the drive power means the cutting assembly means includes a cutting power means simultaneously engaged to a front cutting wheel and to a rear cutting wheel to provide rotation thereof the cutting assembly means is mounted such that the lower arc of the front cutting wheel passes between the upper arcs of the front drive wheels to form a front cutting assembly and similarly the lower arc of the rear cutting wheel passes between the upper arcs of the rear drive wheels to form a rear cutting assembly in operation a scrap tire or a portion thereof is passed between a cutting wheel and the corresponding drive wheels thereby cutting the tire the front cutting assembly may be used to provide transverse cuts across the tire material or the tire material may be manipulated to provide decorative cuts or various shaped portions for practical or aesthetic uses the rear cutting assembly is used primarily to cut strips of tire material primarily of the tread portion of a scrap tire and includes an adjustable guide to control the width of such strips application_number US 2205201 A description referring to fig1 the tire cutting machine of the present invention includes a base member 1 and an upwardly extending body member 2 attached to and supported by said body member 2 is drive means assembly 50 having a first side and an opposite second side.