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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150mm Fixed Castor, 300kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (KF150RNB300)
£27.44150mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More105x80 Hole Centres. Blue Rubber Tyre / Nylon Centre Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 300kg - In Stock
125mm Fixed Castor, 300kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Ball bearing (HKF12520111)
£35.52125mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabricated Steel) wi... Read Moreth 105x80 Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Ball bearing. Load Capacity = 300kg - In Stock
200mm Fixed Castor, 600kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball Bearing (KFMG200PAB)
£58.09200mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabricated Steel) wi... Read Moreth 105x80mm Fixing Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre on an Aluminium Centre Wheel with Ball Bearings. Load Capacity = 600kg - Out of Stock - On the Way
125mm Fixed Castor, 300kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Plain Bore (588PN)
£26.91125mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More121x80 Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Nylon Centre Wheel with Plain Bore. Load Capacity = 300kg - In Stock
125mm Fixed Castor, 250kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (MFK125PN1B)
£12.66125mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Heavy Duty Pressed S... Read Moreteel) with 80x60mm Fixing Bolt Hole Centres and 157mm Overall Height. Red Polyurethane Tyre caster wheel with a white nylon Centre Wheel and 34mm Tread Width with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 250kg.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. - In Stock
80mm Low Level Fixed Castor, 700kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Ball bearing (KF080NYBJ700)
£35.9680mm Low Level Fixed Castor fitted with an extra h... Read Moreeavy duty Nylon Wheel running on Ball Bearings. The 4 hole Top Plate has 80x60mm Bolt Hole centres and the load capacity of this castor is 700kg.This castor is ideal for heavy duty applications where there is a height restriction and the White Nylon Wheel is non-marking and won't damage concrete floors - In Stock
125mm Fixed Castor, 100kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Plain Bore (LFV125RP)
£6.55125mm Top Plate Fixed Castor with a Grey Rubber Ty... Read Morere wheel on a Nylon Center. It as 80x60mm fixing bolt hole centres and a Load Capacity of 100kg using manual propulsion at 4km/h.This popular general purpose castor is fitted with a Grey rubber tyre that is both non-marking and gentle on floors. The wheel has a roller bearing that lower the rolling resistance. It makes a great new component to make your equipment mobile or as a replacement castor. It is ideal for most general purpose domestic or industrial applications such as a trolley, dolly or furniture where the travel speed of the castor generally does not exceed walking speed. - In Stock
100mm Fixed Castor, 100kg Capacity | Thermoplastic Rubber Wheel, Ball Bearing (KATF100TPR)
£5.84Keystone Appa... Read Moreratus / Institutional Castor with 100mm 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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100mm Fixed Castor, 150kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (MFV100PN1B)
£6.88100mm Red Polyurethane Tyre Wheel on a Nylon Ce... Read Morentre 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 150kg using manual propulsion at 4km/h (walking speed)
The Polyurethane tyre offers a low tractive resistance making it easier to get moving compared with softer rubber tread wheels. It is also a bit softer than hard tread wheels making the castor smoother and quieter running. The polyurethane tyre is also non-marking and gentle on floors while the roller bearing lowers the rolling resistance to reduce the effort required to move the castors. Put this wheel into a strong bracket and you have a castor that is a great choice for the wide range of industrial and domestic applications.
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100mm Stainless Steel Fixed Castor, 150kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (MFS100NY)
£11.78100mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Stainless Steel Cast... Read Moreor) with 80x60mm Bolt Hole Centres and 128mm overall height. White Nylon caster wheel with 30mm Tread Width and Smooth Plain Bore. Load Capacity = 150kg - In Stock
160mm Fixed Castor, 500kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (MFK160NY)
£19.01160mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More105x80mm Fixing Bolt Hole Centres. White Nylon Wheel with a 40mm Tread Width and Smooth Plain Bore. Load Capacity = 500kg.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.The white nylon castor wheel is a hard tread which ensures the lowest rolling resistance. Nylon is probably the most popular wheel used because it is relatively inexpensive, strong and long lasting. It is unaffected by water and resistant to most chemicals except acids and chlorines. - In Stock
100mm Fixed Castor, 150kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (MFK100PN1B)
£10.57100mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More80x60 Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Nylon Centre Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 150kg - In Stock
100mm Fixed Castor, 200kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (LFV100RNB200)
£14.40100mm Elastic Bl... Read Moreue Rubber Tyre Wheel on a black nylon centre fitted into a Top Plate Fixed Castor with 80x60mm bolt hole centres. The load capacity of this castor is 200kg using manual propulsion at 4km/hThis popular general purpose castor is fitted with an elastic blue rubber tyre that provides a higher load capacity than a standard grey or black rubber tyred wheel. The wheel is fitted with a roller bearing that offers low rolling resistance and rubber tyre is gentle on floors. This castor is ideal for most general purpose domestic or industrial castor where the travel speed of the castor is low and generally should not exceed 4km/h (walking speed). - In Stock
150mm Fixed Castor, 800kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Ball Bearing (TFH150NY2H)
£81.36150mm Heavy Duty Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabricate... Read Mored Castor) with 105x80mm Fixing Bolt Hole Centres. White Nylon Wheel with Ball Bearings. Load Capacity = 800kgFeatures of the H Series Castor- The Genuine Revvo H Series castor is made from heavy gauge forged steel
- The side plates are press formed to a cylindrical shape to give the best strength to weight ratio
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65mm Shock Absorbing Fixed Castor, 50kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel (GDS06565RF)
Original price was: £45.73.£34.30Current price is: £34.30. Sale!65mm Shock absorbing Fixed Castor with Top plate m... Read Moreeasuring 55x55mm and 42x42mm fixing bolt holes centres to suit 6mm fixing bolts. The wheel as a soft (Shore 80A) polyurethane tyre for high elasticity and is fitted with a precision ball bearing. This castor has as load capacity of 50kg.The Top Plate is made from pressed steel and the frame is aluminium. The parts have powder coated and zinc plated for protectionThe shock absorbing functions means that the overall height can vary by 10mm. The castor's height without load is 115mm and this reduces incrementally by up to 10mm as the load increases providing up t0 10mm of compression for a fine shock absorbing function.