Tire Crusher Smashes Semi Rims

Tire Crusher Smashes Semi Rims TIRES/WHEELS Miscellaneous With the heavy-duty rim crusher Jeff Overton built he estimates he can remove rims from as many as 500 tires a day His service is welcomed by the landfill near his Gatineau Quebec home      I separate them and a company picks up the tires I take the metal rims to sell for scrap Overton explains     Overton has contracted the work for four years At first he rented a machine but it was expensive and didn t work on large semi tires His machine works on everything from bicycle and lawn mower tires to 11R 22 5 semi truck tires     Basically the crusher is a giant wood splitter made out of a 10-ft long 10 by10-in H-beam Overton cut a hole in one end to solidly weld an anvil he made out of 2 by 10-in steel plate A 5-in hydraulic cylinder with a 48-in stroke powers a crusher plate that he made out of 3/4 and 1-in steel plate The cylinder and hoses cost about $900     Overton welded the unit on an old Dodge Caravan axle so he can pull it with his tractor He hooks up the hoses to the back of the tractor and runs it at idle to power the 25-ton force cylinder     Overton lays the tire flat on the H-beam next to the anvil and flips on the hydraulics to smash the tire      Car tires usually just take one stroke Overton says Semi tires take two strokes     The rim falls out when he lifts the tire up He tosses the rubber in one pile and often throws the rim into a junked car      I get a better price when they re in an old car rather than just selling loose steel Overton says     The press works well and costs much less than the $10 000 machines that can only press car tires There doesn t seem to be a shortage of work either Because the crusher is mobile he can take it to sites throughout his area     Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Jeff Overton 584 Charles-Symmes Gatineau Quebec Canada J9H 5M8 ph 613 724-0416; jeffoverton@live com

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