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- Amazing how a thread about a new Ram towing its max rating goes to multiple pages about air horns and now International build software...........:S
ShinerBock wrote:
The build sheet was provided by the International dealer, specific to the VIN number. It shows main assembly part numbers (part number for whole axle assembly, whole engine assembly, whole transmission assembly, etc, but not part numbers for individual parts of main assemblies, for example). The truck was originally upfitted as a brush fire truck for the US Forest Service. I don't want to give out my VIN number on an internet forum...SoCalDesertRider wrote:
I have factory International software, if I had the last 8 of the VIN then I can verify. You are the first person I have every run into to have an actual bill of materials sheet for their truck unless it was given to you by a dealer. Although the bill of materials sheets I am referring to to do not lists packages and only list every part that was put on that truck by part number.
The truck is a 2001 model year 4800 crew cab 4wd 33,000 GVWR. I have the original build sheet for the truck. I'll look up what it says about horn. It lists everything the truck was built with.
*The truck has 0008WHE Air Horn Accomodation PackageSoCalDesertRider wrote:
The truck is a 2001 model year 4800 crew cab 4wd 33,000 GVWR. I have the original build sheet for the truck. I'll look up what it says about horn. It lists everything the truck was built with.
*The truck has 0008WHE Air Horn Accomodation Package
I have factory International software, if I had the last 8 of the VIN then I can verify. You are the first person I have every run into to have an actual bill of materials sheet for their truck unless it was given to you by a dealer. Although the bill of materials sheets I am referring to to do not lists packages and only list every part that was put on that truck by part number.Cummins12V98 wrote:
When my dad was still alive, he was a handyman and in his van he always had his air compressor to run his nailers, etc. He kept the tank full and used that air to power his air horns.SoCalDesertRider wrote:
Yes I could co that but I was looking for something more simple if possible. Had horns and bags with last truck.
You can still use air horns. Buy one of those on-board electric compressor kits they sell for the Ride Rite or Air Lift air bag suspension kits, and use that to power your air horns.
It was a finite source of air, since he only ran the compressor on jobs, but he got a few blows out of the small compressor tank between runnings and it was good enough for his minimal use of the horn. One could do the same by filling up an air tank at home and keep in truck to run horn.
I had an Ah-Oooo-Gah air horn on my old baja Bug. The horn had it's own built in electric compressor. It worked fine and sounded good, just wasn't super loud. I think I got it at Pep Boys or one of the other auto parts stores.SoCalDesertRider wrote:
You can still use air horns. Buy one of those on-board electric compressor kits they sell for the Ride Rite or Air Lift air bag suspension kits, and use that to power your air horns.
Yes I could co that but I was looking for something more simple if possible. Had horns and bags with last truck.ShinerBock wrote:
The truck is a 2001 model year 4800 crew cab 4wd 33,000 GVWR. I have the original build sheet for the truck. I'll look up what it says about horn. It lists everything the truck was built with.SoCalDesertRider wrote:
What is the model do you have? better yet, what is the last 8 of the VIN and I can pull up bill of material look up to tell you exactly where it is unless it is too old to have an electric horn and grandfathered in.
I have 2 air horns in the fender well, which are activated by the pull cord above the driver door. There no other horns that I have found on the truck and there is no switch in the center of the steering wheel, or anywhere on the dash. I am the second owner of the truck. The first owner was the Federal government. The truck was all stock when I got it.
*The truck has 0008WHE Air Horn Accomodation Package- Well not talking an"Train Horn" here same as ORT, the stock horn on my 2001 Ram was weaker than a Kia! One doesn't need to lay on the horn to get the Yuppy on their cell phone to relize the light has been green long enough for three or four cars in the other lanes to go. :S
FishOnOne wrote:
Shiner,
Would you happen to work along I10 on the east side of San Antonio? We recently passed thru there on our way to the Hyatt Hill country resort.
Yep, I work for that very same company. Although I don't work at that location anymore. I now work at their corporate offices in New Braunfels.ShinerBock wrote:
SoCalDesertRider wrote:
The loudness limit is probably 120 or 150 deciBels. We have no laws regarding air horns specifically. My International has air horns from the factory, as do most large commercial trucks.
I believe the DOT vehicle noise limit is about 95 decibels. Also, you should have two horns on your truck, an electric horn just like every other vehicle and your air horn. Your electric or "city" horn as it is called in the industry is used for on road while your air horn is for off road use. Commercial trucks are allowed to have these horns to be used in noisy non-highway work environments. I work in the class 7 & 8 industry as well, but I work on the manufacturer and dealership side. And yes, one of our OE's is International and Peterbilt.
Shiner,
Would you happen to work along I10 on the east side of San Antonio? We recently passed thru there on our way to the Hyatt Hill country resort.SoCalDesertRider wrote:
I have 2 air horns in the fender well, which are activated by the pull cord above the driver door. There no other horns that I have found on the truck and there is no switch in the center of the steering wheel, or anywhere on the dash. I am the second owner of the truck. The first owner was the Federal government. The truck was all stock when I got it.
What is the model do you have? better yet, what is the last 8 of the VIN and I can pull up bill of material look up to tell you exactly where it is unless it is too old to have an electric horn and grandfathered in.
