Discarded tires quickly become breeding mosquitoes. Under the false guise of helping the marine habitat, tires are often wired together and dumped in the ocean. This method of disposal has several consequences: Tires release chemicals that are toxic to marine life for a long time until the tires have been completely overgrown with marine organisms. Organisms that eventually do settle on rubber tires are largely "weedy" organism like stinging hydroids, sponges, and fire coral.

Artificial reefs are typically made from manmade materials like sunken ships, planes, cars, concrete, rubber tires and trash. On land, this material might be called junk. Although fish will hide behind or within any structure that provides shelter and although certain sponges and soft organisms will sometimes settle on these materials, they never turn into a true coral reef.

There has been a recent surge of promotion selling "coral calcium pills". Selling ground up coral skeleton as a natural source of calcium is an endlessly recurring scam that hucksters pick up on every few years like clockwork. My colleague Wolf Hilbertz has a bottle of coral tablets someone was peddling in the 1960s. There are many natural sources of dietary calcium that don't require killing corals. It is important to keep a balance between your calcium and magnesium intake.

Our metal "can" style mufflers that sit right behind the engine can have the circular metal baffle inside removed for a slight increase in power. Our plastic tuned pipe and plastic side mufflers do not have any parts that can be removed to increase power. If anything is removed you risk melting the pipe which will require a replacement at your expense. The plastic tuned pipe is ultrasonically welded together, so taking it apart will make it will not perform as well as before.

A - The renter must be at least 21 years of age, though there are a few areas in which those under 21 have the opportunity to rent. Renters under the age of 25 will be subject to a daily surcharge. Lanes Car & Truck Rental will rent to government renters under the age of 21 who are on official business.

The City doesn’t collect old appliances or used tires. Please contact the Rock Island County Waste Management Authority at 1-800-917-1969 for drop-off or collection information.

Your local Canadian Tire store may take back tires. We advise you to contact a location near you in advance. Also Wastech Transfer Station will take up to four tires per day (off rim).

They aren't much different in terms of compounds than regular automotive tires. Rot, UV damage, flat spots are of equal concern for any tire regardless of application - difference is in usage/application, construction, and care. A big difference however lies in construction of the tires. There is a huge difference in the plies and belting of automotive tires versus many trailer tires.

It is difficult to know precisely where the "best" locations might be, or if there is even a significantly better site for an artificial reef. However, what is certain is that the platform already exists and that its jacket currently supports a thriving habitat for both vertebrate and invertebrate organisms that would be destroyed if the jacket is removed.

Contact CARE toll-free at 1-800-804-6002, e-mail us at: info@calreefs.org, write to us at: CARE, 1008 Tenth Street #298, Sacramento, CA 95814-3584, or visit our Web site at www.calreefs.org.

Over 200 square miles of near virgin reef can be found in Bermuda. The warm, nutrient rich waters of the Gulf Stream pass through Bermuda and have led to the formation of the worlds most northerly coral reef. The reef is very healthy, and has not suffered the effects of Diver Damage like some Caribbean locations. Abundant hard corals and sea fans are to be seen, but less sponges than you'll see in the Caribbean.

Only our Super Nitro RS4 can fit a 4-stroke engine, and fitting this type of engine requires a special mounting kit which at this time is only available in Japan from a company called Racy. At this time we are unaware of any other company that makes a conversion kit. We have no plans to release a 4-stoke engine conversion for any of our kits.

There are very few models of cushion trucks that are able to be changed from press-on tire to pneumatic tire. If you can change to pneumatic, you have will an additional cost for new wheels.

Whole tires are banned from landfills. To dispose of your tires, take them to the following locations (each location does charge a small fee):

We do not want to duplicate services that are already available. Generally, tire and appliance retailers accept the old items as an extension of their service and dispose of them for a nominal fee. The primary purpose for the facility will be the management of our community's HHW, unless the public expresses other desires and commensurate funding is identified.

Truck tires are made for over-the-road commercial trucks and forklift tires are made and designed for forklifts. Installation of truck tires are not approved by OSHA. There is a difference in the design for a reason. Although they will fit on the forklift wheel, truck tires are not made for material handling purposes. No forklift manufacturers approve of using truck tires on a forklift.

No, we have regular tow trucks and flat bed tow trucks available. Please be aware that if your vehicle does not have any tires, the ground around the vehicle will be scratched from the process of picking up the vehicle. Firstly, by donating your vehicle to us, it alleviates all the aggravation, time and cost of trying to sell the vehicle yourself. Secondly, within our network, we have the ability to sell vehicles.

You may use any brand of tire as long as it fits on the wheel. The Fun Factor wheels take 2.2 tires and our GX1 or SP1 take normal 24/26mm sedan tires.