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
Looks like we could just build one. :)
You might could.
;)
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, (https://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/glennkangiser/smashfreakB.gif) 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.
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