Air Horn gestures from little Kids (Keep tradition alive)

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by peterbilt_2005, May 20, 2019.

If in a safe area, no driver to scare would you or have you pulled the air horn for a kid?

  1. heck ya every time even in traffic!

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  2. just a couple of toots

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  3. I fire up the train horns

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  4. it's not safe unless needed

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  5. air horn what's an air horn my truck doesn't have one.(sorry Volvo)

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  6. I was arrested and jailed for noise ordinance

    3.8%
  7. it's unprofessional to use Air Horn

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  8. ;

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  1. FearTheCorn

    FearTheCorn Medium Load Member

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    Once in some small podunk town in PA, I don't remember where, I was cruising along and saw an old lady seemingly having a stroke or something, and felt bad, when I realized she was making the hooking signal. Honked the horn, she clapped at me, made both our days!
     
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  3. Y-L

    Y-L Light Load Member

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    The air horn probably revived her from the stroke she was having.
    #truckers saving lives!!!!
     
  4. Humblepie

    Humblepie Pontificator

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    I replaced mine with a trumpet. Now it sounds like I’m on bourbon street every time I give her a toot. I go down to NOLA on the weekends and play in an all truck jazz band.
     
  5. snowman_w900

    snowman_w900 Road Train Member

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    As I upgraded things through the years on my tenure running bus freight, I upgraded to a 8V92TTA DDEC2. Is started life as just a 475 8v92 silver, but once I added the pusher axle so a could scale more weight (serious increases of illegals outta Mexico paid by the hundred weight) I definitely needed the extra power. That's also when I added the aux box. Ended up around 782 hp to the ground last time we had it on the dyno. Average mpg was around 5 the last IFTA report I had.

    Tune was done by a guy named Stever Earl, no seriously. No relation to the singer, I dont think.
     
  6. 88228822

    88228822 Heavy Load Member

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    only one kid in my 9 months otr

    I gave two short toots
     
  7. Y-L

    Y-L Light Load Member

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    What happens when u hit 88mph and the horn at the same time?
     
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  8. MGE Dawn

    MGE Dawn Road Train Member

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    Won't do it in traffic, but I have been known to make a kid's day once in a while. Truly is amazing how much a quick "toot toot" can do for a youngling's day
     
  9. MGE Dawn

    MGE Dawn Road Train Member

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    Some serious ####
     
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  10. iceman32

    iceman32 Medium Load Member

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    I do it for kids everytime.

    You guys don’t know this. But even if you are fat and grumpy, there’s a kid out there that will look at you and your big rig, and will think that you are a hero.
     
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  11. wore out

    wore out Numbered Classic

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    Said it before an I'm say it again. Its un American not to blow the air horn when a youngin gives ya the arm pump
     
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