Tire groover

[airheadedduner]

Anyone know how to make a poor man's tire groover? I don't feel like spending the money for one:o :p

[JOEX]

Bump! Me too.

[batgeek]

blow torch
butter knife

heat butter knife with blow torch....get groovy!

[LazeR]

Originally posted by batgeek
blow torch
butter knife

heat butter knife with blow torch....get groovy!

I think we should add a nice thick set of leather gloves or anything that doesn't conduct heat well.... I think the butter knife might get a lil hot ?

[Martin Blair]

you could like take a wire betwwen you bttery charger gator clips a thin wire turn your charger on and get the wire hot and then do some cutting, dont no if its safe but you could try it.

[JDiablo]

Originally posted by HN400exracer
dont no if its safe but you could try it.


lmfao...i'll go try that right now:D

[airheadedduner]

I wonder if a soldering(sp??) iron builds up enough heat?? Then I could just reshape the tip:confused:

[JDiablo]

Originally posted by airheadedduner
I wonder if a soldering(sp??) iron builds up enough heat?? Then I could just reshape the tip:confused:


hell yea that thing does....i know from expierence it gets really hot,it should work

[batgeek]

depends on the wattage of the soldering iron.

i heard sumtin about a horse hoof trimmer or sumtin. that was back when i had my tamers on my 300 but im sure whoever said that is still around.

[Giz400ex]

I know its not healthy but you can use a grinder:huh or a pair of really big snips:D also a dremel tool (sp?)

[mustang93]

I have used a die grinder before on lawn tractor tires, just be carfull with the depth of the cut & bont breath the smoke

[dirtmomma]

YEP we used a grinder LOL had a mask on though & it stunk like a mother!! The hubby has an idea..............2 sodering irons taped together at the handles at the ends use stainless steel wire wrap tightley around both of them leave a gap to take out a whole lug & plug them both in ROFLMAO USE CAUTION HAHAHAHA :devil: OH the things people do to save $$$


OH BTW we've never tried this :D

[Woodsrider]

LMAO this thread should be renamed "Ghetto Tire Grooving 101 "

[JOEX]

Originally posted by soggyrider
LMAO this thread should be renamed "Ghetto Tire Grooving 101 "
LMAO!

BTW, i'm stealing your idea for front sand tires;) :D

Joe

[Woodsrider]

Originally posted by JOEX
LMAO!

BTW, i'm stealing your idea for front sand tires;) :D

Joe


You mean the ones I use? Heck, they work.

[dirtmomma]

LMAO Yep it probably should!!! Hey Soggyrider why don't you bring that 400 down to RMC today(Sun) & play on the flattrack AND bring them kids too!! :blah: We're heading down about 9am gonna spend the day there should be fun!!! We'll have our 400,300 &LEM

[Woodsrider]

I've already got things loaded up, and just waiting for the kids to get up. We're headed down to Puyallup for the day for some trail riding. Should be a nice day to be out side. I had to work yesterday so I havent seen the sun in a while, no way am I gonna spend the day inside. Right now I'm enjoying my coffee and watching a heard of about 30 elk across the street.:cool:

[dirtmomma]

Originally posted by soggyrider
I've already got things loaded up, and just waiting for the kids to get up. We're headed down to Puyallup for the day for some trail riding. Should be a nice day to be out side. I had to work yesterday so I havent seen the sun in a while, no way am I gonna spend the day inside. Right now I'm enjoying my coffee and watching a heard of about 30 elk across the street.:cool:

Right on I hear where your coming from on being outside, we've been outside for a couple days setting everything up LOL, & of course Ron works out there. Thats cool you have ELK down there?? In the neighborhood too I bets tahts a cool site. Well you have a good day!! Take some pics if ya can.:)

[Woodsrider]

Yah the elk are pretty cool. We get to see them all the time. the street is the city limits and on the other side is all pasture and a big hill. In the fall and spring the herd hangs out over there. Its really cool when they start calving and in the fall when the rut is on, the show can get really spectacular. When we moved here 13 years ago the herd was better than 60 head. now its so small the indians are trying to get it protected.

[airheadedduner]

Soldering iron works. I had to reshape the tip a little. It is not the most gracefull cutting tool but it was free. You need to use a file and scrap off the built up rubber every now and then.

[RideRedEX]

steal the wifes electric kitchen knife and carve them down

[TRX250XFIRE]

I use a pair of horizontal cutting snipes, they work really good and u can do it pretty fast to, none of that worrieing about heat and stuff