Wheels and Castors

The wheels and castors assembled here are as spares to the material handling equipment we make and supply.  You can also buy them to fit existing equipment.  Castor plates are frequently interchangeable, the 4 bolt plate fix has some adjustment. We can easily check with a few simple measurements.   If your material handling equipment application is spares then this next section may not interest you but if you would like to know more about wheels and castors in terms of use and application here are some ideas for you.

Wheels with cast iron centres of machined alloy steel grades take the most weight, we provide flanged and flat tread versions which will take literally any weight you want. Typically steel wheels are for bogie or runway/railway applications and are very heavy duty. Wheels may then have a range of tread options which include high grade resins, such as polyurethane, through to rubber treads bonded directly to the steel or cast iron.  We use the same technique on conveyor rollers too.  Nylon wheels are the next most common material but other hard plastics are used with special treads, again these can take high loads and have hard resin tread options.  Blue and red are popular colours but green is an option too.

Wheels - Pressed steel centres, these are up to 100kgs on axles,  less in castors
Wheels - Plastic centres don't like twist or side loads, good for straight running applications like sack trucks, light duty only.
Castors - fabricated.  The post office tower once rotated on these, they  take high loads.
Castors - pressed steel loading below 100kgs generally speaking.

Axles in castors around the 12mm mark on wheeled hand trucks and bogeys 25mm minimum.
Bearings reduce friction, great in dry conditions. For wet and corrosive conditions plain bearings, clean and lubricate after use.
Let us know about your material handling equipment application and we will be happy to suggest suitable wheels and castors