[SEL] Ultimate sinkin' feeling

[Luke Tonneberger]

Rick,

Sure glad you didn't get hurt! That is the most important part. Did the 
piston come into contact with the head?  Are any of the teeth busted off of 
the gears?  Did the saw arbor get bent up? I have a 5hp round rod and if you 
need to borrow any parts to have them made up then let me know. I'll do what 
I can to help out. That bent rod will probably be hung on the shop wall.

I hate to admit it but last year I had my 6hp Novo belted up to a big 
blower. One time I 'threw' on the belt which was a v-belt. It went over the 
pulley grooves and ended up between the pulley and flywheel. It caught and 
started to wind up, luckily the v-belt just snapped. I quick shut down the 
engine and untangled the v-belt.

With the show season just starting up in the US we need to think twice 
before running our stuff and make sure all is safe.  As comfortable as you 
might be around your engines they can still bite you.

Luke Tonneberger
Rockford, Michigan
USA
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><Richard_Strobel7 at msn.com>
>To: "sel" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
>Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 9:42 PM
>Subject: [SEL] Ultimate sinkin' feeling
>
>
>>  Howdy all;
>>Well throwing on a belt is not a good idea.  It slipped off and : (notice 
>>where the main bearing cap is)
>>
>>http://community.webshots.com/photo/88886243/317134342XtJLiV
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>>and here's the ugly part..Luckily no tourniquets nor transfusions were 
>>needed!!!
>>
>>http://community.webshots.com/photo/88886243/317137604piUxbL
>>
>>Main bearing caps snapped off and roundrod bent.
>>
>>Looking for new caps for a roundrod
>>
>>And a lesson well learnt..thankfully no one was injured.
>>
>>RickinMt.