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Old 09-01-2013, 03:46 PM
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Default Locomotive Horns

About six years ago I bought this set of 5 Nathan Airchime locomotive horns. The longest chime is 19" in length, the shortest is 9". The cluster mounted on the manifold weighs about 30 pounds.

I tore them apart, media blasted them, renewed the diaphragms and cork gaskets, and assembled them with stainless steel fastenings.

I intended to intall them under the bed of my F350 dually, but they're still hanging on the garage wall, dang it!

Occasionally the grandsons and I set them in the driveway and connect them to my Ingersoll Rand 60 gal. air compressor. We live in a typical suburban neighborhood. OMG!! They can be heard more than 1 mile from my home. When I had a career, it was working for the railroad. I was used to horns on the job. When you cut these things loose in your neighborhood it will almost buckle your knees.

So.............do I just keep the Hella's that are now in the Cobra, or swap them for the Nathan Airchimes?


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