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

[fero_ah at city-net.com]

Keith,

As an eternal optimist, I'll say to look on the bright side.
NOW you have a nice bolt-on weight ring for the engine.  8-))

Good luck on the flywheel hunt.  I'll bet you can find one by spring.

See ya,  Arnie

Quoting Keith Kinney <kkinney at herculesengines.com>:

> 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