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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3914534" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>That is what this windmill did was to fill a stock tank. The pump is hanging down in the hole from a chain after the wood link that is designed to break actually broke. More than likely too rusted to rebuild but almost every windmill from back in the day can be rebuilt. </p><p>A friend worked for a fab shop that wanted to put in a Halloween maze, etc. in a corn field. Owner's daughter. He tasked the maintenance crew to see if the 30's Aero windmill could be rebuilt. </p><p>That company is still in business and offers parts, so it got rebuilt with a new pump that can still be bought as well. They put in the maze and ran it for a couple of years, but a divorce put an end to it. </p><p>Our farms are in very rural area in the NW part of Ok. I see signs on the local bulletin boards in COOPS and local convivence stores of folks that are in the business of rebuilding them looking for work. </p><p>The main issue is to find out how to clear out the debris that is down in the well hole. An auger would be the best if sized close to the well casing. Have no clue how deep the water table is though as looking into the well head, it's full of sticks and leaves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3914534, member: 5412"] That is what this windmill did was to fill a stock tank. The pump is hanging down in the hole from a chain after the wood link that is designed to break actually broke. More than likely too rusted to rebuild but almost every windmill from back in the day can be rebuilt. A friend worked for a fab shop that wanted to put in a Halloween maze, etc. in a corn field. Owner's daughter. He tasked the maintenance crew to see if the 30's Aero windmill could be rebuilt. That company is still in business and offers parts, so it got rebuilt with a new pump that can still be bought as well. They put in the maze and ran it for a couple of years, but a divorce put an end to it. Our farms are in very rural area in the NW part of Ok. I see signs on the local bulletin boards in COOPS and local convivence stores of folks that are in the business of rebuilding them looking for work. The main issue is to find out how to clear out the debris that is down in the well hole. An auger would be the best if sized close to the well casing. Have no clue how deep the water table is though as looking into the well head, it's full of sticks and leaves. [/QUOTE]
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