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Cut Up Tire recipe

Cut Up Tire is a general crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Tire Piece x4, Scrap Metal x1. It needs Strength level 4.

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What you need

QtyItemHow it is used
1any metalsaw or any boltcuttersTool, kept (may wear)
1any wholetireUsed up
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Skill, learning and time

  • It is known from the start; no book or skill level is needed to see it.
  • Skill needed: Strength 4.
  • Base crafting time: 300 (game time units in the recipe file).
  • Can be crafted at any table or counter.
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Quick answers

How do you make Tire Piece in Project Zomboid?

Use the Cut Up Tire recipe (General category). You need any wholetire and these tools: any metalsaw or any boltcutters.

What skill does Cut Up Tire need?

It needs Strength level 4.

How do I learn the Cut Up Tire recipe?

It is known from the start; no book or skill level is needed to see it.

Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.