I'm assuming you're using that clevis for a boat anchor as you'd need a crane to use it on the trail......LOL

 

my guess is its going to get welded to the truck some where... Probably frame in the back... Just my wild gues...

 

What size is that?
1 1/2"
At work they have a ____ load of clevis' ....I really want a 1 1/2" shackle.

 

Im thinking about using the big clevis (1 1/2") for the rear bumper. Having a good run of luck with all this free stuff left and right thats for sure.

Hey what do you guys think about cutting ground hawgs?

 

DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They are ok tires, but I think they'd be freaking great with some cutting.



1 1/2" would be good for the rear.

 

I think i'm going to take a stab at cutting them. I'll report back with pics...

 

Great deal, I paid $800 for a F-100 4x4 in worse shape and it was not even drivable and came home on a flatbed.

That dual exhaust is sweet! ;-D

 

Well got some cutting done...takes about 30 min per tire. I'm thinking its definitely going to help.

Tell me what you think...

BEFORE:


AFTER:

 

Looks like a good improvement, that aught to give you some bite.

 

looks good i was expecting more of a blocked look, but still looks good,

 

Great job. If thats not enough bite you might also try cutting the tread so its all the same width. In the center of the tire the tread appears to be 1" wide and opens up to about 1 1/2" at the sidewall. Make the tread 1" all the way across. Voids are what helps the most in mud as long as you have the power to spin them.

what did you use to cut the tires? what works what doesnt?

 

or....just run some big lag bolts from the inside out and make it studed....don't forget to caulk it though....LOL

 

yea... i see lag bolts flying out of the tire and nailing somebody in the head... Would be pretty sick though... Not somebody getting pegged with the lag bolt, but the tire actually being donelike that... Thats why i dont like studded tires... To easy for studs to come flyin out.

 

4 1/2" angle grinder with a regular old grinding wheel. It gets a little time consuming, but oh well. I'm sure there are better ways to do it...

I might do what you suggested STG and make it all 1" across.

 

remove above the yellow line....where I kinda scribbled. That will make them look more like cut baja claws.

From what I understand a very dull metal cutting sawzall blade works. A torch and sharp wood chisel will work as well. The grinder might be better to trace the curved line then remove the extra with a sawzall.

Im not sure the hours spent will provide a useful gain. Generally speaking the more voids you have in a tire the harder it will be to turn them in mud but also more mud will be displaced per revolution.

The tech thread deffinately could use some tire cutting info.