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Nov 3, 2017 2:28 PM
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shush1
Why did nobody think of retreading tires before!? Oh wait, they did.
ShaSheemasClaw
That’s nothing new. Those have been around for a long time
Dinglehoofer
Been around for years
sardonislamir
My dad did this to motorcycle tires to make them off-roading for his Vstar yamaha... Worked better than I argued. Dad's...what can ya do?
TheProfessionalOne
This isn’t really “new” tech. Ask an over the road trucker, they do this to their tires all the time to extend the life.
eric42724
retreading...
hossenfeffer
My dad and uncles have had one of those hoojies for years. Seriously.
CaptainRedHat
This isn't exactly new. Shops have been re-grooving truck tires for years.
expfarrer
f1 cars have handcut rain tires
Gingercatsarerockstars
They didnt invent anything. At the very least they have been doing this to monster truck tires for a long time.
MrTsung
Mrvica
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WNxXgpuLWY
DocVolt
i make batteries for those forklifts
PleaseDontTellAnyone
This isn't new. People have been regrooving solid tires for a very long time
RipOffTheBandAid
Developed? This is basic tech available everywhere and in use since tyres were first made!
WickedTendency
Well they are generally replaced for clearance issues, not because they ran out of tread
Roland4343
This really should be higher.
Flechet
yep those tires are the size and composition they are for (usually) good reasons.
o11c
If you have different vehicles with different clearances, you can pass them to the next vehicle smaller.
Volcanuz
No company in their right mind would do that though. Unless uber cheap idiots who are okay with accidents on the regular.
bowie655321
https://media.giphy.com/media/Q2LRWdJDq9xy8/giphy.gif
CaptainSkyhawk
Lies. Lift tires are never fixed until at least half falls off one side in a big lump, stranding the lift in the middle of the ramp all day
Munchman347
I worked for a group like that. Wouldn't pay to fix squat till the lift died completely. Then it was literally baling wire and duck tape...
digivirus
We have a larger model of tire cutter for cutting mud truck tires. It’s been modified a bit, and works great.
SumnerK
umm, grooving your own tires has been going on for ages. this isn't new. You can buy a sipe/grooving tool on amazon for 80 bucks.
Aramis424
Had a boss once who sent me across the street to get an attachment for the compressor to fill up the forklift tires 1/?
Aramis424
Not knowing any better at the time, I went and the guy at the store messed with me a bit before telling me the prank. Got back and my 2/?
Aramis424
boss and coworkers were laughing. I pointed out that they wasted company time and I got a free break and some fresh air. Got the last laugh.
cylogenix
developed? these things have been around forever
zzyxx
common practice on truck tires, don't think that company invented that...
myteetharedryyyyy
this is retreaded.
Bustedknuckles62
I've done this, it sucks.
RumorsOfSmores
Good old siping and grinding of tires, horray race cars!
PoseidonsHairyNipples
It smells, it never stays deep or straight enough, the tips snap wicked easy. I do not miss it.
Bustedknuckles62
Yes!!! That video is not a good representation of the process.
nmeunier
Can you elaborate?
FernandoRumdebum
He did that, and it sucked.
Bustedknuckles62
It smells like burning rubber, but not like a burnout type burning rubber, just a nauseating scent, and depending on what rubber the 1/2
Bustedknuckles62
Tire is made of they can be very hard to groove. 2/2
JustALmemeing
Would be fired immediately after they figured out I was carving dick buttes in them
Unverified
I'd give you a raise
TuggSpeedmann
If it grips it grips
crowkiller06
In my company, you get a raise & a promotion. “Why didn’t I do this first?!” - my only question.
koobybooby
Dick Butte
IllusivePanda
Cock Plateau
DavelyGrave
I can't think of any other use for such a tool. Wakka Wakka.
RoninAsturias
thewhifflingtit
T3HB1GC4T
I wanna climb it ;)
OhStopItEwe
This is beautiful.
dandelionbomb
Sir or Madam, you have won the internet for the day. Congratulations
legitchrispratt
LordNickademus
It's so majestic
J0joTheIdiotCircusBoy
This is pure gold. +1!
dijital101
Goddamit you just had this one on deck waiting for this moment didn't you?
RoninAsturias
lol I literally just searched "dick butte" when I saw the typo
huggies130
She's a butte Clark
TheOleRizzleDizzle
Phenomenal. I wish I could upvote this more
Whiachy
Supermoto racers have these things, and long before this company "invented" it. If anything, this is a perfected version?
HouseholdVarieties
This is not new.
lukeiamyourusername
Dez1013
Yep, used them on the sprint car. Gotta get that groove on.
