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- Fri May 03, 2024 10:58 am
- Forum: General Discussion - Windmill
- Topic: Drawings to put together monitor 8ft hambone
- Replies: 19
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Re: Drawings to put together monitor 8ft hambone
6 ft Hambones and W series mills use oval-link chain that is 3/4 or 7/8 link-length. I didn't measure the piece I have at the shop, but it would be a size larger for 8 footers. Like maybe 1 or 1 1/8. I stay far away from twist-link chain for Monitor mills. For the life of me, I cannot ever remember ...
- Thu May 02, 2024 7:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussion - Windmill
- Topic: Pulling out fan and motor
- Replies: 8
- Views: 174
Re: Pulling out fan and motor
I have a neighbor who took up 6 ft Aermotors on his shoulder when he was young. Then built the wheel and put the tail on. That I can imagine.
- Thu May 02, 2024 12:59 pm
- Forum: Projects - Windmill
- Topic: A602 Rebuild Project
- Replies: 13
- Views: 581
Re: A602 Rebuild Project
I think so. Considering water runs around 8 pounds a gallon. But I have no idea how much the tank-towers held.
- Thu May 02, 2024 12:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion - Windmill
- Topic: Pulling out fan and motor
- Replies: 8
- Views: 174
Re: Pulling out fan and motor
You cannot lift the mill, fan, and tail out of the tower by hand. Well, unless you have very close hereditary connection to either Samson, or Arnold.
- Thu May 02, 2024 12:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Happy Birthday
- Replies: 7
- Views: 146
Re: Happy Birthday
Enjoy the day! It's yours.
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 4:24 pm
- Forum: Name That Part (or Windmill or Tower)
- Topic: Surprise find at my great grandfather's old home in Texas
- Replies: 6
- Views: 215
Re: Surprise find at my great grandfather's old home in Texas
Many many yeas ago my uncle was born and raised down there in Tx somewhere. they offered his dad a Dr Pepper franchise to take to the pacific northwest where dr pepper was not heard of yet. so they packed up and moved. The rest is history. Some of my fondest memories are going up there to visit them...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 4:12 pm
- Forum: Projects - Windmill
- Topic: Kevin's b602 project
- Replies: 21
- Views: 887
Re: Kevin's b602 project
Sounds like a listing for the "looking for parts" section?
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:16 pm
- Forum: Name That Part (or Windmill or Tower)
- Topic: Surprise find at my great grandfather's old home in Texas
- Replies: 6
- Views: 215
- Sat Apr 27, 2024 8:26 am
- Forum: General Discussion - Windmill
- Topic: Drawings to put together monitor 8ft hambone
- Replies: 19
- Views: 779
Re: Drawings to put together monitor 8ft hambone
I would need to refresh my memory, it's been so long since I did my Ideal Steel.
Yes they are similar.
Yes they are similar.
- Fri Apr 26, 2024 1:04 pm
- Forum: General Discussion - Windmill
- Topic: Drawings to put together monitor 8ft hambone
- Replies: 19
- Views: 779
Re: Drawings to put together monitor 8ft hambone
that's fine, no problem. Wording is as follows......Pumprod screws in to head gear, and goes down the neckpipe, inside the pullout tube. There is a swivel on the end of it so that the head can rotate, and the swivel not rotate. The Mainshaft is pressed into the fan (wheel) hub, and goes into the cas...