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grooving tires w/ chainsaw??? *UPDATED PICS*

Bhintz

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anybody do this??? I saw someone on pirate4x4 doing it and it got me thinking, I tried it on 3 lugs and went smooth and fast but is there anycons compared to a tire groover besides the whole safty issue :confused:
 
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If I'm thinking of the same post on Pirate, they guy was grooving some big and heavy industrial/ag type tires. On a regular light truck tire I would think you would need to be very careful with a chainsaw simply because one slip and you would cut clear through the tire.

I used one of the $60 Ideal tire groovers on my Swampers. I grooved and siped the center tread on all 4 tires in probably an 1-1.5 hours.
 
6.2Blazer said:
If I'm thinking of the same post on Pirate, they guy was grooving some big and heavy industrial/ag type tires. On a regular light truck tire I would think you would need to be very careful with a chainsaw simply because one slip and you would cut clear through the tire.

I used one of the $60 Ideal tire groovers on my Swampers. I grooved and siped the center tread on all 4 tires in probably an 1-1.5 hours.
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Where did you get your grover? Im looking for one.

bhintz: If you do groove with a chain saw like the guy on pirate did. Don't were shorts and stand on a lawn chair. :screwy:
 
I think it came from Afco Racing Products. Our club bought it and got a bunch of extra blades and a couple different size heads......it was a little under $100 shipped with the extra stuff.

I would also have to think that the groover makes a much cleaner cut with a sharper edge. Wouldn't a chainsaw leave a rather chewed up edge that would wear down faster????? Never seen a saw grooved tire in person though.
 
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I would also have to think that the groover makes a much cleaner cut with a sharper edge. Wouldn't a chainsaw leave a rather chewed up edge that would wear down faster????? Never seen a saw grooved tire in person though.
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no there actually very clean cuts Im going to try it and Ill post up tonight
 
6.2Blazer said:
If I'm thinking of the same post on Pirate, they guy was grooving some big and heavy industrial/ag type tires. On a regular light truck tire I would think you would need to be very careful with a chainsaw simply because one slip and you would cut clear through the tire.
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yep thats the post I got it from and hell no Im not going to be standing on a chair might be cheap but not a complete dumbass :D
 
Sounds like a bad idea...

I can see it might work--but its a bit dangerous!..I can picture the chain hitting the steel belts,and faster than you can say "kickback",your in the ER getting your hand sewn back on.. :yikes: :screwy: :frown1: ...might work good on a front end loader tire,but I dont know about car or truck tires...I'd use the right tool!--or buy tires with tread!.. :crazy:
 
diesel4me said:
I can see it might work--but its a bit dangerous!..I can picture the chain hitting the steel belts,and faster than you can say "kickback",your in the ER getting your hand sewn back on.. :yikes: :screwy: :frown1: ...might work good on a front end loader tire,but I dont know about car or truck tires...I'd use the right tool!--or buy tires with tread!.. :crazy:
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there almost brand new Im not even coming close to steel belts Im bring it down to the wear indicators
 
only got one pic and batteries crapped out but me and Hudson say looks good :woot: :woot: :saweet:
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there all about 3/8 inch deep
 
It's always fun to post a pic and see what the safety gurus have to say. I used to ignore some of it, but if you ever have a Suburban come down off of a jack unexpectedly, you start to listen and make note. This place has made me much, much safer.

I also noticed that the arm is still in the jack and is on the floor behind the truck. Ask me how I know that this is a bad idea...
 
tRustyK5 said:
Did you use the chainsaw for the fender trim too?? :whistle:


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nah angle grinder but very soon about to be changed I hate that look that I have now
 
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