Manipogoagogo
We have one at our shop that looks like its at least 30 years old.
PigsWeGetWhatPigsDeserve
I remember going to my dad's job (he was a truck driver) when I was 5 and they'd be doing that with truck tires. I'll turn forty in a month
muhfuckinass
First time I seen it
MrTinkle
I just used this on a semi today, screamed eternally.
aberry9036
Nope, not at all.
Lunchb0x8
Have re-grooved many truck tyres, can get about 150% more life out of good ones!
CtrlAltKill
If i haven't seen it its new to me!
Spidey209
And that is why we hate reposts
azgrak
VAN ALSTINE G-1000, TIRE GROOVER, GROOVING IRON, W/ BLADES, SOUTHWEST SPEED INC https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KTOLKWE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_ltl.
Cereaza
I bet the tool is new. But the process is probably age old.
Spidey209
They are both very old
Cereaza
Then what asshole made this gif!?
j0nnymofo
I used this on truck tyres about 15 years ago. Dunno how long it was around before I used it.
ChloeRed
I remember my Uncle using one on his lorry tyres, I'd have been about 12, so 28 years ago. I doubt it was new then.
ThrowTheAccountAway
Just wait until they add facial recognition and remove the headphone jack, then its new
WoolyBullyDoesNotRhymeWithSully
I hate Linde forklifts
iraslak
Same. And their drivers. Ffing asshats
BESTtaylorINAUSTRALIA
The fuckin pedals! The controls! Backwards! The lag!But 1 redeeming feature of the 3 wheeler counter balance is the turning circle
Munchman347
Always drove Yale and Hyster, (I think they're the same co.). Very reliable machines even when driven by clods with little training...
0GreatSnakes0
After a bit of getting used to they're good. Sweet armrest for the lift controls and everything...
WoolyBullyDoesNotRhymeWithSully
I just like the Toyota's I guess. They make one with armrest controls, but the big thing with me was the backwards/forwards pedals..
HeyOP
And it works because forklift tires are solid rubber rather than gas filled, yeah?
SmittyWerbenJagerManJansen
Yeah
cyno01
I would fucking hope so...
awesomebagel
Good to hear, dick math guy!
cyno01
(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞
jfred325350
No, it would work because most are very thick, whether air filled or solid, due to the amount of weight they carry per inch.
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jfred325350
The common Toyota forklifts often have them.
YeetPirate
Lulls generally have air filled tires, as well as your truck cranes
DemSumBigAssRidges
Tires are designed for purposes. If a heavy duty tire needs air inside then the sidewalls, etc are designed for it. It's not a big deal.
jbcars4life
Mostly, yes
BigAdam
Back in the day, Mini racers would groove their own tires. Buy slicks, and cut to what they wanted.
ZAPZAPMOTHAFUCKA
Truck/tractor pullers actually still do this.
TheGuyWithTheDragonTattoo
Some Rally drivers do the same, they cut their own pattern
TinyLiehon
I remember Travolta doing that in that one biker movie
sardonislamir
people still do it, my dad does it.
ElectricOwl99
I was gonna say, air filled* but air is a gas and some smartass would call me on it so whatever
classybroad
I am that smartass and you are correct.
HeyOP
1) Some folks believe pure nitrogen rather than air is beneficial to tire longevity. Last I heard, it's debatable, but it is done. Dunno
HeyOP
2) if it's done with forklifts. And, you know, since you were gonna correct something technically correct, aren't we both smartasses?
Munchman347
Those are, but there are some that use balloon tires filled with nitrogen, mostly for moving delicate equipment or on uneven ground...
Cereaza
Extend the life of a tire but just using way way way more rubber when making them the first time.
jfred325350
More than a whole new tire?
Cereaza
I mean, you'd have to run the numbers. Rubber 100% through, or Rubber 90%, 75% etc. There's a breakeven point
jfred325350
Yes, that’s true, I just would assume that it would be less.
shush1
It works because retreading tires is an old tech.
HeyOP
Retreads for air-filled, IIRC, often involve laminating rubber onto the tire. De-laminations can happen, or if no rubber is added, blowouts.
LoodGookin
Drive a freeway and see all the de-laminations along the road.
HeyOP
I think those are usually from semis, though, as the heavy load tends to increase the risk.
LoodGookin
that*
LoodGookin
Oh yea, mostly from semis. I had one fall apart right in front of me once, kind of scary. After than, I really started to notice them.
eltuna
I was worried about a possible explosion
36roentgen
They edited that out
HeyOP
As in a tire blowout?
flappyFlapcakes
That is an explosion.
