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- Tue May 07, 2024 10:07 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Oklahoma
- Replies: 3
- Views: 37
Re: Oklahoma
Lots of tornado warnings going around. We here had a small one go north of us, and 2 small ones go south of us. We actually threaded the needle. Reports have one death over east in Barnsdall.
- Mon May 06, 2024 10:45 am
- Forum: General Discussion - Windmill
- Topic: Monitor WB rod take off
- Replies: 4
- Views: 63
Re: Monitor WB rod take off
ok, you guys are just too much. lol I am not precious, just a learn-the-hard-way, educated dunce. I just like to help on occasion. We have worked on more Monitors than I can count on 2 hands. I have never been innoculated against them, but have been exposed to them for many years. So, I have built u...
- Mon May 06, 2024 10:39 am
- Forum: Name That Part (or Windmill or Tower)
- Topic: Flint and walling wheel?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 172
Re: Flint and walling wheel?
If you take it apart, you will find a certain weight factor, composed of hole punch-outs. Guess the guy sweeping the floor had an important job after all.
- Sun May 05, 2024 12:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion - Windmill
- Topic: Monitor WB rod take off
- Replies: 4
- Views: 63
Re: Monitor WB rod take off
UNscrew that bracket that you show, off the pump rod. The pumprod comes out the top of the head. Take off the top cover of the mill. You can see where the pumprod comes up. Take out the 2 bolts of the rocker arm and put you fingers under the rocker arm where you took the 2 bolts out of. It helps to ...
- Sat May 04, 2024 8:00 pm
- Forum: Name That Part (or Windmill or Tower)
- Topic: What model and make?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 96
Re: What model and make?
Here too. I've seen wheels that had welded ends on them to adapt to other mills. Luckily, H/A mills spin CW like Aermotors.
- Sat May 04, 2024 7:57 pm
- Forum: Technical Discussions - Windmill
- Topic: Windmill automatic float system shut off
- Replies: 3
- Views: 68
Re: Windmill automatic float system shut off
A farmer customer made his own from a aired up tire, long 2x4, and a hinge on the tankside. When the tire went up, the 2x4 pivoted on the tank, and the end went down to pull the lever. Had them on most of his mills. I sure felt sorry for those brakes.
- Sat May 04, 2024 7:54 pm
- Forum: Projects - Windmill
- Topic: Woodmanse steel back gear.
- Replies: 50
- Views: 2509
Re: Woodmanse steel back gear.
Looks like a good pour to me.
- Sat May 04, 2024 12:43 pm
- Forum: Projects - Windmill
- Topic: Woodmanse steel back gear.
- Replies: 50
- Views: 2509
Re: Woodmanse steel back gear.
Not positive. Strictly Woodmanse did have CCW wheels. Not sure about it after they bought out Stover.
- Sat May 04, 2024 8:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Birthday Peter vk!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 125
Re: Happy Birthday Peter vk!
Happy Birthday. Enjoy the day!
- Fri May 03, 2024 8:12 pm
- Forum: Technical Discussions - Windmill
- Topic: Pulling the fan from motor
- Replies: 10
- Views: 120
Re: Pulling the fan from motor
OKay, just remember these things can kill. I read of a guy one time where he fell off, and wound up with a fence post through him.