Holy cow! Nice restoration!! Hopefully eventually you'll be able to figure out what's wrong with it's rotator housing and get er going again. But at least she's got life and love again. Great save!
I had a new one made through a sheet metal manufacturer. Was gonna run some weld beads through it so it doesn't flop as much but didnt have time... project for the future
Unfortunately no, given the removal method we had to use it wouldn’t be the best idea to reinstall it due to underlying issues that could pop up due to the impact of the fall. But by keeping it in private possession Drew can easily do a thorough exam of it to make sure it’s in tip top shape (and safe) for sirencon if he decides to bring it again.
Not only the removal methods but the history of these sirens designs. In order to replace the rotation belt the entire assembly needs to be taken apart, and as you can see with a brand new belt it still slips, even with the tensioner tightened to the maximum. It would not be an ideal siren for a village and will rather be kept in private possession.
@@Midwest_Sirens Yeah that too bc the rotator on these things is a piece of shit. Ik it might be a dumb idea, but what if you were to modify it and convert it to a chain driven rotator? Prb wouldn’t be possible tho but idk. I am thinking you could if you replace the pulley wheels with gears
Holy cow! Nice restoration!! Hopefully eventually you'll be able to figure out what's wrong with it's rotator housing and get er going again. But at least she's got life and love again. Great save!
Imagine how long it took to unsplatter it's horn
They had a new one made at a sheet metal shop.
@@aaronreichler2570 looks a little floppy-ish I'm surprised they didn't use Thicc metal
I had a new one made through a sheet metal manufacturer. Was gonna run some weld beads through it so it doesn't flop as much but didnt have time... project for the future
@Midwest_Sirens regardless, you did a really good job on the refurbishment!
@@bkriegel95 Thank you!
0:49 you can notice some rust 0:59 on the horn 0:59 theres no more rust! What a nice thing to do to that siren! :)
You are right, but they painted yellow paint over it. Don’t get me wrong tho, I am just trying to help you remember some things. 😊
Nice restoration on that siren. That would be a good thing to take to an antique machine show
When is next year Siren con
I wonder if it's possible for Federal Signal to create an original replacement horn for this big guy, though i highly doubt it
it looks like sheet metal so maybe lol
Gosh, Drew and the rest of the crew did a really great job on it! Glad to see it lived on. Would it be installed in a town in need?
Unfortunately no, given the removal method we had to use it wouldn’t be the best idea to reinstall it due to underlying issues that could pop up due to the impact of the fall. But by keeping it in private possession Drew can easily do a thorough exam of it to make sure it’s in tip top shape (and safe) for sirencon if he decides to bring it again.
@@TheSirenGeek Oh ok, that makes sense. Well, it’s in good hands so that’s even better
Not only the removal methods but the history of these sirens designs. In order to replace the rotation belt the entire assembly needs to be taken apart, and as you can see with a brand new belt it still slips, even with the tensioner tightened to the maximum. It would not be an ideal siren for a village and will rather be kept in private possession.
@@Midwest_Sirens Yeah that too bc the rotator on these things is a piece of shit. Ik it might be a dumb idea, but what if you were to modify it and convert it to a chain driven rotator? Prb wouldn’t be possible tho but idk. I am thinking you could if you replace the pulley wheels with gears
wait a minute, if the 500 is a 500at and they are dual tone, why is it labeled as a 500sh?
no 10/12 ratio are at it guess?
@ 10/12 ratios are much deeper than that…
more high pithed you mean.
or the same
@@Vicente-f6j they are more low pitched, listen to a 10/12 allertor or a 3t22 by any chance.
Is the 500 SHTT back in service?
The 500 at is my fav siren it sounds amazing but i discontinued sirens for a few monts when it was fully working back in 2000 it sounded better
What makes it better is it still activates with dtmf!
It's almost impossible to really show the scale of these things unless they're on the ground with people standing next to them as shown here.
Yipee its back!
Is it a 5hp rotating 500AT
0:01 *Siren for no reason*
The rotating SD-10
The horn looks a little big
You found where it fell!
How!?
Their found it and took it to siren con after fixing it
YEAH!!!
Rip poor siren😢😢😢😢
Yep :( but then they fixed it
Honestly as good as they did restoring it, the new sheet metal for the horn is very flimsy.
P-50 It’s my turn
We don’t talk about what happened to the p-50
Its chopper exploded
That rotator needs some help
500at🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
Yay😮😮😮😊😊😊
Loudest thing I’ve ever heard
Louder than a P-50???
that died@@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL
@chocosterling6225 but it still ran tho
@@SirensAndAlarmsOfNorthernIL I was sitting right in front of this so naturally it sounded louder than the p50 cuz the p50 was far away
@chocosterling6225 I think he meant just P-50s in general.
OMG THEY FIXED IT!!!!!
500lph
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Not 911
Yay its fixed
HOA is ass