ok, My ghost was done and hung and seeming to be working fine this last Halloween. Yet every so often I noticed it wasn't working. Upon inspection, the ropes were getting all tangled around the main motor arm. I would fix it and get it working again untill eventually the same thing would happen again. Whats the problem?

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If you can post some photos, maybe we can help.

I was having the same problem with mine too. I switched the eye bolts to a longer size than called for, I think they went from a 3" to a 4" length. I also used a heavy black cord that slipped easily off any snags that should happen. Fishing line seemed to snag too easy. Just using the longer eyebolts should help

I too had the same problem --- with mine the nuts that hold the fender washer that you drilled the 3 holes in were tightening slowly. At a point the nut would tighten enough that the washer would become fix in place – it would no long slip as the crank arm rotated. The lines would then tangle and wrap around the motor shaft and crank arm and make a real mess.

On closer inspection of some web sites, I found that I had omitted one very crucial locking washer. Check out your pivot assembly and make sure you have all the parts in the correct order

Thanks, I'll try both. I was also wondering if I should add more wieght to my arms?

Wise you can check out a few pics of my FCG on my homepage if ya want.

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I'm not sure if the weight of the arms matters, I didn't have hands for mine. My problem was just making sure the eyebolts hung lower than the crankarm so the lines never got near it. I also didn't use anglestock, I used 1x2's instead, so it had to be tweaked a little.
p.s. great pics!