Tire tank waterer

[neevlk]

Has anyone ever tried to cut sidewall out of a tire? I run beef cows on pastures that i have divided into paddocks and pulled waterlines and hydrants in.Now I need 6 tire tanks for watering. I have 2 10 ply combine tires laying around that would hold 100 plus gallons,would like to cut sidewalls out and make my own tanks. Possible?? Any ideas ???

 

[JohninCT]

A Sawzall should do it. Use a metal cutting blade if the tires have wire reinforcement in them.

 

[massey driver]

I've cut lots of rubber belting and some sidewalls out of tire's as well as face of tire's and all I used was a olfa knife the one with the blades that you break off as the blade gets dull.Don't know how a saw will work as never tried one.Had a Uncle who tried cutting belting with his bandsaw and said it was a pain so I told him and showed him how the knife worked.He thougth it was a better way to go.Just take your time as you'll have to take a few small cuts getting deeper each time but it does work.Larry

 

[Hooked_on_HP]

Has anyone ever tried to cut sidewall out of a tire? I run beef cows on pastures that i have divided into paddocks and pulled waterlines and hydrants in.Now I need 6 tire tanks for watering. I have 2 10 ply combine tires laying around that would hold 100 plus gallons,would like to cut sidewalls out and make my own tanks. Possible?? Any ideas ???

I guess I don't understand. How are the tires going to hold water? You can cut them with a sawsall.
Bill

 

[Train]

The tires we use are from the LARGE dumptrucks used in the local gravel pits. Can't remember the number of plies offhand but they're very thick, hard and some are steel belted. Use a sawzall with a fairly corse blade, even for steel belting. While you are cutting have someone hold a hose and run a small stream of water on the blade. Trust me an olfa knife isn't going to cut our tires. The sawzall still takes a bit of time for us but it's the best method we've found for cheap. The combine tires might be a little easier to cut.

 

[porky69]

My cousin had a bunch of tires turned into horse feeders about 20years ago. The guy that did it had a homemade contraption that you set the tire onto a half of a rim and then there was a hydraulically powered arm with a heavy duty blade on the end of it that would slice the sidewall out of the side facing up. Once the sidewall was removed you hooked about 10 chains to the freshly cut edge and then the rim half was hydraulically pushed up until the tire turned inside out.

You could then either place the tire directly on the ground or cut a piece of plywood to fit the rim opening and fill it full of feed.

Worked great for horse/cow feeders but not sure it would work for watering.

 

[neevlk]

I guess I don't understand. How are the tires going to hold water? You can cut them with a sawsall.
Bill

The ones I've seen for sale have a cement plug in one hole and on the top sidewall cut out so the whole top side in open for water acessibility.Iam guessing they put a type of sealer around the bead where cement plug rests.

 

[Egon]

For watering you would not have to cut out the entire top side. Just enough to allow livestock access.

 

[Kays Supply]

When cutting belting, we used a razor knife and put a few drops of kerosene or light oil on the blade as we cut. The oil was what made the difference.

 

[ehchvac]

something like this setup.

http://magissues.farmprogress.com/MOR/MR05May09/mor018.pdf

I also cant find an article, that said someone was using tires from strip mine dump trucks cut in half like a bagel and each half held around 300 gallons.
He claims they give them away and are happy to get rid of them.
It must take six men and a boy to move them.

 

[charlz]

something like this setup.
http://magissues.farmprogress.com/MOR/MR05May09/mor018.pdf

Interesting article. They mention not trying to cut across the bead, I bet they are not kidding. I have cut up dirt bike tires with a sawzall and there is a thick wire in those, I end up cutting it with a cold steel chisel and a hammer as it ruins the sawzall blade. It in a tire that size it must be pretty big and really tough.


As a side note around here they turn tires inside out and use them for feeders. This eliminates the 'cup' on the bottom side which will hold moisture and makes a larger opening. They generally don't put any kind of bottom in them, it gets moved around enough by the animals to eliminate any kind of moldy hay build up in the bottom.

 

[rambler]

A combine or tractor tire is kinda flimsy. Typically they use a earth mover type of tuff tire. Yours might not last real long.

Saws all will do about the best.

Up here in MN, you can just cut out a hole or 2, not the whole way around. Make a cover of sorts over the middle, to insulate it some.

I like the Cobett type wateres, no fuss, no electricity.

--->Paul

 

[neevlk]

something like this setup.

http://magissues.farmprogress.com/MOR/MR05May09/mor018.pdf

I also cant find an article, that said someone was using tires from strip mine dump trucks cut in half like a bagel and each half held around 300 gallons.
He claims they give them away and are happy to get rid of them.
It must take six men and a boy to move them.

Thanks much article was just the trick,kind of planed on doing things that way just hated to do it twice if someone had some info thanks again

 

[The Haymaker]

I'm surprised by the ability to cut these with a Sawzall. Maybe because you are cutting sidewalls? I once tried to cut blocks from a "gator", thrown recap from the side of the highway, and it shook me so violently it made me dizzy.

So much for using them to isolate the air compressor!

 

[Hosskix]

Here's a step by step demo of making a tire water trough:
Cattle Forum & Cattle Discussion Boards at Cattle Today

 

[smiley]

I don't know how it would work on thicker tires but I've cut out a lot of sidewalls on light truck tires for tire gardens with a good sharp knife. The hardest part is getting the knife through in the first place. After getting it started, just pull up on the bead near the knife and it zips around like nothing.

 

[mojoinco]

I talked to a rancher in the forest this summer that is converting over to these. He likes them because they handle bullet holes real well (typical bullet will not penetrate) -- and they are cheap. He plugged his with concrete after setting it in place, and runs a piped in spring to it for water.

 

[zing]

I've cut lots of rubber belting and some sidewalls out of tire's as well as face of tire's and all I used was a olfa knife the one with the blades that you break off as the blade gets dull.Don't know how a saw will work as never tried one.Had a Uncle who tried cutting belting with his bandsaw and said it was a pain so I told him and showed him how the knife worked.He thougth it was a better way to go.Just take your time as you'll have to take a few small cuts getting deeper each time but it does work.Larry

If it is just a tractor tire I agree that a sharp boxcutter knife is fine, just take your time and run the blade through the same line three or four times and you will be through. We regularly cut tire sidewalls into rectangular, flexible hinges for lobster trap doors (nail one end to the trap and one end to the door). We avoid steel belted tires to make it simpler, but most bands are fiberglass these days and the knife goes through those easily as well. Wear gloves and goggles just in case the blade snaps.

On a big tractor tire you can make a 2 or 3 foot cut in one smooth motion following the shape of the tire, and then just run the knife along the same cut a few more passes to get all the way through. Probably faster and less bouncing around than a sawzall. Also likely to leave a smoother edge than a sawzall would. YMMV, but either approach is likely to get the job done.



*************** EDIT - Ok, I just realized that I responded to a three year old thread. Doh!! ***************

 

[Train]

That's okay zing. Never hurts to bring up good ideas. I don't ever remember seeing this thread before, and it turns out there's a link in it my build thread on another forum.

 

[Don87]

The thread was started 3 years ago today.