If you have driven past Prairie Trailer lately there is no way you could have missed the giant black wind blade in our front display lot. The blade is sitting on an International Specialized Trailer for which Prairie Trailer is a dealer.  International Specialized manufacturers trailers for hauling wind generator towers and blades. When the opportunity came up for us to actually get a blade from a wind farm on the Buffalo Ridge in southern MN to display on our trailer, we just couldn’t pass it up.  A local truck driver who has experience hauling blades made the trip to Lake Benton to pick the blade up with the assistance of some Prairie Trailer staff. It was interesting to see how tight of a corner an 80 ft blade could make. The International trailer is equipped with a remote controlled pony motor that steers the rear axles from the pilot car.

The blade is loaded and ready for transport back to Prairie Trailer

What also is interesting is the reaction of people on the road and in the towns that were driven through.  Everyone stops to look or ask questions if they have the opportunity. It is an awesome sight to see something that big coming down the road, and the blade we were moving is only about half the length of the majority of blades being moved today.

Harvesting wind as an energy source is the wave of the future as we look for alternative energy sources. If you are in the business of wind energy and are in need of trailers to haul blades, towers or generators, give Prairie Trailer a call.

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