Siping defiantly helps in winter conditions, I have been getting my MT's siped here in Alaska for years. The deep lugs of MT's help clear the deep snow, and the siping helps for ice and hard pack. Great video!

@bleepinjeep

2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff

In the 60's my neighbor was one of the men that started the BAJA Off Road Race. So as a kid I would go and hang out, he would sometimes give me something to do. Well I got to learn tire grooving at a young age. Back then all that you could find as an Off Road Tire were agricultural tires and they were pretty smooth to roll on soils. The Hot Tire Grooving Tool would go to work and for hours I would cut grooves in the tires. What great times to remember. Thank you for a great show. Happy new year!

The tire groove deal is super smooth. Goes to show the right tool for the job goes a long way!

The isolating tool has a blade that has saw teeth on it. That would be a HUGE improvement over the smooth blade. It probably cuts about as fast as the sawzal but easier to control

Great tutorial video Colt to sipe and groove a tire for better traction for various applications.

A neat trick using the tire groover is to spray the tire with soapy water which helps the grooving process go much faster.

"A lot of these methods have been used for centuries." LOL😁😆😄

Bought that tire Groover at your suggestion from the video here. Been driving our other vehicle up to the mountains in the snow since it has 3 peak rated tires….Going to sipe our MTs to help make them better for heading up to our cabin in the winter Thanks for making the video

Grooved my tires before winter started here glad I did more traction and cleans out better

I was a service manager for a company. Man I remember spend all day re-grooving tires. It's great until you hit a nail or rock hidden in the tread lol. Great information thanks for the video.

Occolating tools work well if you sharpen a flat blade. Less then an hour to do all 5 of my km3's.

After loving outside of snow and ice for a bunch of years. I appreciate the reminder on siping.

Russel La rue's idea of sharpening the osculating blade to a knife edge sounds reasonable. I'm thinking that sharpening a round style osculating blade and then pulling it rather than pushing the tool for better control.

Great episode

Good tech Colt, I have been meaning to groove my MTRs, they are the humvee version and they are stiff as crap and dont hook up too well. I still drive on the road now and then so cant go too ham 😂

The blue/gray oscilating unit, we call that a multitool. Try other blades on it like the round ones.

Now I see why you are able to climb verticals so well

The utility knife with a dish soap solution is really eficient

Check out the go cart racing ideas on tire prep in and on the tires . Some used wd40 in the tire , so as the tire got hot it would leach out and make the tire get better traction.

@richardb8492

2 жыл бұрын

That’s where I learned about using traction compound and then wrapping the tire in cling wrap. We also grooved our slicks for dirt and speedway kart racing as the slicks were a lot lighter than proper dirt tires.

@larryalexander4833

2 жыл бұрын

@@richardb8492 my brother n law was into kart pretty serious years back . They get pretty technical on weight , tire size, setup

A wood carving disk for your 4-1/2" angle grinder grooves tire treads easily & very controllably. The oscillating cutter has worked well for me to sipe my ol' Swampers too. I put the saw on 90* to the handle & lightly rock it down into the tread block. May only work with the cheap HoboFright tools tho...

I have had one of the "ideal" brand groovers for almost a decade and have had a single problem with it. Looking at yours I may have to re invest though, I like the temperature control option

Nice 1/10 scale crawler, I've got a few lol

A friend had some bald swamper TSLs but wanted to go on the mountain trip with everyone anyway. He literally cut some grooves in the tires with a chainsaw lmao

I've used a wormdrive. Works great and you can set the depth.

I use a smooth stainless blade on an oscillating tool. Able to sharpened and works well.

I learned a lot from doing all these things to RC crawler tires before there were specific tires. Dremel, air or electric die grinder and wood cutting disc for siping and grooving. Drowning the tire in what ever traction compound and then wrap them in cling or glad wrap for a few days before your next outing. WD40 also works.

Can you have siping done at a tire shop? Would it work on street vehicles? We have snow and ice where we live. Some roads are maintained better than others. Any edge would be greatly appreciated. I watch you running around with that Matt and Paul lol 😉 Lots of fun and adventures. All of you are a great group of folks. Have fun, stay safe and GOD bless

@bleepinjeep

2 жыл бұрын

Yes you can! but not all tire shops.

The non serrated blade for the oscillating saw works best I did 4 37-in tires in under 2 hours

Check out the Milwaukee retractable knifes as it has the control button on the side rather than on top allowing one to apply much more pressure. Also grip the knife with the blade near the little finger and pull toward you. In 14 years on one job in industry cutting half and three-eighths inch thick reinforced rubber sheet with denatured alcohol sprayed on top lube the blade a yard long cut could be made in there passes as quick as you could pull the knife. Try the alcohol, it really works, denatured or isopropyl!

