Old Tires Make Great Deer Stand

Old Tires Make Great Deer Stand FARM HOME Miscellaneous When a friend challenged John Humeniuk to find a use for some old tractor tires he did He made a deer stand “It started out as a joke but they work really well ” says Humeniuk Humeniuk hauled the five 18 4 by 38 tires out to a likely spot on his farm With the help of a friend he stacked three of the tires filling them with dirt as they went “We cut chunks of poplar in 18-in lengths to hold the beads up and then filled them with dirt ” recalls Humeniuk “After we had three of them full we laid a piece of plywood over the top one and set two more in place and stuffed them with straw ” Humeniuk and his friends set a ladder against the outside of the tires to climb up and over Once inside they are protected from the wind and have a 360° view A visitor from Florida liked it so much this past fall that he wouldn t leave even when it started sleeting and freezing Humeniuk says his clothes froze to the tires before he would climb out It s like shooting out of a turret says Humeniuk However that too may change Perhaps because of the frozen tires he s considering a change We re talking about filling the last two tires up with dirt and putting a little shed on top says Humeniuk Contact: FARM SHOW Followup John Humeniuk 303 4th Ave S E Baudette Minn 56623 ph 218 634-2042; jhbuttercup@centurytel net

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