Galileo TrakWheel Media Updates

Galileo Wheel is officially rebranding its CupWheel product line as TRAKWHEEL across all applications - irrigation, skid steer, and tractor tires. The name change reflects what customers have been telling us all along: this tire performs like a track on standard rims. After selling over 8,000 irrigation tire units with zero returns, we wanted a name that immediately communicates the core value proposition.

When we reached out to Matt Stetar from Diesel Creek about testing our airless tires, he didn't hesitate. For someone who's spent decades wrenching on heavy equipment and building a YouTube following of nearly a million subscribers, he knows what separates gear that works from gear that just takes up space. After 14 years of running his Bobcat S185 and dealing with constant flat tires, Matt's verdict was: they're good. From someone who's built a following of nearly a million

Agricultural contractor John Kennedy, based in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, has become the first Irish operator to test our revolutionary technology on his New Holland T7.230 tractor. This marks a significant step in our global expansion and validates the universal applicability of our patented double-V sidewall design.

Galileo Wheel, creator of breakthrough CupWheel airless tire technology, announced today the appointment of Chris Rice as Executive Vice President of Sales. Rice brings nearly three decades of leadership experience in the US material handling market, having most recently served as President and CEO at Welch, where he scaled the business to hundreds of millions in revenue over just four years.

Michael Connor has been featured in the August 2025 issue of Modern Tire Dealer magazine, where he outlined five critical trends reshaping the industrial tire market and their impact on forklift operations. "We're seeing shifts in forklift and general industrial tire requirements that extend well beyond the incremental improvements we've grown accustomed to," Connor explained.

If you've been working with skid steers for more than five minutes, you know that getting skid steer tire sizes explained the right way can save you from a world of headaches. Here's the thing about skid steer tire sizes – they're not rocket science, but the industry sure makes it feel that way sometimes. The reality is that tire size affects everything about how your machine works.

Galileo Wheel doesn't just engineer airless tires – we test them in the real world, under the same brutal conditions that destroy conventional rubber. Not in some climate-controlled lab, but in actual demolition sites, recycling facilities, and construction zones where tires go to die. The results? Our airless skid steer tires consistently deliver 2.5-3x times the service life of conventional pneumatic tires, with zero downtime. Here's the data that proves it.

The R4 versus L4 debate isn't just tire nerd territory. Get this wrong and you're looking at blown budgets, angry operators, and machines sitting idle while you hunt for replacement rubber. Get it right? Your tires outlast the warranty, your fuel costs drop, and nobody's complaining about feeling like they're riding in a paint shaker.

We are glad to share that Galileo Wheel has successfully achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification from URS (United Registrar of Systems), validating the company's quality management system for the development of off-road tires. The certification reinforces Galileo Wheel's commitment to maintaining high standards of quality, consistency, and customer satisfaction across its innovative tire solutions.

If you've ever been stuck in the middle of a job because your skid steer picked up a nail, you've probably thought about solid rubber...