Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

We have been trying to figure out how to sell to the reservations.We have sold our fiberglass to Aermotor in the past that was for a rez. And have made airtight rod ends for a couple of companies selling them. We have just wondered about selling directly to the reservations. But have never known who ...

Ron do you deal much with airtight rod?

The cost is much less. The fiberglass is a lighter rod. And the 7/16 rod does better in smaller diameter pipe like 1 1/4. And also just preference. I know guys that still like wood rod. But finding good wood rod now is pretty hard. The wood rod we made was very good rod. No knots or cross grain. It ...

Jerry I am. Alan is my father in law. And Amy in the office is my wife.

For all the states we ship to. Our own truck would not be feasible. The past two weeks we’ve shipped Rod to Pennsylvania Inadiana Montana and New Mexico. Along with places in Texas that are 200 miles away or more.

The pumpjack we have. Is based off an old Myers pump. Maybe one day we will do something with it. And try to figure out more places to sell our rod. And that goes back to freight. It’s made it harder to sell.

We have some interest in the pumpjack. We have had a hard time finding a foundry to cast everything at a price that would make it profitable.

The airtight rods are probably coming from Aermotor. We actually make the couplings that they weld on the pipe for them. And we have made some for Williams Windmill also. You talking about solar stuff. We have developed a prototype for a solar pumpjack.