Hold up hold up hold up. Where are the RC rock crawling videos??? 🙏 perfect new playlist, please

@bleepinjeep

2 жыл бұрын

we actually have a few, just google bleepinjeep RC

@kingkingg7868

2 жыл бұрын

@@bleepinjeep Yay this made my day, thanks!

I cut sipes in 32x10- 14 Kanati Mongrel tires about 1/2" apart and about 1/16" deep on tire center section with razor knife. Better bite on smooth faced rocks and boulders. Tires on '15 rzr xp 1000..

funky dude. GCDC

Thanks for the common mans shop tech Cole. With the razor blade spray tire & razor with protectant first, makes it very slippery and easier for razor to pull through (can also set your Butane torch off to side and hold razor to it for a few seconds before each cut). The Sawzall does not make a sipe, the cut is too wide, the way a sipe works it needs to be very thin to cause the suction on wet & icy roads that is their claim to fame. That is also why they are done straight across and not at an angle. Tire groover is the way to go.

Nice video

Good day!! A fellow Oregonian of yours, I was told to come to this page with an issue I have been having with my recently purchased Jeep XJ. It’s a 1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport Auto Transmission and it is throwing a TCM code and is stuck in 1st gear(limp mode). Please let me know if you can help! It was having zero issues until all of the sudden it just did it.

Iv taken a feen tool like u had and grinded the metal or wood blade down to a sharp knife style and it worked great for cutting

As a carpenter I wonder about using a narrow kerf circular saw blade. Easy to adjust the depth, fast. I have used one to sipe the toes and heels of work boots.

Good video

Gotta add a sharper edge on the oscillation blade for cutting through rubber

The cutoff wheel with a tile blade works just fine

For a grooving tool if you have a local dirt race track. The racers all use them maybe you could barrow one or have them do it for you.

Man it's hard to hear you struggling to breath. Hope you're OK. Awesome video

For those wanting to try the sawzall method, Diablo makes different styles of blades that will help.

The tire softening is new to me

Love me some rc and real rock crawling

Take that osilating tool and put a edge on it with a file or a zip cut .. works mint.. I used to cut lugs off my boggers quickly

A smooth blade on the oscillating tool works good . Better than grooved blade

I use pb blaster on my rc crawler tires spray them than wrap them in plastic wrap

@NoWr2Run

2 жыл бұрын

Plastic Wrap, GREAT IDEA, T.Y.

You should look at the knobby knife or tread doctor tools

That's a wobble-pop paddle cutter 2000. : )

What a groovy vid!! lol

Hello: I feel the reason the Green Machine climbs so well is Squirrel power is not Over powered??? I would like to see video on the build if the Green Machine. I think it's really cool. Happy New Year !

@bleepinjeep

2 жыл бұрын

Noted!

Old school motorcycle flat track tire tech.

Hell ya a tiny trucker hobby comrade!!

That is axial ax10 ,classic rc crawler

We used a groove tool all the time on our hay and silage trucks to get more life outta the tire LOL

Use dish soap with the razor blade it acts as lube and makes the cut alot easier never used it on a tire but cut some half inch rubber mats with a razor and dish soap and it helped a ton would probably work with the oscillating cutter or the sawzall to help with blade life, heat, and time to cut

Diamond tile cuting disk sometimes they get red hot cutting tiles. You use in a angle grinder. Have not TRIED on s tire but was a ceramic tilet for 20 years. Get the good blades not the cheaps ones I am sure they would work.

I like to use a utility knife and follow up with a Dremel tool with the circular saw accessory tool, it's about an inch or so, in diameter. It makes the razor cuts wider. It will make it so instead of having nearly invisible sipes, they will be 0.5 mm. This helps in the snow, much better, than just a razor thin cut. Try it if you want to turn your 4 days of tire grooving, into a week and a half long grooving, siping and tire warranty voiding party of one. Cuz nobody likes the smell of burning rubber, without tires spinning.

Those recip saws were invented to cut bone! Thats what I heard and I saw it on a show once. lol

Hey figured ask is it a bad idea to sipe a daily driver with 38in Patagonia or will they wear a lot faster...

@jonaathansimons7938

2 жыл бұрын

Local tire shop claims a smoother ride, less heat build up, and LONGER wear because of it. I've siped my daily's tires on their advice.

@Sandhollow4x4

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonaathansimons7938 thank you

How about a thin blade on a skil saw or something similar?

