Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

Mike have you ever used sheep's wool does it work good? The fair me and my brother were just at the 4H were demonstrating shaving wool and you could buy some. Now I wish I did!!!

I use sheep wool for my gas engine oilers.

What type of oil and/or grease should be used in this mill? A nondetergent 30wt or something thicker like corn head grease?

Because of the heat you have i would try the corn head grease. Oil might run through to quickly.

Anyone here ever re-pour the babbitt bearing in the upper pump/sucker rod guide on one of these?

You mean one of these?

No, it's the one at the very top of the pipe casting.
I'll get a picture when I get home in a bit

I probably repoured the babbitt for this one, but it's farther back than my memory.

It's this one here. Not really a bearing, more of a guide to keep the rod centered and from wearing into the casting. About the only idea I can come up with to repour it would be to turn the whole mill upside down maybe?

You could do that. Or fill it with babbitt putty like the old E monitors had in the neckpipe were. They even left it in there on some LOL. I don;t really mean fill it, just put enough in there to block the pour. You could dig it out thru the slot. And do NOT pour it tight. Use a mandrel that is a comfortable fit. That way the rod won't bind up in hot weather.