@@billcampbell9886 A lower pitch would require a longer horn, or one with a larger internal diameter. Search my videos for Leslie A-200 and Wabco E2. That's about as low as a locomotive horn goes, to get any lower you need to go to ship horns.
@@thatbirbfriend2180 The tanks are DOT certified air tanks, meant for vehicle use. Compressed air isn't an explosive agent, it doesn't go boom from a sudden shock. 120 PSI isn't high enough to cause an explosion should a tank get crushed. As soon as a tank is impacted if the pressure rises the safety valve will pop, and if any tank damage is enough to open up a hole that relives the pressure.
Reminds of the Seaboard Coast Line horns.Used to hear them allot.Being I live about a mile and a half from the tracks.I meet a truck driver who had a train horn under his truck.
Minor point of appreciation; part of the magic of train horns is that Doppler shift they make as the train roars past, the distinctive chord sounding continuously. They're meant to be used on moving vehicles, and that's how we hear them. Your recording them mounted on a moving car captures that missing element perfectly. As you drove past, it wasn't hard to imagine a bygone first-generation locomotive from a forgotten railroad blasting past as it leans into a curve. Thanks!
It's quite awesome!! I grew up here in Globe, Az. The train goes through every night and it's very comforting. We lived closer to the track until a couple months ago and moved a little further away, but we can still hear it. But now I am in the process of trying to do the same type of thing on my vehicles because I love that sound! Thank you for this video, very cool!👍
mafarnz I'd like to purchase a used Nathan or used Leslie. Do you have any suggestions as to where I might find used ones that may need minor work? I can't afford new ones as I want to stay married for now.
200mphz06 Ebay, horn collector websites are good places. The average range for a good condition used Nathan or Leslie 3 chime is $450 + - 100. Avoid the powder coated ones, they are overpriced for what they are.
mafarnz Wow. That price I can handle. Thanks. What are your thoughts on getting a compressor and/or tank from Harbor Freight? I know they're not top of the line but I think they'll work.
These videos have made me aware of the different styles that engineers have blowing the horn. I get enough freight trains daily passing near my house that I can recognize a few.
I love it!!!! I grew up near train tracks with trains going to and from the local harbor area. Every time they cross the streets they they are required to blow their horns as a warning. It was great. Most people hated them, but I loved 'em.
+Conor Mc Carthy Well then they came to the wrong video. I have tons of other videos that are just the horn but the point of this particular video is to show how my air setup works. It's not my fault that people are lazy and don't want to take the effort to find the video they actually want to watch.
This is easily the best video on UA-cam. I couldn't help but laugh when you drove past the camera. This is so impractical and useless, but amazing at the same time!
*RARE COMMENT:* That's actually really cool, loads of people here don't understand that you don't need reasoning in a hobby, It's just something that you find fun and interesting.Good on you :D
ok, most people would not understand why you did this. I DO! it's cool. LOUD and FUN! I have a '59 Chev Panel Truck, custom street rod. (you can see pics at my google page.) a friend of mine who works for the railroad got me a cast alum. set of air horns right off the top of a locomotive, I installed a 40 gal. tank underneath the truck, and was able to also mount the huge horns under the truck on the frame. you could not see them, I added a 100 lb. compressor and the fun began! the sound was incredible! so, let me just say...I GET IT!! BLAST AWAY!!...Tommy in Minnesota
This is how air horns should be used. On empty stretches of road, where they can sound like a real train horn, long, with beautiful Doppler effect. Not cruising around fast food row and letting off short blasts that mostly piss people off. Well done.
Now I know why you asked certain people to not comment. Good job on the horn setup. They are illegal in certain instances but private hobby use off of public street is not a problem.
I think it's fantastic that you restore these horns to a usable state and my god!!! they sound awesome. It's an awesome setup too I would love some of them on my pushbike :-) Keep up the brilliant work it is a wonderful thing you are doing.