HeyOP
Is that the specific type of explosion he was worried about?
fairybug
Gas-filled? Never heard of gas-filled tires. Did you mean something else, or am I just not educated on this? The latter's very possible.
Cataleast
And that is why calling petrol or gasoline "gas" has always struck me as being a bit weird :)
Slayer989
Compressed air is used in your car tires (a gas) whereas forklift tires are just solid rubber
FormerSkiBum
Air is a gas, which I think he means filled with air rather than gasoline... So the tires on your car would be gas filled
BANANAFLAKE
Yeah gas-filled. They pump 100% pure farts into the tires.
Corrodias
Most vehicles have gas-filled tires. (the gas in question is normal, atmospheric air)
WinstonChurchmountain
I fill my tires with gasoline. Makes it go faster.
HeyOP
I meant air or nitrogen, gas the state of matter, but it looks like a truckload of people already mentioned it. Sorry I wasn't clearer.
Vyrro
Compressed air is a gas. Source- elementary school
ArsenicSauce
Like tires on your car, which are filled with air
zouzouzed
Gas as in the state. Regular air or nitrogen usually
TheRevolutionist
Usually air or nitrogen. If you have a car, you have gas in the tires. As air and nitrogen are gasses
Individualsocksinthewashingmachine
The latter
minipancho94
most tires are gas filled, the gas just happens to be air. some jobs require other gases though.
mkitch36
Oxygen is a gas, they also use nitrogen to fill some tires
Mickeys11
Some tires are filled with water or antifreeze, depending on environment, to add weight and traction. Usually on ag or industrial machines
PorneliusHubertII
Nitrogen can be used to inflate tires.
Moralitea
Oxygen can exist as a gas, maybe that’s what he meant?
keyonne
Oxygen is always a gas. Go back to school. Tires are usually filled with atmospheric air (a gas) or nitrogen (also a gas).
keyonne
Well, Oxygen is almost always a gas unless super cooled.
squintish
And/or highly compressed. But yeah on earth almost always a gas.
wedidntstartthefire
Gas as in air, not liquid.
fairybug
Ah, my mistake.
hepcat10
Air is a gas
GashSlayer
Air is gasses*
GoliathSkittles
Air is a gas is also correct.
EyesLikeTheSky
Mostly, it's more correct to say it's a mixture of gasses, with some components of aerosolized liquids and solids.
usernametaken42
Generally speaking, normal forklift tyres are solid, larger ones or off road ones have air in them. A few exceptions in that though
hungitalianohwaitthisisntgrindr
now i’m picturing an off-road forklift.
DingoMatt
With a pallet on the forks, of course?
usernametaken42
Well..... that's exactly what they are. Used typically on building sites with telescopic forks. Or scrapyards
hungitalianohwaitthisisntgrindr
thanks for the downvote asshole. and thanks for killing my enjoyment of imagining people driving around fork lifts like quads.
Electrogourd
i mean.... we do that...
usernametaken42
I like how you assume I downvoted you. Assumption is the mother of all fuck ups remember. Just for that, have a downvote
IamUlrich
I drive a 40,000 lb hyster on rough gravel. Wouldn't recommend trying any steep hills.
ColonelCasual
Fucking hyster. Ours always breakdown.
ssolomonhu
Tyres? Drink some tea bitch! Thus murica
usernametaken42
We gave you this language, kindly use it
jfred325350
Thus? This is America, it’s spelled “this”.
ssolomonhu
Woah there buddy. it's a joke. lol. Swoosh!
jfred325350
Yup, mine was poking fun at you as well...
DIngleberriesForBreakfast
Some are solid, some are not. The air-filled ones are kinda spooky sometimes.
Stuebydoo
Maybe they are just nervous
Twatimz
Dat username though
27yoUGLYvirgin
Makes you indeed what he has for lunch.
SaraFourImgur
Are they haunted?
CityYeti
The gas they use for the tires are ghost farts
KIthas
Lol no they are just bouncy sometimes. Which is exactly what you don't want with a literal ton on your forks.
ColourBlindMillwright
Two piece and ring rims are definitely spooky.
PaintedSlate
Not according to this.
5FingerJeffPunch
Spoopy? What the flawk?
Xenolith166
netharia
THANK YOU fuck I've been looking for that one. New phones suck sometimes. Also these are hard to search for, lol
PaintedSlate
Haha, I know the feeling! I have the others in there somewhere if you need them.
Xenolith166
Here, lemme send you on a quest
netharia
Those are good, I just prefer the cleaner look myself.