Date:         Sun, 26 May 2013 14:50:18 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: stall mat
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <62252E04-73D8-4355-B38E-C93FCB693DBE@shaw.ca>
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  Yes, the stuff I use  is about 1/4" thick.  The stuff for horse floors is
probably 3/4" thick and has a pebbled finish.  The thinner stuff is smooth,
but it doesn't slide around at all.  That thick stuff is HEAVY.  Fitting
and placing it in barn applications is hard work...


On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 8:58 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> You can get it in various thicknesses and consequently weight per square
> foot. The heavy thick stuff Don used is for the floor of stalls. Thinner
> stuff is often used on the walls of horse trailers. BTW, I live on a farm
> where there are a few horses (thoroughbreds and a couple of Clydesdales).
>
> Apart from the weight of the thick stuff, one drawback with the thick
> stuff is the smell. Pretty strong rubber scent, does diminish after a while.
>
> I used the thinner stuff in my front outer cv joint protector project.
>
>
> http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/02/16/vanagon-syncro-front-outer-cv-joint-protection-plate/
>
> It wouldn't have been my first choice, I thought that the
> pressed/composite nature of the stuff would fail under repeated flexing,
> but hey, they are still intact.
>
> alistair
>
>
>
>
> On 2013-05-26, at 8:48 AM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
>
> > "Each mat weighs 100 lbs."   Wow!
> >
> > ---- "kimbrennan@mac.com" <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On May 25, 2013, at 10:11 PM, Dave Mcneely wrote:
> >>
> >>> ---- Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Another interesting use of old tires is they are made into Stall Mats.
> >>>>
> >>> It's a
> >>>> great durable product for the floors and over the engine lid area,
> for mats
> >>>> under foot in your garage area, etc etc...Cheap, too.....
> >>>
> >>> So, where do we get this marvelous product?
> >>>>
> >>
> >> <
> http://www.tractorsupply.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?urlRequestType=Base&catalogId=10051&storeId=10151&productId=20762&langId=-1&errorViewName=ProductDisplayErrorView&categoryId=&parent_category_rn=&top_category=&urlLangId=&cm_vc=-10005
> >
> >>
> >> That's where I've seen 'em.
> >>
> >
> > --
> > David McNeely
>