Train horns on board
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Laughing Gas
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From: Richmond, VA
Train horns on board
Bought some Nathan horns and did a test mount on the truck. The horns were mounted on my Trac Racs. Ran the hoses in and out of the cab through the rear window. Used a air nozzle as a valve and had my compressor in the bed as an air source.
What a sound. My wife sitting on the front porch could hear me well down the road. She said she was chuckling when she heard the blasts.
My compressor only makes 80 psig or so and the horns operate at 135. I have a kit in the living room including tanks, compressor, solenoid valve etc. Waiting on the rest to arrive tomorrow.
Can't wait to hear these things operating at design pressure through all 1/2 inch lines vice the 3/8 hose and 1/4 fittings I had on today.
The horns themselves when silent are impressive. I watched drivers spinning their heads to get a better look.
I'll post how the installation goes.
Reg
PS. The truck is a 01 F350 CC diesel LB dually.
What a sound. My wife sitting on the front porch could hear me well down the road. She said she was chuckling when she heard the blasts.
My compressor only makes 80 psig or so and the horns operate at 135. I have a kit in the living room including tanks, compressor, solenoid valve etc. Waiting on the rest to arrive tomorrow.
Can't wait to hear these things operating at design pressure through all 1/2 inch lines vice the 3/8 hose and 1/4 fittings I had on today.
The horns themselves when silent are impressive. I watched drivers spinning their heads to get a better look.
I'll post how the installation goes.
Reg
PS. The truck is a 01 F350 CC diesel LB dually.
Last edited by afinepoint; Aug 6, 2006 at 07:39 PM.
Fleet Owner
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If all goes well and I nab a SUZU Sprint/Swift/Metro for $200 as a daily commuter (needs a timing belt) I plan to wire a set of those from Baskins Trucks in a way that makes them invisible.
I love a good practical joke - even if it sets me back a few hundred...
What would be really wild is to wire in a set of crossing bells too. Can you picture the expression on the driver in front of you if they are over the line and hear:
"BWAAAAAAAH!!!! Ding-ding....Ding-ding"
Even if there are NO TRACKS at the intersection....
I love a good practical joke - even if it sets me back a few hundred...
What would be really wild is to wire in a set of crossing bells too. Can you picture the expression on the driver in front of you if they are over the line and hear:
"BWAAAAAAAH!!!! Ding-ding....Ding-ding"
Even if there are NO TRACKS at the intersection....
Last edited by Greywolf; Aug 6, 2006 at 09:09 PM.
Hotshot
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From: The Big, Oregon
There's a set of train horns on the service truck at work, hidden under the hood. Wicked loud, and a nice tone too. They have a manual valve, it's nice because you can vary the tone with that.
I'm thinking of putting a Leslie three-chime setup like these on my 69, but I'll probably just use a long Grover single for the time being. I'm going to mount them under the bed, in front of the rear tire. Either choice is mega-loud no matter where you put them.
If you want a clip of a nice horn, here's a Leslie five chime S5-T
I'm thinking of putting a Leslie three-chime setup like these on my 69, but I'll probably just use a long Grover single for the time being. I'm going to mount them under the bed, in front of the rear tire. Either choice is mega-loud no matter where you put them.
If you want a clip of a nice horn, here's a Leslie five chime S5-T
Last edited by Ford_Six; Aug 6, 2006 at 11:38 PM.
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Laughing Gas
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Yeah, I've thought about the railroad crossing. There are some practical jokers at work that like running around scaring each other. I cross two sets of tracks on the way home. Its my plan to leave behind one and let him have it when he's dead center on the crossing.
You can't get too carried away though. There goes a story of some wacky funsters that liked to cover one headlamp and park parallel on the tracks just out of site. When a poor unsuspecting driver crossed the tracks they would turn on the headlight and let the horn rip. Funny until complaints clued the local sheriff in on the antics. He was their last victim.
But on a lighter note I already have Halloween plans. I really get into the holiday and the kids have come to expect surprises from me. This year the surrounding neighborhoods will share.
Reg
You can't get too carried away though. There goes a story of some wacky funsters that liked to cover one headlamp and park parallel on the tracks just out of site. When a poor unsuspecting driver crossed the tracks they would turn on the headlight and let the horn rip. Funny until complaints clued the local sheriff in on the antics. He was their last victim.
But on a lighter note I already have Halloween plans. I really get into the holiday and the kids have come to expect surprises from me. This year the surrounding neighborhoods will share.
Reg
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