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Fast-Working, Low-Maintenance Tire Cutter
If you're looking for sideline income, you might want to consider getting into the tire disposal business with the new JW Tire Cutter which was introduced at the recent California Farm Equipment Show near Tulare.
"It cuts tires fast as a wood splitter. Very little maintenance is required. There's nothing on it t
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Fast-Working, Low-Maintenance Tire Cutter TIRES/WHEELS Tire Turners, Cutters 24-3-3 If you're looking for sideline income, you might want to consider getting into the tire disposal business with the new JW Tire Cutter which was introduced at the recent California Farm Equipment Show near Tulare.
"It cuts tires fast as a wood splitter. Very little maintenance is required. There's nothing on it to wear out," says James Callahan, inventor.
The machine is equipped with a long steel blade with hold-down bars on either side of it that are fitted with a series of welded-on steel teeth. Four hydraulic cylinders mount on top of the machine. Two cylinders raise and lower the hold-down bars while the two inside cylinders raise and lower the blade.
To cut a tire, the hold-down bars are lowered to grab each side of the tire and bend it downward, stretching the rubber very tight. Then the blade is lowered to cut the tire.
"It'll handle car, truck, and tractor tires up to 56 inches in diameter, including steel-belted tires," says Callahan. "It takes only about 15 seconds to make each cut. You can rotate the tires on the cutting table to cut them into quarters. Three or four car tires can be cut at once, for a total of 100 to 120 tires per hour.
"Because the rubber is stretched tight, it's much easier to cut. The arched rubber loses all of its strength and can't flex back up and grab hold of the blade. The tougher the tire, the better it cuts. Because of the way the tire is prepared for cutting, the machine requires only 1,200 to 1,500 psi. We've cut up to 15,000 tires on a single blade before the blade had to be resharpened."
The company offers two models û one trailer-mounted and one stationary. The portable unit is powered by an 11 hp gas engine. and sells for about $32,000. The stationary unit is powered by a 5 hp, 3-phase 220-volt hydraulic power unit and sells for about $29,000. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, JW Tire Cutter, North American Tire Research & Recycling, Box 723, North Fork, Calif. 93643 (ph 559 877-4516; fax 7875; Website: www.natrr.com).
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