Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

Kevin, Welcome to the forum. I’d still be inclined to try and find some bull gears as the oiling system is a circulatory system and without the oil circulating, the Babbitt in the snoot will wear even faster. Now if it is going to rotate on the tower and only very rarely even actually spin (i.e., be...

Is yours a 602 or a 702?

Whatever keeps the elements out (referring to patching the bonnet) or to your preference.

Mike - Thank you. I’ve also seen the “top hat” method where a piece of thin sheet metal is placed on top of the bonnet top, for when a bonnet had rust on its flat top. The thing with JB weld, you can use it on the inside and outside of the bonnet. Then mask your repair efforts with cold galvanizing ...

For the bonnet and bullet holes, you might try JB weld unless you’re good at welding thin metal. I’m sure others will have better recommendations.

The 8’ and the 9’ are identical in all aspects from my recollection and both having 5 wheel arms. The 10’ goes up to 6 wheel arms.

I always look at the hub. The S has a bell type up and the M is a smaller type hub. There is also a W that has a bell type hub from my understanding.

There is a mast pipe cup washer that sits in the mast pipe cup. I think the part # is 576 and it acts like a thrust washer. No seal. On the top end, there is an umbrella washer and mast pipe nut. No material or liner was used between the steel brake band and cast hub. Your A602 looks to be in great ...

I always enjoyed visiting with Chuck.

Check the oil collector #520 (under the plug in the hub when at 12 o’clock) and see if it is clogged up. When it was rebuilt, if the rings on the snoot under the hub were worn down and not welded back up, that can cause oil loss out the hub and onto the brake band, etc.