Doomed Windmills!!!

big tee · Oct 24, 2018

They put these three windmills up in 2016 and it has been in court ever since. This week they are moving the huge crane in to take them down. They are next to the ethanol plant and are using a parking lot as a staging area for the parts to put the crane together. I was hauling corn for my son and I stopped and talked to a couple of the truckers who were bringing the pieces of the crane in---they told me it takes 36 semi loads to haul all the pieces. I wish I would have got the pics of the tracks but didn't have my camera yesterday. The truckers said each track assembly weighed 90,000 lbs. The white boom piece goes on the top of the main boom. They had a huge crane to lift the parts off of the detach semi trailers to put the really big one together. Somehow the town of Fairbank Iowa--which is a mile on the other side of the ethanol plant got involved and the judge ruled in their favor. Sorry for the doubles- Will keep you informed. Made 8 trips with the hopper bottom grain trailer today and the wife did the same---HARD ON A OLD MAN!!!!

formerly ny bill · Oct 24, 2018

what is the reason for taking them down? seems like a waste of effort when they are so new.

eye4iron · Oct 24, 2018

Yes the story behind all of this would be interesting.
By the way. No big deal, but they are Windchargers.
Windmills pump water.

Tony S. · Oct 24, 2018

Well, if you're going to get picky, windmills mill grain.

oldtanker · Oct 24, 2018

https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/g...cle_e4b4738f-d71c-53d8-b353-18e9106054f3.html

Rick

MarkB_MI · Oct 25, 2018

From Rick's article: "But attorneys for the city of Fairbank said the companies continued building the turbines despite the pending lawsuit and failed to post a $450,000 bond to remove the structures as required by the court."

OK, so the turbine owners got a permit, but the city sued to stop construction. While the matter was still in the courts, they went ahead with the project, knowing there was a good chance they would lose in court. That turned out to be a bad gamble when they took their case all the way to the state supreme court and lost. Now they want to start all over again in court. They WILL lose.

Although I'm not a NIMBY guy, the turbine owners sound like a bunch of scofflaws to me.

MarkB_MI · Oct 25, 2018

Sometimes there's only one way to get the attention of billionaire scofflaws.
Montgomery Burns goes to jail

db4600 · Oct 25, 2018

Grandpa?s did. If you read the history the Dutch mills pumped water, milled grain, and sawed lumber. I think that potatoe chip story is mere rumor.

rustyfarmall · Oct 25, 2018

I am in favor of taking down ALL of those whirly monsters. The strobe effect from the turning blades does bad things to me.

oldtanker · Oct 25, 2018

(quoted from post at 02:00:37 10/25/18) From Rick's article: "But attorneys for the city of Fairbank said the companies continued building the turbines despite the pending lawsuit and failed to post a $450,000 bond to remove the structures as required by the court."

OK, so the turbine owners got a permit, but the city sued to stop construction. While the matter was still in the courts, they went ahead with the project, knowing there was a good chance they would lose in court. That turned out to be a bad gamble when they took their case all the way to the state supreme court and lost. Now they want to start all over again in court. They WILL lose.

Although I'm not a NIMBY guy, the turbine owners sound like a bunch of scofflaws to me.

Hey Mark, not my article. I just did a very quick search and posted a link. That's all.

We did have one up here. Person with money bought a lake lot and built a home on it. The county was pretty upset cause the guy never got a permit. They got a judge to order that he tear it down because it was in violation of several state laws. The guy thought at worse he's have to pay a fine and for the permit. We know people from dirt poor to very wealthy. So from all levels are really good people and others are real jerks.

Rick

Rick

Sprint 6 · Oct 25, 2018

When they were putting up the wind farm around my town, the crane operator laid it on the ground when they moved it before checking the path for soft spots. They were crossing a hedge row and, womp, on the ground it landed, had to scrap the boom.

I don't know what the big deal is about the windmills. You don't even notice them after awhile, and you would be hard pressed to even hear them. The ones we have supposedly twist the blade as it passes the post to cut noise. Don't know if that is true. What I have noticed about the fight against is, seemed like the people without enough land to put one up were against them.

DoubleO7 · Oct 25, 2018

If they got the permit to put them up properly there will be a counter lawsuit to recoup their costs.

buickanddeere · Oct 25, 2018

(quoted from post at 11:15:53 10/25/18) When they were putting up the wind farm around my town, the crane operator laid it on the ground when they moved it before checking the path for soft spots. They were crossing a hedge row and, womp, on the ground it landed, had to scrap the boom.

