Its nice to see another thunderbolt owner in the Georgia area!

@flyingtrainproductions4304

7 жыл бұрын

It is also nice to have a Georgia Thunderbolt. This unit was purchased from a collector in Decatur, but it was originally installed in Manchester, GA. The blower motor and RCM are from Springfield, IL in order to make the unit single phase.

@murrfarms

7 жыл бұрын

One (or even both) of y'all ought to bring your Thunderbolt(s) down here to Warner Robins one weekend and get to fire it up at its full potential during one of our monthly tests. I have everything needed to tie one into the 80A circuit at breaker panel in my downstairs shop, but alas my own T-bolt has a three phase motor driving its blower so no dice for me running mine.

@flyingtrainproductions4304

7 жыл бұрын

I might take you up on that offer, my single phase 5M blower sure would pack a punch! It would be nice to hear this unit roar again in the south/central Georgia area. I can DM you on ARS to work out the details if I get the chance to take you up on this offer.

@1000TProductions

7 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see that happen, since I never got to hear this bolt's full potential :D

@deaderthandead1182

7 жыл бұрын

TNT1001 what's up. Find any more vids of the mobile DIRECTO. I just took a ton of pics of it. Pottsville also has a model three,fedelcode model 5,sth-10,and a broken T121,(used to belong to the phenocs fire station,now sirenless)

Ok so um thats a interesting thing to have in your garage

@flyingtrainproductions4304

6 жыл бұрын

It is rather interesting to have in the garage, although it is rather fun to work on and it is nice to know that I can preserve an important piece of history from a bygone era.

@WEARETHEJAARMY

6 жыл бұрын

Flying Train Productions I can see that...

You got to put in the work

Nice!

I just looked at the thumbnail and thought," Now I REALLY want a Thunderbolt!"

@flyingtrainproductions4304

6 жыл бұрын

They are pretty fun to work on and use at the right times. New years is always fun!

The horn makes it sound so much better

@flyingtrainproductions4304

6 жыл бұрын

It sure does! And the blower improves it even more even when being spun by hand.

@TheSleepyMechanic0524

6 жыл бұрын

what blower is it? 5M?

@flyingtrainproductions4304

6 жыл бұрын

Yup! This was an early A2 series with the 5 m blower.

where did you get it?

It really sounds like castle castings siren

Oo nice sliver yellow thunderbolt

What siren in Springfield did the parts come from? There was one on the Stratton building removed in 2013 or 2014. Other than that, there's 3 Thunderbolts left in Springfield and I'm trying to get one but the city is really not helping at all.

@flyingtrainproductions4304

7 жыл бұрын

I believe this came from the Stratton building, however I am not completely sure since I am not the original owner. What I do know however is that the rain cap had a bullet hole through it. I hope that this information could help, sorry that I could not provide more. Good luck with obtaining the siren!

@jareds7969

7 жыл бұрын

I figured it was from the Stratton building. It was removed sometime in late 2013 or early 2014. Nice job in getting it working. Thanks for the head ups. :)

@flyingtrainproductions4304

7 жыл бұрын

The Springfield siren was purchased by the original owner to convert this siren into a single phase unit. This siren actually came from Manchester, GA with the exception of the blower motor and a few other miscellaneous parts. Most of the Springfield siren belongs to Trainsandsirens1 onARS and KZread.

@jareds7969

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah. I know someone bought all of them in 2011. The one on the Stratton building remained until it was taken down in late 2013 or 2014. There are still 3 Thunderbolts left.

@jareds7969

7 жыл бұрын

Would there be some way to contact the original owner?

U gonna do a growl with the blower sometime? Single phase blower?

@flyingtrainproductions4304

7 жыл бұрын

Eventually, I have to get blower belts and 240V out in the garage first.

@atlbump2050

7 жыл бұрын

Flying Train Productions I may be able to hook you up with some belts...

