[AT] Wind generators, was RE: Snow

[charliehill]

I read recently where some wind generators located in the upper mid west had 
failed because they weren't designed for the cold temps and the oil inside 
them had jelled up or something like that.

Go on Google Earth and look at the very south end of the Big Island of 
Hawaii right at the point.  Then with it zoomed in close enough that you can 
recognize houses and cars move north  along the road about 5 miles and 
you'll find a few dozen wind mills sitting idle, apparenlty broken down with 
parts of some of them lying on the ground.  Those wind mills are located in 
probably the best location in the world for wind mills.  The wind is near 
constant velocity and direction year round.  Apparently they aren't worth 
fixing.  If you turn on street view you can see pictures of them.  I've been 
there.  They are huge units built by Mitsubishi.

Charlie


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grant Brians" <sales at heirloom-organic.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 11:49 AM
Subject: [AT] Wind generators, was RE: Snow


> Cecil, I would recommend you look at the old Mother Earth News issues
> and other similar sources for information. Commercial units have to be
> built to avoid all lawsuits and also to yield a profit for a relatively
> small production level, so are currently still very expensive. Also
> check with OK State University to see if they have an expert possibly
> in the Engineering dept? That might be a help. Third, check for internet
> plans. Fourth, I vaguely remember a book that was reviewed in someplace
> like Acres USA on how to build your own at some point in the distant
> past. If all of those fail, take a trip to see us in California and
> try to buy one of the unused ones sitting in one of the passes that
> are no longer "technologically up to date" or "need a new generator
> inserted".... Oh, also there are military surplus units out there too
> somewhere I believe, but finding them may be beyond difficult.
>           Grant
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of Cecil Bearden
> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 3:40 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Snow
>
>
> You should be around here in central OK, NW of OKC.  Land speculators
> have raised the price of undeveloped land to $7k per acre.  I try to
> lease some land to hay for sale to horse owners.  I got one 160acre
> plot, but the other 40 acre one I lost the hay crop to the owner who
> hired a guy to mow the place before the fourth of JULY.  He was worried
> about fire.  actually he was worried about not selling a lot on the
> place..  I have tried to cut many small 10 to 20 acre fields for hay
> last summer.  These people would rather pay someone to cut it down than
> allow a guy to utilize it for hay.   I even tried to pay a fee for the
> grass and they would rather someone cut it down.
>
> I am waiting on the snow again.  This time I am prepared.  I got my
> Caterpillar 112F road grader in here last night.  It is an ex military
> one and really has had good care taken of it for the last 30 years.  It
> was shedded and only used to grade some access roads on the Veterans
> center in Eastern OK..  If I can get one of the old Hghway Dept
> snowplows mounted on the front of it, I can really have some fun.
>
> In this part of OK, the wind is always 5 to 15mph  and this year it is
> colder than I ever remember.  I have worked outside for many years and
> this time i just can't seem to stand it.  This wind is like a knife
> cutting at the back of your neck constantly.  I have looked at the wind
> generator location map and I am in a very small area that is listed as
> good.  I contacted a small wind generator company and they would not
> talk to me,  The JD dealer near here is selling wind generators but they
> are in the $30k range..  I need something for $5k and do it yourself..
> If I can get some type of biomass boiler, I can cut a lot of the
> electric bills for this heat pump.
>
> Cecil inOKla
>
>
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