CUT. (hate spilled fuel smell in the SUV)

Made it to exactly fit 4ea 5 gal containers.
Painted visibility stripes on it and attachment points for binders.
Lucky in that my 'tags' are high enough to be visible above the loaded extender so I guess I'm all legal since I don't extend but a tad over 20 inches. (Hope the extended rule is same in my jurisdiction)

Blessed to DIY weld and have a good reserve of steel.

 

[k0ua]

Blessed to DIY weld and have a good reserve of steel.

Yes. Yes it is. There are very few things as satisfying as cutting up steel pieces from you own stock and welding up something useful that you wanted. And then having it work out just like you planned. Satisfying indeed.

 

[LD1]

It is definitely satisfying

Yes. Yes it is. There are very few things as satisfying as cutting up steel pieces from you own stock and welding up something useful that you wanted. And then having it work out just like you planned. Satisfying indeed.

 

[Jstpssng]

Yes. Yes it is. There are very few things as satisfying as cutting up steel pieces from you own stock and welding up something useful that you wanted. And then having it work out just like you planned. Satisfying indeed.

I've said it here before. If there was more welding and fabrication taught in high schools there would be a lot fewer troubled teens.

 

[bigtiller]

Thats actually not a bad Idea for the things like cornstalks and marestail. But I worry about ragweed and bull thistle breaking things off getting them in.

And I'd need a TON of pipes.

The festival is over now... but I hauled down 6 ragweed, 3 marestail, 6 cornstalks, 3 bull thistle, 1 other thistle.
1st place ~10' marestail, 1st place ~14'4" other thistle, 3rd place on ragweed ~14'6", 3rd on cornstalk ~13'6", and 3rd on bull thistle ~12'.

Hoping for some 17' cornstalks next year. Got several the first year I planted goliath silage corn. But the past two years I have saved seed cause its open pollenated and have only got to the 13' ballpark

You got some BIG weeds! Is that why the corn was stunted?

 

[LD1]

You got some BIG weeds! Is that why the corn was stunted?

LOL. The weeds werent from the same field as the corn

 

[sandman2234]

I know the show is over, you already made the extender, and all that. This comment is just an observation from somebody who is usually 8 or more pages behind on the few posts he does read...
I would consider adding a set of boat trailer lights to it. Simple enough to do, not a lot of money, and it gives you just a little more protection from that kid texting, etc. The rear picture the car behind you sees is usually the rear of your truck with the tail/brake lights. That added orange 2 inch tall strip across the back may not even get noticed. Now if you pile enough stuff on it...but you would probably load the trailer if you were carrying enough to make the picture clearer to the person behind. Kind of like standing on R/R tracks, you never see the cow-catcher, just the front of the train coming at you, yet the cow-catcher is what you get nailed by.
Just a thought, easy to add, and plug them into the trailer light connector (!@#% where did I put that 4 pin to 7 pin adapter!!)
David from jax

 

[the old grind]

The more I listen to truckers (& watch dash-cam videos ) the more I want to fix up my magnetic 'towing light' set. (need to upgrade the magnets) Would like an extra set of lights on any car, truck, or tractor I have on the trailer. So many drivers distracted, or not staying back end up rear-ending somebody. I don't want someone saying they didn't see me.

 

[Diggin It]

I would consider adding a set of boat trailer lights to it.

I wouldn't add anything that big, but there are narrow width LED strips in red and yellow that could be used.

 

[artf]

Section 4513.09 - Ohio Revised Code | Ohio Laws

codes.ohio.gov

Section 4513.09 | Red light or flag required.​

Ohio Revised Code
Title 45 Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft
Chapter 4513 Traffic Laws - Equipment; Loads

Effective: October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly

(A) Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear four feet or more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle, there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, at the times specified in section 4513.03 of the Revised Code, a red light or lantern plainly visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the sides and rear. The red light or lantern required by this section is in addition to the red rear light required upon every vehicle. At any other time there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of such load a red flag or cloth not less than sixteen inches square.

(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.

