Best way to cut large tire in half?

[Rustyiron]

A hateful job no matter how you slice it.

 

[DMW]

Wedge a block of wood where you will be cutting, or the rubber will just spring back and forth with the sawzall blade.

 

[AaronD81]

Thanks, it will be enough cutting I’ll try both options.

 

[flyerdan]

If you can put a band of sheet metal or tin foil around it you can cut it with a plasma cutter.
It'll be messy and stinky, but no worse than a skinny wheel and probably a lot quicker.

 

[/pine]

FWIW...If the hot rubber gums up the blade WD40 or something similar will keep it sawing etc...

 

[PILOON]

I once had to cut stall matts,
Discovered liquid soap to be a good lubricant.
Folding over a 2 x 4 was a good help.
On a tire ,soap might be your best bet.

 

[Jstpssng]

I cut pickup tires off a rim with a Sawzall, but that's a lot smaller than a tractor tire. Once the bead is cut I would be tempted to try a chainsaw. Use caution if you try that though, the chain tends to bounce off more than when you are cutting a tree down.
And don't ask me how I know that...

Once you get a hole started, they cut just fine... until you hit steel.

 

[Fixastuff]

 

[gstrom99]

Whichever method you use, the end of the bead wires will still stick out and the critters will maybe hurt themselves...

 

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