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L. Louise Balsick

Louise Balsick age 93 of Calhan Colorado passed away peacefully on March 14,2025. She was born south of Calhan on January 9,1932, the youngest child of Andy and Anna (Trojanovich) Lemesany. Louise attended school starting at the one room schoolhouse north of Calhan and graduating ...

Robert William Cherry, affectionately known as "Wild Bill," passed away peacefully on November 23, 2024, in Loveland, Colorado, after bravely facing serious health challenges. Born on February 23, 1942, in Bristol, Colorado, Bill moved with his family to Loveland, Colorado in 1952, where he laid the ...

Most of the wood pitman arms were made out of hard Maple.
These are new ones that I made for a 8 1/2 foot Eclipse. The holes are not drilled for the wrist pins. A lot of the older windmills had the wood pitman arms

Peter
The tail bone is 1/4 X 1 1/2 X 60" with a cross brace at 38" from the horse end. The brace is 3/16 X 1" flat iron.
Looking from the horse to the wheel the straight sides of the hood are to the wheel and Left side.

Peter
No notches on my case.
When I first saw your pictures of the hood I thought it looked like a Dempster # 11 hood latch.
I will get some measurements on the tail bone tomorrow.

Peter
I looked in the Spring 1994 Windmillers Gazette there is a illustration of a #14 that looks like yours.
In the Winter 2010 Gazette there is a parts list that shows the cross bar like yours.
In the list is part # 1430 Guide rod spacer Obsolete sub 01430 and cut-off screw.
the next line down it ...

Peter
I restored a Dempster #14 a few years ago.
I measured the hood today.
If you need more let me know.
Terry

I found these two videos on products that Appleton Mfg. Co.
Not much on windmills but still interesting.
This is a very impressive collection.
Enjoy the videos.