Living in the city

Ultradog MN · Mar 25, 2017

A lot of you guys like to make sport of us city dwellers.
I grew up in the country but have been in the city for most of my life so can see both sides of the coin.
Anyway, I had a pair of 16.9x30 tires that I couldn't sell on craigslist. Also an 11.2x28 and a front tire.
So I loaded them into the pickup this morning and hauled them over to the city recycling center and dropped them off.
No charge. No questions asked.
The volunteer there helped me.
Small potatoes but still worth something to live here.

rrlund · Mar 25, 2017

I've got a swamp for that. LOL

dahlin · Mar 25, 2017

You could have made planters out of them to grow squash Larry would have helped you.

flying belgian · Mar 25, 2017

They don't smoke if you burn them at night!

tractorguy2 · Mar 25, 2017

Once a year in the spring they have a free tire drop off day here to get rid of your old tires. Some people bring 30 or 40 tires at a time. At the end of the day they have a huge mountain of old tires.

farmerjohn · Mar 25, 2017

My boys and I just now got back this morning from our Trail Life (outdoor adventures young peoples group)fundraiser where we pick up discarded tires along roads. In three hours we gathered 500 tires, an organization, not sure the name, gives us 50 cents a tire we turn in.

rrlund · Mar 25, 2017

A good foggy morning is even better. They can't even see the glow.

flying belgian · Mar 25, 2017

***Not that i would ever do that*** I'm just saying!

flying belgian · Mar 25, 2017

Now that there are so many places to properly dispose/recycle tires, I rarely see them in ditch. I can't imagine how many thousands of miles you must have traveled to find 500. And then to do it in 3 hours? Is there anything you can tell me to make me believe that? Not trying to be rude, but just curious.

rrlund · Mar 25, 2017

Ya,me too. It's just something I heard.

farmerwithmutt · Mar 25, 2017

Last time i had my tires changed they asked if i wanted to keep them i replied i have three guys in the neighborhood who work for the d.n.r .He smiled added disposable fee to the bill. I'm friend's with all three and i am to keep it that way.

RayP(MI) · Mar 25, 2017

Hardly holds a candle to the quarter million tires I helped a neighbor clean off his place, and haul to recycler. Long story, but they had been dumped there, instead of being recycled, to begin with, by the recycler. Property then owned by previous owner, an employee of recycler. New owner forced to clean up by state. No sense of humor about tire dumps in this state. Meanwhile recycler has a 20 acre field piled 20 to 30 feet deep in tire shreds. There have been a couple fires in tire dumps near here in the past. Not a trivial matter when they get burning. Smoke and pollution beyond belief and almost impossible to put out. All they can do is bulldoze a fire break and wait for it to burn itself out. Local tire dealers have a $2 disposal fee on any turned in tires.

Recycler got himself some jail time, for reselling tires, particularly Firestones that were banned a few years back. He had been selling recycled tires by the semi load to trailer manufacturers who were putting them on their products. Don't think there was a good reason to buy their trailers.

rrlund · Mar 25, 2017

I use them to hold the plastic down on the bunker silo,so if they're just laying around,it's just because they're not being used "right now".

rrlund · Mar 25, 2017

I don't think there was any good reason for him to have gotten in trouble if those tires had just been going on wagons or farm trailers. I figured a good chunk of the reason he was prosecuted was that Jenny was just trying to make a name for herself before she ran for governor.

Dan in North Houston · Mar 25, 2017

We were just finally able to buy the adjoining property to ours. Loaded up 26 old tires that were scattered all over the property and took to the collection center.
County has a really good deal, they park an old semi trailer at one of their yards, free disposal for old tires. When the trailer is full, it gets hauled off. They do the trailer thing about once a year. It was about 1/4 full when I dropped the tires off. Found a few more and took them by about 3 weeks later, the trailer was almost full.
I hope they are disposing of them in a responsible manner.

farmerjohn · Mar 25, 2017

Probably traveled about 10 miles to get to 500 tires There are a lot of back dirt roads and abandoned coal stripping mines in our area. Unfortunately people find it a good place to dump their garbage. Western PA.

larry@stinescorner · Mar 25, 2017

good idea! Ultradog would learn to love squash,,if he would just Try it with an open mind?....

