Originally Posted by
pdisme
ROFL, from the same page on Southwest's site:
With as much crap as people try to carry on these days, I'm surprised I haven't seen someone try to bring a lawn mower engine on the plane yet.
Flying Delta to help a relative remove trees from their home after Hurricane Hugo (1985) I checked 2 chain saws. Drained the tanks and ran all the fuel out - went through without a hitch.
Of course, 1985 was an entirely different world for air travel...