agree that's the prefeered way structurally. 2 issue- to plumb and level the tower exactly over the well head I want the the mill and well rods attached. the tower isn't perfectly straight. The way the mill post seats into bearing cup I would need to mobilize a bucket truck while the mill is...
I have a retirement project in restoring an old farm windmill and am close to being ready for the install. I want to pick the 35' tower and mill head together in one operation using a crane. My last statics class was 45 years ago so I'm a little rusty. I know the mill weight of 250 lbs will add...