Author Topic: How to cut an old tyre? (Read 14968 times)

Penninehillbilly · « **Reply #15 on:** November 23, 2012, 11:08:10 pm »

I think ours look to small

colliewoman · « **Reply #16 on:** November 25, 2012, 09:02:30 pm »

Freecycle!

I bet you can get whatever size you want from freecycle

I've got an old landy tyre I'm going to try with

Ina · « **Reply #17 on:** November 25, 2012, 09:54:55 pm »

Pity you are so far away - I know somebody locally who wants to get rid of lots of them - all sizes!

A lot of farmers will still have stacks of them, from the "good old times" when silage was weighed down with tyres... These days is costs money to get rid of them, so they'd be happy to let you have them!

Polished Arrow · « **Reply #18 on:** November 28, 2012, 09:10:57 pm »

*drumming fingers on table top in anticipation mode... *

How's it coming on? I am itching to see photos of this self-build project.
Please, take step by step photos, Blue Peter style

Yeoman · « **Reply #19 on:** January 22, 2013, 09:28:03 am »

Don't try using a circular saw.

It works but is ridiculously dangerous particularly when it hits the wire reinforcement in the tyre and kicks back. A man in the pub told me this obviously, I wouldn't be stupid enough to try it!

Seriously, this is makes a great feeder but if you haven't got any fingers to pick up the bag of feed then it will be no use. Stay safe...

Tala Orchard · « **Reply #20 on:** January 22, 2013, 10:05:00 am »

Hi, we have cut old tyres using a pocketknife slicing around the side wall just where there is a line on the edge, just below the tread, by using it attached to the hub you can then with a bit of an effort turn it inside out giving a sort of urn effect. We have used this for planters at our gate until the OH donated them to the church for entrance in to the church. But getting side tracked you can them fill the hub with your concrete ballast.

Hope this give you an idea

Tala

colliewoman · « **Reply #21 on:** February 13, 2013, 04:49:56 pm »

Thanks for that, still trying to cut the blooming thing at all so will try cutting where you suggest

Bramblecot · « **Reply #22 on:** April 16, 2013, 10:57:17 pm »

No help with cutting them up.........but our lambs love to use tyres as night time shelters. I plonk a dollop of old hay in each tyre and we have a nursery area where the lambs choose to snuggle down and sleep. A couple of mums keep watch and use the tyres as headrests

. Sorry, no pics (I know, I'm useless)

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FiB · « **Reply #23 on:** April 17, 2013, 09:41:39 am »

brill - LOads of tyres - off to make a lamby playground/nursery!!!! And looking forward to feeder pics too

Sandyknox · « **Reply #24 on:** August 12, 2013, 07:47:26 pm »

I just run a angle grinder threw the tyre when we are cutting them , does it nice and quickly

anthonyc12 · « **Reply #25 on:** October 02, 2013, 06:17:33 am »

I got a cheap Sawzall (reciprocating saw) would probably work really well. Mine isn't a Milwaukee or anything fancy but it takes the abuse pretty well.