Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

What most consider the classic 702 or Chicago era built Aermotors of 30s, 40s and 50s have the open style hub, hot dipped riveted wheel and matching style spokes. Refurbished may or may not have the open style hub. If refurbished have new spokes, wheel, bone and vane, they will vary from the origina...

702 model. Most likely A or 8' size. You can verify on the other side of the cast case from where Aermotor is located. That mill and tower was heavily rust pitted before being painted with a brush. To straighten properly, a lot of it would need to be disassembled. The paint and rust will make disass...

The daughter and son of Dean Bennett retired and sold the biz now almost ten years ago to Denver Winpump. Denver Winpump has a better managerial style than the Bennetts had. Also, John, a long time DB employee, is there at Denver Winpump. He probably has the best windmill retail background out there...

I thought I knew when I purchased those elevators based on needing them for a job. I bought them in 2010 and Bob Bracher was still at the helm. Take a guess what they cost in 2010? Your fiberglass rod is very strong.. We had 5/8 rod on a 400 foot set that had silt problems. The first 2 times the plu...

I think I got them from aermotor but it was fifteen years ago. They were many pre covid, pre inflation dollars

Sorry I forgot to post the pic. They double as a rod wrench also

Bart
Any idea who manufractured these rod elevators? I tried to locate but couldn't find anything. I bought them about 15 years ago. They work on 5/8 and 3/4 glass rod and also airtight. And some Dutch rancher regular pipe rod...

Ron Stauffer
Montrose CO

Do a forum search under "aermotor regulator info". It gives a generoll application and use. I think someone had posted a parts list of the aermotor regulator but it wasn't me

Ron Stauffer
Montrose CO

Greetings from the other side of the Rockies! I was getting some measurements for someone else from out in the yard earlier today and saw this pullout. I'm sure it came off a six foot aermotor but have seen them interchanged a lot in the field. The brackets and wire hoop are Dempster with pipe repla...

Midnite Solar has MPPT controllers that handle wind or solar inputs in 3 models - 150, 200 and 250 VDC rated open circuit input and nominal battery voltage output field selectable of 12, 24, and 48 VDC. Mike, I am guessing the Voc of 110 wind prop would be under 200 Voc? Even if you set a Midnite 20...