Big Mill - Tight Quarters
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Here's the pics I have of the orange hinges.
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Les Jacox
Garland, NE
Garland, NE
Re: Big Mill - Tight Quarters
These orange ones are just like mine. I think I got them from Ken O'Brock several years ago. Just a word of advise, they don't fit 3-leg Aermotor towers.
Gregg
Gregg
Re: Big Mill - Tight Quarters
Paul, if you build a set use longer j-bolts, but the longer the j-bolts, the bigger the hole you may have to dig, if the leg joint is below ground.
Les Jacox
Garland, NE
Garland, NE
Re: Big Mill - Tight Quarters
When you say longer are you referring to the inside of the j bolt?Jake wrote: Thu Oct 24, 2019 9:10 pm Paul, if you build a set use longer j-bolts, but the longer the j-bolts, the bigger the hole you may have to dig, if the leg joint is below ground.
Jerry Wade Barker
Wills Point, Texas
214-893-2864
www.farmhousewindmills.com
farmhousewindmills@hotmail.com
Wills Point, Texas
214-893-2864
www.farmhousewindmills.com
farmhousewindmills@hotmail.com
Re: Big Mill - Tight Quarters
I take back part of my comment on using the hinges on 3 leg towers. The hinges do not work on tower legs that are less then 90 degrees, like the 3 leg Woodmanse towers.
Gregg
Gregg
Re: Big Mill - Tight Quarters
True comment. Wonder if anyone has a pic of hinges that would work on one then.Gregg wrote: Fri Oct 25, 2019 4:16 pm I take back part of my comment on using the hinges on 3 leg towers. The hinges do not work on tower legs that are less then 90 degrees, like the 3 leg Woodmanse towers.
Gregg
Jerry Wade Barker
Wills Point, Texas
214-893-2864
www.farmhousewindmills.com
farmhousewindmills@hotmail.com
Wills Point, Texas
214-893-2864
www.farmhousewindmills.com
farmhousewindmills@hotmail.com
Re: Big Mill - Tight Quarters
Paul when I say longer I mean the threaded part, because the bolt runs very close to the angle iron leg, so the j part of the bolt has to be turned to slide past the flat part of the angle iron, then turned 90 degrees to hook onto the angle iron leg. You lose the length of the j, and towers with bigger angle iron makes getting the j part of the bolt past the leg tough if the bolts are too short.
Les Jacox
Garland, NE
Garland, NE
Re: Big Mill - Tight Quarters
Seems to make them work on a 3 leg with 75 degree angle you would have to do some southern engineering.
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Thanks for sharing your hinges. I built a set today. I can't wait to try them out. Thanks W Opp