Tucson Arizona siren graveyard

[kibaloveswarriors234]

I love sirens can u send me 1

[bait28]

Dude, just got my 1003A, it's AWESOME.

[rcsparks01]

i went here once

[stormchaser1000T]

you should have took one home and fixed it up i would have did that

[wheelman1991]

That would be so sweet to rummage around and take one home!

[videogamer24385]

woo im view number 9000!

[EpiclessTV]

i live in tucson and like sirens too ! can you message me a map with directions please?

[Videogamer52100]

I would just take an sd-10 if there is any

[DontKillAnimals2011]

are there anymore?

[eseloco68]

I'm from Tucson & I remember hearing them go off on weekends (I don't remember if it was Sat. or Sun. around Noon)

[crumbdrawer]

@eseloco68 It was Saturday. I can still hear them in my head.

It would have been the perfect time of the week for the Russians to attack-- no one paid attention to the sirens then.

[HotChocolate200]

I wish i lived in arizona lol

[Caddl123]

My father has an old picture book of california from the 60-ties.VERY intresting because of an picture where a chrysler siren (!!) is rotating while the picture was taken..its "foggy" n the picture because of its roatating..

If i come to my dad i can take a photo from ths "historical photo".

[VFVFCo68]

im gonna go there at 2am and jack one

[truemetalist89]

if i lived down there, i would definitely buy one of those and have it refurbed.

[pimakilledsuki]

BOYCOTT TUCSON AZ THEY KILLED MY DOG SUKI ON 1/5/2011

[CSXUNIT3426]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 FOURTEEN 14 SIRENS lol

[JKSK8ERLIVE]

U shoulda just taken that head of that old T Bolt the one that rotates and replace ur other one

[JKSK8ERLIVE]

i woulda took all of em bro

[gameexpert385]

lol u said hi to the sirens



[toboe399]

soo you basically stole the siren off state property...you have bawls!

[NJFire1906]

@toboe399 no he didn't he is allowed to take a siren but just one

[ALLERTORLOVER69]

Aw man im going to have to come clear to arazona to get a siren.

[davisotj1]

i hear nedm guitar

[lumpysnake]

@davisotj1 Hahah, why yes, yes you did.

[weaponeer]

dang... wish I could get one to go along with my CD meters

[microbusss]

I want one or ALL hehe

[DudeDie222]

*Cries...* The ones that didn't break, if there was any, should have stayed at their old homes. Not been tossed out like a day old sandwich.

[mohkfry]

Send those blower belts my way. We have a 1000 in Elkhart In that has had a broken blower belt for over a year and a half now.

[shtookatz]

I hope you took what you wanted before posting the coordinates on here!

[Tboltmaniac]

hey lumpysnakle did the blower have a big pully on the compresser part ?

[lumpysnake]

@Tboltmaniac I couldnt get the cover off, so I couldnt see inside it.

[shorttman1968]

@lumpysnake I would have taken an sd-10, thats my fav siren.

[NJFire1906]

is it still there know? please respond

[lumpysnake]

@NJFire1906 Yes the SD-10's Still remain.

[NJFire1906]

wait is there still any thunderbolts

[HalomasterA69]

@lumpysnake Haha i went there !!! Only in 2010:)

[chicagolandhobby]

hootergirlsrhot is right! You can barely see them, just look for a cluster of yellow on one side of the road behind some greenery. I'm going to try it in Google Earth to see if I can get a clearer shot.

[chicagolandhobby]

***UPDATE*** Google Earth does give a clearer shot, but I see no Thunderbolts in the picture, so they were all removed before the pic was taken.

[lumpysnake]

@chicagolandhobby All 4 of the thunderbolts have been taken.  Just a few smashed SD-10's remain.

[gameshowluvr86]

Creepy....

[AmcalAJ]

I was there on the 27th and i tried taking an sd10 bot it was so fucking heavy, that and i didnt have a traler. long drive from cali.

[ELTIGREROCKS10NEW]

They have/had the same thing i coopersville. Im not sure if its stil there.

[jimmy4841]

I know of a model 5 somewhere laying around. I want to ask the city for it so bad. but its like as heave as a tank because some idiot welded, and chained the housing to the siren.

[ook76685]

GET ME ONE

[pyromaniak97]

Hi Doctor Nick!!!



