Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

windybob wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 9:56 am Hey Paul, if you want to replace zerks with grease cups, holler at me. I have a box of mixed sizes.

Thanks Windy. Let me see what info I can find that shows the original configuration. I may wind up needing quite a few cups!

Wayne wrote: ↑Tue Feb 13, 2024 8:41 am All those grease zerks was that factory or someone's up grade.

Dunno. I don't recall ever being close enough to another Imperial to notice. Seems like close quarters for a lot of grease cups.

windybob wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:36 am Maybe there can be a section here for shipping info, and help. Or ideas. It can really choke a person up to write a check to UPS or Fedex. Any other help maybe can help people afford shipping to get their mill heads worked on.

We can do this. Any ideas on how this section would be structured?

More pics... in no particular order.

I unloaded everything yesterday (Saturday). Was finally able to get a really good look at the mill. I am unfamiliar with the Imperial, so unsure of what I'm missing...but it doesn't appear to be much. Pump rod and maybe pullout components? I have no documentation or detailed pics of a known good exa...

Friday, Feb. 9, turned out to be a great day to retrieve a windmill; mild temps, partly sunny skies, and light winds. This is the Imperial that was listed on eBay, located in Alva, OK. We had good access to the site, but only a few options for truck positioning due to trees. The wood in the tower wa...

Jim Corcoran wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 3:51 pm Paul,
I found it in Winter 1989, vol. VIII, no. 1
Jim

Thank you Jim

Wayne wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 7:52 am I know if anybody loves to read a good story about collecting a windmill they should read the story in Windmillers Gazette about Joe bringing it home.

Wayne,
Do you remember which issue has the story?

Welcome James!

Happy Birthday Ken!