Tire bales

[Amanda_931]

Not for those with square-foot restrictions that apply to the outside.  Maybe not even with taxes figured that way.

http:///www.hagartirebales.com

and their picture pages

http://www.hagartirebales.com/gallery_page.htm

Glenn may get one of these so we can all borrow it!

http://www.uniquetruck.com/products/index.cfm?fuseaction=drilldown&categoryid=9&subcategoryid=17&startrow=1&productid=341

[glenn kangiser]

Looks like we could just build one.

[Amanda_931]

You might could.

[glenn kangiser]

I built a 100,000 lb press in 1974 - had an middle age family man from the church welding for me -- made me mad because he couldn't follow instructions.  Seems the beers he had at lunch interfered with his comprehension -- actually I think he was just plain stupid, so it didn't quite come out exactly as planned but it did work well.  We still use it.  It was a bit similar to the tire press.

[Amanda_931]

More information, including a link to an engineering report--Mike Shealy has been interested in tire buildings for years--rammed tire, what he calls "topless tires" and now the tire bales:

http://www.touchtheearthranch.com/tirebales.htm