Does the stake rotate for wind direction changes?
377099
The stake is made of three pieces threaded together. A strong wind can rotate it a bit if it's not screwed together too tightly. But it's not designed with a bearing. The 2 wheels rotate is opposite directions and spin well even in a light wind pretty much from any direction. We are happy with ours.
377100
The wind has to hit the inner part of the "pedals" to get it spinning. and because of the weight it takes a really good wind...
377101
No. There are much better spinners. I am not impressed with this one. Pretty flimsy,
377102
No.. But I did some work to it .. with bolts ,, cut the heads of .. was the treading ,, and the top part of the lag bolt ground it down a little , greased it .. and then it will change direction.. but it never glowed..
1363719
yes, but if you have strong water pressure. the unit might tip over at certain rotations. I have a heavy chain to keep the one side balanced to not let it flip back. there is no way to stake it into the ground so it will not move or I have not researched it further to make that assumption.
1866148
Yes no need to stake it down unless its super windy. But once all your gear is in it its weighed down pretty good.
664429
No. The head rotates 360 degrees based upon the wind. We have 4 of them, and usually all 4 heads are in the same direction.
1147685
The windmill comes with metal stakes . Each corner had a spot for it, you hammer it into the ground. We have not had any issues with ours. We live in a windy area abd the windmill works great! No fall overs.
1768657
No. I had to fill mine with sand to keep it grounded in wind and to stabilize the casing that the umbrella post sits in. Umbrella also needs upper support to prevent leaning.
731912
It has holes on the bottom edge that can be used to stake it. It does not come with stakes. Wind will blow it over if not staked down.
458996
No it does not. I just pulled it down and put a bungie cord around it for wind.
698625
It will stand up fine on a concrete surface and is very stable. It has been my experience that staking is mainly for windy conditions. Again, from past experience, if it is not staked, medium to high wind can cause it to lift, roll, flip and damage the frame. I would not leave it up unstaked in wind. I do leave mine up all the time; however, it is nestled and secured between 4 posts at the corners. I hope this helps and best of luck!
308791
Yes it can, but it will blow around if it is windy. We don't stake ours because the kids love playing with it all over the garden
308790
Yes. I have never staked it to the ground. It pops up and stays in perfect form. If it's windy as long as there is something inside it won't blow away.
335154
Hi Scott,...In all the years that I have had this stand,it has never become loose,or cause a tilt.I have really big winds here,too,..thought you would like to know that.Happy looking,and good luck finding just the right stand for you.
1536913
Mine is mounted with the slats running horizontal in the greenhouse. I didn't try turning it vertical so I don't know. We're having 90* weather and it hasn't failed me yet...
1378660
Pretty good depending on what type of wind, when its staked down it holds really well. There is also sand bags on each corner to add more weight if needed.
2127941
yes the wheel rotates. warning !!!if you live in a high wind area this will fall apart ,bought to put in yard for decoration and vols
1750398
No, it has a very wide base (about 6 feet) so its self stabalized and its too heavy for the wind to move! Awesome product, great investment for the kids (and young at heart)
297425
It does not have stakes - there is no "bottom". I actually built up a little hill of dirt and place rocks of varying size on the sides of the mounds. I flattened off the top and set the well up on it. It sits rather close to the house so it does not really "catch" too much wind - it hasn't moved an inch!