Fixed Castors
Fixed Castors are sometimes referred to as rigid castors. This is because Fixed castors are indeed Rigid and can only perform straight line movements. The bracket is formed from a single sheet of steel or stainless steel pressed into the desired shape. Alternatively, fabricated castors are made from forged steel, the yokes (or side plates...) are welded to the top plate.In both cases, fixed castors do not have any moving parts. The wheel sits directly under the top plate so that the castor offset is zero. Conversely, swivel castors have the centre of the wheel offset from the centre of the top plate (where the swivel axis is). The longer the offset the more easily the castor can self-align to the direction of force. That is, direction you want to castor to go. See here for swivel castors.
Fixed castors are generally used either in perfectly straight aisles where you want your trolley to only move forwards and backwards. It is more common that Rigid Castors are used in in conjunction with swivel or lockable swivel castors. They provide stability to your trolleys movement when travelling in a straight line and steering when rounding curves or corners.
Using Fixed Castors
A combination of Fixed and Swivelling castors is the most common configuration (two fixed and two swivel). With this configuration turning on the spot is quite hard. If you need to do this maybe all swivel castors is what you need. The addition of a directional locks can turn some castors into fixed castors and back again. Call us on 0121 772 1010 to learn more.
A word of caution. If you are using a six castor configuration, the two central castors should be Rigid Castors and at least one size bigger than those at the front and at the back. Furthermore, the two central castors must be able to hold at least half the total weight so they are strong enough to enable the platform to pivot on them. For more information about recommended load capacities, please click here. Read More
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250mm Fixed Castor, 2950kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Taper Roller (EHF210SUTM)
£769.40Extra Heavy Duty Swivel Castor with 250mm Polyu... Read Morerethane Tyre Cast Iron wheel on taper roller bearings. The bracket is fabricated forge steel and coated with a black electrostatic finish. The load capacity of this castor is 2,950kg and is suitable for power towing,
The castor has an overall height of 368mm and the top plate measures 178mm x 153mm with bolt hole centres of 127mm x 102mm that are suitable for 16mm bolts.
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160mm Fixed Castor, 250kg Capacity, Black Rubber Tyre wheel, Ball bearing (MFK160EA2B)
£37.69160mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Heavy Gauge Pressed ... Read MoreSteel) with 105x80mm Bolt Hole Centres. Black Elastic Rubber Tyre on an Aluminium Centre Wheel with a 50mm Tread Width and Ball Bearings. Load Capacity = 350kg.This castor is made from 4mm thick heavy gauge pressed steel. It is a product that is built to last and is great for arduous applications.Elastic rubber tyres provide the benefits of a rubber tyre wheel such as being gentle on floors and absorbing fine vibrations but they can hold more weight. They are a great solution if you need a rubber tyre wheel but the load being carried is too much for a castor with a standard rubber tyre wheel. - In Stock
80mm Stainless Steel Fixed Castor, 120kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (MFS080PNB)
£16.5680mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Stainless Steel Casto... Read Morer) with 80x60 Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Nylon Centre Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 120kg - In Stock
130mm Shock Absorbing Fixed Castor, 350kg Capacity | 130mm Polyurethane Tyre Wheel (GDS13075RF)
£134.61130mm Shock Absorbing Fixed Castor (GDS130ARFHUD),... Read More Polyurethane tyre on Aluminium Centre, Load Capacity = 350kg. Overall height without load = 200mm. Overall height reduces incrementally up to 30mm as load increases (see image 2 - GDS130 Compression Curve) and is fully compressed with a load of 120kg. - In Stock
100mm Fixed Castor, 900kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Ball bearing (GXT100ARFMCD)
£86.86100mm Machine... Read More Cast Nylon Wheel fitted into an extra strong Fabricated Top Plate Fixed Castor with 80x60mm bolt hole centres. The load capacity of this castor is 900kg at 4km/h
This high performance castor is fitted with a white machine cast nylon wheel that will not mark the floor. An extra strong welded castor frame that is powder coated and fitted with a high performance castor wheel containing two ball bearings that turns on a specially designed integrated axle shaft arrangement makes this castor one of the most durable in the market. Perfect for moving very heavy loads where strength, durability and performance are critical.
