Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

rockingjl wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 7:17 am gerfunken
Welcome to the site from West Phoenix.
Ron Stauffer is a very good windmill mechanic and knowledgeable, hope you can work out a time to meet with him

Hey rockingjl, primary home is actually in Surprise, so I'm a westsider as well.

I will be running I 17 from Flag down to the valley on Friday night and returning roughly 11th or 12th. Since I am doing 2 installs and service work, I will have my well service pump hoist rig and trailer. The return would be preferable as I will be mostly empty.

AZ has a good online well ...

Welcome! Good idea about the pictures. Also, any numbers on the head will help. Start with the well. If the well is bad, no use in going much farther. Might need to call a well company to pull all the stuff out of it, unless you know how. Then you can see where the water is, and if it is any good ...

Greetings all.

I purchased some property in Dewey AZ that currently has a windmill on it that isn't working. I'm currently having water trucked in, about 2500 gal every 4 months.

I'm honestly trying to determine if the windmill is worth salvaging, if the well is any good, or if I should look at ...