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Current inventory of Aermotor windmill is:
3  8' Aermotors
5  10' Aermotors
4  12' Aermotors
2  14' Aermotors

Metal and wooden towers for the above.  New and used Aermotor parts.  Down the well supplies.  Installation

Call Ron at 970 209 4764

Always have windmills for sale but inventory changes.  Check current ad for availability.

Ron

Currently have the following for sale:
3   8' Aermotors
5   10' Aermotors
4   12' Aermotors
2   14' Aermotors
Wooden and steel towers.  Smeal hoist truck for installs.  Delivery and setup most anywhere in western US.  Drop pipe, sucker rod and well cylinders. 
Contacting me directly works best.
Ron Stauffer   Montrose CO
(970)209-4764  rstauffer @ rocketweb.net

These are water pumping ranch style vintage windmills.  Currently for sale:
4   8' Aermotors on stub, 27, 40 or 47 towers
1   10' Aermotor on 27' tower with anchors
2   12' Aermotors on 27, 29 towers
1   14' Aermotor on stub, 29 tower
Have parts for 14' and smaller Aermotors.  New Aermotor & Dakota mills and parts as well.  Contact directly instead of posting here.
Ron Stauffer
Montrose CO
(970)209-4764
rstauffer @ rocketweb.net

Currently have the following water pumping windmills for sale:

6 1/2' Monitor with stub tower
Three 8' rebuilt Aermotors with choice of stub, 30 ,40 or 47
Two 10' rebuilt Aermotors with choice of stub or 27 towers
Two 12' rebuilt Aermotors with 27' towers
One 14' rebuilt Aermotor with stub

Contacting me directly by phone/email works better than posting here

Ron Stauffer
Montrose CO
(970)209-4764
rstauffer @ rocketweb.net

Currently have the following and all are rebuilt:

1  6' Aermotor
3  8' Aermotor - choice of 27, 30, 40 & 47 towers
2  10' Aermotor with 27 or 30 tower
2  12' Aermotor with 27 tower or stub
1  14' Aermotor with 27 tower or stub

Can email pics and prices.  Contacting me directly works best.
rstauffer @ rocketweb.net
(970)209-4764

Ron Stauffer
Montrose CO

Tom T
Originally I thought the issue was the one inverter was shutting down charging to the float stage.  After rereading your original post, I know understand that the inverter is shutting down totally.   There could be many things to check/cover that would take many emails back and forth.  If you want, you can call me - 970 209 4764
Ron Stauffer

Sold and gone:
8' Dempster 12A with tower
8' Aermotor with 27' tower

Added:
10' Aermotor rebuilt 702 with 27' tower

Thanks Ron  Stauffer

Tom T

Only ground at one point whether it is DC - or AC, generator, etc.  You get differences of potential if you do.  It sounds like the charge rate is the likely culprit

Ron

Tom T
We have lots of stacked DRs out there with no problems with battery charging from inverters.  Here is a couple of the most likely issues:
1  The + and - feeds to each inverter need to come from different terminals on the batteries.  If you feed both inverters from the same terminals, one will react to the others high charge voltage and shut down to float.  You should do what we call double opposing battery connections.  You need at least two parallel strings to do this which you have.   Feed one inverter from the + of string one and the - from the string two.   The other inverter gets - from string one and + from string two.
2  Verify that you have only one place in the system that AC neutral is bonded to ground.  Portable generators are notorious for being bonded.  Often subpanels are bonded in addition to the main panel - also bad.  Often multiple bonds in the system will show up with around a 60 volt measured reading on the neutral
3  The DC negative feeds to the inverters need to be bonded together with a few feet of each other.  We use Xantrex DC 175/250 disconnects next to the inverter conduit box.  In the DC 175/250 we bond both DC - from the inverters to a lug to a ground wire to a ground rod.
4  Charge rates may be set too high.  Adjust the battery capacity to 180 AHR.  Turn the charge rate down all the way on one inverter and halfway on the other.  If they both hold a bulk charge, then switch the settings.  This will verify that each are working.  Then try turning the charge rates of both to the midway point and see what happens.  Turn up the charge rate only as high as you can maintain bulk charging.  Small battery banks are more problematic for this
Most likely one of these should be a fix - hope this helps

Ron Stauffer

Tom T
We have lots of stacked DRs out there with no problems with battery charging from inverters.  Here is a couple of the most likely issues:
1

I currently have the following for sale:

1  8' 12A Dempster - with 30' tower
3  8' 702 Aermotors - rebuilt with choice of 27, 30 &0 tower
1  8' 602 Aermotor - rebuilt with choice of tower
1  10' 702 Aermotor - rebuilt with a stub tower
2  12' 602 Aermotors - rebuilt with stub towers
1  14' 602 Aermotor - with stub tower

Contacting me directly works best

Ron Stauffer
Montrose CO
(970)209-4764
rstauffer @ rocketweb.net

8' 702 and 14' 702 are sold.  I will have more 8' coming in soon.  Please contact me directly if you have an interest,  I never get the request if you post it here on the site

Thanks Ron Stauffer
Montrose CO
970 209 4764
rstauffer @ rocketweb.net

Aermotor Windmills For Sale
8' 702 - fully rebuilt & excellent original sheet metal
8' 602 - rebuilt - early one with swallow tail vane
10' 702 - rebuilt
12' 602 - rebuilt
14' 702 - VG mechanical and sheet metal, 1934 early one
Towers available for above
27', 33', 47' and stubs

Can email pics of these

Ron Stauffer
970 209 4764
rstauffer @ rocketweb.net

These are all gone.  Please refer to current post for availability

Thanks Ron Stauffer

I currently have the following for sale:
Seven 8' Aermotor windmills-full rebuilds to used
Towers from 21' to 33' in steel and one 25' wood
Aermotor and Dempster parts
Can email pics of these

Ron Stauffer
rstauffer @ rocketweb.net
970 209 4764

These sold long ago.  Refer to my April ad for what I currently have on hand.

Ron Stauffer

6' 702 Aermotor on 21'widespread tower- $1500
8' 702 Aermotor on 27' tower          - $1800
Both just taken down and in good cosmetic and operating condition.  Located in western Colorado
Also parts for Aermotor and Dempster mills
Ron Stauffer  (970)209-4764 rstauffer @ rocketweb.net

>I am looking for an old windmill.
>Does not have to be in
>working order, it is only for
>yard art. I do not need
>the tower but only the windmill
>head. Do you have any or
>do you know where I can
>get one without spending a fortune?
>Thanks!

I do have an 8' Stover that is mechanically good but is rusty and needs some minor work.  It comes with a 5' stub which you would need to attach to a wood or other brand tower.  I have pics if you are interested.  Price is $400, I hope you don't consider that a fortune!

For Sale - New & rebuilt Aermotor windmills
Used parts for others - located in western CO
Ron Stauffer 970 209 4764