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125mm Fixed Castor, 200kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball Bearing (MFV125PN2B)
£11.29125mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More80x60 Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Nylon Centre Wheel with ball bearing. Load Capacity = 200kg - In Stock
200mm Fixed Castor, 400kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing (MFK200EA2B)
£41.79200mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More105x80mm Bolt Hole Centres. Black Elastic Rubber Tyre / Aluminium Centre Wheel with Ball Bearing. Load Capacity = 400kg - In Stock
50mm Fixed Castor, 40kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (1350260)
£1.6350mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel Bracket... Read More). The bracket has 69mm x 44mm Top Top plate with 54x25mm Bolt Hole Centres and the overall height of the is 64mm. The wheel is made from White Nylon Castor and has a Smooth Plain Bore with a19mm Tread With. The Load Capacity is 40kg using manual propulsion. - In Stock
100mm Fixed Castor, 160kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing, 8mm Bolt Hole (MFV100RN1B)
£8.46100mm Blue Elastic Rubber Tyre on a nylon centr... Read Moree wheel with a roller bearing fitted into a pressed steel Fixed castor bracket. The Fixed Bracket has a 4 hole top plate with 80x60mm bolt hole spacing. The load capacity of this castor is 160kg using manual propulsion at 4km/h (walking speed)
The Blue Elastic Rubber Tyre offers a higher load capacity than standard grey or black rubber tyres. It is also non-marking, gentle on floors and the rubber absorbs vibrations whilst in motion making this a low noise option. The roller bearing lowers the rolling resistance to reduce the effort required to move the castors. Together with the strong bracket makes this castors a great performer and one of our most popular products.
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100mm Fixed Castor, 150kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (1321950)
£5.77100mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) wi... Read Moreth 80x60 Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Plain Bore. Load Capacity = 150kg
This is a 4 hole plate fitting castor and the bolt holes suit an 8mm bolt as well as being slotted (rather than round) to accommodate 80/76mm x 60x44.5mm.
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100mm Fixed Castor, 250kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (MFK100NY)
£7.84100mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More80x60 Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Plain Bore. Load Capacity = 250kg - In Stock
100mm Fixed Castor, 250kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (LFV100NY250)
Original price was: £7.69.£7.47Current price is: £7.47. Sale!100mm Fixed Castor (Plate Fixing) with a White Nyl... Read Moreon Wheel. The top plate measures 102mm x 84mm with 80x60mm fixing bolt hole centres and an overall height of 128mm. The wheel has a tread width of 35mm, a smooth plain bore and the load capacity of this castor is 250kg using manual propulsion at 4km/h.This popular general purpose castor is fitted with a White Nylon wheel. Because the wheel has a hard tread it has the lowest rolling resistance and yet won't damage or mark concrete floors making it deal for most general purpose domestic or industrial castor. - In Stock
125mm Fixed Castor, 400kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing, (HKF12520241)
£51.29125mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabricated Steel) wi... Read Moreth 105x80 Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Cast Iron Centre Wheel with Ball bearing. Load Capacity = 400kg - In Stock
150mm Fixed Castor, 100kg Capacity | Thermoplastic Rubber Wheel, Ball Bearing (KATF150TPR)
£8.80Keystone Appa... Read Moreratus / Institutional Castor with 150mm Grey Thermoplastic Wheel fitted into a Pressed Steel Top Plate Fixed Castor with slotted bolt hole centres measuring 61.5/56 x 51.5/46.5 mm. The load capacity of this castor is 100kg using manual propulsion at 4km/h
Running on a quality ball bearing to offer excellent rolling performance, this popular apparatus castor is a great choice for a wide range of industrial and domestic applications such as trolley and garment rails, medical devices and hospitality equipment. Fitted with a grey thermoplastic wheel on a polypropylene centre this wheel is non-marking and gentle on floors.The wheel has a large plastic thread guard to protect the ball bearing from dirt ingress
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75mm Fixed Castor, 90kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Plain Bore (388RN)
£5.0075mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with 8... Read More3x35 Hole Centres. Rubber Tyre / Nylon Centre Wheel with Plain Bore. Load Capacity = 90kg