Very cool. my father, grandfather, and great grandfather have all worked on the railroad their entire lives, and if they were here with us to see this they would appreciate the fact that you are preserving these very cool devices and sounds. One thing i just gotta say though, pretty darn sure those ball valves are stainless steel, not chrome plated.
Thanks, glad you like it! I've had several people tell me that about the valves, and what I have always said is that the store that sold them to me advertised them as chrome plated, so if they aren't I want my money back.
People are just so selfish, judgmental and stupid and have a horrible attention span. They don’t take into consideration the dedication and hard work need to preserve history while also being able to not only have fun with it and be able to be safe with it. Nowadays there’s barely any fine line with stupidity and having fun. People usually go with stupidity.
As a train lover myself, (especially the steam locomotive type), I think your train horns are Awesome. The only thing I have in my 09 Crown Victoria are four horns I installed from my old 79 Cadillac with the pitch of A, C, D and F. That's my train horns and it also reminds me of my old Caddy back in the day. Thanks so much for sharing. :-)
THIS IS SOOOOOOOOOOO cool MAFAMZ!!! GREAT job! Looks complicated .... BUT, I bet I could squeeze these horns into my mini cooper Clubman 2013! LOL!!! My grandpappy was a train engineer and he let me ride a freight train and honk the train horn in Jersey, in Woodbine! NICELY done! Love it!!!
I have often come to this video, I think what you've done is awesome. Not modifying the car is a good thing. I'd be VERY tempted in traffic, but I'd not give in to temptation. Thank you for sharing this :)
Dude so cool would have thought a train was coming even sounded like a train when you went past the camera how fast does it recover air pressure do you have the compressor hooked to 12 volt or are you using a inverter to run the compressor great vid happy holidays y'all ✌️
The horns are off a train, so yeah they do sound like one! The compressor runs off household 120V AC. I fill up my tanks when I'm at home and don't refill them when driving. I don't run a horn on the car 24/7 so this works great for em.
When we go to the desert or anywhere with trains we always do the "do your horn" signal with our arms. The sound is amazing and I thank you for not pranking. I wish I had something like this for the truck I'm buying next year. I will keep my eye out for deals.
+Kobe can you explain how I modified my car? The only piece of the set up that is permanently attached to the vehicle is the roof rack, and how many cars on the road have roof racks?
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Read the video description before posting a comment! Thanks and have a great day.
I like your setup but how would I get a deeper / lower tone? Would I need a specific horn, a larger or longer bell, or something else? Thanks.
@@billcampbell9886 A lower pitch would require a longer horn, or one with a larger internal diameter. Search my videos for Leslie A-200 and Wabco E2. That's about as low as a locomotive horn goes, to get any lower you need to go to ship horns.
What if you get in a car crash?
Those tanks might need a roll cage
@@thatbirbfriend2180 The tanks are DOT certified air tanks, meant for vehicle use. Compressed air isn't an explosive agent, it doesn't go boom from a sudden shock. 120 PSI isn't high enough to cause an explosion should a tank get crushed. As soon as a tank is impacted if the pressure rises the safety valve will pop, and if any tank damage is enough to open up a hole that relives the pressure.
Reminds of the Seaboard Coast Line horns.Used to hear them allot.Being I live about a mile and a half from the tracks.I meet a truck driver who had a train horn under his truck.
5:15 Nothing beats that drive by to illustrate the Doppler effect!!! Awesome!!
Everyone is gangsta until they hear a train horn in the neighborhood
Minor point of appreciation; part of the magic of train horns is that Doppler shift they make as the train roars past, the distinctive chord sounding continuously. They're meant to be used on moving vehicles, and that's how we hear them. Your recording them mounted on a moving car captures that missing element perfectly. As you drove past, it wasn't hard to imagine a bygone first-generation locomotive from a forgotten railroad blasting past as it leans into a curve.
Thanks!
That is EXACTLY why I did the car air setup!
When I heard the horn, I genuinely started to wait for that approaching "...chuka-chuka-chuka-chuka..." knowing it wouldn't come :o
Doppler Effect in action
i thought the same thing!
