Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

Yeah sometimes it’s just hard to get until you seen it in action

Yeah I’m just trying to get an idea as what to expect in all reality I will probably wait until after Christmas to crack open the old rusty wallet. You know after Santa has bled me down I will have to wait to see what I got left!

Windy you have opened my eyes much appreciated see I told you I was dense

I guess what I fail to see is what takes the thrust load when the wind is at the mills back ( turned out of the wind ). I can see maybe a thrust washer at the very back of the hub shaft bearing cap maybe that’s it. Honestly I have hard time seeing how things work with just my eyes sometimes in pics ...

Yeah now that you say it I do think I can see it. I guess thrust one way or another wasn’t to big a deal to the engineers hey & it’s lasted this long and it’s much older than me so who am I to judge

Yeah that’s about what I figured. It seems not a lot of mills left in my part of Texas & when you do find one they seem think it’s solid gold or it seems sometimes they had rather let it set & rot as the vines pull it down instead of parting with it but I understand I’m fond of my junk to😂. ...

I know this topic is a few months old but I just wanted to say cool looking mill. I am curious though I do not see anything that’s takes the thrust on wheel shaft. Would it not need collars or bearings/washers on both sides to be able to handle the thrust for both directions for when it’s in and whe...

I’ve been kicking around the idea of trying to get an Aermotor 702 or a Challenge 27 head & fan that’s complete but needs rebuilding etc. I guess because I like doing that kinda stuff. I’m not up on prices, I’m not a real windmiller so I don’t know much about what’s a good deal vs bad deal. I kn...

I have limited bearing experience when it come to windmills, but I have much experience with different types of bearings in various other types of mechanisms. Below I will list my opinions based of what I have seen. Disclaimer I’m not an engineer nor have I conducted any test in a controlled environ...

Excellent info thanks guys!