Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

Not positive. Strictly Woodmanse did have CCW wheels. Not sure about it after they bought out Stover.

Happy Birthday. Enjoy the day!

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.

Guessing around 75 pounds. Don't know Canadian measurements. But it's bulky, difficult to handle. I would not do it without another helping.

You are making me nervous.

I think I might have answered that. Maybe you meant something else?

On Monitor Hambone, or WB mills, the wheel is a 4 section wheel, for a 6.5 foot mill. 4 bolts on the front of the hub, 4 bolts on the rear of the hub. With 2 people, take out all 8 while someone steadies the wheel. Then you can move/bend an arm to get them out of the way for removal. It's easier to ...

On Monitor mills it is. You can either take it off assembled, or dissasemble it and remove it. One time i learned the hard way that when you take a section out of a wheel, it spins to enable the heavier part to be at the bottom. Had a scar running down from above my eye, to about halfway down my che...

6 ft Hambones and W series mills use oval-link chain that is 3/4 or 7/8 link-length. I didn't measure the piece I have at the shop, but it would be a size larger for 8 footers. Like maybe 1 or 1 1/8. I stay far away from twist-link chain for Monitor mills. For the life of me, I cannot ever remember ...

I have a neighbor who took up 6 ft Aermotors on his shoulder when he was young. Then built the wheel and put the tail on. That I can imagine.

I think so. Considering water runs around 8 pounds a gallon. But I have no idea how much the tank-towers held.