cutting tires
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Topic: cutting tires
Posted By: farmer_rob
Subject: cutting tires
Date Posted: 24 Jan 2010 at 7:47pm
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i was wondering how someone would actually cut tires. would using a hand held thickness planer work. what is the most perfered method to doing this job thanks ------------- if farming was easy everybody would be doing it |
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Posted By: farmer_rob
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2010 at 3:16pm
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bump ------------- if farming was easy everybody would be doing it |
Posted By: ChuckLuedtkeSEWI
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2010 at 8:17pm
| I have not actually cut tires, but someone told me once to hook up to something bigger then my tractor and then spin the tires in reverse on concrete so sharpen the edge of the treads, holding each brake to run each side. I have to say it worked pretty good and left a fairly decent sized pile of rubber shavings on the ground. Whether it helped or not is a matter of opinion, but I thought I did pretty good. The other thing that I was told to do which I haven't done yet is either widen the rims I have or get another set of rims that are wider and use the same set of tires. The idea I guess is that it takes the same tire which is normally round and flattens out the tread pattern which gives better traction. |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2010 at 8:20pm
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There is a wheel you can buy that fits a small angle grinder. I understand it is a messy job.
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Posted By: Jamie NC
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2010 at 10:05pm
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hand held electric wood planer,and strong arms!! ------------- Allis tractor puller CA WC WD D17 |
Posted By: DarrylinWA
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2010 at 6:23am
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I have done all the above. Fastest is putting the tractor in reverse and use running water witha garden hose on the ground. I did some 24.5x32 rear tires with a Bosch planner and it worked Great !!!Took 9 hrs and shaved 51 lbs of rubber off in a 33 gallon garbage can. Used 2 gringing wheels for 1 big grinder to do the top cut and a small cup style grinder to do the front cut with a 4 inch grinder. Took about 7 hrs to do a set of 20.8x38 rears. Wow what a differance! The planner works the best. Use carbide bits in the wood planner when doing it. I had a big house fan on my back blowing the smoke away and be preparred to get your shop very dirty. I had black ALL OVER THE SHOP. Ity is a tiring job but worth it in the end.
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Posted By: Dave(inMA)
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2010 at 7:00am
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Yeesh, Darryl! Sounds like one of those nasty jobs ya wanna do only once! ------------- WC, CA, D14, WD45 |
Posted By: d17brown
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2010 at 7:38am
| if you can find someone that does it proffesionally ,it will be money well spent,they can get every bar uniform and will save you the health risk,time sore arms and willl have every bar on the ground when you pull |
Posted By: Michael Crowe
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2010 at 10:02am
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I have a set of 11 x 28 tires that are already cut down and good wheels for a WD/WD45. I would trade for a set of tires/wheels that are not cut down. We can discuss $ to even up depending on condition of your tires/wheels. Michael 816 898 7277. ------------- The 14th Annual Exclusive AC Swap Meet will be held in Boonville, MO, March 7-8, 2025. See the club website for details: http://www.moacclub.com/ |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2010 at 11:49am
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Ok, I have to ask, WHY would you cut down tires???? I'm as curious as my cat !
Jay
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Posted By: KevinON
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2010 at 3:07pm
| Rob, I would get the wheels from a company like Epperson Tire Cutting, or someone like that. If you know of someone going to Louisville, they can buy them in the pits there. There are coarse and finer wheels, depending upon how much you want to take off. You can even get them custom cut, too. |
Posted By: farmer_rob
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2010 at 6:39pm
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ok thanks kevin ------------- if farming was easy everybody would be doing it |
Posted By: farmer_rob
Date Posted: 01 Feb 2010 at 11:08pm
the question was asked maybe we could get the experts to give reasons why this is done. thanks ------------- if farming was easy everybody would be doing it |
jaybmiller wrote:Posted By: No barn
Date Posted: 02 Feb 2010 at 6:43am
| By cutting the top of tire at a angle (lower in rear) and forward at top of lug from bottom on front side it puts all weight at very front edge of tire. Makes tire bit in like edge of shovel. Lowering the lug height Kepts lug from rolling backward, and you get some depth control. |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2010 at 1:07pm
| Thanks to No Barn for the info as to why anyone would cut tires! Seems like a lot of work ,is it for farming or for tractor pulling use??? |
Posted By: farmer_rob
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2010 at 1:58pm
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you would only go to that effort for pulling ------------- if farming was easy everybody would be doing it |