Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

Bryon, Sometimes when I find my photos in surprising places online, it feels a little creepy, so I feel I should at least thank you for letting me use your work to help me figure things out! I think I pulled that photo from Waymark and even though I tried, I couldn't find any other views of that ...

Man, getting off the ladder, crawling onto the roof, then onto the tower....Yikes! My backyard-display tower will be short enough but no room for accidents!....renting a man-lift for service might be the thing for me..... Has anyone seen assembly instructions for ANY BRAND suburban setups? I'd love ...

On the wooden tanks I have, there are three holes: "in", "out", and "pump rod". There must be special "feet" anchoring the windmill tower inside of the tank. Something like a floor flange that would be bolted to the I-beams beneath the tank. I wonder how they furl the tail....For that matter, do ...

I talked to someone that remembers an old gas engine in a well-house close to this: They might have filled the tank as they needed it with that. There's water pipe standing around and laying in the grass next to the tower but it doesn't look like there's a well below it. It's too bad that engine isn ...

I'm dreaming that I could build one of those water towers that has the tower top and the mill sitting in the tank, like this photo I found online. I think it would be easiest to NOT store water in it but it will give everyone the idea how it works. There was an old 1890's hotel near the lake and the ...

The reason that I did it one bent piece at a time was that no matter how good my notes and photos were, I'd have a hard time figuring out how to put it back together. I had never seen a trussed tripod tower and it's more complicated than I would have guessed. Then, there's my habit of taking ...

I'll have to take a look at the hub but I don't remember seeing any repairs. It is possible that these V spokes didn't leave the factory with this hub so the wear points won't match. Hopefully, it won't be worn excessively. Although my machines are just "spinners", I let them run 24 hrs. I'm careful ...

OR, MAYBE THIS...Instead of me making them like I was competing with Aermotor, Chicago IL., I'll make just the "crotch" or the "point" part of the V spoke. I'll cut off the area that is badly worn and weld the new replacement piece into place and keep the rods and the threads and stops in place ...

My 12' D602 is getting ready to go up and one of the last things to do is dealing with my uncertainty about the V spokes. This set must have really "rattled around" because the previous owner spent a good amount of time brazing up the wear spots and also brazed a new piece of rod about 6" long into ...

LOL!

It's too bad that kid lives too far away, now that I've eaten my humble pie, I'd ask him to come over and show me how it all goes back together!