Is AB-1346 The Beginning To The End Of The GARDEN TRACTOR?

[ol' stonebreaker]

Big blade mfg. plant in Newton, Iowa shut down as thier GE contract was not renewed. GE says no orders for the wind turbines.

Does that mean no orders at all or just no orders for GE?? Maybe from china?

 

[steve b]

I saw the mast for a big turbine Friday on the interstate. 50 wheels including the tractor.

 

[chieffan]

Does that mean no orders at all or just no orders for GE?? Maybe from china?

No blade orders for this plant from GE. I think they made all the blades for the GE wind turbines. Shipping cost it way up there to transport on the highway systems so going more to train for the distant orders. Takes 3 train flat cars to transport one blade, 2 that carry the blade and one buffer car. . Blade is supported on a pivot on two cars at two points. Don't know what the status of GE building the actual charging units is. The composite company is lolking for any other composite type work they can get to keep their employees on the parole.

 

[Sawdust]

And as of not very long ago all the talk was what a glut/surplus of nat gas we had underground.... And how many hundreds of years worth of it is bottles up within the earth

It’s still there not much money to be made for politicians using natural gas

 

[chieffan]

All politicians should be required to wear football pants. No pockets to line.

 

[Cvans]

We see those blades going up the interstate on semi's all the time. You've never seen so many guide cars on one load in all your life. Same with the tower sections.

 

[SimplyRad]

My ex posted a pic of a land fill out by Casper, WY and she said it does exist.

 

[chieffan]

Probably blades that did not pass final inspection. What else can they do with them? EPA wont let them burn them. What a stink that would make.