[SEL] Large engine loading/unloading

[Rob Skinner]

>Neat photos and a neat set up to unload.  To figure out 
> that set up, Rob is either pretty sharp or pretty lazy 
> (I fit in the latter category).  

Hi Tommy, 
It would probably be a toss up as to who is the worst.
Luckily we both have good looks and charm to offset the
laziness.  That setup is the simplest I could come up with
while maintaining an "on the ground" look.  We still have a
couple hunks of iron where we use rollers.  It's not all
that difficult to use rollers, but it's inconvenient if
you're working by yourself.  The wheel setup that Larry
photographed is easy for one person to operate.  

The Goold is an eight-ball, built in 1908.  Craig P. did a
spray/turn/ring job on the piston last year, and she's now
as sweet as you'd want an engine to be.  

Is your 15 a sideshaft?  Somehow I got the impression that
you have a SS GS&M.  I've never been able to eyeball one of
those in person.

Rob