Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

Now, on the day I was born
The nurses all gathered 'round
And they gazed in wide wonder
At the joy they had found
The head nurse spoke up
Said "leave this one alone"
She could tell right away
That I was bad to the bone...

I just put up an Aermotor A602 and with the advice here, put it up in one assembly: Fan, Tail, Motor. Single point pickup, balanced right at the mast pivot with the tail unfurled. Now I've acquired a Monitor AC (8'). On a stand with motor, fan and tail (complete, it's VERY tail heavy. I read comment...

I'd cut the grass first, though. I tend to drop stuff from up on top and it's a problem finding a 9/16 box wrench or that special socket for square nuts, once it hits the ground.

Here's the JLG hook part (from the manual). All I did was copy the bucket interface. So, a cross rod (1-1/4" ??) some scrap steel plate, and some square tube used for Class II trailer hitch female receptacle. I made it 2 pieces because I can then use the jib beam (Jim Beam ??) on my front loade...

The bucket is very easy to detach. 1/4 turn on the bucket cable control receptacle and then pull the cross pin. The bucket is all aluminum so it only weighs 30 - 40 lbs. All I do is drop it to the ground by extending the main boom out all the way. JLG does make a jib HOOK attachment but I wanted the...

Raising it with a tractor or a boat winch is easily doable. There are a few videos on YouTube showing people doing it. The trick/secret is actually the restraint cable/rope on the opposite side of the pull. You also need to brace the legs if there are no side rails at the bottom so they don't collap...

I'd say that the 'frozen parts in this Baker were not 'rusted' stuck, but glued by the deteriorated old-school oil that solidified and immobilized the gear. Because of the split bearing. the groove or channel inside the gear became a keyway for the oil to carbonize in. When the penetrants got in the...

Got it ! Applied my magic Dark Matter solution of 50% acetone and 50% ATF from a Rural King squirt bottle into the pipe plugged access hole and at the Pitman gear shaft edge and waited a few minutes. First there was 1/2 tooth movement, then 1 full tooth, then 2 teeth, then 1/4 turn then 1/2 turn. Re...

I recently picked up a 1932 (patent date) Baker 8' AC. A few missing parts but not dead by any means. I can't rotate the Pitman gear at all. The connecting rod is free, the drive shaft gear is free. The Pitman arm is free. But, the large gear is solid tight on it's shaft. Any thoughts on how to free...

There's a CAT V12 up there. Perhaps a Polar Vortex generator...