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What is this?
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2023 7:58 pm
by hwy8
I bought this and put it on my "that'll come in handy one day" shelf...After 3 or 4 years of not knowing, I think it's time to put it on my "I know what it is" shelf!
Re: What is this?
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 12:09 am
by Merlinn
It is a casting!
Re: What is this?
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 5:07 am
by mtblah
The grease zerk is the interesting part ?
Re: What is this?
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 8:21 am
by windybob
Tower top casting. What mill? I don't know.
Re: What is this?
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 9:43 am
by Windcatcher530 Dan
My guess is with a grease zerc and the color it's off some kind of industrial machine !!!
Re: What is this?
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 2:39 pm
by windybob
Holes are for tower leg bolts. Flat top is for anti-friction washer. Zerk is for neckpipe grease. Think Hambone tower top here.
Re: What is this?
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 8:34 pm
by Windcatcher530 Dan
I suppose it could be a tower cap for a wind generator?
Re: What is this?
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2023 11:12 pm
by hwy8
I've rebuilt several "L" model Monitors and one of them had a flat top like this casting has. It was iron against iron and the surfaces were almost a mirror polish from years of turning in the wind. I'm guessing that zerk is a modern replacement for an original grease cup. I've been looking at different parts lists to see if I can find that part number, nothing yet.
Re: What is this?
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 4:17 pm
by rockislandnut
Not sure on the K101A but you can see the K101 at the left side of the Monitor vaneless parts list. Hope this helps.
Regards,
Darrin
Re: What is this?
Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2023 4:48 pm
by Windcatcher530 Dan
Mystery solved !!! Thank you Darrin.