Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

mtblah wrote: Wed Nov 24, 2021 7:00 am Henry , very early on I told you how smart and helpful these guy's are . Years of experience & knowledge .

Agreed

There is not a good pic of your tower to determine height but if you have over 21' from top of casing to the platform, then you can use a block and tackle. Cylinders are available from Aermotor, Muller Industries and Dean Bennett. You should pull yours before ordering as you dont know if it is an ...

Is there a good place to order parts from? Looks like I’m doing this by myself. Can’t find anyone in the vicinity to help.

Looksnlikebthe inner pipe is 8” below. The connecting rod appears to have been welded

Before you start unhooking anything on the pump rod string, you need to have someone look at it than knows. It appears but not sure from the pic that the drop pipe is still up at the well seal where it broke off from the discharge T? If so, either the sucker rod or the sell seal is the only thing ...

Before you start unhooking anything on the pump rod string, you need to have someone look at it than knows. It appears but not sure from the pic that the drop pipe is still up at the well seal where it broke off from the discharge T? If so, either the sucker rod or the sell seal is the only thing ...

thanks for the quick reply. I will take more pics and update as soon as i can get the working barrel up. where is a good place to find parts?

So I started by purchasing that windmill book from the museum as a first step. I think I’m going to get the actual pump mechanism up. The only connection I see is up near the top of the windmill but I hope there is a second underneath that galvanized piping. Here are some general questions. Is there ...

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