The Ford Barn

Mart · 06-06-2022, 04:06 PM

Something a bit different this time.
One of my Hot Rodder mates just happens to own and live in a Windmill.
So lets check out some 1800s High tech!
Phil's Mill!

https://youtu.be/FJcSwEfNws8

Mart.

mfirth · 06-06-2022, 06:34 PM

Now that was interesting, thanks Mart & Phil !!! Cheers....

koates · 06-07-2022, 04:59 AM

Good stuff Mart. Thanks for posting it. Regards, Kevun.

Hotrodfil · 06-07-2022, 05:30 AM

Wished I'd known how grubby I looked to be in front of a camera...

Here's what £1800 of crane hire gets you. Four minutes of Youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmpJrvhi6zc

VeryTangled · 06-07-2022, 04:00 PM

Who doesn't love huge gears? I do! Thanks for bring us along for the tour.

Phil my hat is off to you! Thanks for opening up your home (literally taking the lid off with video evidence) and taking on this elephant of a project.

RKS.PA · 06-07-2022, 05:09 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Hotrodfil

Wished I'd known how grubby I looked to be in front of a camera...

Here's what £1800 of crane hire gets you. Four minutes of Youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmpJrvhi6zc

Phil, the crane video was the perfect complement to Mart's tour!! Guessing there wasn't another way to get the cap on the ground.

BTW, "grubby" is what the Ford Barn is about!!

Hotrodfil · 06-08-2022, 05:00 AM

Oh - 9.6 tons for anyone counting.
Much cheaper to repair it on the ground than in situ.

GB SISSON · 06-08-2022, 10:19 AM

Yes, a very interesting visit! Thanks for posting it.

Lawson Cox · 06-08-2022, 05:05 PM

Great posting Mart. Looks like somebody has a pile of money. I just wish I had been born rich instead of so good looking.

Hotrodfil · 06-09-2022, 02:23 AM

Unfortunately not so Lawson. Pretty much no money whatsoever!

Truth be told it’s a very hand to mouth operation. But it was much cheaper to buy than a proper house…

GB SISSON · 06-09-2022, 08:54 PM

The rich guys where I live would just point at the old windmill and say how they want it to look when done. Then the architects, engineers, and interior designers bring their entourage onto the scene and begin the process. In the first sweep they remove all the 'unsightly junk' of old gears and piles of (cleverly engineered) 'stuff' lying around. And God forbid when the building inspector makes the scene! I think this guy is a genuine lover of antiquities and like so many of us 'hopeless romantics' he has taken on a project that is daunting but worthwhile. I say Three cheers to Phil for taking it on, and to Mart for sharing his tale.

cas3 · 06-10-2022, 12:34 AM

Absolutely, 3 cheers for Phil to take on a project like that no matter what his finances are. Preserving history for generations to come, thanks for that, and Thanks Mart for the tour

flatford8 · 06-10-2022, 04:02 AM

VERY interesting to see the inner workings of a windmill !!.......I’m amazed at how you’ve turned it into a home.....and good for you on saving it......this project is no small task....Mark

mfirth · 06-10-2022, 06:35 AM

Right on GB !!!!!

06-06-2022, 04:06 PM	#1
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,755	Mart's Garage on Tour: Let's visit Phil's 1860s Windmill! Something a bit different this time. One of my Hot Rodder mates just happens to own and live in a Windmill. So lets check out some 1800s High tech! Phil's Mill! https://youtu.be/FJcSwEfNws8 Mart.

06-06-2022, 06:34 PM	#2
mfirth Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: ohio Posts: 986	Re: Mart's Garage on Tour: Let's visit Phil's 1860s Windmill! Now that was interesting, thanks Mart & Phil !!! Cheers....

06-07-2022, 04:59 AM	#3
koates Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Melbourne Australia. Posts: 2,079	Re: Mart's Garage on Tour: Let's visit Phil's 1860s Windmill! Good stuff Mart. Thanks for posting it. Regards, Kevun.

