[SEL] Fw: Safety First

[Orrin Iseminger]

Charlie, was it Wallace McPeak who originally posted the story back in '97?
That's who I had in mind.  I have a picture of the Superior he owned, back
then, and the date on it is 8/26/97.  I seem to recall the picture and the
story were posted about the same time as one another.  

Regards,

Orrin

Orrin Iseminger
Colton, Washington, USA
http://users.moscow.com/oiseming/lc_ant_p/index.htm
So many projects.  So little time.   

-----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: Friday, January 27, 2006 7:52 AM
To: SEL at lists.stationary-engine.com
Subject: [SEL] Fw: Safety First


  Talking about cranking engines this is a message I had posted  a year ago
and the one you mentioned Orrin

Charlie Bryant
Jay, Maine


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Charles R Bryant 
To: SEL List 
Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 2:27 PM
Subject: 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"