I dont know why, i just really like the sound of train horns.
+UB-420 MeMeLoRd you came to the right place then, check out my other videos.
This guy's just straight-up roasting his haters
I laughed like a child when I finally heard the horn. The good news is I'm only 51 so I'll grow up, eventually.
I'm in my 30's and still don't feel "grown up" yet lol.
You really don't want to do that.
Yep I thought grow up nar not them either
It's quite awesome!! I grew up here in Globe, Az. The train goes through every night and it's very comforting. We lived closer to the track until a couple months ago and moved a little further away, but we can still hear it. But now I am in the process of trying to do the same type of thing on my vehicles because I love that sound!
Thank you for this video, very cool!👍
"what's that? We don't live anywhere near the railroad tracks..."
Collecting and restoring old train horns?
Sounds pretty fucking cool.
Thanks, I think its pretty cool myself. Check out my other videos, I have over 20 different train horns that I have rebuilt are restored.
I'll be sure to check them out.
mafarnz I'd like to purchase a used Nathan or used Leslie. Do you have any suggestions as to where I might find used ones that may need minor work? I can't afford new ones as I want to stay married for now.
200mphz06
Ebay, horn collector websites are good places. The average range for a good condition used Nathan or Leslie 3 chime is $450 + - 100. Avoid the powder coated ones, they are overpriced for what they are.
mafarnz Wow. That price I can handle. Thanks. What are your thoughts on getting a compressor and/or tank from Harbor Freight? I know they're not top of the line but I think they'll work.
uploaded 6 years ago and youre still replying to comments, 10/10 my dude
im glad u dont giveheartattacks to people with that ,,,, thanks for being a decent human
I like how I finally found a train horn video that isn't about pranks
I have a LOT more horn videos where this came from!
Legends say, the driver who's at the intersection waiting for the train to come is still there. ☻
These videos have made me aware of the different styles that engineers have blowing the horn. I get enough freight trains daily passing near my house that I can recognize a few.
Sounds legit when they're all going in proper unison
I loved the doppler effect as you went by!
I'm glad this popped up in my suggested videos this is a very interesting setup. I love the sound as it passes the camera.
5:13 I've never seen such a beautiful example of the doppler effect
Nice example of the Doppler Effect.
+HUBBABUBBA DOOPYDOOP: Dammit, You took my comment. lol.
Chas S *_"Great minds think alike"_*
Coolest thing I have seen all week. What I used to do before having internet access is something I can't remember or fathom.
I laughed out loud as you drove past the camera! That sound and that car combined is awesome! 😂😂
I love it!!!! I grew up near train tracks with trains going to and from the local harbor area. Every time they cross the streets they they are required to blow their horns as a warning. It was great. Most people hated them, but I loved 'em.
I pissed myself laughing when you drove past the camera blowing the horns XD.
half the people watching don't care about the setup they just want to hear the horn
+Conor Mc Carthy Well then they came to the wrong video. I have tons of other videos that are just the horn but the point of this particular video is to show how my air setup works. It's not my fault that people are lazy and don't want to take the effort to find the video they actually want to watch.
This is easily the best video on UA-cam. I couldn't help but laugh when you drove past the camera. This is so impractical and useless, but amazing at the same time!
Most hobbies are impractical and useless.
The drive by was perfection! :)
*RARE COMMENT:* That's actually really cool, loads of people here don't understand that you don't need reasoning in a hobby, It's just something that you find fun and interesting.Good on you :D
Rare comment indeed! Thanks, glad somebody understands.
