Serrated knife for cutting tires??

gazz98 said:
He must be a OH state police officer. That's what happens when you change lanes w/o a turn signal. 1 tire slashed if you are from OH. 2 slashed from a neighboring state other then MI. 3 if from any state other then OH and MI and mouth off to him. If you are from MI, 4 tires + spare slashed, broken windshield, tail & head lights, and a ticket for littering.

I'd suggest a ZT or Strider.
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Remind me never to drive through OH.
 
The Mastiff said:
I wonder why the ICE agent didn't just let the air out then look inside easily.
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Always hated changing tires, how do you do it easily? I've used wrecking bars, screwdrivers, and tire mauls to break beads, none of it was particularly easy on passenger car or light truck tires. Laying a 2X4 on the sidewall and driving another vehicle onto it works, but getting the end of the board positioned right was a little hassle.

16 1/5" split ring was simple, but was always prefaced with "if the ring pops off it could kill you." :D
 
While the comments about trashing the valve stem are good, it doesn't unseat the bead. That sometimes takes a lot of force, which is exactly why tire shops have machines for the works. A Coats 30-30 was my friend and worked well.

Not having the money or need, I bought a hand operated tire mounter from Harbor Freight. $39. Mounted to concrete, or a set of big legs, you could make it portable.

The real question is - how much dope you can get in a tire and still mount it to the rim? I doubt you could fill it full with package amounts. Therefore, the tire will dismount. Cutting the sidewall with a knife in the hand is a rugged and difficult experience.

If you have a powersaw to remove body panels, you already have the answer - pop the valve and pull the trigger, let the saw do the work.

If you insist on using an undersized folding knife with a lock that could fail, a handle that may leave blisters, and a point sharp enough to break off, try Spyderco. They have plenty of models to fit the bill for overwork and abuse.

By the way, don't let OSHA see you doing it. As a goverment employee at some level, I'm sure there is a tool use rule you are violating, much less common sense.
 
Always hated changing tires, how do you do it easily? I've used wrecking bars, screwdrivers, and tire mauls to break beads, none of it was particularly easy on passenger car or light truck tires. Laying a 2X4 on the sidewall and driving another vehicle onto it works, but getting the end of the board positioned right was a little hassle.
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Unless mugging for cameras we tended to take whole vehicles to areas where we could use tire removing machines, or even just break the tire out after letting the air out. A car tire was easier, trucks were different, but not near impossible with a sledge, or other means of breaking the bead out.

Quite a few truck tow operators have the equipment to repair/replace tires on their gear on the truck.We would use whatever assets were needed. All in all we tended to try to do stuff like that rather than grab knives and start cutting. If a large load is suspected of being smuggled we would also try to record the event for evidence purposes. Once again in a controlled environment was thought to be the best for some obvious reasons.

The only way I'd be cutting manually was if was looking fore something in a specially built tire say with heroin in the tire itself that has been recapped. Not a likely scenario where I was at.

Serious vehicle searches/lab stuff was carried away to a controlled spot and recorded when practical as it is a crime scene. We had an impound lot where I was at ( with two alternate, less secure lots for vehicles waiting for auctions, etc.). I was assigned there during a use of force investigation one time. For a couple of months I had to learn the whole impound, up to sale by auction routine.

Perhaps small town situations are different. Joe
 
Wouldn't you be concerned with puncturing packaging if you just went all slashy on a tire with suspected drugs inside?
 
richard j said:
buy a cheap boxcutter and replace the blade when it gets dull.
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Now in decorator colors for all your tire deanimation needs.

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How about a super knife with exchangable blades.Then you would never have to sharpen after a hard day of slashing folks' tires.
 
orbit308 said:
I am law enforcement and looking for a serrated knife that is able to cut through tires without dulling quickly. I had been using a Spyderco Endura Aus-8, but that had an accident with a car fender. I need something serrated, durable, foldable, & not too expensive. Any suggestions?
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law enforcement, cutting tires? i don't think my car is safe in YOUR town but i would recommend a spyderco endura aus-8 just keep it away from fenders
 
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