VINGLI Upgrade 8FT Ornamental Windmill Backyard Garden Decoration Weather Vane, Heavy Duty Metal Wind Mill w/ 4 Legs Design, Grey

Well after opening the package and looking over all the parts, my first thought was yes the fan and tail themselves are built fairly solid, but as for the rest of the framework...I thought to be very flimsy. But I said to myself for $59, guess it isn't too bad. So, I started assembling it together.... the instructions that came with it are almost useless except for some dark pictures that give you an idea of what goes together and if it weren't for the measurements on the parts list, some parts wouldn't be identified. Illustrations show to install washers here... you can't see anything as the picture is so dark. So, anyway, give yourself a good hour and half to figure it all out and once assembled I was surprised at how solid the framework was! I used the anchors provided and drove them in the ground at angles towards the center of frame so that any high winds would not pull this over easily, but if you have winds in excess of 20mph, I'd suggest heavier and longer stakes, especially in soft top soil. So this thing is really quiet and smooth. I added sewing machine oil to the bearings on the fan. Overall this is really a very nice product for the price! Don't be fooled by all the flimsy pieces, once assembled it's a solid frame. I will recommend this to my friends and family. I'm 65+ years old and a little common sense goes a long way in assembly on this. Update: had it a few days and no issues, today winds were 45mph with gusts up to 60mph and this windmill is still sitting solid on the ground and wow it's SPINNING SO FAST!!! Great windmill! 4/6/2026...One year later, still as solid as the 1st day! Has withstood the highest winds (important to anchor the bottom firmly to the ground). I lube it now and then with lithium grease to maintain silent movement. I plan to add a kinetic light to it by placing magnets on the 3 frame pieces from Shaft and mounting the light so that magnets pass by at each spin to light it up, think this will look great at night and also give me an idea of wind speed at night.

As everyone else said, the assembly takes quite a while, but went together perfectly fine. Once assembled, seems a ton more sturdy than when disassembled. I love the hardware is all the same size, makes life a lot easier. Looks so good, and works perfectly! Would buy again without hesitation!

I really like this windmill & think it’s built well for how little it costs. It’s a perfect size and feels sturdy once together & everything’s tightened. The biggest complaint is the instructions that came with it (or lack thereof). Would have given it 5 stars if the instructions/setup had been easier. Photos that show NO detail with arrows pointing to vague areas on the pictures, no specifics for which ends of the leg braces went up or down, despite them obviously having directionality. It’s definitely a two-person construction unless you can set it up on a bench with clamps while assembling. My advice would be to not tighten anything until you’ve got it completely assembled, because chances are you’re going to have to take something off & turn it a different way. All the parts were present in the box & packaged well, and it feels like it’ll last a good while. We had to anchor it with brick/rocks because of the high winds we get off the mountains, but so far it’s stood up wrll to the winds.

Fairly easy to put together and seems sturdy enough, looks great.

OK, overall the aesthetics of the windmill looked very nice but the instructions could be a lot more clearer and it doesn’t take 60 minutes. It takes more like three days to put it together. You have to go to university for this one. I wouldn’t suggest anybody buying this unless you wanna get into some sort of disagreement with your husband like myself otherwise it’s very pretty