How many do you see?

1370rod · Jan 4, 2013

Took this pic this fall and never posted it because it did not contain a tractor. But I suppose we can see if we all come up with the same windtower count. Rod.

Patsdeere · Jan 5, 2013

Wow. I get about 66.

JHH · Jan 5, 2013

(quoted from post at 01:58:39 01/05/13) Took this pic this fall and never posted it because it did not contain a tractor. But I suppose we can see if we all come up with the same windtower count. Rod.

What do you mean "no tractor", looks like power white in the foreground to me.

Stephen Newell · Jan 5, 2013

Dumas TX?

Anonymous-0 · Jan 5, 2013

I worked on those things for 7 years and I am glad I don't have to look at them from my farm. I told my supervisor once that they were 200 foot manure piles! I suppose those by you are 80 or 100 meter towers.

1370rod · Jan 5, 2013

Nope, this is windy SW Minn. Rod.

1370rod · Jan 5, 2013

Doug,I do not know how tall these are, the closest in the pic is 1.5 mi. These are 15 mi. from where we live and they are visible from home. New project being developed 7 mi. SW of us rumors say they are the tallest that have been built todate. I would not want to live close to one, the nearest to our home is about 4 mi. in the right wind condition you can hear them running when you are outdoors. Rod.

1370rod · Jan 5, 2013

Rumors have it a lady passing through this area was complaining about how windy it is. At that time she remarked it would not be that way if they would turn off all those large fans that were running. This is probably a story told in all wind farm areas, LOL, Rod.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 5, 2013

There is an area about 25 miles north west of Lafayette,Indiana that there are around 500 of these windtowers.

JGarner · Jan 5, 2013

What kind of seed are they planting in that field to get those things to grow?

Yet another "stupid" question/statement to start around. (<:

Jim

McKerrow630 · Jan 5, 2013

Well lets see 1........2........3.........4 ah is there one behind that one? Ah nuts be easier try'en to count cases in wyoming!!! Hee Hee, nice pic. "wave" of the future I guess. If it helps keep are kids home (solders) I'am all for it. Just my 11 cents worth.

Gene Dotson · Jan 5, 2013

Rod;

About 15 years ago I made a trip to the Dakotas and Minnesota. Entered Minnesota west of the Buffalo Ridge area. There were many towers there then. From there we went up through Canby and spent a couple days near Hancock. Is this anywhere near this area?

I also often fly over the Austin/Rochester area and are many miles of towers there. These wind farms are now depicted on the VFR navigation charts.

Gene

1370rod · Jan 5, 2013

These are approx. 75 mi south of Canby. Rod.

Thad · Jan 5, 2013

What 70 series tractor are you driving in the pic? Thad

Agri King · Jan 5, 2013

Those things are crazy tall. I hate heights. I like the idea of the renewable energy, but I guess I don't have to look at them either. There is no reason to the placement of them? How do they decide? What's the old movie that the guys parachute gets caught in a wind tower?

C. Amick · Jan 5, 2013

Where are these? I came by a bunch of them recently somewhere as I was driving along the Interstate. I think I was in Indiana?

1370rod · Jan 5, 2013

The 1270, Rod.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 5, 2013

I also told another one I would livelong enough to see them cut up for scrap, that really let the wind out of his sails! I don't care! There weren't that many people stupid enough to sit on top of one to change a anemometer or a windvane let alone slide between the blades at 200 feet up to enter the nose cone to grease the blade bearings or go up 300 feet in a man basket on a crane to attach tag lines so we could drop a rotor. I changed alot of generators and dropped the rotors several as well as changing out gearboxes. I'm not sure they are really that renewable. We sure burnt enough gas driving V10 Fords repairing them amonst the other costs. I have never saw wasted money like wind companies blow.

1370rod · Jan 5, 2013

SW MinnRod.

shinnery · Jan 5, 2013

And we are all paying (govt. subsidy) for them to generate electricity. We have a bunch out here in west Texas, none within twenty miles of me, yet. I see the towers, blades, and heads on the highways all the time. The next big problem is building transmission lines to get the power to where it can be used.
Bryce

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