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Wish I could help more, but I have not had one of these apart. The closest I was to one was a hundred yards, and the guy would not part with it no matter what I offered. However it looks to be not a lot different than Samson in general. I have no idea what kind of bearings are in the box, if any ...

CTXmiller wrote: Mon Jun 24, 2019 4:44 pm Same here...wish I could help more. I’ve attached a few more photos.

The name plate on mine is unreadable too but looks nearly identical

Was there water setting in the gearbox so as the small gears could be rusted to the shaft? Someone on here had a good mixture they used to loosen up rusted up items.


There was no water and everything still had a thin layer of oil on it. I’ve taken a hammer and punch to the gears after wedging ...

PaulV wrote: Sun Jun 23, 2019 8:57 pm The shaft has a retaining collar on the end of it. The collar is held in place by a set screw. Once the collar is loose, the shaft will slide out.


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I have the collar loose but it seems to be stuck in the little gears

I recall there being a set screw of some sort on this. I had the brake system fully disassembled too and any square bolt that could possibly get in the way of the shaft loose too.


I have the set screw loosened in the collar but when I yank on the nose the small gears just knock against their ...

Mine is 8.5’, but I would suspect they are built the same. I figured mine is a Sear’s Champion and it too was originally green. Pics of the cone style bearings I pulled out last year.

Something I asked on the old message board is...does oil go inside the hub? Bearings packed with grease..yes and ...

The brand was Stover. they were really big in the farm business. Around since the 1880's I think. The SAMSON was a brand of mills they had for a long time. i think this was maybe the last one, after that they were bought out by Woodmanse.


I didn’t know they were bought out by woodmanse. I have ...

I think they only made them for a couple years. That's why parts are hard to get. I think that's the one where the hub is independant of the mainshaft. The hub runs on it's own bearings?


From what I hear that is the truth. They made them from ‘39 to ‘43 I believe. I had never heard of the brand ...

CTXmiller wrote: Sun Jun 23, 2019 7:06 pm Comes apart fairly easy. Cone style bearings.

Any idea on how to get the nose cone off before I break something? Got the 3 bolts loose without twisting them off so I would call that a win

Mister Ed wrote: Sun Jun 23, 2019 4:34 pm That Samson vane is cool as heck.

It very much is. I think finding one for this mill is going to be pretty difficult. Might have better luck building one to be honest.