Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

There's no hinge on the bar steel top member of the tailbone. The forked area on the end just pins to the main frame. I used a 7/16" clevis pin.

Unfortunately I didn't notice any scars of remaining paint. When the weather here warms I could take a magnifying glass and have a better look.

The Open-geared FM finally launched this past weekend.

Could someone tell me what brand this tower is?

I was curious to that as well..in a previous post Bob said he thought his mill was the earlier rendition.

Hey Windy Bob, I just took all the measurements of my hub from the points you said you measured from. I got the exact dimensions you did. I think we can conclude the 2 hubs are one and the same.

Will do. I'll check it out when I get home tonight.

Glad I could be of help.

Sure..that would be nice if you would. It's just food for thought. I would venture to guess that many of the companys when first introducing oil bath mills may have reached out to customers who had their previous mills to upgrade..and they would have liked that transition to be as seamless as possib...

Here a question for you experts here..I helped a co-worker with his Steel Eclipse WG. It would appear the fan, spokes, vane sheet and hub might interchange with this mill. I do know the main shaft also threads on to the worm gear as it does the pinion on this mill..so maybe that would be the same too.