[SEL] Safety First

[Glenn Wilson]

Glad you got through it with minor pains.

I am not for hurting anyone or having anyone hurt themselves
but be careful with the "safety first" comment. Our government
would like to make it so you can not even tough your engines.
Every law they make takes away a little more freedom. We do
not want it all gone. And I personally would like to have the freedom
that my ansestor had when he "killed himself by the driving wheel
of a steam engine" as is written on his tumstone.

Again, glad you made it through it with no major damage.

PS - on another note - 4 days ago, I had about 8" of my large intesene,
or colon removed due to it was infected with diverticultus. I am healing
quickly and will soon be on a waiting list to get a kidney. Then - fairly
normal physically again :)

Glenn Wilson

-----Original Message-----
From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
[mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com]On Behalf Of Charles R
Bryant
Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 3:27 PM
To: SEL List
Subject: [SEL] Safety First


Posted on the SEL by a fellow collector in August 1997

"Hello List member. I had a narrow escape last Saturday morning and
 thought I should pass it on to you all since several of you  are getting
large engines.
 I had been waiting for a friend to come and help start my 35 HP Superior
which
 we had done several times before .Earlier in the week I installed a new
propane
 regulator and done some maintenance. In the process I tightened two bolts
that held the main
bearing that supports the front of the side shaft, which in turn raised all
the cams up
this making the magneto fire quicker before piston got to dead center.My
being an old
timer I did not think of all this. We got on each flywheel and the engine
had just a little
too much compression to reach top dead center., so I got up higher on the
next spoke
with BOTH feet when it fired going in the wrong way.I discovered how it
feels to be
shot from a cannon.. The last thing I remember was seeing the top of the
exhaust
pipe. I landed about 20 feet  luckily on my right side and back. After about
15 minutes
I discovered I was still alive no broken bones but not sure my kidneys were
in the right place.
They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks but I sure learned one. NEVER
PUT BOTH
FEET ON THE SPOKES. I would be a good buyer for an air starter if anyone has
one"
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