Fairbanks Morse Ruralite 9 FT blades

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Fairbanks Morse Ruralite 9 FT blades

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Hey all, Thought I would keep updating my find's. I will be honest just over a month ago I had no idea what I was buying here but it turned out well. I got a bunch of random parts and pieces and some blades wrapped in paper, Wincharger gearboxes etc. I was told this unit had NOS blades and after removed from paper they do appear to be. I also pulled the cover and inspected brushes and the commutator and brushes do not look like they have ever spun. I wonder if the broke casting on the unit happened upon setup back in the day and then the unit never ended up getting put up.

Turns out this is a 32V 750W " Ruralite" rebranded as Fairbanks Morse Ruralite for the Canadian market. The casting that attaches the tail to the gearbox was broken as mentioned earlier. I welded them back together and put in a couple crude supports so I could set it up for display. I plan on cutting these pieces back out and welding in a solid piece of 1/8'' plate to look as factory as possible. This cast welds absolutely beautiful almost like regular steel. Normally I would search for another casting and bolt it in but I do not think I will find one. If you have one please reach out.

Enjoy the pics and I hope you enjoy viewing this. Always cool seeing new stuff.

Josh
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thanks for sharing Josh .......
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Neat Stuff!
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Ruralites are not at all common. It’s a great find Josh.
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That thing is in great shape. What a find!
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Josh , with a find that important and of musuem quality it make me think i may be expanding to add to my collecting of neat " stuff "
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Wow! Nice find, Josh! Mike is right, Rualites are not very common at all. I've only seen one in my 30+ years of messing around with pre-REA wind generators. You've got a keeper there!

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