Removing Wheels and Tires

NMace wrote:
Sorry about the cinder block usage, a euphemism from my youth.

I think I am going to be about 10" at the low end, so it will take only one cement block and some lumber.

You guys are great.

P.S. I do wonder where the "cinder" originated? Seems like we called the athletic track cinder, also. And I think it came out of coal furnaces.

Early building blocks were made of clay, which had to be "fired" creating ceramic or terra cotta blocks. I suspect part of the process may have involved coal and ashes which may be where the term "cinder block" may have come into use..

The original part of my basement is built using those terra cotta blocks.. They have open cells that run the length of the blocks with one partition in the middle that runs the length, making two cells. I can assure you THOSE TYPES ARE extremely fragile so hitting them or drilling into them is a risky proposition at best.

Terra cotta blocks now days are not something that you would find easily, they are mainly made for reconstructing or preserving historic buildings when you do find them new.

Many athletic tracks were often "paved" using left over cinders from businesses that used a lot of coal.. I remember that from way back, did not want to trip or fall on those tracks, that would leave a few long lasting marks!

I remember road crews using coal cinders in the winter for traction or even in the summer for improving unpaved roads..