DO NOT BUY SOLIDEAL TIRES. (TRIGGER WARNING)

[arlen4720]

I just put a set of camso 532 on my skid loader a couple weeks ago. Bauer Built says they sell many of them, and that’s what they recommend. Too early to tell how good they are, but if they are crappy, I doubt Bauer Built would be staking their reputation on them.

 

[MHarryE]

My dealer swapped standard tracks for Camso on CTL when I tried moving snow in their lot with a demo unit and told the dealer I was disappointed that I couldn't move better on packed snow. The Camso turned out to be far better on packed snow and ice. I only have 2 years and a few hundred hours on the tracks so I can't tell you about life but definitely superior ice & snow traction than OEM tracks. Maybe that's why you read in many posts here about dealers selling Camso tracks no matter which brand CTL they are selling.

 

[MF1433V]

Maybe they just forgot the S in the rebranding name (S)camso

 

[bottletree]

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"T

 

[bottletree]

" The cheap comes out expensive" / Judge Marilyn

 

[Alan46]

And then there is that "Chinese tire" rubber smell in a Harbor Freight. It is so distinctive.

So that’s where that smell came from! I bought a pair of wheel chocks from H F and that smell filled up my 2,500 sq.ft pole barn for quite a while. No Bueno

 

[WilliamBos]

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.

So its their fault that you bought a Lada thinking you were getting a Rolls Royce? How long were the tires sitting in a warehouse before you bought them? So many factors to consider before bashing an entire company.

Camoplast makes some excellent products, they have a budget line like anyone else. Do your research before buying.

 

[JBF43]

So its their fault that you bought a Lada thinking you were getting a Rolls Royce? How long were the tires sitting in a warehouse before you bought them? So many factors to consider before bashing an entire company.

Camoplast makes some excellent products, they have a budget line like anyone else. Do your research before buying.

OK, this raises a question in my mind. Do tractor tires have a manufacture date stamped into them like car tires do so you can tell how old they are before you buy them?

 

[Gord Baker]

When purchasing rear Lug Ag tires, COUNT the Lugs. Some brands have fewer lugs and you get a telescoped bumpy ride on hard surfaces. I believe they were made in Poland. There were 4 fewer Lugs than originals on 4.75 New Holland. Not worth saving a few hundred.

 

[mk2133]

The stockers on my Mahindra 26MAX aren't that much better. Just drive around a while in 4WD on concrete or asphalt.