Aermotor Windmills

I just paid 450 for a 50 foot NW Windmill Minneapolis Minn. Fan is mangled, tail fin angle irons bent severely, fin bent some, shot up some, swivel pipe nearly worn through, some smaller tower pieces bent...and I can't wait to bend it straight, do some welding on it and put it up along I94 just for looks. any word on how rare it is? The 50ft Aermotor I grew up with seemed beefier

This man makes a fine product, but he seems to be stuck in a retro time warp. He continues with the old machine but could upgrade it's uses to include electrical generation. A slight tweak in the blade design would also create more power but with no additional costs of manufacture. I wish him well, but he also needs to modernize.

I want one, to bad i live in Norway....

He is mistaken about being the only windmill manufacturer in the US. Dempster is still making windmills in Nebraska.

just got a 1966 aermotor windmill on 20 acres...very excited, always wanted one...can't hardly wait to see her pumping...

OC88, I know how you feel, my dad, my cousin and I are restoring my grandfather's aermotor windmills. After changing the leathers in the cyllinder, and shortening the stroke, we have one pumping water. I would like to see it working in better in lighter air. We took another off the tower today to rebuild. Any forums for more info?

How much does one cost?

I wonder if they can be adapted to generate electricity.

.In Australia we have moved on from these dinosaurs to use solar pumps we can turned on and off via satelite..Those old windmills were tough no doubt about it....They are called "Southern cross" down here. They never stop pumping while the wind blows. science says that underground water IS NOT LIMITLESS..taking too much can raise the salt water table making your water salty and killing your soil..."Why change a 100 yrs of farming practice"? COZ we are stuffing it up!!!!!