Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

This could be a Fairbanks-Morse tower. I bought a similar tower from WB several years ago, so it’s likely this is what your tower is. It also has the same type of wire tension bolts that go through the grits. Ladder also is similar. The tower top on my WG had the flat plates riveted. Your tower look...

Sounds like you need to place claim with estate. If daughter was handling his business after his death then she should either refund your money if she can’t recover your tractor seat, or make good and do the recovering of the seat and give it back to you. Of course, my second sentence is an ideal re...

Thanks for sharing, Jud! A lot of interesting buildings to explore for sure. And some nicely restored mills.

Lance

Windybob’s description is accurate. It’s a very basic design and should be easy to replicate. This is the same type of pullout that’s on my #8 Dempster, which is predecessor to the #10.

Lance

Gregg, I was there, but didn't arrive until later in the afternoon on Wednesday. I didn't really get to spend much time in the back where all the windmillers trailers and trucks were, as I had my wife with me. I did see you briefly but didn't get to say hello. I still enjoyed the trip and look forwa...

I took US Highway 77 south out of Lincoln Saturday, and went through Beatrice. Saw the sad sight of the once busy Dempster factory building sitting abandoned, on the west side of the highway on the south side of town. About 25 years ago, I can remember driving up late in the night on a business trip...

Thanks for sharing pics Gregg and Kevin! I agree, we should never forget what this day stands for!

Lance

Michael, I've also wondered if Verden stopped making these guides. The last time I ordered from them when in Amarillo, I stopped by the office. It turned out that Joe had passed away, and his spouse/daughter were still trying to run the business. They were unsure of how to make the rod guides, but t...

It could be a Fairbanks-Morse tower. I purchased one like it from Windybob several years back. It had the same type of riveted brackets and bolts holding the tower top together. I also bought another tower like it that had a Fairbanks-Morse WG on it. This tower however was only the top section, and ...

Jud Herrig took down a 53' Aermotor tower standing on a farmstead in Minnesota. He did this by climbing up with his tool pouch and safety belt, and took it apart piece by piece. He simply dropped the 14' leg sections down and they stuck into the ground like darts. There wasn't a section bent at all....