Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

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Thanks again for the replies to my seemingly never ending list of questions... I will probably be using IH red as recommended as I know there is a lot of leftover paint from tractor projects.

Please take a look at the attached photos and let me know if this is the correct Heller Aller wheel ...

Hello,
I was able to get ahold of Dan and had a great conversation with him. He is going to build me a new wheel and arms for my project. Thanks to this site and the members the mill should be good for quite a few years.

I have a couple of questions for the group. First, during reassembly should I ...

Thanks for the replies. Windybob gave me Dan Benjamins phone number and I will give him a call.

Thanks for the comments and recommendations on oil. I have not been able to find any information on a specific capacity nor did I find anything in the gearbox that indicated a fluid level. So would it be safe to assume that 2 quarts would be adequate?

I am not sure about putting this idea into ...

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It is nice to know that I am not the only one on this earth that has went through that painstaking experience...

It was a standard shaft size that the machinist was able to source. However, he had quite a bit of work to drill the tapered pin holes for the pinion gears and drill the tapered ...

Thanks windybob,
I had not considered a oil return to the case. My thought was to control the oil with the seal between the inner flat roller bearing and outer sealed bearings. Also was hoping that the grease between the two sealed bearings would help with some oil control as well if oil was to get ...

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Since the snout bearing was pretty worn, and the shaft was worn especially where the oil seal rides it needed attention in this area. I had a difficult time removing the tapered pins for the pinion gears to say the absolute least. I posed that story and a few pictures in the thread in the ...

Ahh yes, the tapered pins on the pinion gears...

The hard way? I think I may have done it the most difficult way possible known to mankind.

I did quite a bit of research on how to remove the pins before attempting to do it. Initial attempts included grinding the pins flush with the collar on the ...

Thanks Dan,
I definitely will let everyone know. The tapered wheel bearing was rated for a 3 ton military application so hopefully it will support the weight of the gearbox/wheel/tail assembly along with the wind pressure factor.
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Thanks to windybob and Dan for the replies. Super surprised to learn all of this new (to me) information from the experts and I appreciate it VERY much. I never paid attention to direction of rotation to my mill or any other windmill for that matter.... My dad has a Aeromotor on his farm but I am ...