How to cut a tire.....

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Sparktrician

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• Nov 9, 2012

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Looking for advice.....I have a 23.1X26 combine tire I want to make a feedlot scraper out of.....my goal was to cut both beads out, split the tire across the tread, and bolt to a frame I will fabricate.....

Any suggestions on what to use to cut the tire?

 

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oldtanker

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• Nov 9, 2012

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Sawsall.

Rick

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Nov 9, 2012

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Sawzall - reciprocating saw. The hard part about cutting tires is that they will vibrate with the saw blade, A wood block inside the tire helps but you have to keep moving it.

 

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Sparktrician

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• Nov 9, 2012

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What type of blade? I tried this the other night with little success.....didnt try the wood block though...

 

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JOHNNYfromMI

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• Nov 9, 2012

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water will help lub and cool the sawzall blade

 

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Old Bob

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• Nov 9, 2012

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I cut some 8.25 x 20 truck tires that were not steel belted with a chain saw. No problems whatsoever

 

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DoubleR

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• Nov 9, 2012

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I agree with the Sawsall and a wood block. I never cut one that big but have done alot of smaller tires. Should be no different though.

 

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Mike in Mn.

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• Nov 9, 2012

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heavy sharp old butcher knife and a 3 pound hammer.

 

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DeltaRed

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• Nov 9, 2012

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Sawzall.Use a 4"to6" coarse tooth wood cutting blade.Cut many tractor tires like that.

 

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DeltaRed

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• Nov 9, 2012

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Sawzall.Use a 4"to6" coarse tooth wood cutting blade.Cut many tractor tires like that.

 

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gatchelguy

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• Nov 9, 2012

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Sawzall. Grind a knife edge on a worn out metal cutting blade. Holding the cut open behind the saw helps immensely.

 

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Jon Hagen

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• Nov 9, 2012

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If your just cutting the sidewall, a common utility knife with a new blade cuts them easily.

 

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JRSutton

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• Nov 9, 2012

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another vote for a sawzall

 

glennster

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• Nov 9, 2012

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yup sawzall, also use liquid dish soap or liquid laundry detergent for a lubricant.

 

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Ken Macfarlane

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• Nov 9, 2012

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Gas power cut off saws work ok with a bit of water don't skip the water or you can gum up.

 

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26Red

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• Nov 9, 2012

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Like this?
Hatfield rubber tire scraper

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Nov 9, 2012

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Sawzall also works great at cutting your deer down the spine!

 

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36F30

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• Nov 9, 2012

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(quoted from post at 06:46:14 11/09/12) Looking for advice.....I have a 23.1X26 combine tire I want to make a feedlot scraper out of.....my goal was to cut both beads out, split the tire across the tread, and bolt to a frame I will fabricate.....

Any suggestions on what to use to cut the tire?

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I made one from a pay loader tire. Cut it with a Sawz- all and 14 TPI blades. Buy good blades like Lenox

I think you are going to be very disappointed in the stiffness of that combine tire. Even some of these big industrial tires have to have chains added inside them to keep them from spreading out under load, plus if you use it on a loader it will fold under with just slight down pressure. Wet poop is heavy and a soft carcass tire aint gonna do the job.

 

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Eldo case

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• Nov 10, 2012

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Made a pasture drag out of small rear tractor tires and split down the tread. Chain saw worked very good.