Cutting up tires

[QC]

I have a set of four used wheels and tires. Cheapo 16 inch tires. I am going to list the wheels on eBay, the tires are shot. I have no tire removal tooling, nor do I want to dispose of them whole. Anybody cut tires off a wheel? And I want to dice them up and put out with the trash. Can I do this with simple tools? Hand tools? Knife? I have a standard jigsaw, no sawzall. Good plan? Totally stupid?

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: Cutting up tires

I would get them unmounted (fairly cheap) and then you have two choices - have the tre place dispose of them and pay a bit more (Less hassle ) or put them out at the road with a sign that says FREE.

The amount of work it takes is not worth the trouble to cut them up.

 

[southkogs]

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... was helping a buddy out on his farm last year. We came up with an idea to use chunks of an old tire to protect some corners on a grain wagon. Grabbed a sawzall and got started ...

Follow Bob's advice. At last I checked the tires still weren't cut through

 

[glenn property of pam]

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last rims i bought used came with the tires on as i was paying shipping and it didnt realy cost any more. The guy who sold me them just put all thead to hold all wheels together and ups just rolled them out of the truck.

 

[QC]

Re: Cutting up tires

Follow Bob's advice. At last I checked the tires still weren't cut through

That's good enough for me Bad plan. Thanks.

These are stock BMW wheels and I think they will sell as single replacements for damaged wheels (that's why I needed one and ended up with a set I found on Craig's list :facepalm: ) So the ship them all together probably won't go. Cool idea though with the all thread.

 

[glenn property of pam]

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if you need a stock rim you will be willing to take the junk tire and one at a time is the best way to sell but it takes longer to sell than as a set. (tire left on to protect the rim during shipping. cardboard disk taped to tire on shinny side so no sticky tape on the rim)

 

[Fishing Dude too]

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Hard part will be breaking loose from rim. Sell them as is or could have them removed. If you really want Harbor fright sells a manual tire changer for $50 or so.

 

[foodfisher]

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I would get them unmounted (fairly cheap) and then you have two choices - have the tre place dispose of them and pay a bit more (Less hassle ) or put them out at the road with a sign that says FREE.

The amount of work it takes is not worth the trouble to cut them up.

Wrong! Free and they will sit there forever. A $25 sale sign and someone will steal them. Problem solved.

 

[QC]

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The reason I am leaning toward single wheel sales is one has severe curb rash and is probably bent. I believe it was tripping the ABS etc wheel sensor thingee. So I don't feel good about selling it, and that's why I needed a wheel in the first place. I was going to buy a single wheel, and the stock ones do move for the same reason I needed one.

For me, having to deal with swapping tires moved me to buying a set. I figured I will end up better by selling these wheels and I also got a used set of tires with decent life left. Also, shipping is definitely less costly without the tire. So I was going to undercut others out there, sell them with freight included ($15 UPS or USPS) for say $85 each. Others are $115 each or so, If I can move 3 of them I am in really good shape on the whole deal. Paid $400 for the set. So like this: after freight net $60 each x 3 = $180, $400 - 180 = $220. Solved my bad wheel and I got 4 half life tires which I needed as well. One stop. No balancing or mounting which saved another $50, so I am down to around $170 + fees for a wheel and four used tires. Seems decent if I can get rid of the tires.

 

[MrBigStuff]

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Cutting the steel belted cords is gonna be tough and that's nothing compared to the hardened bead wire!! I got the brilliant idea to cut up some motorcycle tires once. How hard could that be?? I suppose I could have used the torch but that would have been even stinkier that the cut off wheel. Began to regret it after the first cut...My advice- pay someone to throw them in their tire dumpster

 

[QC]

Re: Cutting up tires

Seems to be the consensus. So much for those numbers :redface:

 

[Bondo]

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Ayuh,.... The only tool I've found that'll cut tires is my Porter Cable dry-cut chop saw,...

I cut up some ole 4.80-12 tires a few years ago(already off the wheels), as I needed the pieces for dust/ sand shield on a walk-behind road-saw,...

I got my pieces, at the expense of replacin' my chop saw,...

The rubber bindin' on the blade, burnt up it's 3hp motor....

 

[oldjeep]

Re: Cutting up tires

Just break the bead with your car jack. Place the jack base as close to the rim as you can and then pick up something heavy with the jack.

Option 2 - which I've also done is to take a utility knife and cut the sidewall all the way around on both sides leaving the bead on each side of the rim. Once you do that then the inner bead will generally pop loose easily and the outer will pop loose with a prybar. They you can remove the beads in the normal way without cutting them

 

[QC]

Re: Cutting up tires

Hmmmm. Liking this ^^^^

Can you elaborate a little more on option 1? Not getting it completely, but I think you are saying not a floor jack.

 

[dwco5051]

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Back in the days when cars came with bumper jacks the base plate was curved just right to place the tire on the ground under the bumper, the base plate against the bead and and started jacking. Most times the bead could be broken loose. One end of the jack handle was a wrench and the other end would be used as a tire spoon. I can remember as a younger fellow often using that system to get the tube out, patch the tube and fill the tire back up with a hand pump.

Life just isn't that simple anymore. You can't do a tune up with a match book cover to set the points and a worn dime to check your plug gap either.

 

[GA_Boater]

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We used to drive over the tire as close to rim as possible. Worked every time.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Cutting up tires

Hmmmm. Liking this ^^^^

Can you elaborate a little more on option 1? Not getting it completely, but I think you are saying not a floor jack.

Ayuh,... Seein's ole time Bumper jacks can't be found anymore, a Wagon Jack would work,...

It's the flatness of the base that does the Trick,... any sorta wheel jack won't work,...

GA Boater explains how We used to do it, throw the flat tire down, without it's valve core, 'n drive over it, tight to the edge of the wheel,...
A plank or piece of steel will help put the Weight right up tight to the wheel, 'n break the bead down...

These are also options,...
This 1, you can actually break down a tiny trailer tire,...

This 1, yer more apt to break yer leg, on a tiny trailer tire...

 

[oldjeep]

Re: Cutting up tires

Hmmmm. Liking this ^^^^

Can you elaborate a little more on option 1? Not getting it completely, but I think you are saying not a floor jack.

Not a floor jack, either a hi-lift, bottle jack or a scissor jack. The bottle jack on my 09 Ram works fine.

 

[CharlieB]

Re: Cutting up tires

These are ALUMINUM wheels, not steel. One slip and you mar the wheel.

Take them to a tire shop and be done.

 

[oldjeep]

Re: Cutting up tires

These are ALUMINUM wheels, not steel. One slip and you mar the wheel.

Take them to a tire shop and be done.

Then be careful about it Makes no different steel, aluminum or magnesium how you remove a tire