[asphaltgambler]

Why yes........yes I have run into this exact situation more than once. The solution believe it or not is an electrical hand planer (sp?). Look this up on UT where a guy shows you the method. I bought the cheapest unit from Harbour freight. Set my all wheel drive bmw up on 4 jack stands, tires @1" off the pavement. I have the planer set up where the blade rotates against normal tire rotation per side. Start the vehicle, put in gear, take it up to @15 - 20 mph at idle. Position the planer, handle down at slight angle on the ground, holding firmly. Then with it spinning sneak the unit up focusing on the center of the tread; high spot of the tire. The key is a tiny bit at a time, working the unit across the tread section.

If you only have 2 wheel drive, you'll need to rotate the non-drive wheels / tires to the drive axle. Also the tires will need rebalanced after for optimum results.

Two things before doing this. Buy extra blades as you'll only get 1-2 tires done before its too dull to use. Second thing is drive the vehicle at least 10 miles to put heat in the tires, relaxing the cords so there are not flat spots from sitting.