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Flex and Weight of cut and uncut 8ply Firestones
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Author:  hillaholic [ Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Flex and Weight of cut and uncut 8ply Firestones
Here are a few pictures to show the benefits of grooving your tires.


The yellow cylinder weights 40lbs. Notice the difference in flex?
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The cut tire lost 9.5lbs of weight.
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This is the scrap rubber
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Author:  wildwillie [ Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:18 am ]
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I DID THE SAME TEST AND CAME UP WITH 51.4 ON THE CUT 8 PLY AND THEN I WEIGHED A UNCUT 4PLY AND IT WAS 51LB. SO CUT MORE THE LIGHTER THE BETTER......AND TO HELP MAKE UP THE DIFF I LIGHTED THE ROTORS AND JOINTS
Author:  plumberbill [ Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:20 pm ]
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to bad scrap rubber isnt paying much.
Author:  DVS1 [ Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:21 pm ]
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That would be great! I have 4 five gallon bucket's full.
Author:  kybuggy1 [ Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:04 pm ]
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It makes some great kindlin for the wood stove in the shop!! Burns hot! Even gets your slightly green wood burnin . EPA probably frowns on it, tho. :twisted: :lol: F-'em!

Larry
Author:  hillaholic [ Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:32 pm ]
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DVS1 did your groover make it back?
Author:  A. Cole [ Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:14 pm ]
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Thats pretty cool
:D
Author:  DVS1 [ Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:33 pm ]
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[quote='hillaholic']DVS1 did your groover make it back?[/quote]
Yeah, Igot it 2 or 3 days later and they're already grooved. Thanks.
Author:  Roy [ Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:25 pm ]
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Brad,

I weighed one of my aluminum wheels, wheel adapter and tire, like you were asking. Total was 58 pounds.

Roy
Author:  hillaholic [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:03 am ]
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[quote='Roy']Brad,

I weighed one of my aluminum wheels, wheel adapter and tire, like you were asking. Total was 58 pounds.

Roy[/quote]

OMG must be nice, that
Author:  DVS1 [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 1:22 am ]
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He forgot to mention they are probably 4 ply.
Author:  backwoods [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:26 am ]
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Did you do all that with my groover? Probably works better this time of year then when i did mine in January.
Author:  hillaholic [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:47 pm ]
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[quote='backwoods']Did you do all that with my groover? Probably works better this time of year then when i did mine in January.[/quote]

Yea Matt I used you
Author:  sharpshooter [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:14 pm ]
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Can someone post a picture of the tire groover that was used on those tires from the picture,it looks like it takes bigger pieces out than mine
Author:  sharpshooter [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:16 pm ]
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has anyone cut down some boggers as much as people are cutting the tractor vs :?: :?:
Author:  DVS1 [ Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:47 pm ]
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Yes, I did. I took every other lug out and cut them down to the cords. They flexed very well. They were just too tall. Dean has them now and loves them.
Author:  hillaholic [ Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:49 am ]
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[quote='sharpshooter']Can someone post a picture of the tire groover that was used on those tires from the picture,it looks like it takes bigger pieces out than mine[/quote]

It's this type with a #8 head and blades. #8 is 1/2" yours is probably a #4 or 1/4"
You can purchase larger heads and blades. Don
Author:  ky-bc [ Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:14 am ]
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"pre warming" the tire some way makes it alot easier, we used to sit them beside the woodstove for awhile
Author:  sharpshooter [ Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:32 am ]
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Thanks thats the one I have,but with the small head,Ill get a bigger head and blade and do some trim work on my boggers,Ive already cut out the small lugs,but I was afraid to go to the cords
Author:  DVS1 [ Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:56 am ]
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Sharpshooter, when you take the boggers down to the cords it will flex just like the one in the pic of Brad's.
Author:  Roy [ Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:00 pm ]
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[quote='sharpshooter']Thanks thats the one I have,but with the small head,Ill get a bigger head and blade and do some trim work on my boggers,Ive already cut out the small lugs,but I was afraid to go to the cords[/quote]

Sharpshooter.................don't be afraid!!!!!!!!!!!! DO it man!

You will love the way they work when you are done. If you don't have beadlocks already, (don't remember) get a set, and run the tires very low on air. The traction is unbelievable.
Author:  D. Marks [ Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:39 pm ]
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I cut my 33's almost to the cords 1/2 way down the sidewall. They are VERY soft. And they work very well. The trick to making Boggers soft is the cut the sidewall. That makes them very flexible.
I will post a pic' after bit.
Author:  rockrockets1 [ Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:05 pm ]
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Dean down here in ga we have a kid well I guess he's grown now but he grooved everybodys tires for years . He also done really nice work then he went and got hitched the rest is history . but I still think it's a job for a young man
Author:  DVS1 [ Wed Oct 17, 2007 11:03 pm ]
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Dean, I will tell him that, but he knows he's gettin good at it and is gettin cocky about it too.
Yes, grooving is for the young, especially since my son is only 13 and has grooved Dean's boggers, MadMike's and my flotations.
Author:  bruce 1 [ Thu Oct 18, 2007 7:33 am ]
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There is a guy arround London Ky that cuts tires for $100.00 a set. He has been doing it for years my next set will be going to him.
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