Is this legal????

[tmcalavy]

You have a lot of leeway for stuff in farm country, but check with a state trooper just to be sure...next time you see one out in public, just ask about it.

 

[jkent]

Lots of people in wisconsin run amber lights on the driver's and passenger's sides of the toolbox as marker lights and runs red lights on the rear of the toolbox with no problems

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I wouldn't be in too big of a hurry to put one on the side of the toolbox, we have red clearance lights on the sides of the rear corners of one of our service trucks and they get incredibly annoying at night in the rear view mirrors.

I doubt you would get in trouble for having amber on the rear I do think it would look goofy.

Amber "caution" lights are ok, all the utitlity trucks with amber strobes and farm equipment that has amber flashers front and rear from the factory are testiment to that... but they serve a different purpose than a clearance light.

That said one another one of our service trucks has stock amber roof clearance lights that are plainly visable from the rear too...

 

[dieseldane]

I am bored at work, so I did some research for ya.

Nebraska Revised Statute 60-6,219

Motor vehicle; motorcycle; lights; requirements; prohibited acts.
(1) Every motor vehicle upon a highway within this state during the period from sunset to sunrise and at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible persons or vehicles upon the highway at a distance of five hundred feet ahead shall be equipped with lighted headlights and taillights as respectively required in this section for different classes of vehicles.

(2) Every motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, a road roller, or road machinery, shall be equipped with two or more headlights, at the front of and on opposite sides of the motor vehicle. The headlights shall comply with the requirements and limitations set forth in sections 60-6,221 and 60-6,223.

(3) Every motor vehicle and trailer, other than a motorcycle, a road roller, or road machinery, shall be equipped with one or more taillights, at the rear of the motor vehicle or trailer, exhibiting a red light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the rear of such vehicle.

(4) Every motorcycle shall be equipped with at least one and not more than two headlights and with a taillight exhibiting a red light visible from a distance of at least five hundred feet to the rear of such motorcycle. The headlights shall comply with the requirements and limitations set forth in sections 60-6,221 and 60-6,223.

(5) The requirement in this section as to the distance from which lights must render obstructions visible or within which lights must be visible shall apply during the time stated in this section upon a straight, level, unlighted highway under normal atmospheric conditions.

(6) It shall be unlawful for any owner or operator of any motor vehicle to operate such vehicle upon a highway unless:

(a) The condition of the lights and electric circuit is such as to give substantially normal light output;

(b) Each taillight shows red directly to the rear, the lens covering each taillight is unbroken, each taillight is securely fastened, and the electric circuit is free from grounds or shorts;

(c) There is no more than one spotlight except for law enforcement personnel, government employees, and public utility employees;

(d) There are no more than two auxiliary driving lights and every such auxiliary light meets the requirements for auxiliary driving lights provided in section 60-6,225;

(e) If equipped with any lighting device, other than headlights, spotlights, or auxiliary driving lights, which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than twenty-five candlepower, such lighting device meets the requirements of subsection (4) of section 60-6,225; and

(f) If equipped with side cowl or fender lights, there are no more than two such lights and each such side cowl or fender light emits an amber or white light.

Nebraska Revised Statute 60-6,225

Spotlights; auxiliary driving lights; signal lights; other devices; intensity and direction.
(1) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with spotlights as specified in section 60-6,219, and every lighted spotlight shall be so aimed and used upon approaching another vehicle that no part of the beam will be directed to the left of the center of the highway nor more than one hundred feet ahead of the vehicle.

(2) Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two auxiliary driving lights mounted on the front at a height not less than twelve inches nor more than forty-two inches above the level surface on which the vehicle stands, and every such auxiliary driving light shall meet the requirements and limitations set forth in section 60-6,221. The restrictions on mounting height provided in this subsection shall not apply to any motor vehicle equipped with a blade, plow, or any other device designed for the movement of snow. Auxiliary driving lights shall be turned off at the same time the motor vehicle's headlights are required to be dimmed when approaching another vehicle from either the front or the rear.

(3) Whenever a motor vehicle is equipped with a signal light, the signal light shall be so constructed and located on the vehicle as to give a signal which shall be plainly visible in normal sunlight from a distance of one hundred feet to the rear of the vehicle but shall not project a glaring or dazzling light.

(4) Any device, other than headlights, spotlights, or auxiliary driving lights, which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than twenty-five candlepower shall be so directed that no part of the beam will strike the level of the surface on which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than fifty feet from the vehicle.

Nebraska Revised Statute 60-6,235

Clearance lights; requirements; substitution; violations; penalty.
Every vehicle, including road rollers, road machinery, combines, farm machinery, wagons, racks, and farm tractors, (1) having a width, including load, of eighty inches or more or (2) having any part thereof or having any load thereupon which extends forty inches or more to the left of the center of the chassis shall display, when driven, pulled, operated, or propelled upon any highway during the period from sunset to sunrise and at all other times when there is not sufficient light to render such vehicle clearly discernible, two clearance lights on the left side of such vehicle.

One clearance light shall be located at the front and display an amber light which is visible, under normal atmospheric conditions, from a distance of three hundred feet to the front of such vehicle. The other clearance light shall be located at the rear and display a red light which is visible, under normal atmospheric conditions, from a distance of three hundred feet to the rear of the vehicle. The light at the rear shall be so located as not to be confused with the taillight by those approaching from the rear.

Such lights shall be located on a line with the extreme outer point of such vehicle or the load on the vehicle. The installation of the lights shall be made in such a manner that no hazard will be created by their use on the highway.

Suitable reflectors of like color and equal visibility may be substituted for such clearance lights.

Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a Class III misdemeanor. In the event of such a conviction, as part of the judgment of conviction, the trial judge shall direct the person to produce in court or submit to the prosecuting attorney, before such person again operates the vehicle upon a highway, satisfactory proof showing that the light equipment involved in the person's conviction has been made to conform with the requirements of this section. The failure, refusal, or neglect of the convicted person to abide by such direction in the judgment of conviction shall be deemed an additional offense for which the person shall be prosecuted.


The only other stuff I could find was about vehicle required to have clearance lights, which yours isn't.

Here are the links to those if you want to read them anyways.
http://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=60-6,236
http://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=60-6,237
http://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=60-6,239

All that said, don't hold me responsible if you get a ticket or something.

 

[Scrambler82]

Side marker lights from middle of vehicle to front are ok as amber, red should be on the rear.

AND rear directions are OK in amber, since they are only on for a short time and they are a cautionary device.

Look up Semi Truck Lighting and see what you get.
There should be info on when color goes where on the big rigs and if you follow that you should be ok.


Why do you want to use Amber on the rear anyway ?