[hootergirlsrhot]

if you go on Google maps and search this, "4674 South Houghton Road, Tucson, AZ" and go to street view, turn around, you can actually see the thunderbolts resting there

[Tboltmaniac]

Iumpysnake I was there on Monday and I got that SD-10 that was sitting out the it had good bearings in it i was supprized

[OkSirenguys]

@Tboltmaniac No you didnt, all those sirens have been removed from the area unless you bought a Stolen Sd-10 your lieing,

[lumpysnake]

@OkSirenguys no the sirens are still there, its just all the thunderbolts are gone.

[lumpysnake]

@Tboltmaniac I wondered where that thing went. Its gotta weigh about 500 lbs how did you move it?

[Tboltmaniac]

@lumpysnake took off all of the shroud and rold it up a cople of wood boards we used pipe cuters renches generator etc it toook about 4 hours and we got a good thunderbolt controll box and a sd-10 one

[TheUban123]

why did they remove their sirens?

[Droideka133]

can i have one??? please?

[akaDJMantis]

"Hi, everybody!"

[robertgift]

What a treasure! - wasted.

What happened to them? Scrapped?

We need a tornado siren for a huge trailer park.

SD-10 would be perfect.

Nice driving using your turn signal.

Fix yours to rotate.

[bloo96]

I just checked at the site, and ALL of the Thunderbolts are gone.

Looks like the guy that took apart mine was trying to get it for him or herself.

Glad I got one before it's too late.

Also all the Blowers are gone now too.

[lumpysnake]

@bloo96 yeah I went down there not to long ago and noticed the same thing. I only saw 1 blower though. ill have to make an update video sometime.

[Bonemeal2]

A travesty. Why just leave them to rust and deteriorate when there are people out there that'd be more than happy to give them a new home? At a quick glance, I thought those two SD-10's laying side-by-side were ACA Allertors.

What's Tucson using for warning sirens now?

[dockwellian45]

A gun show?

[lumpysnake]

Indeed. Its kinda like a convention for guns. Lots of dealers, be it commercial on independent, go there to "Show" off there different products. You can buy damn near anything from a gun show.

[HardDriveGuru]

Seeing all these sirens in such a place makes me sad. Kudos to you for rescuing one of them! :D

[JRCollinsfan]

I wonder if that FD in Tucson would be willing to let go of that conical rotor siren?

[XxjoshthedragracerxX]

thats cool

[TheFiremansavage]

hey dude how was your christmas

[lumpysnake]

Good Thank you how was yours?

[TheFiremansavage]

@lumpysnake mine was pretty good you may find this funny/stupid but i baught something for my self and forgot what it was and as thunderbolt junkie asks what road were you on cuz im tryin to find them on google earth

[lumpysnake]

Its in the description.

[TheFiremansavage]

@lumpysnake ok thanks manhave a good new year you should sound your siren outside to celebrate

[Thunderboltjunkie]

where are the sirens at...like what road were you on

[czk310]

Ive been looking for one soooo bad. (drooling)

[lumpysnake]

So was I, and when I first caught a glimpse of them I nearly pooped a little. :P

[tornadoresearch]

send one my way

[dockwellian45]

Hi, evelybody!

[TheFiremansavage]

i have a good tip to get rid of the rust you have to take it apart piece by piece it worked for me, also what is your first name is it marcus by any chance

[lumpysnake]

Names Alan

[TheFiremansavage]

oh cool so do you think my tips may work

[KSE828]

Wow. From that link you have imbedded you can see the thunderbolts from space. I wonder how long they've been there cuz i know google maps images aren't exactly recent.

[KSE828]

Wow. Too depressing. My top 2 favorite sirens are sitting there and deteroritating....shame.

[thegod098]

plus is the sirens free cause im 11 and im in to that stuff

[thegod098]

hey whats that radio in the left hand side of your truck

[lumpysnake]

Huh, I was unaware that was my left :P  jk. That is an 11 meter radio, more commonly known as CB or "Citizens Band." I have a few vids of me talking to different people.

[gerbilPROJECT]

idiot thats right side!

[chicagolandhobby]

you're rotator's rusted, did you try soaking everything in WD-40? it's supposed to loosten rusted parts.

[lumpysnake]

I soaked the shit out of it with penetrating oil, and it did nothing.

[chicagolandhobby]

Man, that sucks, What part is rusted? I hope it's not the gears. That will be a pain in the neck.

