Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

To start with, I believe your windmill is a WindEngine from Monterrey, Mexico. That is the name it is sold under in the United States. The blades, spokes, and bridges are WindEngine. It is a clone of a model 702 Aermotor windmill.

So I started by purchasing that windmill book from the museum as a ...

Windy Bill wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 11:53 pm How hard is it to remove the pitman arms? Can I do it on the tower?

Not very. Yes.

My vote is for needing new pitman arms. Babbit in yours are worn.

If the wind is gusty and/or variable when you hear the brake "slipping", that is the windmill's way of letting off some pressure that the wind is putting on the wheel until the tail turns the edge of the blades into the wind. No repair necessary. That is what you want it to do. If it didn't turn a ...

After this photo was posted, it broke the last windmill web site.
Maybe one day they can get together again for another photo shoot:

Keep in mind the distances between legs on 3 legged and 4 legged towers are from different points. The leg spread (from leg to leg) of a 3 legged tower is always going to be greater than that form a 4 legged tower even if the base is the same.

Todd is correct.

If by eolians you mean blades, yes, the blades of any 10 foot Aermotor windmill will fit on your windmill. Sometimes the blades are called sails.

It also looks like a check valve (threads on the top). But yes, it should have a leather on it.

Here is the lexan tube with the pump parts installed. This actually works. This is how I know the cages are too tall.