DO NOT BUY SOLIDEAL TIRES. (TRIGGER WARNING)

[warrendeere]

I will never, ever, ever buy another product made by Camso/Camoplast/Solideal. The Solideal Tires are truly terrible. When i First got tires for my tractor i got solideal tires, under the impression that they would save me about $300 and be just as good. Boy, was i just wrong. These tires have to be the worst brand of tires ever. They are already cracking and dryrotting after about 1 1/2 years of standard use, total of 75HRS. These are kept at normal inflation temperatures. The front tires are already bald, and i don't even go on concrete all that often. they are at a high PSI for the front like the manual says for loaders, and even what solideal tires website says. Don't buy these cheap tires. They are truly horrible. Never will i ever buy solideal tires again.

 

[ArlyA]

Ya, well, I've had greif with Camso pods. (you might call tracks) Never will I get them again.

 

[k0ua]

Never even heard of them. That may be a good thing.

 

[Snobdds]

Its too expensive to be cheap.

 

[grsthegreat]

nope, never heard of them either.

 

[lman]

I will never, ever, ever buy another product made by Camso/Camoplast/Solideal. The Solideal Tires are truly terrible. When i First got tires for my tractor i got solideal tires, under the impression that they would save me about $300 and be just as good. Boy, was i just wrong. These tires have to be the worst brand of tires ever. They are already cracking and dryrotting after about 1 1/2 years of standard use, total of 75HRS. These are kept at normal inflation temperatures. The front tires are already bald, and i don't even go on concrete all that often. they are at a high PSI for the front like the manual says for loaders, and even what solideal tires website says. Don't buy these cheap tires. They are truly horrible. Never will i ever buy solideal tires again.

Maybe you could let us know where you got them so we could avoid it.

 

[warrendeere]

Maybe you could let us know where you got them so we could avoid it.

Some of the dealers have them, They are carried at many places. They had them at my local deere dealer and new holland dealer. They ae made by Camso so when you hear that name just know they are talking about solideal.

 

[5030]

Why do I think they came from across the pond in a container?

 

[k0ua]

Off-the-road (OTR) tire maker Camoplast Solideal, Magog, Quebec, Canada, has announced a company name change to Camso. The company says the new brand “represents the best of” predecessor brands Camoplast and Solideal.

“The launch of Camso highlights the success our company has achieved in just a few years,” says Camso chairman and CEO Pierre Marcouiller. “We have become the world’s second-largest specialized player in the manufacturing of tires, tracks and track systems for off-the-road vehicles.”

Camso’s sales in the sector went from $95 million to more than $1 billion in seven years, according to the company, which serves four markets: material handling, construction, agriculture and off-road sports.

Marcouiller says Camso puts 100 percent of its effort on the 11 percent of the global tire and track market that comprises the OTR market.

“One might think that producing on-road and off-road tires are one and the same, but this simply isn't the case,” says Marcouiller. “This has driven Camso to constantly reinvent itself. Our people take the time to understand the multitude of constraints and challenges that machine operators experience,” he adds.

Marcouiller says the company has developed a unique culture for the Camso team in which “road free” means achieving its commitments, being industrious and acting authentically in its relations with its customers and suppliers.

Camso designs, manufactures and distributes tires, wheels, tracks and track systems and works with OEMs including Toyota, Caterpillar and John Deere, as well as several distribution networks. The company has more than 7,500 employees, four R&D centers and 24 manufacturing plants in 27 countries. It also operates an international distribution network in more than 100 countries.

 

[hornett22]

If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is.

If you're saving a lot of money, you're most likely giving up something

 

[Diggin It]

Off-the-road (OTR) tire maker Camoplast Solideal, Magog, Quebec, Canada,

Ahh, so they're made from recycled hockey pucks, eh?

 

[5030]

Me, I'll stick with Titans or Trellerborhg or Michelin. Sounds like container ship tires to me. If I'm plunking down 5 grand for shoes for each tractor (x 3), I want something that at least lasts for a while. Been my experience with Chinese rubber products that the rot almost instantly. Those tire smell Chinese to me.

 

[hube2]

This reminds me of me when I was young and buying tires for my car. I bought the cheapest tires because they were 1/2 the cost of the good tires. I would have to buy new tires every year. Later I started buying the good tires and they would last 4 years. In the long run the more expensive tires are actually 1/2 the cost of the cheap tires. When I was young and poor I would have been better off finding a way to pay for the more expensive tires from the start.

This is how I judge all things now: How long will it last? This is really the only important question.

 

[bmg88201]

Ahh, so they're made from recycled hockey pucks, eh?

That’s funny, I don’t care what anybody says, lol

I bought Michelin tires for the first time for my Yukon, yes they were pricy but geez it rides like I just left the dealership when I bought it new. I too look for longevity and not cheap price in products I buy. I won’t buy any other brand of tires again.

 

[oosik]

My current tires on my M6040 - Goodyear and Titan. But they are only twelve years old. SO .... they should still be good.

My previous tractor had four Goodyear. The were all in good shape when traded in 27 years later. If you pay $$$$ for good tires - keep the tractor out of the sun when not in use.

 

[Jchonline]

.... under the impression that they would save me about $300 and be just as good.

Thats usually the case in my experience. We all know the saying...now it will have cost you far more than if you had just bought the good stuff to begin with. Sorry to hear it happened.

 

[Supraman0614]

Camoplast has been making snowmobile tracks for decades. When I was still in the sport ten years ago, they were the gold standard. I've never seen their Ag tires, so I can't comment there, but does anyone know whether they are manufacturing them in QC, or buying them from China? I never had an issue with their snowmobile tracks (that I didn't cause myself!). It seems that there shouldn't be that much of a drop in quality given their experience with rubber products.

 

[Rustyiron]

There's always 2 sides to every story.

 

[IndyJay]

There's always 2 sides to every story.

...and then there is the truth.

 

[RickB]

There's always 2 sides to every story.

Bald at 75 hours is an interesting claim.