How to drill drainage holes in a big truck tyre.

[Pat "5mph"]

I have this big tyre in my garden, it was donated to me for planting something in it.
After several unsuccessful attempts to drill drainage holes in it, I discovered today that a good quality tile drill bit works a treat.
There is a metal coil all around those tyres, so drilling at the very bottom helps.
Once I found a space that was between the metal coil, I drilled holes on the same line.
One gigantic tyre finally empty of stagnant water, success!

 

[classic33]

A slower speed and a hole saw will do a better job. Or use a short, strong blade and stab the tyre.

 

[Drago]

Put it on your car and park it in the disabled bay outside Accy's flat and it'll be full of holes by morning.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I'm puzzled by how you use a tyre as a planter. If it was sliced in half, yes, I can imagine it forming a circular trough, or a U shaped trough (depending on whether you slice vertically or horizontally) in which you could plant stuff. But a plain tyre, hows that going to work?

 

[Pat "5mph"]

A slower speed and a hole saw will do a better job. Or use a short, strong blade and stab the tyre.

Tried all that, didn't work.
Or maybe I wasn't patient enough, who knows.

I'm puzzled by how you use a tyre as a planter. If it was sliced in half, yes, I can imagine it forming a circular trough, or a U shaped trough (depending on whether you slice vertically or horizontally) in which you could plant stuff. But a plain tyre, hows that going to work?

It's quite common to use tyres as planters, I'll take a picture tomorrow.
I see them all the time in schools/nurseries/community gardens.
Usually kids paint them, I have spray painted mine.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Tried all that, didn't work.
Or maybe I wasn't patient enough, who knows.

It's quite common to use tyres as planters, I'll take a picture tomorrow.
I see them all the time in schools/nurseries/community gardens.
Usually kids paint them, I have spray painted mine.

I have googled. I now see.

 

[classic33]

Tried all that, didn't work.
Or maybe I wasn't patient enough, who knows.

It's quite common to use tyres as planters, I'll take a picture tomorrow.
I see them all the time in schools/nurseries/community gardens.
Usually kids paint them, I have spray painted mine.

With the knife option, you should pretend the tyre is someone you don't like. Making certain you're wearing a heavy glove when doing it.

If you should try cutting it into two halves, a handsaw designed for wood will cut the main body of the tyre. A hacksaw can cut the metal within it.

Power tools are too fast, they melt the rubber binding in the cut. If you're lucky it'll be just the blade/disc that gets damaged.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Power tools are too fast, they melt the rubber binding in the cut. If you're lucky it'll be just the blade/disc that gets damaged.

As I said in the OP,I used a drill with a diamond point tile bit.
It worked, nothing got damaged
Next job: taking the kitchen apart before the fitters come, maybe they'll get out of my feet faster if I give them a head start.
I'll give them tea and biscuits too, of course

 

[postman]

My old dad used to take us to Hill 60 in Roundhay Park,sit us inside a tyre then roll us down the hill.They were good years them.

 

[classic33]

As I said in the OP,I used a drill with a diamond point tile bit.
It worked, nothing got damaged
Next job: taking the kitchen apart before the fitters come, maybe they'll get out of my feet faster if I give them a head start.
I'll give them tea and biscuits too, of course

I was thinking more if you were planning on cutting the tyre into halves. On whichever axis.
Have fun with the kitchen though.
Tea and biscuits will slow them down!

 

[postman]

you should pretend the tyre is someone you don't like.

Accy how many tyres do do want.