Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

windybob wrote: ↑Fri Aug 20, 2021 1:50 pm Oh Bryon, that rule does not work on everything when working on a Hambone.

If anyone wants to see it, there's a roof on a tank mounted Aermotor being replaced at the paul's windmill service site. https://paulswindmillservice.com/windmill-tanktower-repaired-roof-replaced-barrington-hills-il/ These are good photos showing what the top "should" look like for a wood...

Slim wrote: ↑Fri Aug 20, 2021 10:45 am Windy I have to ask what is your method to remember the solution? If it’s proprietary information I understand

Probably something like, "righty tighty, lefty loosey"

The photo you found online is my photo. That windmill/tower is on Bowles Farm in Grand Prairie, Tx. It is a city owned park.

I have been watching Keith Rucker's videos for the last few years. He is very informative. If you like seeing machinist work, this is a good "channel" to watch.

Here is the patent drawing and an image from my files I don't remember where I got this. Could have been copied from something for sale on ebay. The yellowed docs are dated May of 2017 (when I saved them to my computer).

I did a little investigating and found the patent drawing I once saw. Here is the link
https://patents.google.com/patent/US154 ... +Co&page=1
When you get there. The photos are in the upper left of the screen. Click on them to see a larger image.

I remember seeing a patent drawing once that showed it. I was told it looked much like that of a Monitor. I don't remember the patent number of the drawing.

There should be NO slop between the hub and the shaft. They should be very very very tight ( I don't know the tolerance). You should also have replaced the oil collector that scrapes oil from the inside of the hub and routes it back into the gear case. Oil scraped problems cause oil to leak out the ...

The keys to working on a windmill: Heat, penetrating oil, vibration, and patience.