OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums General Discussion Forum Power Equipment...Mishaps and Funny Stuff Beware of the helicopter

Contractor dropped off his helicopter( this is the machine concreters use to smooth over concrete) saying he wanted it serviced. I checked oil level,set throttle lever to slow ,so that clutch would not disengage and start the turning.i leaned over at machine,pulled the starter cord,and the damned thing started flat out .i felt a whack in the back which was the long handle of the machine,and had me running around in circles yelling out for someone to turn it off,as I was unable to because of the rotating force of the handle pushed against my back.turned out the lever was turned to slow,BUT...throttle shaft was jammed wide open

holy moly mate .glad your ok.
thats one way to do cardio.

Easy done with a machine that sits on the floor like that. Three pieces of wood spaced around the frame in future I would guess

:)IT will never happen again every time i think of it I laugh.running around in circles yelling for help.it was hilarious

At least you can laugh at yourself. I remember a mate about to spray carby cleaner into his SU carbys. We were both bent over the engine bay for a good close look. Because I know better, I take the can and spray it straight into both of our eyes. We both ran away eyes burning laughing our arses off at my pigeon chesting.

Hahaha .Thats funny mate.i did the same thing with carb cleaner in the garage at home while cleaning motorbike carb.big shot in the eye.YEOW! Was like a scene from a Vietnam war movie.neighboure must have wondered what was going on.Good to see we are ALL human