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Found a baker monitor wd 10 footer in a heap a while back. Slowly been fixing it up and really only lack the fan, it’s a six section, are these rare I’ve seen hundreds of 6.5- 8 footers and have several of them myself, it just seems like not a lot of info on the 10 and 12 footers.. anybody ran ...

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Looks good. I had a gasket in my WB and it leaked too, so I removed the gasket and it stopped leaking around the bonnet.

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The WDs are fairly common, just there are lots more of the WB and WC models out there. The WE (12’) is rare. I believe the WD and WE are all 6 section wheels and they are heavy gearboxes. I see WDs on marketplace from time to time.

Parts-wise, you might try Steve Adams in ...

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If McMaster Carr doesn’t have it, I typically also look at eBay as there are all sorts of items on eBay (new old stock, etc.) and often cheaper than most other sources or I start looking for a metric applicable size. My head usually hurts when I start looking at a metric comparable sized item.

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The wheel sections and wheel arms have different prices listed, so I suspect that means different sized components. I only saw a 6’ 8’ & 10’ on the parts list that looked at, not a 9’.

Looks nice!