[AT] Off topic , kind of

Bo Hinch bohinch at gmail.com
Fri Mar 17 11:36:56 PDT 2017


Laughing MAO

On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 11:47 AM, Dennis Johnson <moscowengnr at outlook.com>
wrote:

> A simple checklist with a picture of a whipping hose as a heading would
> probably work.
>
> I have noticed as I age it is easy to get distracted and forget a few
> basic things.
>
> Dennis
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Mar 17, 2017, at 11:41 AM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Oh no!  I'm glad you didn't get hurt worse!
> > Maybe you need to replace that pipe plug with a ball valve
> > and paint the handle Bright Pink or something.  grins.
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bo Hinch
> > Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2017 2:36 PM
> > To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> > Subject: [AT] Off topic , kind of
> >
> > Just a short note to let the world know how stupid we as humans can be at
> > times .On saturday march 11th , I had a little gathering at my home  /
> shop
> > to have a crawfish boil ( 500 lbs ) , 20 racks of pork ribs , 40 lbs.
> > catfish along with fries and all the trimmings . Photos enclosed if your
> > interested , just click on the link . As in the past years , all of the
> > children and grownups can`t hardly wait till about 2pm to start and run
> the
> > old ( 105 years old ) 20 hp Bessemer engine . As in the past , I have
> been
> > trying to teach some of the younger folks to get it ready to start (
> oil  ,
> > heat hot tube & hook up propane bottle ) and when it is ready , I work
> the
> > air valve to roll it over and control the fuel valve  . To make a long
> > story short , it did not want to run , it would try , BACKFIRE , run a
> few
> > rounds on its on then quit . After about 10 minutes , it backfired back
> > into the air starting tank and blew the air hose off giving me the worst
> > whipping I`v had in a many years , BETWEEN my leggs . After the second
> time
> > doing this , it was getting to be serious business so we quit . Monday
> the
> > 13th after doing a lot of thinking , I finally figured out WHY it
> wouldn't
> > run . They failed to REMOVE the 2" pipe plug on the air intake side so
> the
> > engine couldn't get any fresh air . Plug is there to keep out bees and
> > anything else when just sitting up . I think there is a short video of
> the
> > hose coming off and giving me my first whipping .  I have since made up a
> > startup check list which I should of had in the beginning .
> >
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