Is there a volume control for the Backup Alarm?

[Spudgunner]

My TC's backup alarm is loud enough to wake the dead. I've had to (re)kill three zombies since it arrived. I'd like to tone-down the volume a bit. Is there some nice way of doing this that doesn't involve wire cutters? I like the alarm but the volume seems like it could cause an avalanche on level ground it's so loud.

 

[MrJimi]

Can you put something over it like a glove, rag or foam to muffle the sound ?
Jim

 

[Reg]

My TC's backup alarm is loud enough to wake the dead. I've had to (re)kill three zombies since it arrived. I'd like to tone-down the volume a bit. Is there some nice way of doing this that doesn't involve wire cutters? I like the alarm but the volume seems like it could cause an avalanche on level ground it's so loud.

If it is a legally required back-up alarm you'd better not mess with it.
Even if off road you might find yourself in a mess if (somehow) your back-up alarm was shown to not give adequate warning.
The one on my truck is a bit of a shrieker, but the neighbors are shielded from it by my trailer and I try to arrange things so that I don't have to back out much when I leave really early - unless their party was running really late.

 

[radman1]

I have one of those on a man lift. The beeper is right where I stand and is a warning when the lift has too much tilt. I use the lift for my own private use. I just put a piece of duct tape over it. Muffles the sound a lot but can still hear it. Tape lasts several months.

 

[odleefs]

Spudgunner,
The 110 dBs can be annoying! You may consider ripping out the bubble wrap "heat shield" on the underside of your bed (you will find that this will burn to a crisp soon anyhow if not removed)and "insulate" the back up alarm with it. Then buy some real heat shield and insulate the bed.
Steve

 

[bjepple]

You may consider replacing it with one of the self-adjusting alarms (or just a smaller one). They adjust their volume based on the ambient noise. When I installed one (just a fixed volume one) on my dump truck, I put a cutoff switch so I could turn it off if conditions required it. I taught myself to leave it on unless it needed to be off, not the other way around. I find myself arriving (leaving) sometimes very late (early) so at times it is very beneficial. It is also really nice when you are hooking up to a trailer at night to be able to leave it in reverse so the guy has some additional light from the backup lights without him going deaf.

bjepple