06-07-2022, 05:30 AM	#4
Hotrodfil Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Norfolk UK Posts: 214	Re: Mart's Garage on Tour: Let's visit Phil's 1860s Windmill! Wished I'd known how grubby I looked to be in front of a camera... Here's what £1800 of crane hire gets you. Four minutes of Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmpJrvhi6zc

06-07-2022, 04:00 PM	#5
VeryTangled Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: (Not far enough...) Outside of DC Posts: 3,387	Re: Mart's Garage on Tour: Let's visit Phil's 1860s Windmill! Who doesn't love huge gears? I do! Thanks for bring us along for the tour. Phil my hat is off to you! Thanks for opening up your home (literally taking the lid off with video evidence) and taking on this elephant of a project. __________________ -Jeff H Have you thought about supporting the Early Ford V-8 Foundation Museum? Last edited by VeryTangled; 06-07-2022 at 06:59 PM.

06-08-2022, 05:00 AM	#7
Hotrodfil Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Norfolk UK Posts: 214	Re: Mart's Garage on Tour: Let's visit Phil's 1860s Windmill! Oh - 9.6 tons for anyone counting. Much cheaper to repair it on the ground than in situ.

06-08-2022, 10:19 AM	#8
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 4,943	Re: Mart's Garage on Tour: Let's visit Phil's 1860s Windmill! Yes, a very interesting visit! Thanks for posting it. __________________ Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1947 Tonner Pickup (red) mostly stock with exception of a cummins 6at turbo diesel, 1946 Tonner Pickup (green) with 226 cu in 6 cyl flathead, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, completely encased in 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. Ok, cornbinder rear fenders..... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)

06-08-2022, 05:05 PM	#9
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: Mart's Garage on Tour: Let's visit Phil's 1860s Windmill! Great posting Mart. Looks like somebody has a pile of money. I just wish I had been born rich instead of so good looking. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

06-09-2022, 02:23 AM	#10
Hotrodfil Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Norfolk UK Posts: 214	Re: Mart's Garage on Tour: Let's visit Phil's 1860s Windmill! Unfortunately not so Lawson. Pretty much no money whatsoever! Truth be told it’s a very hand to mouth operation. But it was much cheaper to buy than a proper house… Last edited by Hotrodfil; 06-09-2022 at 03:58 AM.

06-09-2022, 08:54 PM	#11
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 4,943	Re: Mart's Garage on Tour: Let's visit Phil's 1860s Windmill! The rich guys where I live would just point at the old windmill and say how they want it to look when done. Then the architects, engineers, and interior designers bring their entourage onto the scene and begin the process. In the first sweep they remove all the 'unsightly junk' of old gears and piles of (cleverly engineered) 'stuff' lying around. And God forbid when the building inspector makes the scene! I think this guy is a genuine lover of antiquities and like so many of us 'hopeless romantics' he has taken on a project that is daunting but worthwhile. I say Three cheers to Phil for taking it on, and to Mart for sharing his tale. __________________ Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1947 Tonner Pickup (red) mostly stock with exception of a cummins 6at turbo diesel, 1946 Tonner Pickup (green) with 226 cu in 6 cyl flathead, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, completely encased in 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. Ok, cornbinder rear fenders..... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)

06-10-2022, 12:34 AM	#12
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw minnesota Posts: 4,578	Re: Mart's Garage on Tour: Let's visit Phil's 1860s Windmill! Absolutely, 3 cheers for Phil to take on a project like that no matter what his finances are. Preserving history for generations to come, thanks for that, and Thanks Mart for the tour

06-10-2022, 04:02 AM	#13
flatford8 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Lyman,ME. Posts: 2,630	Re: Mart's Garage on Tour: Let's visit Phil's 1860s Windmill! VERY interesting to see the inner workings of a windmill !!.......I’m amazed at how you’ve turned it into a home.....and good for you on saving it......this project is no small task....Mark __________________ I'm thinkin' about crankin' My ragged ol' truck up and haulin' myself into town. Billy Joe Shaver

06-10-2022, 06:35 AM	#14
mfirth Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: ohio Posts: 986	Re: Mart's Garage on Tour: Let's visit Phil's 1860s Windmill! Right on GB !!!!!