Half Tires Work Great For Securing Plastic Tarps

Half tires work great for securing plastic tarps TIRES/WHEELS Handling 14-4-23 "They're light, easy to handle and they don't trap water," says Merlyn Hilt, St. Francis, Kan., who's discovered that car and pickup tires cut in half work great for securing plastic covers on silage piles. Merlyn built a patented tire-turning and cutting machine that turns tractor tires into feedbunks by turning them inside out to boost capacity 40%,making them portable and easy to use. "We've recently discovered that car and pickup tires cut in half make excellent anchors for keeping plastic covers from blowing in the wind," says Merlyn, who charges 50 cents per tire for cutting car and pickup tires (steel belted, bias or radial) in half. "Half" tires are placed "smooth outside side down" on the plastic. You and your neighbors can round up enough tractor and car tires to make it feasible for Merlyn and his machine to come to your neighborhood. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Hilt Tire Feedbunk, Rt. 1 Box 85, St. Francis, Kan. 67756 (ph 913 332-2005).

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