Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

It's been about 60 years since Spirit Lake Farm has had a windmill but my Baker monitor is now up, spinning and pumping water. The crane erection went flawlessly. I was then hoisted up to oil the mill and remove my erectionn hardware.
Thanks all for the support and great advice.

I have the mill head in place on the ground and working on the cable attachment for the brake and want to have in place before I raise the tower and head. The wire strap attachment on the mill head has 3 holes available to set the initial spring tension. Any thoughts on which hole to set the spring ...

Perfect- Thank you Windybob. I need to digest the pullout system further and will probably back with more questions. The hambone with tail vane and 8 foot sail weighed in at 240lbs so I'm still working the the rigging plan

Life's priorities got in the way but I'm close to finishing my Baker hambone project. Tower is completed and I have drilled a well and have working hand pump in place. A few questions. From the attached pic it appears there is a weep hole at the end of the oil drain tube that feeds the main shaft ...

Thanks all for your generous comments. your right the hambone is a beast. The sales literature I read boasted that it was "bulletproof" At least I know I have an original monitor tower now. Sounds like two votes for "underbraced" which was my inclination as well. I sure don't want to go through all ...

That does look the same. Thanks. Do you recall how long the lower section was? is your monitor X an 8 foot mill?

Hi all, I'm new to this forum and windmilling in general. I picked up a Baker Monitor 8" Type C hambone along with this tower and at an auction. Proceeding Ok so far repairs to the mill and pump but when I look at this tower closely I'm not sure what I have. The overall height was likely 36' or so ...