Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

Thanks everyone

Update, I did have a windmiller tell me I could put all balls bearings in as you saw in the picture but I decided to put the spacers back in to minimize track wear and keep the friction between the balls minimal down the road as the grease is degrading.
One trick from doing it myself was to put a ...

Hello all, thank you for all of the help. I was able to rent a boom lift this weekend and based on all of your suggestions I was able prepare the fix and accomplish the task.
I took a different route on how to raise the gearbox and wheel. I used a standpipe clamp with a muffler clamp as a backup to ...

Thank you for the replies. Of course I wish I was able to get back up to see the actual assembly versus going off of memory and some pictures I took.
Excuse my ignorance but have a few more questions for clarification.
First, it is mentioned a bushing needs to be removed and the pipe is to stay ...

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I have a windmill that has been on the family farm since I can remember and I am now 60. I purchased the farm and want to be sure the windmill stands for many more years. I was finally able to rent a boom lift to see if I could figure out why the windmill would not pivot freely with the ...