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Does any one have any experience with or any ideas about how to get use out of old tyres, I dont mean in a big way as in grinding it etc, I mean ways which can be done with diy tools, or as they are.The best answer will be selected at random and will win a life time supply of used tyres.

Mike

P.S. Only kidding, i'm keeping all my used tyres to myself! get back

Whoops! Just spotted the 101 uses for used car tyres in another section.

Not to worry. The competition is still open. I stand by my word

Mike

i was about to suggest... you could always use them for planting veg in.

make a table out of the bigger ones

They make great retaining walls, set them up flat on the ground stacked like bricks, fill with dirt packed in , they will never move.

You could always become creative

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Home-living/Ou ... 031216.htm


I've also seen them turned inside out and painted and used as planters!

I like the comments on this auction at the bottom.

Ah yep I forgot about that!! LOL!

That was me!!

Hi Bonnie Girl - the song was excellent.

My idea is to pile 3 up. Fill them with soil and pop the water butt on top. I was then going to drill holes in the side and plant strawberries. I'm not sure if they would be stable enough to hold the water butt though.

I have to get 2 new tyres at the weekend so going to see if they will let me keep the old ones.

Zoe

Hi sadly my singing isn't so good!!

Regarding your tyres, they should let you have them back, they are your tyres after all!

You'll be paying for new ones they're not entitled to keep yours as well!

Just tell them to stick them in the boot of your car when they take them off! Ta very much!

Not only are they your tyres, but if they dispose of them for you, they may charge you a disposal fee. Most places will do this automaticaly, since not many people will ask for the old tyres back (you'll probably be the only one). So if you keep them, make sure they don't charge you for their disposal.

But, on he other side of the coin, be aware (in the UK, at least) that old tyres are increasingly difficult to dispose of if you ever want to chuck them away. Our local authority won't even accept single ones at the corporation tip - these days it's a job for a specialist waste contractor (hence the disposal fee at the tyre fitters).

In my experience (here at least) if you approach a tyre sales place with a request for used tyres they practically throw them at you! Be aware that there may be some issues with toxic leachate from tyres when using them for food crops.

Nev

When I was travelling in S E Asia we noticed the locals cut shoe bottoms out of tyres then wore them as flip flops.

I'm currently planning to make a four tyre wormery.

we are using quite a few to make a shadey area at the allotment. we're planting them up with climbing squashes, cucumbers, sweetpeas etc with strawberries, marigolds and poached egg plant round the edges and in between.

slightly concerned about wombat's post though....will have to look into that

I too, will be using tyres as planters this year and have for several years now. I'm hoping I can talk a friend of mine into letting me have his old tractor tyre Super-sized garden bed in the round.

Should be fun to plant in that one.

Lois