Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

mtbiah, I have restored worse than this but this one gets a pass. It's always going to be a road display. it's been there so long many people would miss it if I restored it.

Im not sure, it was a complete unit when I bought it years ago. I finally got it home last fall and rebuilt it this summer. after joining this site I realized the tower wasn't an Aeromotor like the head.

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Thanks WindCatcherDan, here's a better picture of the tractor (Unstyled A) with the homemade tin man, just before I put the head on the windmill. Makes a nice display. Many people have stopped on the road to take pictures of it. I have 30 acres of timber in the Loess Hills of ...

Well I got the A702 rebuilt and up. Put the tower up first then lifted the mill up with a tele handler today. She runs nice after the rebuild. Thanks for all the help. I'm looking for another now. Paul

very nice

Kenneth you are doing an amazing job on the mill. I love all the different mills out there, mechanically they are all different and served their purpose for years. The Industrial Age is my favorite time period. thanks for sharing. Paul

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I put my oil collector in just to test fit it and I see that it doesn't screw in below the bottom of the guide for the babbit bearing assembly. There is no way this is going to make contact with the shaft when it ...

Hey Ron thanks for the in-depth reply. You are very helpful. I probably have almost 3 hours in my tail pin bushing repair. I'm sure the second one I do will go faster however. Probably 2 hours. Thank you sir.

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I welded up the wear area on the hog nose of the gear box and used a sized bushing as a guide as suggested by Ron Stauffer. (see pics) I had seen this done on a post on here. My question is why is it necessary to ...

Thanks mtblah. I am already looking for another mill of a different brand. Everything about the mills is interesting and so mechanical. I love the industrial revolution.