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Loren What I did was cut the side walls off with a chain saw...I started off with my skill saw but burned it up--although it was doing good till it started smoking, I do not recommend a skill saw. I was working with a full sized H rear tire...so after I got the side walls removed, I cut it half in two so I could manage it (that is, two half moon pieces--crosswise and not around the radius). I tried to cut and split those pieces with my band saw...not good...does not work, it binds up. I then put a sharp blade on my table saw. I rought cut the thing half in two which left me with two pieces about 4.5 to 5 inches wide and whatever long--4 or 5 feet. I needed 3.5 inches. (One half went on one wheel and the other half went on the other wheel so the treads matched) I took the table saw and slowly and carefully advanced the rubber across the blade trimming one side as straight as possible then I adjusted both sides to get the tread pattern and width that I thought looked good. Don't cut your fingers off...Good luck. For the front rims, I was coming down the interstate the other day and a truck had thrown two treads and I stopped and picked them up. I have not figured how to cut them down to size as the tread has steel in them. Just to test it, I cut a little with a hack saw...it does not touch it...so I know my metal blade on the band saw wont touch it either. I guess I will just dump them and hunt me some tires that are not steele belted--and not sure if there are any around. The tractor tires I cut down did not have any steel strands in them. Once I got it cut to shape, I put some liquid nails on the rim (not recommended on the tube) and rubber and clamped the rim and rubber together overnight with a bunch of C clamps. I painted the heads black on some 1/4 inch carriage bolts and installed 2 on a diagonal between every other tread. It seems sturdy. When I field test it, I might have to put some more bolts in...dont know yet..we will see. The appearance is good. By the way, one tractor tire was not enough rubber to do the job. It required 1 tire and about a 2 foot section out of a second tire. TW
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