Giant Rubber Water Tanks originated in the creative mind of a frustrated Wyoming rancher in the early 1980's.  Gerald Mahoney wrestled with the replacement costs and untimely demise of many traditional water troughs on his ranch.  On the lookout for a more suitable alternative, he took a coal mine tour and was impressed with the large truck tires he saw used there.  He began to see that if one could remove a sidewall from the used tire that they would have a virtually indestructible water trough.  Working in conjunction with the mine he acquired one large scrap tire and then spent many hard days and restless nights trying to find a way to remove the top.  His efforts paid off and he built a machine that could efficiently cut the tire.  He cut tires for his own use and made note of their durability and freeze resistance.  Soon neighbors were asking him to cut some for them as well.  The business functioned under the ranch enterprises as a part-time venture until 2002 when Pat and Beth Reilly purchased the business from Gerald (Dad) and incorporated.

    Giant Rubber Water Tanks, Inc. continues to be a family run and operated business though it has grown to six employees, 50 dealers in the western United States, and works with numerous mines and tire disposal businesses.  We ship used mining tires directly from mines to our customers and dealers then travel there and cut them to order.  Recently, we have been asked to bring our equipment to a mine site and transform the tires into water tanks there.  This can be accomplished because our company has three mobile units each equipped with a cutter.  In 2006 we removed 2362 large equipment tires from mines in the United States and Canada (an estimated 7120 tons of rubber) and recycled them into indestructible, reasonably priced water troughs.  In 2007 we removed 2829 tires (an estimated 8949 tons of rubber).  We also cut hundreds of other tires for individuals and tire disposal businesses.

    It is our mission and goal to provide an easy to manage, government approved, environmentally friendly tire disposal system for mines, and at the same time provide a cost effective and indestructible water trough alternative for our customers.  We accomplish this in an ethical and friendly manner.  Giant Rubber Water Tanks, Inc. is a reputable and reliable company who treats our business associates and customers with respect and dignity.