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Suppose these tires were in a big pile and spontaneous combused... with a lil help lol.. How long do you think they would be burning for?

 
skyhightree1":25iuoqer said:
Suppose these tires were in a big pile and spontaneous combused... with a lil help lol.. How long do you think they would be burning for?

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probably still be burning while their taking your finger prints...
 
Long enough for the NOAA satellite to pick up the smoke plume and then an airplane will be sent to investigate, and then bad (and expensive) things will happen. Them sats don't miss much and they look for IR at night, so they really never sleep. IR can see thru clouds too.
 
I really have no idea what to do with these tires it will cost a small fortune for me to get rid of them. I may have to just do a few at a time till they are gone.
 
I got rid of about 250--still have about 100 to go.
Tire recyclers charged $3.50/car/lt truck tire--$4.50 if still on a rim. (EACH)
An extra $1 each if they were old and full of dirt/mud.

$9 for 18 wheeler tires--X2 if still on a wheel.
They won't take tractor tires last I asked.
Oh--they'll also sell the chipped up stuff back to you for $30/ton--after they've removed the wheel and sold it to a metal recycler.
Get ya comin and goin.

This is a place that grinds them into pellets to ship to a Louisiana power plant that burns them for fuel. Used to be called Bulldog, but they went under and a new owner calls it Earth Energy now.

I've seen ads on CL, with people making pasture drags out of old tires and a couple of chains and selling them.
 
Yea thats about same prices here grey. I think the people here use it to make rubber mulch. That is a good idea about pasture drags. I am trying to clean the place up and get rid of snake havens and bee havens. I burned a couple tires couple months back it got super hot and scared the living crap out of me cause that smoke was so black I just knew I was gonna get in trouble luckily tires burnt really quick but the evidence was still there the bands on the rims.
 
By the looks of it you could probably break even with the scrap iron. run an ad on craigslist for free scrap metal when the get there the deal is they haul tires first and get the metal for free.
 
M5farm":2ee5jods said:
By the looks of it you could probably break even with the scrap iron. run an ad on craigslist for free scrap metal when the get there the deal is they haul tires first and get the metal for free.
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Good Idea but id be worried the fools will bring the tires back and dump them somewhere on my place
 
I know a guy that was filling in an old pond and didn't want to buy much dirt. Said he drained the pond, stacked tires in it, up to about 3' below grade then covered that with dirt. I've had others say they will eventually work their way back to surface tho, and I suspect this also violates most state's soil/water laws.
Copperheads and coral snakes love to curl up inside those old tires, especially if they have some pine needles or oak leaves fallen in them.

That rubber mulch ain't good for much--it tends to float or wash to easy. I knew a guy that tried to make a driveway out of it--no way for it to pack down and stay firm.

I also still have about 15 rolled up sections of 1/4"-3/8" rubber sheeting that used to be lining in acid tanks. About 20' x 35' each. Recycler takes those but they charge by the ton--don't remember how much now. They are heavy--had to load them with my backhoe. I'm going to take some of them, spread 'em out where I have my farm implements sitting so the grass and weeds don't grow up.
This is all stuff my father left for me to deal with..I loved him, but Dang Dad--did ya really have to accumulate all this crap?
 
skyhightree1":25gquv8h said:
Suppose these tires were in a big pile and spontaneous combused... with a lil help lol.. How long do you think they would be burning for?

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Burning is an environmental nightmare. If you burn them there is a lot of crap that gets into the ground. Kind of like a liquid tar.

The scrap iron idea is a good one.

How deep to your water table?

Those tires would probably be fine if buried as they are stable.

Or bite the bullet - you or someone bought them - haul them and dispose of them. Someone will take them for a fee.

I always figured if you can afford to buy them you can afford to get rid of them properly.

And I am still doing it on my place - pulled another 100 last week from a part of the bush they were put in nearly 30 years ago.

Best to all

Bez
 
greybeard":1ygdjlas said:
I know a guy that was filling in an old pond and didn't want to buy much dirt. Said he drained the pond, stacked tires in it, up to about 3' below grade then covered that with dirt. I've had others say they will eventually work their way back to surface tho, and I suspect this also violates most state's soil/water laws.
Copperheads and coral snakes love to curl up inside those old tires, especially if they have some pine needles or oak leaves fallen in them.

That rubber mulch ain't good for much--it tends to float or wash to easy. I knew a guy that tried to make a driveway out of it--no way for it to pack down and stay firm.

I also still have about 15 rolled up sections of 1/4"-3/8" rubber sheeting that used to be lining in acid tanks. About 20' x 35' each. Recycler takes those but they charge by the ton--don't remember how much now. They are heavy--had to load them with my backhoe. I'm going to take some of them, spread 'em out where I have my farm implements sitting so the grass and weeds don't grow up.
This is all stuff my father left for me to deal with..I loved him, but Dang Dad--did ya really have to accumulate all this crap?
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Great idea on the mats under the implements
 
snake67":humlsk4e said:
[Burning is an environmental nightmare. If you burn them there is a lot of crap that gets into the ground. Kind of like a liquid tar.

The scrap iron idea is a good one.

How deep to your water table?

Those tires would probably be fine if buried as they are stable.

Or bite the bullet - you or someone bought them - haul them and dispose of them. Someone will take them for a fee.

I always figured if you can afford to buy them you can afford to get rid of them properly.

And I am still doing it on my place - pulled another 100 last week from a part of the bush they were put in nearly 30 years ago.

Best to all

Bez
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water table we normally hit water 20-30 feet down - unfortunately I didnt buy them and they were a clean up gift to me.

HDRider":humlsk4e said:
They'd be good under hay bales.
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Thats a good idea as well. I have enough probably that none of my bales will be sitting on the ground.
 

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