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Tire Life on a Hydro

Discussion in 'Chainsaws and Power Equipment' started by buZZsaw BRAD, Sep 11, 2024.

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  1. Eggshooterist

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    Like smoked rubber.
     
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    I don't know what to say it really smells like other than a cheap plastic sort of smell.

    Burnt rubber to me is what you get on the starting line at the drag strip.
    It doesn't smell anything like that place.
     
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    No issues with the tires on the County Line splitter, yrs old.
     
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    I meant putting a piece of rubber in a smoker. Lol. Thats what any of that chicom rubber smells like which is the overwhelming scent in a china freight store.
     
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    If the tire still seals to the rim just put tubes in and get several more years on them.
     
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    Even if they don't seal...tube fixes that too...
     
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    As you can see I do have a loose screw.
    I call it my model "screw -u-2".
     
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    My dirty hands splitter has got to be pushing 10 years old ( because I’ve had the house for eleven). Has sat outside its whole life uncovered. Has been towed down to the dismal river a couple times. (About 16 miles down the highway one way). Back and forth from my house to work multiple times, that’s a 5 mile round trip. I’m sure there is a couple more local trips ( maybe 5 miles) that I can’t remember.
    And the tires are holding up great. Never had a flat, and I think they still look pretty good. In fact, they might be the most impressive component on the whole unit.
     
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    Oh you done gone did it now...next trip, pop!
     
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    Probably, it’s at the shop where I work right now. Got the cylinder apart for a reseal
     
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  11. Eggshooterist

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    No loose clothing around that unit. Lol
     
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    Thinking about building another one, hand held using a cut off saw engine.
     
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    Slime works great if you need it.

    That said, the tires on my mtd are original and still in great condition and that splitter is probably about 30 years old, I know my dad never bought a hydro splitter until after all of us 3 boys moved out. Go figure.
     
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    Free labor...smart man
     
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    Yup, wear em out...they get in less trouble that way too :)
     
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    My dad never even had a chainsaw... We had a couple bowsaws, a few razor sharp axes, a one man crosscut for when he was at work, and a two-man cross cut for after he got home from work.

    He was pretty handy with an axe.

    First thing I did when I started burning wood was buy a chainsaw...

    We did have a 20" power mower for the 2 acre yard though. Dad thought that was rather progressive...
     
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    Have to keep in mind that a lot of the tires on our equipment, even if they are cheap crap, are several years older and see poor storage conditions compared to what we would consider acceptable on our vehicles. Nobody whines about 50,000 miles and 5 years of service from a $6-800 set of truck tires, but a 15-year-old $50 mower/tractor/cart/splitter tire leaks down over the course of a week, wow, what a piece of ..... :rofl: :lol:

    Outdoor storage on dirt/grass is probably the biggest accelerator of aging, second only to direct sun.
     
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    But, those of us that have kinetic splitters love them !
     
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    You'll while when that 6-800 set of tires it's now $1400-1600. Ask me how I know.
     
    Horkn, Dec 6, 2024
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    Noticed the same tire was low the other day and had a hard time moving it. :hair:
     
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