Any kind of saw or knife will cut rubber much easier if it's greased up. I just trimmed my bumpstops with a little hacksaw and it was almost impossible to go more than half way through until I put a little grease on the blade- then it cut through no problem. Of course, then, you'll have grease in your sipes

First off, I believe in tire siping. But with that being said, if you do that, some tire stores are NOT okay with that with warranty reasons. I get it OFF ROAD !

IF YOU HAD TO GUESS WHAT PERCENTAGE OF TRACTION DO YOU THINK YOU GAINED FROM THOSE TECHNIQUES?? 10%, 20% 50% ETC ETC... THANK FOR. ANOTHER. GREAT. VID

Did you say "We've been doing this for centuries"? Oh no you hasn't!😆 I liked your video. While I'm sure it would help, I won't be siping or grooving my tires any time soon....it looks an awful lot like work!🤣 (I already work too much)

@bobwellman9717

2 жыл бұрын

15:08 Yup! He said "Centuries"! Maybe one, but DEFINATELY not plural on rubber tires.

I clamped a piece of metal on a circular saw, so it couldn't go any deeper than I wanted.

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45degree (right/left angle) the oscillator saw

They do make better blade for the osculating tool. that have wide tooth patern

Siping as you call it is designed by the manufacter to help remove dirt and snow from between the treads. I cant see how that gives the tyre extra grip it just helps keep the tyre clean

gotta sharpen the oscillating tool blade into a knife. The saw edge doesn't work well.

Soapy water will take a TON of effort out of the razor method. Still time consuming but you will not be as sore.

how about a handheld circular saw !

gee...now if santa would bring me a rock crawler next year i will be extra good...

If using razor blade method add WD40 it will cut much easier!

@bleepinjeep

2 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion!

You have a weak oscillating tool. Obviously its not ideal, but I’ve used mine and head no issues cutting right through. Took maybe 1 or 2 seconds to cut a lug off with barley and pressure. And no real force to sipe either. Just aim and it cuts right into it. Takes maybe 15 minutes to do a whole tire. Your cutting tool looks very slow compared. But yes. It is way more precise.

6:25 If you over inflate the tire it might get it to bulge up in the middle giving you a better angle of attack. Loving the channel by the way.

Just seen a tiktok with a guy put a razor in the oscillating tool and ot xut into a tire like butter

Use a sharpened blade on the multi tool…or a razor blade blade in the multi tool

Skill saw works set your depth and go

Only Colt would cut up a perfectly good set of tires 😬

Isolating tool with a sharpened blade would probably work much better

Dirthead Dave used a chainsaw and he grooved up a set of mud boggers pretty quick on MotorTrend.

@jonaathansimons7938

2 жыл бұрын

Wood carving disk for your 4-1/2" angle grinder works great too!

@bleepinjeep

2 жыл бұрын

Dave is a cool dude!

thats a no with the Razor blade for me...most dangerous tool in the shop....especially cutting toward yourself

You gotta use the razor/scraper blade on the oscillating tool not the wood/metal blade.

@jonaathansimons7938

2 жыл бұрын

Saw blade works great! I mount it 90* to the handle and rock it slightly as it quickly chews into the tread block for siping.

Dremil tool

Oscillating multi tool as there is no grinding action going on.

No chainsaw grooving???

Oscillating multi tool

Rubber tires arent much older than a century Colt.

So we call em "vibrating tool". Idk where you got that thing, but it has absolutely zero power lol. My dewalt one will shred through anything i put it against. Having the correct blade makes a world of difference, no different than the correct tool for the job. also, I thought some more definitions could be included. great video otherwise, not trying to sound like an ass.

@DoctorHayduke

2 жыл бұрын

I call it the wiggle saw.

@DoctorHayduke

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure of the specs on the Rockwell, but using the right blade speed is also super helpful. I've never used one on tires, but as a carpenter I've used them.for everything from plaster with metal lath to delicate work with wood. A sharp blade and the right speed make all the difference. And, old blades can be sharpened into other useful scrapers/slicers.

Tire companies spend lots of money on desighning their tires u change it randomly

Didn't you allready do a VERY similar video before

jyst don't be a wheel spinner.. they shred easier lol

Not a good idea to coat tires in diesel... especially if doing water crossings, gonna pollute the water real quick. Sucks for local fishers...

Brown Recluse. Worse than a Black Widow.

Step one ditch the Pat's. Step 2 never buy Pat's again

Sounds like you're extremely unfit, I'm 71 and don't breathe that hard.