[SEL] How not to load and engine....Flywheel needed.

[Keith Kinney]

Back in July we were loading our Oil City/South Penn Half-breed 
engine to take to our county fair.  The engine is on skids and when 
we take it to a show we just back our flat bead trailer up to the 
engine and hook a winch to the skids.  It normally just comes right 
up on the trailer no big deal.  Well, this time it didn't work too 
well.  The engine was sitting on wood blocks to keep it off the 
ground.  When the front of the engine slid off the block it caused 
the engine to tip over.  When it tipped over the left flywheel landed 
on the skid of the 15 HP Reid sitting next to it.  You guessed it, 
all the spokes broke out of the flywheel.  We were just sick.  So, if 
you have any leads on were we might be able to pick up another 
flywheel please let me know.  For all the gruesome details I've 
posted before and after pictures here:
http://www.herculesengines.com/Oil%20City/default.htm

Learn from our miss fortune and be extra careful when loading those engines