Solideal tires

How to Choose Solideal Tires

Choose Solideal tires by matching the machine type and duty environment before comparing models or sizes. Solideal operates under Camso (a Michelin subsidiary) and covers three distinct product families - solid press-on, solid resilient, and industrial pneumatic - each designed for different operating conditions. Using the wrong construction family creates the wrong operating behavior even when dimensions appear compatible.

Solid press-on tires

Solid press-on tires are bonded to a steel band and mount via hydraulic press onto flat-base wheels. They suit indoor electric forklifts running on smooth warehouse floors at high cycle rates.

• The PON 555 is the standard-duty press-on choice for medium-intensity indoor applications, offering good traction in both smooth and lug tread configurations in black or non-marking compounds.
• The PON 775 NMAS addresses the specific challenge of electrostatic buildup in non-marking press-on tires — the right choice for electronics, food, or paper handling environments where both floor cleanliness and static discharge control are required simultaneously.

Solid resilient tires

Solid resilient tires are puncture-proof, air-free, and built in pneumatic-style profiles. They suit forklifts, tow tractors, and trailers running longer distances or in more demanding duty cycles than cushion tires handle well.

• The  Solideal RES 550 Magnum is the go-to resilient tire for medium-intensity operations — wide profile, flat footprint, deep tread blocks for traction and stability across a broad range of standard forklift applications.
• The RES 660 Xtreme steps up to high-intensity, multi-shift, and heavy-load environments where heat buildup would shorten a standard resilient tire's life. Its abrasion-resistant compound is built for non-stop operation.
• The Res Xtreme NMAS extends the RES 660 Xtreme platform into non-marking territory with built-in anti-static technology — the resilient counterpart to the PON 775 NMAS for operations outside North America where resilient tires are the norm.

Industrial pneumatic tires

Industrial pneumatic tires carry air and are built for outdoor use, mixed surfaces, and applications where ride cushioning over rough ground matters.

• The Hauler HATR uses a half-lug, half-smooth tread pattern specifically developed for road-to-rail environments and forklifts in constant-turning applications such as port and intermodal handling — the tread geometry reduces tapered wear on dual-drive axles.
• The  Solideal Hauler XD44 L5 is the heavy-duty pneumatic option for skid steers and compact equipment in the most abrasive hard-surface conditions, with an overbuilt carcass, extra-deep tread, and reinforced sidewalls built for maximum life where other pneumatics wear out quickly.
• The ED Plus is the non-marking pneumatic option - a durable air-filled tire suited to forklift, port, and ground support equipment applications where floor marking is not acceptable but solid tire construction is not required.

Construction-specific models

Construction-specific models cover compaction and earthmoving equipment, which operate on entirely different logic from the forklift lineup above.

• The CMP 533 is purpose-built for soil compactors, with an optimized tread pattern that balances floatation and traction to minimize ground disturbance while maximizing compaction performance - not interchangeable with forklift or skid steer models.

The practical selection sequence is: machine type → operating surface → construction family (press-on / resilient/pneumatic) → compound requirements (black / non-marking / NMAS) → model → size.

Popular Solideal Tire Sizes for Forklifts & Industrial Equipment

Solideal sizes follow industrial conventions, not passenger or commercial truck formats. The correct size notation and number of dimensions change depending on whether the tire is a press-on, resilient, or pneumatic - all three appear in the catalog, and each reads differently.

Press-on (cushion) tire sizes

Press-on (cushion) tires - sized as outside diameter × width × hub diameter (all inches):

• 18x7-8 - one of the most common press-on fitments across the PON 555 and RES 660 Xtreme ranges, covering compact to mid-capacity indoor electric forklifts on smooth warehouse floors. Available in black and non-marking compounds, including the NMAS anti-static variant in the PON 775.
• 21x8x15 - a widely used press-on size for larger counterbalanced forklifts in the 3–5 ton class; appears across the PON 555 line in both smooth and traction tread configurations.
• 23x9-10 - a heavier press-on fitment found in the RES 660 Xtreme range, suited to high-intensity multi-shift operations with elevated load demands.

Resilient (solid pneumatic-profile) tire sizes

Resilient (solid pneumatic-profile) tires - sized in diameter × width format:

• 6.00-9 - the core compact resilient size in the RES 550 Magnum and RES 660 Xtreme lines, fitting smaller forklifts and warehouse tractors in single and two-shift operations.
• 7.00-12 - a mid-range resilient fitment appearing across both the RES 550 and RES 660 families; common on standard counterbalanced IC and electric forklifts in distribution and manufacturing environments.
• 8.25-15 - a larger resilient size used on higher-capacity forklifts in the RES 660 Xtreme range, built for non-stop heavy-load service where heat management is the limiting factor.
• 250-15 (25x9-15) - a broad-footprint resilient size found in the RES 660 Xtreme line for tow tractors and heavy-capacity forklifts running long distances in port and intermodal environments.

Industrial pneumatic tire sizes

Industrial pneumatic tires - sized in diameter × width format, same convention as resilient:

• 7.00-12 - shared with the resilient range but in air-filled construction; the Hauler HATR runs this size for road-to-rail and constant-turning applications where the half-lug tread pattern matters for even axle wear.
• 28x9-15 - a large pneumatic size in the Hauler XD44 L5 range for outdoor skid steers and compact equipment in abrasive hard-surface conditions where maximum carcass depth is the priority.

Unlike passenger tires, matching a Solideal size requires confirming three things in sequence: the construction family (press-on, resilient, or pneumatic), the rim or hub diameter, and the load capacity for the specific axle position. Two tires sharing a nominal size across different construction families are not interchangeable — they mount on different wheel types and behave entirely differently under load.