Ideal Grooving Iron 110 Volt 250 Watt Heated Groover Tire Cutter w/ #4 Blades & Head

The media could not be loaded. It is my first experience with such service, but do far no complaints. Used this tool to prolong life of semi truck reprovable tires. Tool does job as expected, working even from 12V inverter with out any issues.

Easy instructions. Easy to use. Worked perfectly. I can't understand the negative reviews. Either it's quality control or people that is the problem. I used it on 4 37×12.5×17 BFG KM3s and used only 2 blades. Every lug down the middle and every other on the edge. Great product. Would absolutely recomend.

I've never owned or used a tire grooving tool but I found myself needing one to regroove a set of truck tires. The tool is solidly built, heats up quickly and cuts perfect grooves in tires. It does however take a moderate amount of muscle to push it through the rubber. I'm very pleased with the tool and the results.

Worked well to groove my industrial tires on my tractor. I warmed up my tires with a torpedo heater and that made cutting go way faster,with less effort, than when they were at room tempature.

Awesome tool. We'll crafted in the USA. Worth every cent if you need to regroove or sipe tires.I used this to make a set of Goodyear RV tires (245/70r19.5) highway tires into an all terrain tire for an f450. It's a substantial amount of work to sipe and regroove a set of six tires (took about 30 minutes per tire) but saved me from spending an absurd $450 each on Michelin mud and snow tires. Siping is much faster then regrooving.I'm not sure if I'd attempt to regroove or sipe a passenger car tire where there are many tread options but it works great on medium duty tires since the tread pattern selection is so limited.Remember if you intend to do as I did and change the pattern... The rubber compound means a lot when it come to traction, regrooving and siping does not change the compound itself. Meaning, if you need a snow tire for a car... Buy a snow tire. If special purpose tires are not available in your wheel size, this is an option.The tool itself is fantastic and I certainly would not attempt this with a Chinese tool. In six tires, I only used 1 blade, it came with multiple. Caution... Gets extremely hot but surprisingly does not create much smoke or a terrible odor. Very pleased!

I admit that in my younger years, I was part of a race team in the Sports2000 class. Later in various SCCA club level, run categories. That means that this tool is nothing new to me. I have cut hundreds of race and DOT tires over the years. I was pleased to find that this new version is quite possibly, exactly the same as the one I had used so many times back in the 80's.This tire groover still feels and cuts great. Heats up in ten-ish minutes and keeps the heat up as long as you need it. The included blades are still awesome, even better that they used to be. They keep an edge seemingly forever. At least until I plow into a stone imbedded in the tire. Try to avoid that, in makes a noticeable difference in the ease of cut. Don't rush the first cut, wait till it is really hot, don't rush while cutting, and you will see wonderful clean cuts.I purchased a new Jeep Wrangler and it came with Goodyear HT tires, basically a deep tread, highway tire. This tire groover allowed me to add sipes and grooves to the tread pattern, making the tire more like an all weather tire. I realize due to the harder rubber compound, it will never be a winter tire, but I am still please with the outcome.Have no fear when considering this tool, it works great.

Cuts like butter when the tires are warm and you let the tool heat up for 15mins. Very, very hot. Used it on 33" MT tires and now they have a second life. Super 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

I purchased this heating knife the other day and received it in the mail two days later. I was glad I received it so quickly.I odered it to groove some tires on my 18 wheeler that has worn below dot recommended tread depth. I have used these heating knives before in the past and wanted something newer. Well, after un-boxing and adding the cutting blade, I plugged in the cord into my 110v wall socket at home. Waited 30 minutes for the iron to get hot 🔥 and NOTHING. No warmth at all. I tried multiple outlets and even a 5000w power inverter that I use in the truck . It never heated up not once. I'm returning this defective product.