@atlbump2050

7 жыл бұрын

Flying Train Productions Also, you can just use two 120 volt extension cords and bridge them to make 240. Easy as that.

@flyingtrainproductions4304

7 жыл бұрын

The problem is that the blower draws about 50 amps, while the two circuits in the garage can only supply 15 amps each. As for the belts, I just have to order them since I know which ones to buy.

@witheredspringtrap1012

7 жыл бұрын

Thunderbolt 1000t is awesome he's so cool with the awesome motor

A good way to wake up the neighbors

@flyingtrainproductions4304

6 жыл бұрын

It sure will wake them up if they are sleeping past noon :P.

Where doo you get that 1000t

@flyingtrainproductions4304

3 жыл бұрын

From a fellow enthusiast via eBay, although he got it from Manchester, GA originally.

Glad to see that you're enjoying the 'bolt! For the record, the parts that were in better shape came from a Tbolt from Springfield, IL's old system, not MO.- Will T.

@flyingtrainproductions4304

7 жыл бұрын

Man you did a great job restoring this 'bolt! It is in great condition both inside and out. I have now updated the description, thanks for correcting me.

Seriously this is the size of the blowers of a Thunderbolt? I thought they would be bigger

I bet that motor is extremely torquey thanks to the first clip

@flyingtrainproductions4304

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it’s about two horsepower and seems pretty darn powerful. Can’t imagine how crazy the blower motor would be at 7.5hp!

What kind of paint did you use?

@flyingtrainproductions4304

3 жыл бұрын

I didn’t paint it, but the previous owner tells me that it was painted using automotive paint. Specifically, he said that it was the yellow paint used on school busses. I’m sorry I don’t know more of the details, I hope that this helps!

So are there rubber flaps bolted to the ends of the blades?

@flyingtrainproductions4304

5 жыл бұрын

There is a rubber gasket between the horn and the chopper cap if that’s what you mean. It is the black rubber piece visible in the chopper only tests.

@jb-ik8sj

5 жыл бұрын

@@flyingtrainproductions4304 Yes that's what i had in mind. Thanks

@flyingtrainproductions4304

5 жыл бұрын

No problem! Thanks for watching!

This looks like it would break a standard window, just because the blast of the noise.

@flyingtrainproductions4304

7 жыл бұрын

While loud, I don't believe that it would break a window unless it was right next to it. When I ran the blower at ~80% power on New Years, the house shook and the windows vibrated, but nothing was damaged. I do wonder if it could break a glass, maybe I will try that out soon.

C series?

@flyingtrainproductions4304

6 жыл бұрын

This is an A2 series bolt, the only series to come with a 5m blower for the first part which is what this has.

@deaderthandead1182

6 жыл бұрын

Flying Train Productions Ah.

TBolt motor and rotator is loud !

@flyingtrainproductions4304

6 жыл бұрын

The rotator isn’t as loud as the camera makes it out to be, although it certainly isn’t silent. Now the chopper motor, that is really loud for sure!

shiny

@flyingtrainproductions4304

6 жыл бұрын

It is rather shiny, the paint used is school bus yellow so it is rather high gloss.

@deleteddeleted172

5 жыл бұрын

That is why it's more bootiful

it should be jailbar thunderbolt

@flyingtrainproductions4304

7 жыл бұрын

Actually, only the A1 Thunderbolts could have jailbars, and only the early ones. This is an A2 series, meaning that the blower is a bit smaller and there is no possibility of it having jailbars.

@deleteddeleted172

5 жыл бұрын

There is a Thunderbolt 1000AT in Blue Eye,MO with a Jailbar grille I think it has an A2 series blower

@flyingtrainproductions4304

5 жыл бұрын

Unless the blower was swapped out, it will have an A1 series 6m blower. The Jailbar units were only produced in the A1 series so they would have the larger series A1 blower.

@kansasstatealerting2424

3 жыл бұрын

Flying Train Productions It had a horn swap since when it was found it didn’t have a horn.

Growl