Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

Hi Wayne Thank you for the message. Thank you I shall contact the Wind Power Center. I shall also make contact with Darrin Jantz. Thank you it is a valuable reference. Kind regards Daniel

Hi Bob

I have received attached new photographs of the Aermotor.

It is then a 602.

Hi All

Looking at the photographs is there perhaps anything else that you can add please?

Thank you

Kind regards

Daniel

I think that a D aermotor is a 14 footer. Very heavy.

Model D is a 12ftr

Hi Bod and Dan

Thank you for your messages.

Would a 12 ftr kind of been a basic/average size model? We was offered a smaller 702 but someone here in South Africa with knowledge of windmills said it was used mainly in areas with string winds. If I remember correctly it was a 6ftr. Or is there a model between this small one and the 12 ftr that is the basic/average model?

This 12 ftr is still in working order. A farmer in our Northern Cape Province still use it to pump water for his sheep. The boreholes in that part of the country is quite deep, so on average they would need quite is "strong" windmill.

Regards

Daniel

The bigger the windmill usually meant they had to go deeper for water or had a big bore to get a bigger flow of water. Deep well, more sucker rod more weight so you needed more power from a bigger mill. Bigger bore, more water being pushed up, more weight needing a bigger mill.

Wayne thank you for the information. It is much appreciated.