Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

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

You cannot lift the mill, fan, and tail out of the tower by hand. Well, unless you have very close hereditary connection to either Samson, or Arnold.

Enjoy the day! It's yours.

Many many yeas ago my uncle was born and raised down there in Tx somewhere. they offered his dad a Dr Pepper franchise to take to the pacific northwest where dr pepper was not heard of yet. so they packed up and moved. The rest is history. Some of my fondest memories are going up there to visit them...

Sounds like a listing for the "looking for parts" section?

Awesome!

I would need to refresh my memory, it's been so long since I did my Ideal Steel.

Yes they are similar.

that's fine, no problem. Wording is as follows......Pumprod screws in to head gear, and goes down the neckpipe, inside the pullout tube. There is a swivel on the end of it so that the head can rotate, and the swivel not rotate. The Mainshaft is pressed into the fan (wheel) hub, and goes into the cas...

here is a parts list for a Hambone. If it's too small let me know. You should be able to blow it up I think.


Here is a Dempster pullout tube. very similar to a Hambone one. Measurements are different though.

the chain hooks to the tail hook, and the other end goes around the pulleys down the neckpipe. Inside there, it hooks to a pullout tube. That tube has a lower end on it like a great big nail, only hollow. A fork goes around that to be able to pull it down from the g round to turn the mill off. So, y...