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A few late July photos, 2010

Soapweed

Well-known member
Changingleathersonawindmill.jpg

Changing leathers on a windmill
Fourjointsof21fiberglasspumprodandtwo.jpg

Four joints of 21' fiberglass pumprod and two joints of 17' wood pumprod equals 118 feet deep. This is the deepest well on the ranch.
It is three inch pipe with a two and three quarters inch cylinder. We had to use a hoist to get it up out of the cylinder, and then we could
pull it by hand. The plunger takes three 2 3/4" leathers.
Hardworkingfeller.jpg

Hardworking feller
YearlingheifersIboughtlastfall.jpg

Yearling heifers I bought last fall
Hopefullytheywillturnintogoodcows.jpg

Hopefully they will turn into good cows.
Oneoftheirmaleconsorts.jpg

One of their male consorts
Goingtomovesomecattle.jpg

Going to move some cattle
Myaccomplicemessingwiththegate.jpg

My accomplice messing with the gate
Andweareoffandrollingagain.jpg

And we're off and rolling again
Moseyingalong.jpg

Moseying along
Hardworkingladies.jpg

Hard working ladies
Puttingoutsaltandcheckingwindmills.jpg

Putting out salt and checking windmills
Someoftheconstituents.jpg

Some of the constituents
Stormandbirdoverthebales.jpg

Storm clouds and a bird over the bales
Thegreeninthemiddleisthetankrunoff.jpg

The green in the middle is where the tank runoff comes out.
Thebirdthinksitisanoasisinthedesert.jpg

The bird thinks it is an oasis in the desert.
 

Cedarcreek

Well-known member
Good pictures. All of our windmills have 2 1/2" cylinders with 1 1/4" pipe so everything has to come out of the hole to change leathers. Gives us a chance to inspect the pipe for rust pits and inspect the bottom check valve.

How's the mule turning out?
 

Soapweed

Well-known member
Cedarcreek said:
Good pictures. All of our windmills have 2 1/2" cylinders with 1 1/4" pipe so everything has to come out of the hole to change leathers. Gives us a chance to inspect the pipe for rust pits and inspect the bottom check valve.

How's the mule turning out?

She's getting better. :wink:
 

DustDevil

Well-known member
There's a good windmill book out, I've read it a couple of times in the last 20+ years or so (see below)
A pretty funny read with some good stories. Not that you need to read a windmill and pump book, but it's a good read.

http://www.aermotorwindmills.com/windmillsofthesouthwest.htm
 
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