[lumpysnake]

Im not sure what its called. Its the cylinder that the siren rotates on.

[chicagolandhobby]

Oh, man that is going to be a bad problem for Zeus. The thinner part below the housing for the chopper and motor, right?

[lumpysnake]

Correct.

[keoghjacob]

"I'm assuming they've been rescued" .....Or sadly....scrapped

[chicagolandhobby]

DONT SAY THAT!!! THEY'VE BEEN SAVED!! just the thought of a thunderbolt meeting its killer makes me sad.

[keoghjacob]

One killer would be Jason Chrismon of the siren board....He kills all sirens! Rare and common sirens.... Including my favorite.. The Fedelcode Model 20!

[videogamer24385]

Yea SD-10s are heavy as hell. Mine was 800 pounds.

[dillonrockband]

how long do u think these will be sitting here? if its too long then maybe in 4 years i could drive down there.

[lumpysnake]

Unfortunately all 4 of the thunderbolts have "Disappeared" im assuming they were all rescued.

[dillonrockband]

dang. any SD-10s?

[lumpysnake]

Yes the SD-10's still remain.

[dillonrockband]

awesome.

[gohabsgo1fan]

hay did u get your thunderbult working yet??

[Tannre0]

Is that a siren sitting on your dashboard?

[lumpysnake]

No that is an 11 meter radio. Also known as CB.

[Tannre0]

I see. Are they expensive? I've always wanted some sort of radio like that. PS I looked at your other videos with that radio, very cool.

[lumpysnake]

It depends on what kind you get. You could go down to wal-mart and get a cheap one for $40. Or you could go and drop $250 on one like mine.

[Tannre0]

Hm... I know what I'm asking for next Christmas.

[bettyd3345]

how much are they?

[Rageman1112]

Can you ship me a Thunderbolt?

[gerbilPROJECT]

me too?

[TheFiremansavage]

so did they ever put anything else up yet

[rhett443]

but its a PEICE OF SHIT!!

[TheFiremansavage]

HEY dont talk about the thunderbolts like that

[rhett443]

im not im Quoting him..Tbolts rock i wud never do that

[motormayhemthevideos]

Did you get that blower? I went there today, but the blower wasn't there.

[lumpysnake]

Idk who took it. I went to go get it one day and found someone else had taken it.

[neosho53059]

Beaver Dam wi should hack all of the SD-10's

[TheFiremansavage]

whoa i just got back from hearing the thunderbolt 1003 in high low and dang it was very loud the siren sounded great at 2-3 rpm and 6-8 db i should have used ear plugs being only 30 feet away i could hear the roar of the blower it was a hum not a bad strutter by the way if u need help with stuff about ur thunderbolt if u ever restore it let me know also when was the last time u heard a t-bolt go off it was about 7 yrs not counting youtube so i was happy to hear this one go off

[TheFiremansavage]

im finally done restoring my thunderbolt it looks great and runs pretty good i was able to get mine to rotate better, as well i get to go see a thunderbolt 1003 go off at 630 central time tomarrow 9-9-09 its going to be the fire high low wail also do u think it was a bad idea to remove the thunderbolts as much as i do some people here didnt like the look or the noise i just wanted to kick their ass for saying that

[lumpysnake]

Yeah the whole point of the siren is to make noise. LOTS of noise. And boy do T-bolts do a good job of that. Glad to hear you got your siren in ship-shape condition.

I need to get off my lazy ass and give mine a new paint job.

[DL1011]

Did you have legal permission to take the siren?

[lumpysnake]

Yes

[littlesirenboy]

Is there anybody that is there during the day?If there isn't a preson you could probably take the SD-10

[littlesirenboy]

with help of course

[bait28]

i'm getting on a plane, grabing a t-bolt, sending that on oversized lugage and going back home. thonly prolem, what will security think...

[gerbilPROJECT]

PLLEAASE?

[gerbilPROJECT]

PRETTY PLEASE?

[cheetawolf]

where is the exact location of that? myabe with enough begging i could get a tbolt!

[hootergirlsrhot]

how is your thunderbolt going now?

[TheFiremansavage]

I was able to go save one. Do you think its a good idea if i referbrish it and try to run it during warnings?

[lumpysnake]

Hey glad to hear you have one. Do whatever you like with it.  Aside from causing the neighbors to freak out that is. I think its a great idea to try and restore it.