RBoots · Mar 25, 2017

I think a lot depends on the people of the locale. The territory I take care of seems to be a refuge of mostly govt supported peoples. No matter how much you pick up of tires, trash, household junk, they are continously throwing it along the roadsides, especially where there are no other houses around. I pulled 48 tires from one ditch last year on a curve at the bottom of a hill, and then 18 more there the next spring. Usually pick another 20+ 2-3 times another year. I believe it comes from not only no easy place to get rid of them, but not wanting to pay to get rid of them, just the same as a trash service for their garbage.

Geo-TH,In · Mar 25, 2017

There is more money to be made picking up beer cans in my neighborhood in the country. Last time I walked a mile, I picked up 100 cans, most all were low calorie beer. It's nice to know beer drinkers are concerned about calories.

There are many tires and paper trash people pitch out as they are driving in the country.

RBoots · Mar 25, 2017

LOL yes, good to see they are worried about their calories. The secluded intersections around me are where people throw out their fast food bags when stopped and dump their ash trays out. But, they'd probably be pretty mad if I took my trash and dumped it in their yard.

farmerwithmutt · Mar 25, 2017

Be careful big mega dairy moved in the runoff from the silage pile turned the stream a funny color. Neighborhood farmers turned them in unfortunately the mega guy had money and influence small farmers next to him had there farms gone over by the d.n.r. one of the things they nailed them for was tires one guy had only one tire and got a big fine.

Tx Jim · Mar 25, 2017

Ultradog MN
I would think that free tire disposal would be covered by the "city taxes" that you probably pay that I don't pay! :lol:

Adirondack case guy · Mar 25, 2017

I don't think that would entice me to living in the city. Our county offers the same services for tires and appliances.
Loren

Geo-TH,In · Mar 25, 2017

Loren,
I lived in Terre Haute city limits for the first 3 semesters when I was in college. That was enough for me.

I read someplace where places that make portland cement they burn ground up tires for their heat source. So under right conditions I guess you can burn them.

Here is an article referring tires as a green energy source.

Think you could burn tires to make maple syrup?
geo
burning tires

SweetFeet · Mar 25, 2017

Ultradog,

You definitely do NOT qualify as a "citiot"... I assume that terminology is used to refer to those who know absolutely nothing of rural life/farming.

You fall under the category of: "You can take the boy outta the country... but you can't take the country outta the boy."

Adirondack case guy · Mar 25, 2017

Sorry George; I don't think that is going to happen in our operation. However, there is a company around here that chops up tires and sells them for bedding in freestall barns and another company that makes cow mats out of old tires.
You can do your part, and in your spare time cut tires into strips and fasten them together for door mats, and sell them at your local craft fairs. Got a local guy that does just that. He makes custom designs, including names or house numbers in them. You could become a cottage industrialist. and sell them to the urbanites in your area.
Loren

Adirondack case guy · Mar 25, 2017

Around here you know when you are within 15 minutes of any given fast food establishment. Paper bags and soda cups littering the ditches.
Loren

Married2Allis · Mar 25, 2017

Your a fool for the city

Howard H. · Mar 25, 2017

Dang, John! That looks like quite a charitable project you were helping with there!

That is a good thing you did - plus, everyone got exercise! ha...

You see an occasional tire or shredded tire around here, but it would take a lot of looking to find that many just along our roads...

Howard

larry@stinescorner · Mar 26, 2017

I read somewhere that statistics show that city dwellers dont eat enough squash,,,this leads to vitamin defiency.It was an interesting article.

Geo-TH,In · Mar 26, 2017

You are right, I'm in the 15 mile radius. Lots of fast food papers. They must stop off at a tavern or liquor store and buy a cold one to go with the fast food.

Hay hay hay · Mar 26, 2017

In my life I have lived in a village, a few medium sized cities, NYC, LA, and the open space with the nearest neighbor half mile away. I have traveled extensively and been in every major city and state. One thing is very clear. Most people know almost nothing about how the other half lives, and have very flawed stereotypes in their head. In some of the most gad-aweful places, people voluntarily choose to live there and call it "home sweet home". There are good, honest, hard working people and some total jerks....everywhere.

Interesting that some of the folks that say they want to live in the peace and quiet of the country, are never seen outside their house, and you can hear their stereo booming from 500 yards away. Peace and quiet?

farmerjohn · Mar 28, 2017

Probably traveled about 10 miles to get to 500 tires There are a lot of back dirt roads and abandoned coal stripping mines in our area. Unfortunately people find it a good place to dump their garbage. Western PA.

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