<![CDATA[Wind turbine blade being transported inland from the harbour.]]>Wind turbine blade being transported inland from the harbour. Only way to do it without knocking down all the buildings in town is to carry them *vertically*. This is in Wick, in Caithness.
(the seagulls seem quite intrigued by this big white wing!) [photo by Alan Hendry]

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/a764405a-0b71-466d-a87e-01bf96711fd8/wind-turbine-blade-being-transported-inland-from-the-harbour.RSS for NodeSun, 17 May 2026 02:25:15 GMTSat, 25 Apr 2026 20:07:54 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Wind turbine blade being transported inland from the harbour. on Sun, 26 Apr 2026 03:19:32 GMT]]>@electropict Same thing with this one - once it is out of town and onto the highway, where there are no buildings or curves in the road, it is lowered to a horizontal position.

@TheFreshBeets

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/LaChasseuse/statuses/116468847238055052https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/LaChasseuse/statuses/116468847238055052Sun, 26 Apr 2026 03:19:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wind turbine blade being transported inland from the harbour. on Sun, 26 Apr 2026 03:16:04 GMT]]>@dshan Correct! In fact they had to delay the first transport by a few days due to high winds.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/LaChasseuse/statuses/116468833633481356https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/LaChasseuse/statuses/116468833633481356Sun, 26 Apr 2026 03:16:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wind turbine blade being transported inland from the harbour. on Sun, 26 Apr 2026 03:14:13 GMT]]>@IanAMartin The info they sent out locally said something about the blades being considerably heavier at the thick end - and the vehicle is very heavy.
But they had to shoot up the transport by a couple of days because of high winds.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/LaChasseuse/statuses/116468826331814049https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/LaChasseuse/statuses/116468826331814049Sun, 26 Apr 2026 03:14:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wind turbine blade being transported inland from the harbour. on Sun, 26 Apr 2026 03:11:57 GMT]]>@HighlandLawyer Cool! Hadn't seen that.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/LaChasseuse/statuses/116468817398718614https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/LaChasseuse/statuses/116468817398718614Sun, 26 Apr 2026 03:11:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wind turbine blade being transported inland from the harbour. on Sun, 26 Apr 2026 03:10:26 GMT]]>@Bruchpunkt @IanAMartin Indeed. In fact the first transport had to be delayed by a few days due to high winds, and warnings went out well ahead of the transport to avoid travel on those days, because certain roads were closed.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/LaChasseuse/statuses/116468811456133644https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/LaChasseuse/statuses/116468811456133644Sun, 26 Apr 2026 03:10:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wind turbine blade being transported inland from the harbour. on Sun, 26 Apr 2026 02:37:09 GMT]]>@LaChasseuse

This is beauty itself. Humans, they're something.

I think the sheer competence is heart lifting.

People have a lust for competence right now. Every example like this strips away cobwebs.

Humans. Wonderful.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/kevinrns/statuses/116468680587711896https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/kevinrns/statuses/116468680587711896Sun, 26 Apr 2026 02:37:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wind turbine blade being transported inland from the harbour. on Sun, 26 Apr 2026 02:27:42 GMT]]>@LaChasseuse Fantastic!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cloudisland.nz/users/ambientspace/statuses/116468643415410966https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cloudisland.nz/users/ambientspace/statuses/116468643415410966Sun, 26 Apr 2026 02:27:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wind turbine blade being transported inland from the harbour. on Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:12:50 GMT]]>@IanAMartin @LaChasseuse you see those "small" bolts/screws at the bottom? It should be enough as that's the same condition of being held in place as it is once installed. However the vehicle definitely has to be heavy/weighted as those beauties weigh between 10-25t (depending on size of turbine of course)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ruhr.social/users/Bruchpunkt/statuses/116468113130133458https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ruhr.social/users/Bruchpunkt/statuses/116468113130133458Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:12:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wind turbine blade being transported inland from the harbour. on Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:45 GMT]]>@LaChasseuse These ETS2 mods are getting unreal.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tulsa.ok.us/users/BalooUriza/statuses/116468065614809893https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.tulsa.ok.us/users/BalooUriza/statuses/116468065614809893Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wind turbine blade being transported inland from the harbour. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:41:16 GMT]]>@LaChasseuse
Someone has put drone footage on Youtube -but maybe mute the awful music they've used
https://youtu.be/VaBEbEWSIdI

