Can anyone help me identify the make and possible year of the wind I just purchased.

[Dew]

What should I use on the gears to free them up and get them moving again. ~Dew~

[windybob]

Use some good penetrating oil on everything that moves, and everything you think should move. Tap around to help the oil soak in. Do this for a while until something gets moving.

I forgot what kind of windmill you had. Maybe you can start taking off a few parts and that will help.

[windybob]

Ok, it's an Aermotor. Maybe unscrew the grease cups wherever they are, and put oil in there too. The hub shaft and gear shaft are in babbitt, so they may not be stuck very much. Oil everything. Be patient. there is a shaft where the rocker arm goes on the mainframe, it is steel on steel. Chances are it's rusted and stuck. This may be the worst place. be careful. Just tap stuff, don't hit it. Thin cast iron is brittle, but you can be a bit harder on thick cast iron.

[Dew]

It's a 1903 "open gear" Aermotor

[Aermotor Fan]

Dew,

Can you post a picture of the tower, the whole length.

Adam

[Dew]

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Adam ,
Here is a picture of it when we brought her home. I posted some pictures at the beginning. When I was asking for help identifying what I had bought. ~Dew~

[Dew]

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Adam ,
Here is a picture of it when we brought her home. I posted some pictures at the beginning. When I was asking for help identifying what I had bought. ~Dew~

[Aermotor Fan]

Dew,

I thought it was a different style of a Aermotor tower.

[windmillerman]

Same mill was my first, now many later

[windmillerman]

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