[TheFiremansavage]

haha ya so did u ever get any complaints from your neighnbors or anything

[lumpysnake]

Nah I dont let the choppers rpm go too high. Or I just stick 3 or 4 shirts in the cone to mute it. Besides if they do complain ill just point it at there living room and hook a leaf blower up to it. :P

[TheFiremansavage]

oh thats a good idea with the t-shirts i should keep that in mind one of my neighbors called me angrily cuz mine made noise even though it was in the garage it probebaly made the nise outside cuz it did rotate , and like you said yours cant rotate with the rust doesnt that hurt the motor trying to rotate it but it cant ?

[lumpysnake]

No there is a slip ring in there. i could turn the belt by hand with little effort.

[TheFiremansavage]

oh thats cool bu the way did u accept me as a friend uet i sent u an invite

[littlesirenboy]

really?

[alarm776]

why did they tell you to take just 1 if you wanted ton take more, then it will make some more room for them

[firealarm211]

UGH!!!!! i live all of the way in memphis, tn! do you know if there are any siren graveyards closer to me? i would really like a thunderbolt!

[whelenvortexr4]

i want a blower or chopper whatever you call that square thing off a thunderbolt

[FoamPackingPeanuts]

I wonder if you power up the rotator, you might be able to force it to rotate. :-P

[BAD15Boyzzzz]

Then you'd burn the rotator belt.

[hootergirlsrhot]

if you put to much power to the motor of the rotor, the motor WILL fry and die

[BAD15Boyzzzz]

:( How sad is that, myself i'm a thunderbolt fanatic and i ought to go there sometime to pick up thunderbolt, roots blower (convert the motor to either gas or 1 phase) and a control box. :(

[bork129]

I live in Phoenix. Whereabouts in relation to Tucson is this place?

[carexpertandy]

A lot of those SD-10s are smashed!

[lumpysnake]

Yes, they have been heavily mutilated.  Some even beyond recognition.

[FoamPackingPeanuts]

Pretty much all the sirens were beat to sh*t. Too bad the SD-10's are too heavy to carry. They're dual-toned!

[carexpertandy]

Wow, I better go get one!

[TheFiremansavage]

what do you think of me putting up an old thunderbolt in my backyard and getting permission to set it off during tests and warnings? please write back

[FoamPackingPeanuts]

Probably fine during a test, but not any other time.

[ThePlmoknijbuhvygctf]

i am also a big siren fanatic like you ive always wanted to have my own thunderbolt what highway wer you on and how do i get to the place where the thinderbolts are?

[MarblesStudios]

where is this located?

[russelD9]

what kind of siren replacded the thunderbolt and the SD10?

[lumpysnake]

nothing unfortunately. The never put anything back up.

[russelD9]

why did they tack them down if there not replacing them,?

[lumpysnake]

Beats the hell outta me.

[bloo96]

3:30 is the one I picked up, It was actually already disasembled for me! you have something to do with that?

Also it does rotate, I played with the rotator engine for a while, and its turning great.

[lumpysnake]

Sweet, i hope to see vids of it soon. i guess mine was the only one that didnt rotate.

[AmcalAJ]

i would love to take an SD10!

[MaryStewart]

can you get me one? i want one! but i'd prolly need to pay for shipping.

[lumpysnake]

I was told I could only take one siren.

[Trainman11185]

thats awesome

[bloo96]

I found them! Your on Houghton road!

All I need to do is find out how to take one!

I won't get in trouble will I? Trying to get into TPD and like to keep a clean record.

[lumpysnake]

If you look directly south of the sirens you will see a couple of buildings. At about 4PM the folks at the "Highway department" show up for work. You need the ask the Boss if you can have one. Im not sure what would happen if you just took one, but i would play it safe and ask first.

[bloo96]

Also, do you live in Tucson? we got to get together sometime!

[lumpysnake]

yup. im assuming you do too?

[bloo96]

You betchya. So how did you manage to get that T-bolt? did you have to pay for it?

I would love to get one myself, but the only problem is I have nowhere to put it.

I hate living in an apartment.

[lumpysnake]

Nope didnt pay a dime. I loaded it in my truck and drug it home. The apartment deal sucks though sorry man.

[bloo96]

hmm, I'll see if I can figure out where I could put something like that.

I really want one!

[bloo96]

Theres still one up (its an SD-10), on Grant and Wilmont on the South West quad.