Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

I came across a Dempster 10ft #14 vaneless run in oil head located on an abandoned farm.Access was thru a stubble field that is now seeded and no way to get back to it until after harvest.Did not have a camera with me.I could not find any vanes.rods or rim plates on the property. Does any one have a...

Thanks Paul and Windy for the greetings.
With the virus putting the brakes on any company it was just my wife and self.
So far we are doing fine.Thankful for where we live and our front line workers.
Joe

Ron your information matches what is written in the Farm Show magazine article.
They deal mostly in Aermotors.If you go go to their web site they mention
prices that seem a bit high but that probably goes by the state they work in.

I just received my latest copy of Farm Show Magazine printed in Lakeville Mn. There is an interesting article featuring a fellow by the name of Phil Gehman operating under the name Great Plains Windmill Service in Kinross,Iowa. His web site is www.greatplainswindmills.com Might want to check it out....

Thanks Wayne.I have some really hard wood that is about 6 inches think.That was my
thought to cut the curvature in it.This wood came from bridge decking and is very very heavy
so won`t move around when pounding things on it.

They are not that bad.I an hoping to find something with the right curvature such as a power pole and use a rubber hammer to reform.That way I can leave the clips on which will save removing 6 rivets per sail.At this point I have removed the sails from the rims. Have all winter to work on this proje...

Thanks Windy.I was worried about hammering the rims as they are curved in 2 directions
at the same place and do not want to distort the profile.Pictures would be welcome.

On my way back from looking at the power mill a couple of weeks back I found in a back road ditch a mangled complete wheel that matches my mill which is missing 3 sections.I want to be able to salvage enough from this find to complete mine which I have had for 8 years.The sails are not bad but the r...

Todd you could be right about the mill being built in Leduc.That town near Edmonton is only about 150 miles from the mill.I got a hold of the present new owner and they have no interest in dealing with me until next March.Asked them to give me first chance at purchasing. I indicated to them that it ...

Thanks.I thought that it was not factory.It was very cold and windy the day I took the pictures and did not spend much time there. I found the sails behind the building.Couple leaning against a wall but rest are buried under years of dead grass and other material.Did not attempt to extract any as th...