The sound is epic. The best I've heard on a vehicle
I'm supposed to be studying for my Math exam,
How did I even get here?(Lol)
Down the youtube rabbit hole.
ok, most people would not understand why you did this. I DO! it's cool. LOUD and FUN! I have a '59 Chev Panel Truck, custom street rod. (you can see pics at my google page.) a friend of mine who works for the railroad got me a cast alum. set of air horns right off the top of a locomotive, I installed a 40 gal. tank underneath the truck, and was able to also mount the huge horns under the truck on the frame. you could not see them, I added a 100 lb. compressor and the fun began! the sound was incredible! so, let me just say...I GET IT!! BLAST AWAY!!...Tommy in Minnesota
This is how air horns should be used. On empty stretches of road, where they can sound like a real train horn, long, with beautiful Doppler effect. Not cruising around fast food row and letting off short blasts that mostly piss people off. Well done.
Cool hobby! I've got to admit, I love train horns. My favorite is the Nathan P3, at a mid pitch.
Hardly ever comment but felt compelled on this occasion. Brilliant. Thanks for posting
Love the Doppler Effect as you drove towards and passed. Nice horn.
The drive by is the best. Definitely a nerd, but to each their own.
Is it just me or can anyone else hear the Phantom noise of train Wheels rolling on the rails!? Lol
I got to give it up to you man! People like you who goes all in, it's impresive!
I could tell this was a couple of years old because every sentence didn't begin with "So..." Thanks for that! Big ups!
why is everyone ripping on this dude for having a fucking hobby. jeez
They have no life and nothing better to do.....
Very useful when you have to travel with your family and pets.
That's why I designed the system to be removable. In gave everything but the rack comes out in less than 5 minutes.
“I like trains”
“the train is broken down, but we have a car with a train horn.”
Epic Doppler effect
I love this video so much! I appreciate your enthusiasm, and how legit you are about not using it as a nuisance.
Him: *slaps tank*
This bad boy can hold so many gallons!
Come back to see the vid every couple years, for some reason i love the squeal of the horns when you cut the air...
Man that dope right there, I need some for my semi
Oh wow I had no Idea that people actually restored old train air horns. I have seen old steam whistles saved. Very cool
That's awesome you can't tell the difference between that and a diesel locomotive
This reminds me of the movie,"THE CAR",it had horns like that under the hood.(sound was dubbed in for the movie most likely)
That's sounds beautiful, love that sound in the distance in the morning, keep it loud man !
im reading these comments and im impressed at how well you stay ontop of comments even after 6 years
Those horns are sexy! Where are all the good men with train horn’s attached to the roof of their cars these days? I guess chivalry is dead.
Or good women...
Now I know why you asked certain people to not comment. Good job on the horn setup. They are illegal in certain instances but private hobby use off of public street is not a problem.
Your neighbors must really love you!! Even if they are two miles away!!
Put that kit on a firetruck so people can't claim they didn't hear it coming! Damn that's loud!
That is a nice clean setup. Dont waste your trainhorn rigging energy on trolls. When you fight them they only win. ignore them so thet die
I think it's fantastic that you restore these horns to a usable state and my god!!! they sound awesome.
It's an awesome setup too I would love some of them on my pushbike :-)
Keep up the brilliant work it is a wonderful thing you are doing.
just read the description, props to you mate! great video
That's mad, I love it but it's mad! Hats off to your attention to detail and your eccentricity!
Very cool. my father, grandfather, and great grandfather have all worked on the railroad their entire lives, and if they were here with us to see this they would appreciate the fact that you are preserving these very cool devices and sounds. One thing i just gotta say though, pretty darn sure those ball valves are stainless steel, not chrome plated.
Thanks, glad you like it! I've had several people tell me that about the valves, and what I have always said is that the store that sold them to me advertised them as chrome plated, so if they aren't I want my money back.
Beautiful sound
I used to live near train tracks and that sound brings back memories
how did he get that garden hose connector, connected first try?
I don't know why you put some horns on the roof of your car and drive around making some noise - BUT I LIKE IT! IT'S FUN!
Absolutely AWESOME, and I feel sorry for all the folks who don't get it!!
People are just so selfish, judgmental and stupid and have a horrible attention span. They don’t take into consideration the dedication and hard work need to preserve history while also being able to not only have fun with it and be able to be safe with it.
