Have you wondered what you can do with your old car tires? No tire shop gives you any money for your old tires, so why not come up with few creative ideas to use them and also save the environment in the process.

I have listed few of my own ideas and other I have compiled from various sources on internet.

Feel free to add your own ideas.

1. Furniture and Chair leg pads: You can cut small pieces of tire in appropriate shapes and use them as anti-skid pads for your furniture or chairs. As tires comprises of mainly rubber, they will make very good furniture pads. Take necessary precautions in cutting the tires, as they are very hard and may also produce splinters. Therefore, protect your eyes and hands.
2. Paintball Defense: Stack of tires will make great castle for paintball games. Simply stack few of the old tires and support them appropriately. Now you can hide behind them and have a great paintball game.
3. Swing: This is an old use of the tires. If you have tree in your backyard and have strong branches, you can create a great swing for your kids. They will always thank you for taking care of them. Make sure to punch holes in the tire to prevent the collection of rain water.
4. Garage Wall Protector: How many times have you cursed when your kids leave a skid marks on the garage wall whenever they park their bicycles? Now you can prevent this by putting a strip of tire just over the base board. You can stick this strip with a good adhesive and all your worries will go away!
5. Fishing Uses And Recycling : The fishing fleets use them as bumpers for boats, tied off short and thrown over the port or starbord side they prevent boats from slamming into each other or the dock when tied to them.
6. Great ideas at http://www.tirecrafting.com, for tires.
7. 1. Retaining Walls: You can use whole tires, just like block walls staggering them. Start off with a level surface, dig down if you have to and start your first row, making sure it is level from one end to the other. Pack each tire with soil When you get the first row, done drive a 24 inch piece of 3/8 rebar at the back of each tire. Start your next row, staggering the tires so the lines do not match up and do the same thing all over.
   2. Tire Table : You take 2 or 3 old tires and place them one on top of another with a round of different shaped wooden board and either paint it or cover it with faux diamond plate. Use it as a nightstand or table top stand for a room or guys area.
   3. Sand Box: Get hold of a huge tractor tire, lay it flat on the ground and fill it up with play sand. You can put a tarp over it when not in use to keep it from being the local “kitty box”.
8. Paddling Pool – drape a shower curtain over the centre of a large truck tire and fill with water to make an instant pool for small children.
9. Planter – tomatoes, potatoes, egg plants and peppers can be grown inside tires which have been laid on the ground. The tires give wind protection and the dark rubber helps keep the surrounding soil warm.
10. Got a big dog? Put their dog dish inside a small tire and the dog won’t be able to drag it around the yard.
11. Cut in half and hung on a wall they make a great hose hanger.
12. Put a trash can in the center and you have a no tip container for baseball bats and other long sporting equipment.

I’m sure there are many more possibilities and refinements possible: have at it, folks!