Removing the Aermotor Windmill From a Tower
Did you ever wonder how to remove the Aermotor Windmill from a tower? I can help you. If you follow these few basic instructions, you will safely be able to remove the Windmill and take it down in one piece.
1. | Turn the Windmill off at the bottom of the tower so it doesn’t spin. |
2. | Disconnect the wood rod at the bottom of the tower. |
3. | Climb the tower with your safety belt, vise grips, rope, small pipe wrench, channel locks, needle nose pliers, light hammer and punch. |
4. | Remove the bonnet (#560) and lower safely to the ground. |
5. | Spin the wheel so that the cross head (#608/624) is half way to the top of the bale (#508). |
6. | Vise grip the hub (#503/703) to the brake band (#690)closest to the bolted attachment, not close to the spring! |
7. | Release the turn off lever at the bottom. This will give you more room to work on the platform. |
8. | Remove the pin (#610) from the sucker rod (#171/172) at the cross head (#608/624). The sucker rod becomes free after you remove the pin so watch out! This will work for “newer style” Aermotors. |
9. | After removing the cotter pin and using a small pipe wrench or vise grips unthread the sucker rod (#171/172). This is for the “older style” sucker rods. |
10. | Lower the sucker rod with a rope safely to the ground. |
11. | Remove the mast nut and washer (#578/579). |
12. | Rope the outer band (#34) of the wheel (#799) to the tail frame (#639) so that the wheel is perpendicular to the tail frame as if it’s running and can’t fold up! |
13. | Place the hook of the crane on the bale (#508) and lift the Windmill straight up and off. Make sure that the 2 bale pins (#508R) are in place. The Windmill will be perfectly balanced and the bale can hold the weight of the complete Windmill. Go slow and watch it’s progress! |
14. | When you get the Windmill close to the ground, drain the oil through the oil plug (#781). |
15. | Have a few people to help you guide the Windmill gently to the ground and lay it on the front of the hub, wheel down, tail up in the air! |
16. | Good Luck! |
We are not responsible for any problems incurred while removing the Aermotor Windmill using this method. This will work 99% of the time in most typical situations! Naturally safety should be your #1 priority. Remember your hard hat!