[AT] O/T Meyers or Western plow

[charlie hill]

Cecil the bumper height law in NC used to be 19 inches.  I don't know if it 
has been changed or not but I have never seen it enforced.   There are lots 
of pickups running around here who's bumpers are high enough to pitch a 
small tent under.

Charlie
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Subject: Re: [AT] O/T Meyers or Western plow


>
> In a message dated 1/30/2005 2:57:37 AM Central Standard Time,
> mrreg_99 at hotmail.com writes:
>
> Hi  Ed,
>
> I think that after a certian date, somewhere around  the mid 90's the
> manufacturers could no longer have the old style  "hard-mounted" plows for
> sale anymore, and the new style "unimounts" or  "minute-mounts" became the
> standard. I don't know for sure if this was a  federal law, or just that 
> most
> of the states picked this up.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
> There is a bumper maximum height requirement in many states and it may be
> federal also.  Tghis may be why the plows come into that requirement if 
> they
> are permanently mounted...
>
> If your truck is 4 ft off the ground with large tires, you have to have a
> bumper with a maximum height of about 24 inches or close to it.  That way 
> you
> don't get to enjoy yourself in heavy traffic with Bigfoot!!!!!   -)
>
> Cecil in OKla
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