Windmill tail weights were used on vaneless windmills to balance the weight of the head of the mill on the opposite side. The vaneless mill did not need a vane to keep the head into the wind.  The sections of the mill would fold up if the wind got to strong.  The tail weight itself would point into the wind.

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