[SEL] 8 HP WITTE I Owned

[Edward Tabor]

I have found that at most shows, if you are having a problem, your 
fellow showmen are willing to lend a hand.  My brother and I own a crank 
start tractor.  He can crank this sucker to start on the first turn, in 
the middle of winter, after it sets for 1 year.  I can't start it warm, 
much less....  At a show, I had to move it.  I had 20 volunteers willing 
to crank that engine for me.  Help can always be found.

Ed

Dave Rotigel wrote:

>Hi Craig,
>    I'll bring the crank guard (really a cover) to Coolspring with me and
>hand it off to you. Thanks for getting it to the owner. Has he shown the
>engine? His big worry was that perhaps he could not start an engine so big.
>I guess that everything in the engine world is relative!
>    Dave
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Craig Prucha" <sel at antique-engine.com>
>To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>Sent: Sunday, June 06, 2004 5:51 PM
>Subject: Re: [SEL] 8 HP WITTE I Owned
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>>Hi dave,
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>>The fellows name is Howard Hoffman, from East Auora, NY. who bought your
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>Witte.
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>>Howard will not be at Coolspring this June but if you want, I can deliver
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>the
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>>crank guard to him. He's a good friend of mine. Thanks, Craig...
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>>Quoting Dave Rotigel <rotigel at alltel.net>:
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>>>Hi All,
>>>    Several years ago at Coolspring I sold this 8 HP head type Witte
>>>(http://www.oldengine.org/members/rotigel/Roti_Eng/witte.html) to a man
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>from,
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>>>I believe, NY. In any event, I forgot to give him the crank guard when
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>he
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>>>purchased the engine. I'd like to give it to him, but don't remember his
>>>name. Does anyone know the guy and/or how I can get the crank guard to
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>him? I
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>>>could bring it to Coolspring in several weeks if anyone thinks that the
>>>fellow may be there. The guard is cast iron and probably worth a few
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>bucks.
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>>>But I'd rather give it to the man who bought the engine rather than just
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>sell
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>>>it outright and buy Old Mill with the profit!
>>>    Dave
>>>PS, Perhaps it's a good Charity Auction Item if I can't find the
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>rightful
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>>>owner!
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