New to used tire building. Great videos! Posting a "free location to drop off used tires" ad on Craigslist seems to work to get them delivered for free so far.
I did it the easy way here, went to land fill told them I wanted 1000 tires. they provided 2 roll offs and I picked out tires I wanted, 500 in each. then they delivered to me at no charge. I was lucky.
TheKingOfTheHobos Tire leaching occurs when the tire is either not fully oxidized (which is why we use old/fully abused tires) or when they are exposed to the elements (which if you read the earthship building code you'll find that every tire must be covered completely). A quick google search and some reading shows a plethora of documentation where fully covered/embedded tires emit zero pollution.
really good explanation - Ive been watching a lot of vids on earthiships and noone ever explained that part - had to add this to my play list - great vid :)
The first number is the width and would determine stacking height... the second number is a percentage of the width as sidewall height and the final number is the only one in inches and it is the wheel diameter. So basically a 235 is the same height in a stack (235mm) regardless of the other 2 numbers, but a 235 r55 will have about a 130mm sidewall (235*0.55) and the higher that number the greater the sidewall depth a 235 r75 would have a 176mm sidewall... almost 2" more on all sides of the tire... nearly 4" in diameter.
Thanks for clearing that up. I'll make a note of it in this video. I have a new video of the new build we did in cincinatti last month where we clear that up as well.
Aloha again! Mahalo for making these informative videos! How many tires do you need? How are you doing as far as sustaining yourself during building process?
@Vegemighty I can actually fit about 40 tires with tie downs, but I rarely find more than 20 in a single trip to town. I probably did make about 30+ trips, but they were trips I had to make to town anyway, I just always looked for tires.
@RevStash I wish there was another way, but you need a truck to build a house. To be 100% off the grid is pretty tough. My goal is to be more than 75% off the grid. Once the house is done, I would like to pick up an electric car that I can charge with solar power.
What do you think would be a good price to pay for a semi-load, and do you have any idea how many tires would be in a semi load? I actually know of a semi trailer that is fully loaded with tires and it is just a mile away. How many tires were needed on your full size earthship? Thanks.
I'm in West Virginia, and have been told emphatically by a few contractors that there is no way the code enforcers will allow building with tires here. Any advice?
Well, I actually have been been able to find enough free sources in taos, so I'm not going to have to pay for any. So far I have 160. I need about 800.
@@kaitlynmyran5266 Which plan was it? I'm guessing the build hasn't started? Anyway you divide the heights of the wall sections in inches by 9 and multiply that by the number of tires shown on the top row. You'll have tires left over for other parts of the project like the outlaw septic etc..
That's wrong, dude. the first number is the width of the tire in millimeters. So 225 millimeters is 8.86 inches. The second number is an aspect ratio and the third is the diameter of the rim. So the first number determines the height of the tire when it is laying down on the ground. That's the number that's the most important to a course.
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New to used tire building. Great videos! Posting a "free location to drop off used tires" ad on Craigslist seems to work to get them delivered for free so far.
I did it the easy way here, went to land fill told them I wanted 1000 tires. they provided 2 roll offs and I picked out tires I wanted, 500 in each. then they delivered to me at no charge. I was lucky.
TheKingOfTheHobos Tire leaching occurs when the tire is either not fully oxidized (which is why we use old/fully abused tires) or when they are exposed to the elements (which if you read the earthship building code you'll find that every tire must be covered completely). A quick google search and some reading shows a plethora of documentation where fully covered/embedded tires emit zero pollution.
Robert Tavares Hey, do you have any tips on what to search for to find this info? Thanks!
really good explanation - Ive been watching a lot of vids on earthiships and noone ever explained that part - had to add this to my play list - great vid :)
+MJ Healthy Living (Miss Judy) awesome, thanks for the feedback
The first number is the width and would determine stacking height... the second number is a percentage of the width as sidewall height and the final number is the only one in inches and it is the wheel diameter. So basically a 235 is the same height in a stack (235mm) regardless of the other 2 numbers, but a 235 r55 will have about a 130mm sidewall (235*0.55) and the higher that number the greater the sidewall depth a 235 r75 would have a 176mm sidewall... almost 2" more on all sides of the tire... nearly 4" in diameter.
Thanks for clearing that up. I'll make a note of it in this video. I have a new video of the new build we did in cincinatti last month where we clear that up as well.
Aloha again! Mahalo for making these informative videos! How many tires do you need? How are you doing as far as sustaining yourself during building process?
@Vegemighty I can actually fit about 40 tires with tie downs, but I rarely find more than 20 in a single trip to town. I probably did make about 30+ trips, but they were trips I had to make to town anyway, I just always looked for tires.
@RevStash I wish there was another way, but you need a truck to build a house. To be 100% off the grid is pretty tough. My goal is to be more than 75% off the grid. Once the house is done, I would like to pick up an electric car that I can charge with solar power.
What is your feeling about using tire bales vs whole tires? It seems to me that bales could be put up faster.
What do you think would be a good price to pay for a semi-load, and do you have any idea how many tires would be in a semi load? I actually know of a semi trailer that is fully loaded with tires and it is just a mile away. How many tires were needed on your full size earthship? Thanks.
Hey guys, I'm down pounding tires. Total count: 440 tires!
I'm in West Virginia, and have been told emphatically by a few contractors that there is no way the code enforcers will allow building with tires here. Any advice?
@offthegridbuild why not make bio diesel?
Really if you just eyed tires that they were big enough, you *could* sort them really precisely for each lengthwise run of tires.
What about Leaching? Tires leach some poisonous stuff, Don't think that would be safe or that green.
😂 I literally use whatever tire I can get my hands on
my dad has the same truck
[citation needed]
I have seen some houses built with tire bales. Any experience with tire bale building?
We had a buddy in Taos who built an earthship but using tire bales. No personal experience though. His seemed to turn out great
Well, I actually have been been able to find enough free sources in taos, so I'm not going to have to pay for any. So far I have 160. I need about 800.
How do you calculate how many tires you need?
@@kaitlynmyran5266 It says on the plans. Mine is 750 tires.
@@CringePanda idk I payed over $1,000 for my floor plans and it doesn't specify
@@kaitlynmyran5266 Which plan was it? I'm guessing the build hasn't started? Anyway you divide the heights of the wall sections in inches by 9 and multiply that by the number of tires shown on the top row. You'll have tires left over for other parts of the project like the outlaw septic etc..
That's wrong, dude. the first number is the width of the tire in millimeters. So 225 millimeters is 8.86 inches. The second number is an aspect ratio and the third is the diameter of the rim. So the first number determines the height of the tire when it is laying down on the ground. That's the number that's the most important to a course.