Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

Thank you Mike B. I am sure I will have many questions as I go through this process and I am so happy to have found this site with people that are willing to help. I am totally lost but dedicated to restoring this as a dedication to the town and to the family that owned it and established this town ...

Thanks for the advice

Thank you again for all the advice. I appreciate it.

thank you so much Windybob! I will start looking for a 4 legged tower. What would be the shortest height you would recommend? And thanks for the explanation about the oil!
If I wanted to take some of the rust "patina" off, is there a recommended way to do it and anything I can put on to preserve it ...

I know absolutely nothing about windmills and never thought I would need to. However, I am now in possession of a windmill and I would like to restore it or at least make a monument of it for the town. The windmill was on the property of the last descendant of one of the first families to settle in ...