1/2 Scale "model" windmill

[windybob]

Look for well cylinder. It pushes the water up. The windmill does the pumping. A 2 1/2 or 3 inch cylinder is common around here, I know you are just using it for show, but these sizes can move enough water to make it look neat.

[arizonian]

Thanks, windybob

[arizonian]

Friday/Saturday pulled the windmill down, disassembled and transported it to the house. Put everything back together and with the help of the wife cranked her back up in the air. While assembling the motor to the tower started to get a bit of vertigo, but it passed quickly. Climbed the ladder, added oil and put the hood on.

An hour after the oil was in, started noticing droplets on the ground and the pump rod weight was wet. Seems the oil is coming down the pump rod inside of the mast. I need to pull it back down and put some kind of umbrella underneath the yoke that will shed oil away from the hole in the mast.

View from my chair in the back yard.

View from the northwest. The house sits on the first hill above the floodplain.

Front porch view, nice sunset today. The little guy really gets turned about with gusts but the big guy is a lot more stable.

Oil droplets all over the place, including on top of the "well".

View from directly below.

[Windcatcher530 Dan]

Still looking good. Great job even with the oil leak you'll get it perfected

[mtblah]

looks great from here ! ! !

[arizonian]

Meant to post this before Christmas.

Installed an LED chain light for the holiday decorations.

[mtblah]

William , looks like your starting a good crop od windmills in Arizona , keep up the good work
With a half size aermotor do you use half as many lights ?

[arizonian]

It's a battery powered daisy chain of lights that I found at Wally World, just under 10 ft in length. I suspect you would need two sets for a full size windmill.