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Topic: how do you top cut tires?

Posted By: JM
Subject: how do you top cut tires?
Date Posted: 04 Aug 2016 at 9:48pm

Does anybody cut there own? I have some older firestones that have 95% tread, would like to cut them about half way down and taper them back. Can you use a wood planer or something similar? Could grind but that's a lot to grind. Thanks

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Posted By: Zaddison
Date Posted: 04 Aug 2016 at 10:40pm

Iv used a wood planner to clean up some uneven poor shape tires on a few of my tractors before but never to top cut tires for pulling. But I'm sure it would work the same.

Posted By: LeonR2013
Date Posted: 04 Aug 2016 at 11:04pm

There's a electric knife made that is specifically made to cut tires. Work good too.

Posted By: Acllss puller
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2016 at 10:22pm

Old school, good thin sharp butcher knife dipped in diesel fuel and some elbow grease. Cut a tire in 2hrs ,sharpen after a few bars. Crude by today's standards but very effective .

Posted By: nborga87
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2016 at 2:14am

http://www.millertire.com/categories/tire-supplies/?sort=featured&page=3

Posted By: timmypuller
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2016 at 3:24pm

Tires on my 21 were cut with a chainsaw. That's crude but effective lol

Posted By: dawntreader74
Date Posted: 19 Aug 2016 at 8:23pm

tim'' i have cut lot's of them with a chainsaw also' you haft to be able to run one right''