Section 4513.03 | Time for lighted lights on motor vehicles.​

Ohio Revised Code
Title 45 Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft
Chapter 4513 Traffic Laws - Equipment; Loads

(A) Every vehicle, other than a motorized bicycle, operated upon a street or highway within this state shall display lighted lights and illuminating devices as required by sections 4513.04 to 4513.37 of the Revised Code during all of the following times:

(1) The time from sunset to sunrise;

(2) At any other time when, due to insufficient natural light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons, vehicles, and substantial objects on the highway are not discernible at a distance of one thousand feet ahead;

(3) At any time when the windshield wipers of the vehicle are in use because of precipitation on the windshield.

Every motorized bicycle shall display at such times lighted lights meeting the rules adopted by the director of public safety under section 4511.521 of the Revised Code. No motor vehicle, during any time specified in this section, shall be operated upon a street or highway within this state using only parking lights as illumination.

Whenever in such sections a requirement is declared as to the distance from which certain lamps and devices shall render objects visible, or within which such lamps or devices shall be visible, such distance shall be measured upon a straight level unlighted highway under normal atmospheric conditions unless a different condition is expressly stated.
Whenever in such sections a requirement is declared as to the mounted height of lights or devices, it shall mean from the center of such light or device to the level ground upon which the vehicle stands.
(
B) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no law enforcement officer shall cause the operator of a vehicle being operated upon a street or highway within this state to stop the vehicle solely because the officer observes that a violation of division (A)(3) of this section has been or is being committed or for the sole purpose of issuing a ticket, citation, or summons for a violation of that division, or causing the arrest of or commencing a prosecution of a person for a violation of that division.

(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.

 

[LD1]

Section 4513.09 - Ohio Revised Code | Ohio Laws

codes.ohio.gov

Section 4513.09 | Red light or flag required.​

Ohio Revised Code
Title 45 Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft
Chapter 4513 Traffic Laws - Equipment; Loads

Effective: October 16, 2009
Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 128th General Assembly

(A) Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear four feet or more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle, there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, at the times specified in section 4513.03 of the Revised Code, a red light or lantern plainly visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the sides and rear. The red light or lantern required by this section is in addition to the red rear light required upon every vehicle. At any other time there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of such load a red flag or cloth not less than sixteen inches square.

(B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.

Section 4513.03 | Time for lighted lights on motor vehicles.​

Ohio Revised Code
Title 45 Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft
Chapter 4513 Traffic Laws - Equipment; Loads

(A) Every vehicle, other than a motorized bicycle, operated upon a street or highway within this state shall display lighted lights and illuminating devices as required by sections 4513.04 to 4513.37 of the Revised Code during all of the following times:

(1) The time from sunset to sunrise;

(2) At any other time when, due to insufficient natural light or unfavorable atmospheric conditions, persons, vehicles, and substantial objects on the highway are not discernible at a distance of one thousand feet ahead;

(3) At any time when the windshield wipers of the vehicle are in use because of precipitation on the windshield.

Every motorized bicycle shall display at such times lighted lights meeting the rules adopted by the director of public safety under section 4511.521 of the Revised Code. No motor vehicle, during any time specified in this section, shall be operated upon a street or highway within this state using only parking lights as illumination.

Whenever in such sections a requirement is declared as to the distance from which certain lamps and devices shall render objects visible, or within which such lamps or devices shall be visible, such distance shall be measured upon a straight level unlighted highway under normal atmospheric conditions unless a different condition is expressly stated.
Whenever in such sections a requirement is declared as to the mounted height of lights or devices, it shall mean from the center of such light or device to the level ground upon which the vehicle stands.
(
B) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no law enforcement officer shall cause the operator of a vehicle being operated upon a street or highway within this state to stop the vehicle solely because the officer observes that a violation of division (A)(3) of this section has been or is being committed or for the sole purpose of issuing a ticket, citation, or summons for a violation of that division, or causing the arrest of or commencing a prosecution of a person for a violation of that division.

(C) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.

Thanks for the reply. But I already found the information, made what I needed, and have already used it.