tire cutting???

[lvwireman]

Hey does anyone know were you can get a cheap tire knife or a redneck trick to trim off unwanted knobbies? I saw a quad with everyother row of knobbies trimmed off i think it looks hot, was wondering if it hooks up better also. what u think???

[CR480R]

My experience with cuttting off knobs always resulted in less traction, but I guess a different tire on different terrain you could have different results... I used a pair of pliars and a razor blade to remove a majority of the knobs(pull up on the knob while you cut it)... then I lightly buffed the remaining knob away with a wire wheel on my angle grinder... It leaves a smooth buffed surface and looks like the knobs were never there... I have used tire grooving irons before but its alot easier to mess up... and end up with a ugly tire..

[climb any hill]

Maybe Eviltwin can drop in on this one. He gave Rajun Cajun good info on what tool to use.
Can't remember though.

[Paulie B]

I've never done this on tires but for rubber hoses and plastic I have a knife that I heat with a propane torch. After that, cuts like butter.

[lvwireman]

good Ideas guys.ya I want a clean look when its done sounds like I'm going to try it I'll try to post some pics when I'm done. hey did you use a wire wheel or a grinder wheel for finish touch up??

[O.J. Simpson]

pick up a set of horse hoove trimmers. They work really slick and it doesn't take anytime at all to do a tire.
The tires that have every other row removed are for better acceleration, I've also seen every other knob removed to help clean out the tires.

[CR480R]

Originally Posted by lvwireman

hey did you use a wire wheel or a grinder wheel for finish touch up??

I used a fine wire wheel... a course one is a lil too aggressive for clean results...

Originally Posted by quadchamp

I've also seen every other knob removed to help clean out the tires.

Thats what I did to mine and traction suffered... although the loss in lateral traction made it much easier to pitch around corners...

[RagunCajun]

horse hoof cutters.

I was told that after spending 3 and 1/2 hours using cutting pliars. bah.

[kxrider]

hey cody u should have jus used tha grinder

[1upfront]

Ok fella's heres how you do it get a stubby razor scraper, lots of new razor blades and a good pair of pliers I shaved a front max completely smooth for my drag trike. All I did was grab a nob with the pliers and carefully cut through the nob wile pulling with the pliers, the first couple of nobs will slice like butter but then it's time for a new blade, keep in mind my tire was mounted and inflated at the time I shaved it .Also don't try to shave every little bit off with the blade because your going to have to grind it anyway to give it a smooth finish I used 80 grit on a grinder here's a pic.