The shroud was very rusted and in bad shape when it was removed in the 1970s. It's been long gone. I will more than likely make a Decot "hat" style shroud at some point. The hat style is the basket without the louvered sides.

Got the motor mount plate fully installed. Had to level the legs off first by grinding the shims to a slight taper to achieve plumb. A carpenters square was used to get me on the money. After the motor was aligned and bolted down, I began work on the torsion arms. With some 1/4 in plate and my oxy/a...

Made the leg shims. Mr. Decot would pour babbit inbetween as a custom shim. Not having the tools or equipment to cast babbit, I merely cut and ground some 1/8 flat stock till the legs fit plumb. With the legs mounted straight. I could then begin the construction of the motor mount plate and torsion ...

Missed your deadline for your rsvp on google form for siren con. Have a young son who would love to attend. Rsvp would be two people for Saturday, day only. Can we still attend? Thx! You sure can! Just show up and register when you get there. My young daughters will be attendance as well. I know ot...

Kole Moore contacted the fire station a few weeks ago and apparently they actually had this particular unit running about 7-8 years ago. It's really hard to see through the trees. Would love to have a local go snap some better pictures Never knew that, super cool. I recently picked up a new camera ...

Kole Moore contacted the fire station a few weeks ago and apparently they actually had this particular unit running about 7-8 years ago. It's really hard to see through the trees. Would love to have a local go snap some better pictures

Got the NOS Lovejoy mounted. Had to cut the Baldors main shaft a little, took 7/8in off to get everything to line up. Need to go to my trusted welder to get some 1/2in plate for the motor mount, and some 1/4in for the side torsion braces.

Lovejoy couplers have been ordered. Cut 7/8 in of the fan-side shaft- I was then able to fit the 10HP Baldor underneath the Model 12. I think a simple 1/2in steel plate cut in somewhat a "H" shape will make it so the thing will mount right. I will then make torsion brackets to tie in the o...

I also was able to spec out a set of Lovejoy couplers to connect the two up. A L100 series set was found. The sirens shaft is 1 1/8 in with a oddball 5/16 keyway. The Baldor has a 1 3/8 shaft with a standard 5/16 keyway. A few clicks on ebay and I scored a NOS set for $20 shipped to my door. What a ...

When I got it home, I just couldn't resist reinstalling the legs and tipping the thing back right-side up. So that's What I did. Teddy Decot would pour babbitt in-between the interface of the legs and the siren head as fine-tuned shims, and I can see why. It's a bit of a uneven fit without these. I ...