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#25892 Sun Dec 28 2008 07:35 PM
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I WAS WALKING AROUND AN INLET AT LOW TIDE THE OTHER DAY WHEN I SPOTTED A LARGE DIAMETER TRUCK TIRE SITTING IN THE SAND AT THE SHORES EDGE. I LOOKED FOR A BRAND AN WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THE "GUM-DIPPED" SLOGAN ON THIS HUNK OF RUBBER. THAT'S GOTTA BE MORE THAN 60 YEARS OLD AND STILL LEGIBLE! IN THE OLD DAYS IF OTHER SOURCES LIKE BROKEN CONCRETE WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO STOP EROSION FROM HAPPENING, THEY WOULD CUT A TIRE OPEN AND FILL IT WITH CEMENT! JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU HOW LONG RUBBER TAKES TO BREAK DOWN!

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#25893 Sun Dec 28 2008 08:46 PM
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Photo Shop picture ?

#25894 Sun Dec 28 2008 09:02 PM
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I think it is the real deal

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#25895 Mon Dec 29 2008 06:00 AM
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DB, IT WAS PHOTOSHOPPED WITH CONTRAST. BUT WHY IS THIS A CONCERN? I WAS JUST MAKING A POINT ON THE TEST OF TIME ON A VERY OLD TIRE!



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#25896 Mon Dec 29 2008 07:02 AM
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I guess it takes more time for an old tire to break down than plastic or styrofoam. I wonder if you mounted the tire it would still hold air????????????????

#25897 Mon Dec 29 2008 07:37 AM
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Doc - I love that shot! The cracked lines of time sure give it character. Your walks sure yield some interesting pictures,most people would walk right on bye...I'm glad you took the time to take the shot and post it.

Kurt

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THANKS! I ONCE FOUND A BUNCH OF OLD TIRES HALF BURIED IN THE GROUND TO EDGE A PATHWAY OUT IN THE WOODS. STILL SCRATCHIN MY HEAD ON THAT ONE! ANYWAY MOST OF THEM WERE THE OLD WHITE WALL STYLE. I FOUND ONE THAT WAS WIDE W/W AND HAD THE NAME FLYING A EMBOSSED ON THE SIDES. I DUG IT UP AND UNFORT THE BURIED PART WAS IN REALLY BAD SHAPE! ON OTHER WALKS I HAVE SEEN GULF AND PHILLIPS 66 TIRES IN THE WOODS!

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Old tires break up, not down. Man Made rubber does not decompose, and that is why they are titled as hazardous waste. Since they are hazardous waste that's why modern shops need to hire licensed haulers to get rid of them.

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I'm curious. Any of you guys out there collect old tires for display? I have some real oddballs that I display with my old gas station. Sam

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SSam: I've got an old Cooper Armor Cord tire with a matching Cooper display stand in my shop. They add a great touch.

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Very cool pic Doc...interesting topic...


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#25903 Mon Dec 29 2008 06:14 PM
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OKAY, AFTER SOME YARDWORK THIS MORNING, I DECIDED TO GO TO A PINE BARRENS WOODED AREA THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN TO IN LIKE 6 YEARS. I REMEMBER IT WAS NOTORIOUS FOR BEING AN ILLEGAL DUMPING GROUND! IT WAS ALSO THE PLACE WHERE I SAW THE FLYING A TIRE. WELL, I COULD TELL UPON MY ARRIVAL THAT MUCH OF THE DUMPING WAS CLEANED UP AND AMPLE PARKING WAS ADDED TO THE SEVERAL HUNDRED ACRES OF HIKING AND RIDING TRAILS.
WHILE THIS WAS ONLY MY FIRST HIT TO RE-ACQUAINT MYSELF WITH THE WOODS IN THIS AREA, I DID FIND SOME RANDOM TIRES BEARING GAS STATION NAMES:

FIRST THIS GULF WITH THE OLDER LOGO, PROBABLY OVER 50 YEARS OLD:



THEN THIS MOBIL TIRE FROM THE 56-66 ERA:



AND ANOTHER BRAND "HERCULES" WHICH I BARELY REMEMBER:



ALL HALF BURIED WITH PINE NEEDLES! I EVEN FOUND A TIRE WITH A TREE GROWING THRU IT!

~DOC

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Great photos Doc, a walk through tire history. Thanks for sharing.


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Doc, thanks for the photos, I will have to start paying more attention to the old tires I see. Jack

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OKAY, I DID GO OUT HIKING ON MONDAY WITHOUT A SURVEY OF THE AREA IN MY HANDS. YESTERDAY WAS DIFFERENT....I USE A GOOGLE EARTH MAP AND FOUND OUT THAT I WAS OFF ONLY BY A FEW HUNDRED YARDS. KEEP IN MIND THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN BACK TO THIS AREA IN ALMOST 10 YEARS!!

WELL, I WAS FOR THE MOST PART SHOCKED TO SEE THAT THE FLYING A WWW TIRE THAT I UNEARTHED 10 YEARS AGO WAS STILL IN THE SAME VACINITY!...MOVED MAYBE 15' FROM IT PLACE IN THE EARTH! HOWEVER, THE TIRE IS SO ROTTEN THAT JUST MOVING IT AROUND FOR A PICTURE HAD IT ALMOST BREAKING UP IN MY HANDS!







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