1 p.o. box 261 great valley, ny 14741 716-244-8084 rtp@retreadproducts.com home of the tire log ™

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P.O. Box 261Great Valley, NY 14741

716-244-8084rtp@retreadproducts.comwww.retreadproducts.com

Home of the TIRE Home of the TIRE LOG ™LOG ™

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Re-Tread Products Mission

Re-Tread Products Inc. mission is in compliance with New York’s waste tire management priorities as stated in the New York Waste Tire Management and Recycling Act of 2003:

“To recycle waste tires into value-added products; and to

beneficially use waste tires in an environmentally acceptable manner”

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YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

In March of 2007 Re-Tread Products Inc. was issued a US Patent on a environmentally friendly building material the “TIRE LOG™”.

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The TIRE LOG manufacturing process is:

SIMPLE, EFFICIENT & EFFECTIVE.

This photo is from The Buffalo News, July 5, 2006. It shows the process of the TIRE LOGS being made (by UB engineering students), by taking strips of tire treads, and helically winding them to virtually any length or diameter. This method of winding the tire strips into a variety of building products represents a formidable improvement in the recycling of waste tires.

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Helically winding the TIRE LOG™

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Rivets or bolts compress and secure the TIRE LOG™ & provide a pre-drilled hole thru the log. for a variety of construction purposes.

Material Properties Testing

“Bends but won’t break”

Firearms Backstop Demonstration

EXPLOSIVES DEMONSTRATIONTen sticks (~5lbs) of dynamite placed in shaped charge.

Before detonation :Note that the charge is placed between logs.

After detonation.

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TIRE LOG™ Retaining Wall Demonstration

Geogrid “ties" wall into soil.

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Installing siding &wood decking to wall

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TIRE LOG™ Retaining Wall Demonstration

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For use in place of sandbags for security/barricades & flood

control 17 sandbags = 8’ Tire

Log™

Rapidly deployed with minimum time and labor cost compared to the traditional sandbag and just as rapidly recovered for future use.

Tire Logs™ can be stacked & stored for a wide assortment of recurring needs.

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Levee design concepts Due to its “bend but does not break” characteristic, the Tire Log™ may

be well suited for building applications that are prone to severe and unusual stresses/shock forces.

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For use in place of sandbags

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Hollow rivets provide a conduit through the TIRE LOG™

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Erosion control

Ditch Erosion DemonstrationFelton Hill Rd., Ashford, NY

Check Dams

The Tire Log™ is being used as a Check dam which is a vertical barrier across a ditch or swale to slow the rain waters down (a water speed bump) and disperse its destructive energy as it flows down hill. Check dams also decrease sedimentation reaching the streams and lakes that the ditches empty in to.

The Tire Log™ is ideally suited for this application in that it is extremely durable yet is flexible enough to conform to the contour of the ditch. The Tire Log™ is easily staked into the ground to stay in place during heavy storm conditions which will greatly reduce ditch maintenance cost when compared to using just stones that can get displaced during heavy storms.

Ditch Erosion DemonstrationFelton Hill Rd., Ashford, NY

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TIRE LOG™ Mat

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Tire Log™ mats can be used for a wide variety of applications: Heavy equipment platforms, logging roads,

temporary stream bank protection, boat ramps, etc…

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Due to its extreme strength, resistance to decay, chemical inertness, and lack of toxins the Tire Log is well suited for use in marine or fresh water environments. The Tire Log’s flexibility and energy absorbing characteristics make it ideal for applications such as levees, sea walls, bulkheads and other similar applications that are subject to undermining by moving water, wave action and ice damage. These extreme environmental conditions can cause other materials (such as concrete and lumber) to crack and buckle thereby losing their structural integrity and accelerating their decomposition.

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TIRE LOG™ AESTHETICSAlthough we think that our Tire Logs™ are beautiful there may be applications that require a more conventional appearance of wood or vinyl siding, concrete, or stone.

Once furring strips are attached to the Tire Logs™ with screws or a pneumatic

nail gun any type of conventional wood or vinyl siding can be applied.

Vinyl siding applied to Tire Log™ cabin

Shotcrete, is commonly used for swimming pools and decorative surfaces…

…can also be conveyed through a hose and pneumatically projected at high velocity onto the

Tire Logs™ surface

Shot Crete/Tire Log™ Demonstration

We are currently conducting experiments with using shotcrete on Tire Logs™ that are submersed in freezing water to determine its durability under extreme fluctuations in temperature.

¾” rebar clamping demonstration

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The TIRE LOG™ is being considered for various construction applications in areas that are prone to earthquake activity due to its “bend but won’t break” quality.

Tire logs are placed on ground as a footer as level as possible, 2x6 bottom plate is then bolted to Tire Log using 6” lag bolts that are driven in w/ impact wrench & plate is leveled using shims.

Tire Log™ “House” Demonstration NOTE: We built one wall with conventional framing to show how conventional building methods may be used once the bottom plates are secured to the Tire Logs.

Tire Log™ Demonstration House

Furring strips can be attached to logs with screws or nails using a nail gun.

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SUMMARY & CONCLUSIONS TIRE LOG™ Engineering ReportGlynn Geotechnical Engineering

Lockport, New York

“The inherent characteristics of this unique building material make it capable of withstanding deformations that would crack or break conventional building materials. Furthermore, the testing of individual units demonstrates that after test loads are released the product is capable of returning to its original shape. Due to this “bend but does not break” characteristic of the Tire Log™ it may be well suited for building applications that are prone to severe and unusual stresses/shock forces such as explosions, earthquakes, wave action, water and ice pressures, flying debris and vehicle impacts.” - Mark Glynn, P.E.

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