Retreading Lawnmower tires for next to nothing
I've had my lawn mower for roughly 5 years. It's a front wheel drive push mower and I never imagined that wheels could wear out just from mowing a lawn but I have 2 bald tires.
This current adventure started when I went online shopping for replacement wheels. I found a part that looked like it would fit but after paying $25 to get it delivered, I discovered that the part was only for 1 wheel.
I'm not paying $50 for 2 wheels so I went looking for alternatives to get some traction. I just replaced the tires on a bicycle with smooth city tires and thought these knobby tires would be great on the lawn mower and they're replaceable when I have 2 bald tires in another 5 years.
So here we go
Need a heavy duty cable cutter to cut the bead on the tires, but a sharp knife can be used to cut just the tread for our project.
I'm not paying $50 for 2 wheels so I went looking for alternatives to get some traction. I just replaced the tires on a bicycle with smooth city tires and thought these knobby tires would be great on the lawn mower and they're replaceable when I have 2 bald tires in another 5 years.
So here we go
Need a heavy duty cable cutter to cut the bead on the tires, but a sharp knife can be used to cut just the tread for our project.
Trimming the side walls because we only need the tread area
Measure, cut and line it up. A couple of self tapping screws to hold everything in place
This should do the trick for a few years and it looks really rugged.
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