Nowadays there’s barely any fine line with stupidity and having fun. People usually go with stupidity.
Some guys just have too much time on their hands.
I love watching what they do with it!
Thanks for the chuckle.
this would make the perfect car alarm.
True 😂
Amazing sound, loved the doppler effect too!
I want this horn setup on my bicycle .just love thoes american loco horns .
The horn is almost as wide as my car, good luck fitting that on a bicycle.
damn i wanted it on my push bike
Dude, that is awesome. Glad to see people that still have an interest in stuff like this.
Wow, you're as crazy as me. I WANT ONE!
I genuinely thought this was Michael cera at first, badass setup dude
My alarm clock needs one of these
chris amor 😱😱
As a train lover myself, (especially the steam locomotive type), I think your train horns are Awesome. The only thing I have in my 09 Crown Victoria are four horns I installed from my old 79 Cadillac with the pitch of A, C, D and F. That's my train horns and it also reminds me of my old Caddy back in the day. Thanks so much for sharing. :-)
Nice demo of the Doppler effect.
THIS IS SOOOOOOOOOOO cool MAFAMZ!!! GREAT job! Looks complicated .... BUT, I bet I could squeeze these horns into my mini cooper Clubman 2013! LOL!!! My grandpappy was a train engineer and he let me ride a freight train and honk the train horn in Jersey, in Woodbine! NICELY done! Love it!!!
the video was ok but your replies to every comment was awesome 👍👍
This is what I should use on new year's eve at midnight for like 3 minutes of horn! Who needs fireworks? 😂
This setup with this particular horn would last about 45 seconds if you just held the valve open.
Sounds so Nice
Greetings from Germany
Wow!!!! That is a freaking AWESOME set up! I thought my crappy little lit was cool... you put mine to shame. Kudos bro!!!
That's pretty awesome dude. Keep those sounds alive! Those horns probably saved a lot of lives in their time.
Dude you are the king of train horns.
RIGHT 😆😆😆
Outside of a train!
I have often come to this video, I think what you've done is awesome. Not modifying the car is a good thing. I'd be VERY tempted in traffic, but I'd not give in to temptation.
Thank you for sharing this :)
Dude so cool would have thought a train was coming even sounded like a train when you went past the camera how fast does it recover air pressure do you have the compressor hooked to 12 volt or are you using a inverter to run the compressor great vid happy holidays y'all ✌️
The horns are off a train, so yeah they do sound like one! The compressor runs off household 120V AC. I fill up my tanks when I'm at home and don't refill them when driving. I don't run a horn on the car 24/7 so this works great for em.
This was the first video I have seen on your channel.Back in 2013 is when I have watched this video. Man time really flies!
awesome awesome awesome sound! That is a job to be proud of!
Well done, I did read the description and it looks like you have a lot of fun!
sounds like the angry photographer
Imagine an Amtrak Cab-Car speeding down the Keystone corridor with an S5T like this.
I have a vision it would be beautiful.
Love that Doppler effect. And it's totally free!
That was awesome when you drove the vehicle down the road, sounding the horn! Happy railroading!!!!!!!!!!!!
That horn sounds GREAT!
Love those Waco e2 horns and a S3L and an RS5T it's too bad normal cars can't have those as standard equipment
Me wondering why there’s a train going thru the middle of town 👁👄👁
That has to be one of the coolest I have seen yet, lol I love it :)
The background looks like the 10 year later Windows XP wallpaper
When we go to the desert or anywhere with trains we always do the "do your horn" signal with our arms. The sound is amazing and I thank you for not pranking. I wish I had something like this for the truck I'm buying next year. I will keep my eye out for deals.
"this is not about a car mod" 7 seconds in and it's revealed you've modified a car...
+Kobe can you explain how I modified my car? The only piece of the set up that is permanently attached to the vehicle is the roof rack, and how many cars on the road have roof racks?
mafarnz nope. But UA-cam is full of troll comments
Don't know how i got here... but this is pretty sick.