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I have a Dempster 8foot 12A that I am trying to find parts for. I was surprised to find his are Dempster 8ft 12A mills too. He said he had the third mill that was apart in his shed. I was able to get that from him for parts.

Two weeks ago, I went to a friends place to pick up some tractor parts. When I pulled into his barn yard, he had two windmill towers and one mill laying down in the yard. Across the yard was a third mill and tower.

I’m wondering what type of tower I have, is this a Dempster tower?

windybob wrote: Sat Mar 07, 2020 2:28 pm [quote=1970q post_id=5291 time=<a href="tel:1583603006">1583603006</a> user_id=585]
It has been as pictured my whole life.

Well, not yet it hasn't.
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A fellow I work with has a windmill, he bought a few years ago but, doesn’t know what it is. He mentioned the tower came from one farmer and the fan from a neighbour of the farmer. So I’m not sure if the fan is for this windmill or not. Here are a few pictures, he took when he bought it.

Well, this happened before I was born but, the story I was told, was that my dad went up to the city to get the bearing/parts. When he got home, his brothers had taken the wheel/fan down. I’m not sure if they took a lot of care when they took it down but, it never got repaired. They did that while ...