---- Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>   Another common use for dead tires, in rural America, is to spread them
> around the roof of your "dream home" (double wide trailer) to keep the roof
> from blowing away..

So now we know!  I have seen them used to hold down a tarp on a mound of silage, manure, earth, or other material.  But I did not know the tires I see on roofs were for roof security.  Hmmmm........ .  mcneely