I KNEW this was getting sick! I could hear it clear as day from the 1003 at the fairgrounds and I knew something sounded off about it. What's really weird is we left an audio recorder here on November 8th and it sounded just fine, so maybe it was fixed right after this, although it seems a bit out of character for Paulding to fix stuff that quick, so I'm not entirely sure. Paulding County's system has pretty much completely collapsed at this point. It seems as though their radio transmitter has kicked the bucket, as the last couple times we've been there, their entire system failed, and they told us that they already tested when we called, but we heard no tones or anything.
Apparently they’re fixing Auglaize too. Maybe the combination of that siren and the fact that Charloe literally died made them realize that they should probably check up on their system
From my understanding the county doesn’t have funding to maintain the sirens themselves. It’s all up to the individual cities/townships. Some places seem to care more than others. As far as the radio issue, yeah that’s definitely a problem at the county level. I’m definitely interested to see how this plays out.
@@WarningSirensOfMichiana So, little update on the Paulding County situation. Yesterday, Tommy and I were near the area, so we decided to pass by a few of their 'bolts to see if any had changed directions since their system wide failure, and we found that both 1000s, as well as Briceton's 1000T were facing different directions than they were before, so hopefully that's a sign that they're starting to get the radio issue resolved.
I was out there almost 3 weeks ago and the same thing happened. Called and they said they already tested, reported that nothing went off, and hung up. What makes me laugh is how paulding tests weekly yet nobody on the government level is EVER checking to actually make sure shit is working at all, nor do they even listen to hear them at the very least. Kinda defeats the point of a “siren test” lmao.
Everything, and I mean _everything_ in Paulding Co. is falling apart. Got the now dead 1003 in Charloe, the same fate for the 1000T in Auglaize.. and many more throughout the county. This was filmed five months ago, and sounded fine.. it had developed the wobble, but it wasn’t as bad.
That is one of the worst sounding thunderbolts I’ve ever ever heard. I’ve always wanted to come to a thunderbolt, but don’t know where any of them are here in Central Indiana.
These things are definitely showing there age i think the county is giving up on them. They don't have money to buy new sirens and can't even afford them. They got all the thunderbolts used at a discounted price (around 10 grand or less each) so its surprising theve held up this long. The darley in Cecil is gone completely and i have no idea what happened to it. It would be nice if the county could get more money from the government but as usual rural counties get forgotten about completely
Yeah from my understanding the county wants nothing to do with them anymore. It’s all up to the individual towns/townships to come up with the money for maintenance. Some towns in the county are doing better than others. Cecil has been gone for a few years now so probably safe to say it isn’t coming back. A damn shame
@@WarningSirensOfMichiana the Paulding trustees do want to fix them unfortunately their dying faster than they can buy parts for them. They only get about $5,000 a month from the government total and obviously other things take priority over the sirens. Considering they got the bolts for dirt cheap I don't even think they expected them to last as long as they have. Keep in mind these bolts are over 30 years old at this point and being out in the weather reeks havoc on them. As far as this one goes I think the high winds we had last spring really did it to this one
Oh my… how could anyone let this poor Bolt get to this sad state?
this is the maintenance of all time
Another sick Paulding bolt to add to the bin 😁
1:07 Thunderbolt 1000T sound
I don't know why it's wobbly. But I definitely heard a Thunderbolt 1000T in the background
I KNEW this was getting sick! I could hear it clear as day from the 1003 at the fairgrounds and I knew something sounded off about it. What's really weird is we left an audio recorder here on November 8th and it sounded just fine, so maybe it was fixed right after this, although it seems a bit out of character for Paulding to fix stuff that quick, so I'm not entirely sure.
Paulding County's system has pretty much completely collapsed at this point. It seems as though their radio transmitter has kicked the bucket, as the last couple times we've been there, their entire system failed, and they told us that they already tested when we called, but we heard no tones or anything.
Apparently they’re fixing Auglaize too. Maybe the combination of that siren and the fact that Charloe literally died made them realize that they should probably check up on their system
From my understanding the county doesn’t have funding to maintain the sirens themselves. It’s all up to the individual cities/townships. Some places seem to care more than others.
As far as the radio issue, yeah that’s definitely a problem at the county level. I’m definitely interested to see how this plays out.
@@WarningSirensOfMichiana So, little update on the Paulding County situation. Yesterday, Tommy and I were near the area, so we decided to pass by a few of their 'bolts to see if any had changed directions since their system wide failure, and we found that both 1000s, as well as Briceton's 1000T were facing different directions than they were before, so hopefully that's a sign that they're starting to get the radio issue resolved.
I was out there almost 3 weeks ago and the same thing happened. Called and they said they already tested, reported that nothing went off, and hung up. What makes me laugh is how paulding tests weekly yet nobody on the government level is EVER checking to actually make sure shit is working at all, nor do they even listen to hear them at the very least. Kinda defeats the point of a “siren test” lmao.
Everything, and I mean _everything_ in Paulding Co. is falling apart. Got the now dead 1003 in Charloe, the same fate for the 1000T in Auglaize.. and many more throughout the county.
This was filmed five months ago, and sounded fine.. it had developed the wobble, but it wasn’t as bad.
We have/had a few that do this here in Illinois as well. Nice video, not-so-nice sounding thunderbolt though.
Wobbling paulding twister alarm go brrr
wouldnt be surprised if a strong gust of wind took this thing out
Nice! Even a bad sounding bolt is still a bolt
Looked like it was about to fall any minute lol
Sick thunderbolt with bad bearings
The more videos I see of thunderbolts with bad bearings, the more apparent it becomes that they can wear down at the drop of a hat
I think its actually unscrewing! Look how the power cable is wrapped around the blower stack. I gotta compare videos now @_@
We need to get this thing falling down on camera LMAO
Call him wobblerbolt
Yikes she doesn't sound too good. She's gonna pull and Auglaize here before long
That is one of the worst sounding thunderbolts I’ve ever ever heard. I’ve always wanted to come to a thunderbolt, but don’t know where any of them are here in Central Indiana.
Oh Paulding county and their inability to maintain stuff...
Oh they have the ability, they just don't have the money
It will fall
That sounds like shit.
This is painful to watch
typical c series
Just the bearings
Typical lack of maintenance*
It’s Paulding county dude. They don’t work on their sirens for crap. It’s up to the town to get their sirens fixed.
@TheSleepyMechanic0524 exactly, I fixed a C series, and it sounds beautiful. Amazing what taking care of stuff will do to it.
@@jacksvacssafety2620this one is tested every week while that one does once a month and failed half of the time
Hey they copy
These things are definitely showing there age i think the county is giving up on them. They don't have money to buy new sirens and can't even afford them. They got all the thunderbolts used at a discounted price (around 10 grand or less each) so its surprising theve held up this long. The darley in Cecil is gone completely and i have no idea what happened to it. It would be nice if the county could get more money from the government but as usual rural counties get forgotten about completely
Yeah from my understanding the county wants nothing to do with them anymore. It’s all up to the individual towns/townships to come up with the money for maintenance. Some towns in the county are doing better than others. Cecil has been gone for a few years now so probably safe to say it isn’t coming back. A damn shame
@@WarningSirensOfMichiana the Paulding trustees do want to fix them unfortunately their dying faster than they can buy parts for them. They only get about $5,000 a month from the government total and obviously other things take priority over the sirens. Considering they got the bolts for dirt cheap I don't even think they expected them to last as long as they have. Keep in mind these bolts are over 30 years old at this point and being out in the weather reeks havoc on them. As far as this one goes I think the high winds we had last spring really did it to this one
Dropping pitch too probably could use some new brushes