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Close-up views of Aermotor Power Mill on Tower
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2023 9:21 pm
by hwy8
While doing some research a couple of days ago, I got a chance to ride a scissors lift to the top of a tower and look at a machine that's been erected at the Little Log House Pioneer Village in Hastings, MN. Here's what I saw:
Re: Close-up views of Aermotor Power Mill on Tower
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2023 9:31 pm
by hwy8
Here's a few more. (By the way, it was my first use of a lift to "climb" a tower and it was good enough to spoil me forever!)
Re: Close-up views of Aermotor Power Mill on Tower
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2023 10:11 pm
by RPinAZ
Great pics. Thanks for posting.
-RP
Re: Close-up views of Aermotor Power Mill on Tower
Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2023 5:24 am
by mtblah
Burt , thanks for riding the rickety sissor lift up that high , the closeup photos are really good , someone will use then to help restore another .
Re: Close-up views of Aermotor Power Mill on Tower
Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2023 6:00 am
by Windcatcher530 Dan
Very nice Burt thanks for the pics. Is that a 12 or 16 ?
Re: Close-up views of Aermotor Power Mill on Tower
Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2023 8:47 am
by Wayne
I've been up in a scissor lift and one of those tow behind boom lifts. The scissor lift is like standing on solid rock compared to that boom sticking 40 ft in the air. It's pucker time the whole time you are in the air.
Re: Close-up views of Aermotor Power Mill on Tower
Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2023 12:37 pm
by Minnemiller
Good pics thank you. Interesting location of the power shaft!
Re: Close-up views of Aermotor Power Mill on Tower
Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2023 7:30 pm
by Windcatcher530 Dan
Burt i think I have a piece that belongs to your it's the piece that holds the mill down on the mast pipe. Look at the 4th picture down from the top.
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Re: Close-up views of Aermotor Power Mill on Tower
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2023 12:09 am
by hwy8
WAHOO!!!! That is a missing piece that I had planned on fabricating! (I'll call you...)
Re: Close-up views of Aermotor Power Mill on Tower
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2023 2:36 pm
by Kansas Rust Buzzard
Great pictures, thanks a million!