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Cutting Long Bar Short Bars??

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turbos10

09-29-2006 19:06:56




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Hey all,

Looking for some opinions. I finally came across a nice affordable pair of 18.4x38's. They are Goodyear Dyna Torques with about 3/4 road worn lugs. I am debating on how to cut them and could use some advice. I can probably get close to 1" bars and the tires are good and hard. I am not planning to cut down to have a true V cut, but rather leave the lugs long.

I pull in Texas and soil is everything from sand to tight, black land that bites like hell.

Any advice on lug length is appreciated.

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turbos10

09-30-2006 07:11:56




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 Re: Cutting Long Bar Short Bars?? in reply to turbos10, 09-29-2006 19:06:56  
Thanks for the input, Ian. I am not sure what these tires were used for, but they actually already have a nice taper to the back. They could not be better for cutting since there is very little needed. I will have to see if I can find a planer to borrow. I already spent $75 on tire cutting disc from the last set I cut, and they worked really well. The cup cutter does an excellent job on the front of the lug, but the tops a planer would probably be better than the flat disc.

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Ian Johnsen

09-29-2006 20:16:58




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 Re: Cutting Long Bar Short Bars?? in reply to turbos10, 09-29-2006 19:06:56  
You can leave some height on the face of the lug, but the idea is to taper or slope down the back side of the lug from there. This will leave the top of the lug sharp, which you want, so driving on concrete or asphalt should be limited. I have a hard time with that because I also have a turboed tractor that I love to road test. I would use a hand held electric power planer designed for wood. try different depth adjustments. You don't want it to chatter during your passes. This works better than sanding with disks. There's a lot less dust, and each pass is more efficient.

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ChadS

09-30-2006 07:27:21




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 Re: Cutting Long Bar Short Bars?? in reply to Ian Johnsen, 09-29-2006 20:16:58  
Belt sanders with a course belt works good on top cut, use the grinder, then smooth it out with a belt sander. I betcha the plainer would be great for cutting the front of the bar! alot easier than holding a grinder.



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turbos10

09-30-2006 14:24:12




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 Re: Cutting Long Bar Short Bars?? in reply to ChadS, 09-30-2006 07:27:21  
I am having a hard time figuring out how you would use a planer on the front cut, but the belt sander on top would work well for finishing. Last time I used a disc sander with 80 grit to finish after grinding and the tires looked great. They looked very close to machine cut when I finished them.



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ChadS

09-30-2006 15:22:32




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 Re: Cutting Long Bar Short Bars?? in reply to turbos10, 09-30-2006 14:24:12  
A router (spelling) Ive seen fellas use chain saws, hot knives, grinders, the list goes on,, Id just put a little taper on the back edge, (top) too much and it will dig a hole real quick,, Chad



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turbos10

09-30-2006 17:23:30




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 Re: Cutting Long Bar Short Bars?? in reply to ChadS, 09-30-2006 15:22:32  
Ahhh...a router. I suppose you could top cut with a belt sander and set the depth on the router for the front cut. Course if you hit cords it could get bad real quick :).



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