Tires To Hammer?

[BigTone]

I live in the suburbs of chicago and I'm looking for a tire to do some sledgehammer training with. Where would the best place be to go, what to ask for, etc.

[TennisDude]

I live in the suburbs of chicago and I'm looking for a tire to do some sledgehammer training with.  Where would the best place be to go, what to ask for, etc.

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I too live in the suburbs of Chicago, so I would like to know the answer to this as well.

[Cunny]

I don't live in Chicago but have you a tire fitter shop (don't know the names for over there).As these usually need to dispose of them in an environmentally way and I would imagine they will let you have an old one for free or go to a local farm as they may have them lying around.

[BigTone]

I don't live in Chicago but have you a tire fitter shop (don't know the names for over there).As these usually need to dispose of them in an environmentally way and I would imagine they will let you have an old one for free or go to a local farm as they may have them lying around.

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I havn't called to check yet, but I just can't imagine my local pepboys having tractor tires in their shop.

[Bearcat 74]

If you could find a trucking company or a heavy equipment dealer/company somewhere they would have what you need.

[DAN PRAYDIS]

you don't need a tire you can use a big wood chopping block to put the smack down on and you won't split it and the hammer bounces good off of it

[Number Ten Ox]

But then you are always swinging down, anyway to rig something up so you can swing sideways like a baseball bat?

[supermagnamon]

just go to a junk yard. i'm pretty sure that they have more than enough tires for you to select from. if not there, then go to a body shop that has used tires.

[HAMMERHEAD]

You can use car tires. Just stack 'em and put something in the center to keep 'em from falling over.

-HH

[supermagnamon]

You can use car tires.  Just stack 'em and put something in the center to keep 'em from falling over.

-HH

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Now that's what I'm talking about. Strongmen use them the same way, when they are taking the stones to the ground from the stands.

[Number Ten Ox]

Just when I think I have enough excersises to keep me busy, the board goes and throws something like this out there.

"Honey, we need to go pick up some tires..."

[joehawkins]

My wife always gets pissed when I jam the brakes on the highway and go "ooh, old tire". So far haven't had the balls to get out and grab one. You should be able to grab tires at any garage.

[kimwood]

banging old truck tires with a sledge hammer is great exercise and for many years has been a major part of training boxers in Asia and Latin America...

(beats chopping wood...although you might squash a toe once and a while...

at least you won't cut it off!)(remember the photos of Cuban boxing legend

Teofilo Stevenson(3-time Olympic Heavyweight Boxing Champion('72.'76,'80))

pounding on the tire in the Cuban boxing camps...they didn't have fancy

equipment...but were always very resourceful in their training...)