Well, Chris set me up with a set of blades for this machine so I guess the topic drift is good.
Here they are in the shipping crate 72 inches long finished with automotive paint and clear coated:
Out of the crate:
Mocked up with clamps to mark bolt holes:
They measure 148 inches or 12 feet 4 inches diameter as shown.
Just what I have going on for replacement blades.
I have a stainless steel bowl that fits the hub pretty well and might put it on there for looks.
The head is mounted on the tower stub thanks to a couple brutes we hire for grunt work. I could not lift it and control it well enough to slip it on the stub. I tried and can move the thing but that is about it. Not only heavy but awkward with no real hand holds.
I just need to paint the tail and bore holes in the blades for bolts and balance it and I am ready to hoist it back into the air.
Tilting it up is a one man operation with the grip hoist and my "well planned" guy placement.
Tom