Nathan and Leslie Horns

[Anonymous]

Are these the only two popular manufacturers of horns? I have seen many auctions for these- what do people do with them? Collect them, put them on their mantel, in their train room, mount them in their vehicles? Oh man, that would be so cool.... a Nathan in my Camry (seems like somethings wrong with that picture,though!) What are the legallities with that? Is the tone/note standardized in the industry?

[Anonymous]

People do put them on their trucks...

Grover also makes a five chime air horn.

Check out some movies here:
http://www.dieselairhorns.com/videos.html

There are some websites on the internet where you can buy kits and install them on your car or truck.

If you want the 5 chime horns though (like locomotives have), chances are you are going to have to go with an air compressor and a pretty big tank, those things use up a lot of air. (unless you already have an aircompressor with your air brake system.)

---I wanted to get one for my car, but I couldn't find enough space to get a good sized compressed air tank........

[UPTRAIN]

Try here...http://atsf.railfan.net/airhorns/ good site by my standards [:)].

[Anonymous]

When I'm old enough to drive, I'd like an airhorn on my truck...[:D] Then again, I'd get a ticket for disturbing the peace when everyone else has their radio turned on full blast...[:(!]

Seriously, another manufacturer existed in the early first generation years- WABCO (Westinghouse Air Brake Co.) They made the "honker" type horns.

About that horn on a car, I think I'll get an old Leslie S3... you couldn't use a Union Pacific bought horn though, because it would break all of the windows in town for all the terrible noise...[:(!][:O][(-D]

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the cool links macguy and UPTRAIN. Seeing Ed round the corner in his Avalanche blasting his horn sealed it for me---I must have one! To have and preserve a piece of history first, of course:), but i would also pity the next dumbass that pulled out in front of me!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by toyomantrains

Thanks for the cool links macguy and UPTRAIN. Seeing Ed round the corner in his Avalanche blasting his horn sealed it for me---I must have one! To have and preserve a piece of history first, of course:), but i would also pity the next dumbass that pulled out in front of me!

Yep, just keep in mind chances are, depending on where you live, they are illigal....

As long as you don't abuse the horns (always blowing them in the same suburb areas and whatnot) chances are nothing will happen to you.

Just use them reponsibly.....
[:)]

[swknox]

Had a 3 chime mounted to each side of my 2002 Ford F250 Powerstroke Diesel. Lets just say very good for aggresive drivers who like to cut you off or speed up past you real fast then get in front of you then just drive real slow like its Sunday. They Move real quick esp. If you just lay right on it ( I would not recommend doing this in a town ). But its nice to have esp when pulling the 8,000 lbs camper and you need to get some ones attention because there not paying attention. You can find them on websites or places like J. C. Whitney catologs or website and the airtanks for them. But very important get the ones that say Locomotive air horn and not big rig and make sure there not the cheap plastic ones they suck. Get the ones that require a air tank and compressor and not cheap ones that use the small direct compressor and no air tank. Air tank can be used to inflate tires to, very helpful if out on the road. Shawn

[Anonymous]

Seriously- I wouldn't buy one for the sole purpose of getting an idiots attention, thats just an added bonus. The genuine articles go for big bucks at the online auctions- and that doesn't include the air supply or valving. Does anyone know what the working psi is on these and their limits?

[Anonymous]

i drove a semi truck part time for a guy and he had a train horn mounted behind the cab....leslie was the make i think. hehe...that thing was LOUD. he had a line run off the air tank to a 1/4 turn valve...120lbs pres. the story was was that the guy who owned the truck got hit by a train and as a consolation prize the railroad gave him the horn.....and about a half million in punitive damages.