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Update: We are now taking orders for January due to essential workshop maintenance throughout December. Orders can be placeed via the website and we can be contacted as normal by phone or email but all orders will now go into January

Description

Traditional horse and plough weathervane measurements

This traditional horse and plough weathervane is a medium sized design perfect for farms, farmers or perhaps it has some special significance to a place or name of something. It has a range of assembly options included in the box making it perfect for all kinds of buildings and structures such as roofs, pagodas, gazebos, garages, pergolas, fence posts, summer houses, posts, sheds and more

The horse and plough weathervane is made from steel and finished with an exterior quality black powder coat finish. It spins in the direction the wind is blowing to indicate the wind direction

See assembly options for the horse and plough weathervane, this would also make an ideal gift idea for friends and family

Measurements:

Overall height: 800mm
Overall width: 450mm
NSEW Cardinal Points: Letter height 60mm, length of arm 390mm
Ploughing weathervane figure dimensions: Height 350mm, width 400mm

Packaged box size: 430mm x 380mm x 50mm
Weight: 2.6kg

Weathervane specs:

- Steel Weathervane
- 10.5mm strong steel weathervane rod
- Multiple assembly and installation options
- Universal clamp bracket included with all fixings
- Powder coated in black textured exterior quality black powdercoat finish. Clear mastic can also be used on any joints for example where the rod is inserted and secured into the bracket to seal and further weatherproof and prolong the life of the steel bracket and rod. Painting the weathervane in the future is also possible with a good quality exterior metal paint to freshen and restore the colour

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Assembly

Unpack your weathervane and check all parts against the contents list. There are various ways you can fit your weathervane with the universal fixing bracket which allows most fixing applications. You should decide if you wish to fit the assembly on a stand off support stem (A below) or on a vertical stem (B below). You will find 3 parts to the stem assembly and these can be used in a variety of ways. The L shape vertical stem 380mm x 100mm and the smaller vertical top stem 280mm can be screwed together to make one long shaft and can be clamped vertically against a post or using the shorter part of the L shape onto an angled position allowing the stem to be fixed into a vertical position. Alternatively using the cranked arm and the short vertical screwed together a stand off position can be achieved.

Having decided the fitting style, assemble your weathervane onto the selected shaft and sliding down onto the joining socket the NSEW cardinal arm and then add the W E arm at right angles ensuring that the cardinal points are at the correct position. The two arms should be at right angles which can then be locked into position by fitting the cross head fitting at this stage it is not necessary to tighten the locking screw.

Taking the 2 part universal mounting bracket, position the back plate and mark the position for the holes for the fixing screws. Taking both parts of the bracket secure the assembly firmly to the mounting. Slide the assembled selected shaft into the bracket assembly and tighten the 2 locating screws ensuring that the complete assembly is upright using a spirit level where possible. If the assembly is not upright the feature head will not operate correctly.

Point the N cardinal arm assembly to the direction of North and then tighten the cross head device to stop the cardinal arms turning on the shaft.

Slide the feature head onto the top of the vertical stem there is a captive ball bearing fitted into the top of the head to aid sensitivity to the wind direction. A small amount of grease applied to the stem will keep the head moving to the direction of the wind.

Your weathervane will benefit from a coat of external paint during its life and it is just perfect to personalise. Please note due to continuous improvement, specifications may vary slightly to those depicted. Also different designs have different attributes.

Weathervane box contents:

Delivery

Please allow 1 to 4 working days for this traditional weathervane to be delivered. It includes tracked, signed for delivery to UK mainland destinations

We use our preferred courier DPD Local for the majority of deliveries. DPD Local offer an email and text service to keep you up to date on your delivery progress

Where do you offer delivery to?

We offer delivery options on checkout, we can currently only ship to locations on the UK mainland such as England & Wales, Scotland (may incur extra on checkout), Scottish Highlands (may incur extra on checkout) and Scottish Islands (may incur extra on checkout)

What if you don't offer delivery to my location?

We regret that we can currently only ship to the locations listed on the checkout and sadly can't offer delivery options elsewhere because of the variations in pricing and customs rules. Locations affected tend to be Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Scilly Islands, all EU and other International countries beyond the UK mainland. If you have the option to arrange onwards delivery if the weathervane can be delivered to an area we ship to that could be one potential solution. Please note that if an order is placed to an area we do not offer shipping to on checkout and a refund is required we will only to recover the amount minus the card processing fee from our provider which is 3% per transaction so we urge customers to contact us prior if the location isn't listed on the checkout

Lead time

  • Our normal dispatch days are Monday to Friday
  • We aim to send out orders the same day on a next day delivery service if the order is placed and paid for by 12pm on a weekday (for UK mainland area only, allow extra lead time for other areas)
  • If an order is received on a Friday or the weekend we will send out asap and typically the order is normally delivered on Monday or Tuesday)

Packaging

All weathervanes are well packaged to protect them in transit. We mainly use signed for delivery service for the majority of deliveries but we sometimes use our own transport for local deliveries or large orders