Thread: Tyre regrooving..

I believe regardless of what Manufacturers state or mould into the sidewalls, regrooving is illegal in this country.
Regrooving also ruins the tyre's ability to be retreaded, which could be another avenue for your Mitchies.

Personally, I think retreading is what should be illegal. I don't even like it on drive or trailer tyres.

However, regrooving is not illegal. Look here.

I stand corrected. My belief was based on out of date knowledge, from a time when regroovable tyres were not available in this country.
The first regroovable tyres that were available were aimed at suburban service busses, but legislation was lagging behind technology.

John it's not hard to do, we used to regroove 4wd tyres quite often back in the 70's and early 80's.
Just set the cutter depth on the tool at what you require before you turn it on, let it warm up completely before starting and then away you go. I reckon the manufacturers depth is from a bald case so you would be pretty safe with a just legal tyre. We found it easier to make a couple of shallower cuts rather than one big one, I reckon us oldies would need to take shallower cuts anyway as arm strength isn't what it used to be.

It's a fellow OKA owner who has the tool. You probably know him. He would have done it before I guess. I never have.

Don't push too quickly either, or the cutting tool will break.

A mate of mine back in the early 2000's regrooved his truck tyres on his tipper when he was driving for quarry mob.
Never had a problem with them or the law. That was in NSW.

DG

John get the tool owner to give you a lesson and he will probably have a tyre you can learn/practice on as well.