Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

Nice thanks to all the vets

how about the rustoleum hammer tone finish, silver with kinda like potmarks in it, hides a lot of old rusty metal,

the suburban tower looks more heavy duty to me , probably braced more for the water tank ?

Through the years I knew about an aermotor tower that was different , tried to buy it in the past, owners died, next owner said yes than dies, next owner said no and sold the place talked to a new owner today and they are thinking yes and will let me know, cool part is ot is one you do not see, took...

Great read, hope to see pics of it working again

Found some time to pick away at the project, this will at some point go on a tower then hooked up in a old well to make it productive again I made a stand to work on it and test it when its assembled, this is phase one, once I am happy with how it operates close to the ground then it can go on a tow...

Thanks, I have the receipt from Dakota for a rebuild and parts, no mention of a case replacement but maybe they swapped it out for the rebuild ?

new pics, is there any sort of a seal between the mast pipe and where it sits on the gearcase ?
Brake band has no material on it, is that normal ?
on the end of the hub shaft it is stamped 5 20 with a N underneath maybe a production date like may 1920 ??
thanks Tim

and more pics, gearbox pics not very good, will have to take better ones
hub shaft it is stamped E 20 with a N underneath, is this a production date?

New in NY Hi all, so I guess I am a windmill virgin, my 1st one, Have a Aermotor A602 project I picked up, former owner started on it several years back so it came to me in pieces, he did send the gearbox to Dakota Windmill back in 2015 for a rebuild, have the receipt for it, it is the earlier style...