[SEL] From a newsgroup: Lookin For: Crank for 1.5hp Economy

[Curt]

This week's discussion on crankhandles has been entertaining. Missy's 1 
1/2HP Herc has a crank handle that is one of those open half C handles 
that falls off the crank the moment you let up pressure on it. I hate 
the darned thing and never use it. It lives in the hopper most of the 
time. I could see how that thing could get launched back at you with a 
backfire.
I have a much later 6HP Herc (1929) and its' crank is the solid loop 
style that you slide over the end of the crankshaft and engage it on the 
gib key. Once the engine starts you pull it back off the crankshaft 
while the shaft spins within it. Generally I start this engine by 
flipping it against compression and it starts great, EXCEPT when the 
engine is hot. If you've been working this engine and stop it, you will 
have no luck starting against compression again. The ONLY way to get it 
to start again is to put the crank handle on it and wind it up and drop 
the intake valve.
Sooo..... I'm curious, you guys that have been kissed with these flying 
crank handles, have they been the open C style handles? Has anyone been 
hurt by the other closed crank handle?
Curt Holland
Gastonia, NC

Rex Hinz wrote:

> I really don't see this as a pissing match , I see it as a very 
> interesting and informative topic and consider everyones reply to come 
> directly from experance , I with only 4 years in the hobby read all 
> your postings and have learned a great deal from your pissing matches 
> , so keep it and I'll here learning , if everyone agreeded one 
> everything it would be a very boring world ,
>
> Rex
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Culp" <johnculp at chartertn.net>
> To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 2:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [SEL] From a newsgroup: Lookin For: Crank for 1.5hp Economy
>
>
>>> Frustration in not a reason to use a crank.
>>
> <snip>
>
> _______________________________________________
> SEL mailing list
> SEL at lists.stationary-engine.com
> http://www.stationary-engine.com/mailman/listinfo/sel
>
>