classic33
Leg End Member
If done right, it should be recycled. There was a fee for disposal placed on the bale wrapping.No, they use miles and miles of plastic to wrap the bales, which then gets thrown away.
How much does dumping car tyres save you?
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Pro Tour Punditry
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[QUOTE 4940537, member: 9609"]I was on the grass this year and we were filling pits, sheeting then weighting it down with tyres - hateful things, hottest weather of the year and was having to drag these things up the mountain, they're full of green slimy stinky water and no matter how many times you flip the F'in things over when you pick them up to carry them, about half a bucket of the stinky slime sloshes out and fills your boots up. Have been given a great tip for next year - drill holes in the bottom of your boots so the water can drain back out, stops trench foot apparently[/QUOTE]
What about drilling holes in the tyres?
What about drilling holes in the tyres?
classic33
Leg End Member
Smaller square bales I've used, the larger round ones have to be placed as the work progresses.
No need to pay drivers to bring it in, or people in the pits, just the three drivers and tractors.
Tin Pot
Guru
I draw the line at 'Chicken Bath'
classic33
Leg End Member
[QUOTE 4940547, member: 9609"]err ....... don't know
it was a tip from a irish trucker who used to do the grass as a lad
come to think of it - thousands of tyres one pair of boots quick jobs are the best, must remember to take them off first though
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Need to be 1 inch holes at least, if you decide to drill the tyres. The muck build up can soon block anything smaller
it was a tip from a irish trucker who used to do the grass as a lad
come to think of it - thousands of tyres one pair of boots quick jobs are the best, must remember to take them off first though
[/QUOTE]Need to be 1 inch holes at least, if you decide to drill the tyres. The muck build up can soon block anything smaller
Accy cyclist
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Folk have commented on the tyres on this Suzuki i've bought. "Look at the tread on 'em", they say. They are very deep. Yokohama is the make. A bit better i hope than the eastern European remoulds i used to buy.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
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- lost somewhere
A cordless drill and a hole saw might be worth a try. Say 38mm diameter? Actually, I've no idea what's in a car tyre apart from rubber.
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gaijintendo
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Radial Piles 
Drago
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That's better than cross piles.
Black Sheep
Guru
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- Rammy
Likewise,
Whenever I've had tyres on the bike changed I call in at the tip on the way home, but I walk in with them as I don't want to risk a screw in the new ones!
Same here, my local authority tip takes them for free.
classic33
Leg End Member
£1 Per tyre(bike) recycling fee. So they get folded and put in the bin.
Drago
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- Suburban Poshshire
If I had to pay money to dispose of car tyres they'd get chopped up and binned.
I used to live half a mile away, which put me in a different council area. They'd take anything away for free, just ring them and tell them where you'd left it and they'd come get it within a few days. As a consequence fly tipping was unknown.
Where I am now its £20 an item, and then the Carncil wonder why so much s***e gets dumped at the roadside.
I used to live half a mile away, which put me in a different council area. They'd take anything away for free, just ring them and tell them where you'd left it and they'd come get it within a few days. As a consequence fly tipping was unknown.
Where I am now its £20 an item, and then the Carncil wonder why so much s***e gets dumped at the roadside.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
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Or if he's very good.......
classic33
Leg End Member
If you want them to collect, it's £25 now. Gone up from £15, two years ago.
