Anodized yellow mills

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windmillerman
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Anodized yellow mills

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here are a few
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Wayne
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Ivan reported that during WWII it was hard to get metal for windmills so if the got material and built the mill they painted them yellow to identify them as special production. Are these some of that group? Ivan did I get the story right?
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A fellow close to me had a Heller-Aller that was yellow. You could tell id wasn't somebody with a paint brush that wanted a yellow windmill it looked professional.
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Ivan reported that during WWII it was hard to get metal for windmills so if the got material and built the mill they painted them yellow
Wayne
Wrong color, it was orange. About like Allis Chalmer orange. Have seen a couple


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Ok! I gotcha.
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