dang --stoped by the reindeer farm with the kids--whoa -huge tower- whats up-
big old gen- whats missing--the guy there said he bought the land and this big old tower was already there --okay whats missing --one blade out of the three-broke off-these blades must be 20 ft.long for each one-hard to tell from the ground--he has no idea what it was used for--on top of that hes got no intrest in it !!this tower is about 4 stories high--man i sure would like to climb up there and see what kind of gen.is mounted up there--my dad made wind gens. years ago in south dakota-when he was just a yougster-used the auto gens. back then.. he used a pulley and belt system.
this was back in the 20s--hand carved blade--12ft. he"s 88 years old now-still going strong--check out goggle search for [hall of fame bill wallner]yep thats
my dad.
if only i would have listan to him more when i was a kid--he moved down to oregon in 1975-sure was hard seeing all the shop go...hes a master mechcanic plus!!who else do you know that does sand casting--if you know what i mean..he has about a 100 old engines that he's rebuilt--plus tractors --and others-would likly sell a few to some one that would appreasrate them--yes i miss my dad up here in alaska-after all he had three homesteades up here. damm don"t you just wish you could go back then !!
seems to me were related to the lemmings--we get overpopulated and destroy ourselfes.
it will happen--no bs about it--shut up HIKER--I AM..... |
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