[SEL] Safety First

[Richard Fink Sr]

Glenn sorry to here about you illness get bet soon. Talking about safety 
and old machinery. I have a 1922 [[Cleveland]] then Cleatrac. the crank 
Handel is also the gear shift and you can;t get it off to use as a crank 
unless it is in neutral. Now that is safety
R Fink
PA




At 10:47 AM 4/11/2005, you wrote:
>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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