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/HighlandLawyer/statuses/116467988956885819https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/HighlandLawyer/statuses/116467988956885819Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:41:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wind turbine blade being transported inland from the harbour. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:26:50 GMT]]>@LaChasseuse Is there anything up at the top end to hold it there (can’t spot one), or is there merely (‘merely' he says!) a massive counter-balance on the bottom to keep the thing at that angle? I’m confused as to how it stays in that position.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://thecanadian.social/ap/users/116268351989643599/statuses/116467932202725983https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://thecanadian.social/ap/users/116268351989643599/statuses/116467932202725983Sat, 25 Apr 2026 23:26:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wind turbine blade being transported inland from the harbour. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:53:52 GMT]]>@LaChasseuse One thing you absolutely do not want while transporting wind turbine blades is wind. 🤔

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.au/users/dshan/statuses/116467802580083227https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.au/users/dshan/statuses/116467802580083227Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:53:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wind turbine blade being transported inland from the harbour. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:50:30 GMT]]>@LaChasseuse It always suprises me how massive these things are

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://union.place/users/leguinian_utopia/statuses/116467789389315576https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://union.place/users/leguinian_utopia/statuses/116467789389315576Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:50:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wind turbine blade being transported inland from the harbour. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:34:50 GMT]]>@TheFreshBeets @LaChasseuse

A couple of weeks ago I saw a short video of a very large one being transported, where it was horizontal, but then to get round tight bends, the blade was tilted up like this *and* the trailer telescoped down to under half its original length. 😲

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/electropict/statuses/116467727759577098https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/electropict/statuses/116467727759577098Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:34:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wind turbine blade being transported inland from the harbour. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:26:13 GMT]]>@drgeraint @LaChasseuse This is a particularly big one, at least for onshore wind. 7 MW? At the time they were permitted there weren't any that size or larger in the UK on land. Some offshore are similar size and more recent ones are larger.

https://rwe.com/golticlay

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://functional.cafe/users/edavies/statuses/116467457957252668https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://functional.cafe/users/edavies/statuses/116467457957252668Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:26:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wind turbine blade being transported inland from the harbour. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:03:24 GMT]]>@LaChasseuse Hmm. They must be very careful to pick a not-windy day for such operations.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116467368221686977https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://c.im/users/TimWardCam/statuses/116467368221686977Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:03:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wind turbine blade being transported inland from the harbour. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:37:09 GMT]]>@LaChasseuse That's bad ass! I've only ever seen them being transported horizontally. Thank you for sharing!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ravenation.club/users/TheFreshBeets/statuses/116467265001141916https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://ravenation.club/users/TheFreshBeets/statuses/116467265001141916Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:37:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wind turbine blade being transported inland from the harbour. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:31:28 GMT]]>@LaChasseuse I love wind turbines, and seeing them perform their ballet across a moor, but this photo does an amazing job of capturing the scale of these elegant machines.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://glasgow.social/users/drgeraint/statuses/116467242680471881https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://glasgow.social/users/drgeraint/statuses/116467242680471881Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:31:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wind turbine blade being transported inland from the harbour. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:31:11 GMT]]>@LaChasseuse

big windy boi is big!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/dianea/statuses/116467241525690303https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lgbtqia.space/users/dianea/statuses/116467241525690303Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:31:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wind turbine blade being transported inland from the harbour. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:22:43 GMT]]>@MostlyTato Alan Hendry is a press photographer and he often nails just that perfect shot. Talented guy.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/LaChasseuse/statuses/116467208281945254https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/LaChasseuse/statuses/116467208281945254Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:22:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Wind turbine blade being transported inland from the harbour. on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:20:26 GMT]]>@LaChasseuse
Impressive picture. The incongruity of the blade against the old stone building makes for a compelling image. The birds help too.

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