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Old 05-04-2006, 18:53   #23
Bill Harsey
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Originally Posted by The Reaper
I think he meant the windmills that pump water directly, like we used to do in the olden days, not to generate electricity and then run an electric pump.

They work well in a benign environment with steady winds.

TR
Reaper,
Correct, that's exactly what I found Googling "windmills", the small ones considered "appropriate technology" that only pump water.

MtnGoat, Sorry, I should have defined this better. I've seen entire 18 wheeler loads with oversize trailers and markers going up Interstate-5 carrying exactly ONE SINGLE BLADE for the monster windmills being built up off the Columbia River Gorge.

These are not the ones I was thinking of for your application.

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