I don't know what the big deal is about the windmills. You don't even notice them after awhile, and you would be hard pressed to even hear them. The ones we have supposedly twist the blade as it passes the post to cut noise. Don't know if that is true. What I have noticed about the fight against is, seemed like the people without enough land to put one up were against them.

So you like paying higher electrical rates ?

oldtanker · Oct 25, 2018

(quoted from post at 10:33:19 10/25/18)

(quoted from post at 11:15:53 10/25/18) When they were putting up the wind farm around my town, the crane operator laid it on the ground when they moved it before checking the path for soft spots. They were crossing a hedge row and, womp, on the ground it landed, had to scrap the boom.

I don't know what the big deal is about the windmills. You don't even notice them after awhile, and you would be hard pressed to even hear them. The ones we have supposedly twist the blade as it passes the post to cut noise. Don't know if that is true. What I have noticed about the fight against is, seemed like the people without enough land to put one up were against them.

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So you like paying higher electrical rates ?

Well schools out on that still. A city of about 200,000 people would need 3 40 square mile wind farms in different locations to insure enough power was made. Wind with all those things they have put up only produces are 8% of what we use daily.

Now you have some scientist who are concerned that they too will adversely effect weather patterns because they may affect wind currents. They are just starting to look into that.

Rick

oldtanker · Oct 25, 2018

(quoted from post at 10:33:19 10/25/18)

(quoted from post at 11:15:53 10/25/18) When they were putting up the wind farm around my town, the crane operator laid it on the ground when they moved it before checking the path for soft spots. They were crossing a hedge row and, womp, on the ground it landed, had to scrap the boom.

I don't know what the big deal is about the windmills. You don't even notice them after awhile, and you would be hard pressed to even hear them. The ones we have supposedly twist the blade as it passes the post to cut noise. Don't know if that is true. What I have noticed about the fight against is, seemed like the people without enough land to put one up were against them.

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So you like paying higher electrical rates ?

OH, by the way, show me exactly to the penny how they have saved anyone anything? Not by what the makers claim. Actual figures.

Rick

BarnyardEngineering · Oct 25, 2018

You don't even notice them after awhile, and you would be hard pressed to even hear them.

The anti's will NEVER admit that, and will go to great lengths to ensure that the very sight of a wind turbine sends them into a mouth-foaming rage.

rustyfarmall · Oct 25, 2018

(quoted from post at 08:15:53 10/25/18) When they were putting up the wind farm around my town, the crane operator laid it on the ground when they moved it before checking the path for soft spots. They were crossing a hedge row and, womp, on the ground it landed, had to scrap the boom.

I don't know what the big deal is about the windmills. You don't even notice them after awhile, and you would be hard pressed to even hear them. The ones we have supposedly twist the blade as it passes the post to cut noise. Don't know if that is true. What I have noticed about the fight against is, seemed like the people without enough land to put one up were against them.

You don't even notice them after awhile?. Sorry to disagree, but I DO notice them, and the strobe effect gives me a headache.

Ozlander · Oct 25, 2018

Well, don't look at them.

eye4iron · Oct 25, 2018

Yes you are right. They can grind grain such as a power windmill designed to have a rotating shaft as opposed to a vertical shaft moving up and down. Or the Dutch style.
The large modern electric producing turbines are Windchargers. To a windmill collector they are not windmills.
I wasn?t cutting hairs, just pointing out the correct names.

rustyfarmall · Oct 26, 2018

(quoted from post at 12:42:07 10/25/18) Well, don't look at them.

When those turbines are on both sides of the road for several miles, it is impossible to NOT look at them and still keep my eyes on the road.

1130Leo · Oct 30, 2018

The wind developers are all the same, want less than safe ordinances to allow them to build as many 500 foot plus tall industrial wind turbines as they can, their goal is to harvest tax payers money, they get a 20 percent production tax credit. Here in Michigan the absolute best locations give about 60 percent production, some of the time, in the lesser areas they are lucky to get 40% production. The issue with local residents is not just those who have small parcels, it is anyone who chooses not to lease their land, and then these developers want to be allowed to build their turbines 550 feet from non participating property owners land and or Homes. There are no State or Federal safety guidelines so the wind developers get away with whatever they can con the local township or county into putting in their ordinances. It is a huge mess and causes major upset in every community they chose to invade. Those who say that you get used to the noise and shadow flicker, well, I do not buy that at all. I have no problem with those who lease to the companies being impacted, I do however have a major issue with a neighbor who has 2 acres or 200 acres that is not leased, they should not be impacted to benefit the neighbor.

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