To All:
This is the post # 359 I referred to above:
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To: Jim K. (358 )
From: Pageup Sunday, Jul 19 1998 12:09AM ET
Reply # 359
Jim,
I studied crumb rubber technology a few years ago on the west coast as a possible business venture. Its primary function was to recycle the
rubber from literally millions of old tires available for virtually
nothing (but shipping costs).... the primary target was as an asphalt
supplement. It is so effective that it literally gives asphalt the long term durability of rubber. Virtually no cracking, potholes, etc. It is a well proven technology, but its only drawback is the additional cost of the crumb rubber... ie, somebody's gotta make some money on it, and with competitive bidding for roads the way it is, and with governmental budgets looking to pay for welfare first and roads second, the viewpoint from that perspective is they'd rather have potholed roads to keep their public works people employed.... In otherwords, it makes too much sense to do it.
This may not necessarily reflect the prevailing attitude of local
governmental entities as of today, but it is the primary reason that I
didn't start buying tire stripping machines. It's one heck of a product though.... and it's like getting electricity from a waterfall, almost free. Anyone that is successful in this industry has certainly done their homework, because this is something that must be SOLD, and sold hard.
There are other applications that I can't remember too well (my venture into it was around 1990), but I'm sure someone else reading this thread may have some additional input.
Regards,
Brian |
