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

[Best, George]

Keith,

Since the neither the hub or ring of the flywheel broke, couldn't you
just weld the spokes back in place?

Afterall, you have all the pieces.

It would be best if you could find a replacement, but I have no idea on
how difficult finding another will be.

I'm sure someone will say the spokes couldn't be welded back in place,
so I'd like for them to explain why it technically can't be done rather
than the usual fear mongering.

George 

-----Original Message-----
From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
[mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Keith
Kinney
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 3:23 PM
To: ofes at lists.stationary-engine.com; stationary-engine at oldengine.org;
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Subject: [SEL] How not to load and engine....Flywheel needed.

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
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