Look Ma...NO HANDS! An accident report and warning.

[BACKROAD]

RCA, you just mentioned what I was thinking about saying.  The removal of the fuel tank and hopper do make that large rotating meat grinder quite obvious.  I think about it on my 195's because of the absense of the tanks.  Please, no more being a victim.

[rcavictim]

How easy was it to take the photo left handed ?   Thanks for shareing, I'll pass this info around to others at lunch !

Mike,

Actually it was a bit of a hassle because I had to hold the camera upside down in my left hand (I'm not left handed) and awkwardly operate the shutter button.

Lunch eh?  I like mine pretty rare, as you obviously have seen.  You on the other hand, those steaks must be charcoal by now!   

[VeggieDiesel]

rcavictim,

Sorry to here about your mishap.
We can all learn from it.
As a user of the same style of engine, I have noticed that the majority of Changfa
owners also leave the belt drive (or drive coupling) exposed without a guard.
The very same danger applies.
Thanks for sharing your incident, and let's all use it as a serious reminder.

Veggie

[Doug]

The current generation of these engines by Kub and Yanmar actualy have a guard

[listerdiesel]

Did something similar on a 6-354 Perkins genset. Had a small run of diesel round the filter bowl after starting up, wrapped my hand round the filter and into the fan.

Went up to Edgware Hospital, they couldn't do a lot with the mess, but cleaned it up and bandaged it all, it took 4 weeks or so to heal.

Why do fingertips and toes always get banged/knocked when they hurt the most, but hardly ever when you are injury-free?  I dropped an engine block on my toes once, drove into town to the hospital, walked through casualty trailing blood, got it all sorted out, but after I got home my youngest bounced on my bad foot when I sat down!  He didn't realise, obviously, but it hurt like hell!

Peter

[okiezeke]

Amen, brother.  Been there done that.  Also a changfa 1115. 
fed the ring gear about a quarter inch off the end of one finger.  Made me a lot more careful, and am putting guards on all three ring gears now.
Zeke

[dpollo]

So a guy and his friend stop at a tavern in this little west coast mill town, go in, sit themselves in a corner ,backs to the wall , you know the routine, and he holds up two fingers as a signal to the waiter.  The waiter brings them four beers. The guy really doesn't want to start anything in a strange bar so he pays up but says to the waiter, "I really only wanted two beers."

"Oh" says the waiter, "Sorry, I thought you worked at the shingle mill."

[ronsmith]

rca, sorry to hear about your accident , hope you recover quickly. I am guilty of refueling while running and wiping up the spilllage. I WONT do it again. PS will be figureing out a guard for my changfa. Looking at you injury makes my rear hurt! lol

[rmchambers]

rca, sorry to hear about your accident , hope you recover quickly. I am guilty of refueling while running and wiping up the spilllage. I WONT do it again. PS will be figureing out a guard for my changfa. Looking at you injury makes my rear hurt! lol

What part of your anatomy do you use to open your fuel cap?