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RINGS OF FIRE <br /> Shredding TIRE STORAGE <br /> A more common process is tire shredding. Tires can be stacked into barrel, laced, or <br /> In this process tires are run through a random configurations. Each offers <br /> shredding machine which rips and shreds advantages to the scrap tire dealer. <br /> the tire into smaller pieces. <br /> Barrel Stacks <br /> When a tire passes through the machine <br /> once, it is called single pass or chunk. Barrel stacks are graded tires, which are <br /> Truck, tractor, and heavy machinery tires considered reusable. Graded tires are <br /> too large for the shredding machine are used for retreading, resale, or export to <br /> sectioned on the band saw and added to foreign dealers. These tires are typically <br /> the chunk tire pile. The band saw is also stacked on one another. <br /> used to cut a tire along its circumference. <br /> This is called a "clam shell' or "bagel cut." Laced Stacks <br /> Chunk tire material passes through the Tires stacked in something that resembles <br /> shredder four or five times to produce 2" a herring bone pattern are called "laced." <br /> TDF. TDF again is used in cement kilns Laced tires take advantage of available <br /> and paper factories. space. In some cases the tires can be <br /> used as a retaining wall for randomly <br /> The advantage of shredding is that the <br /> tires volume is reduced, again allowing stacked tires. The laced tires expose less <br /> surface area of the tire towards a fire. <br /> for more storage per space. Also the <br /> interior air space is eliminated, creating Random Piles <br /> fewer opportunities for collecting water <br /> and breeding space for mosquitos. We are all familiar with random tire piles. <br /> Shredded or chunk pile fires typically burn These tires are simply thrown on top of <br /> one another. The advantage to the <br /> on the surface. A surface burn in these operator is that it takes less time to <br /> piles would be indicative of an accidental handle tires thrown on the pile. This type <br /> or arson fire. Tires burning in this storage of storage takes up volumes of space and <br /> configuration are less intense and produce increases the volume of air space between <br /> less smoke than whole or bundled tire the tires. The surface area of a random <br /> fires. tire pile is increased compared to other <br /> storage techniques. <br /> 10 <br />