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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300mm Fixed Castor, 1300kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing (HKF30025241)
£173.93300mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabricated Steel) wi... Read Moreth 105x80 Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Cast Iron Centre Wheel with Ball bearing. Load Capacity = 1300kg - Out of Stock - On the Way
100mm Fixed Castor, 300kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing (KFMG100CRPCB)
£40.06100mm Fixed Castor (Fabricated Steel) and Crown Tr... Read Moreead Polyurethane Tyred / Cast Iron Centre Wheel with Ball Bearing. Load Capacity = 300kg - In Stock
100mm Stainless Steel Fixed Castor, 150kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (MFS100RNB)
£19.15100mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Stainless Steel B... Read Moreracket) with 80x60mm Hole Centres and 128mm overall height.
The non-marking Elastic Blue Rubber Tyre / Nylon Centre Wheel has a 36mm Tread Width and contains a Stainless Steel Needle Roller Bearing to reduce the rolling resistance. Load Capacity = 150kg
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160mm Fixed Castor, 300kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Roller Bearing (MFV160NY1B)
£16.07160mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More105x80 Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 300kg - In Stock
200mm Fixed Castor, 1500kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Ball Bearing (TFH200NY2H)
£102.62200mm Heavy Duty Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabric... Read Moreated Castor) with 105x80 Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Ball Bearing. Load Capacity = 1500kg
Features 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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80mm Fixed Castor, 130kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (MFV080RN1B)
£6.1980mm Blue Elastic Rubber Tyre wheel on a nylon ... Read Morecentre 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 130kg 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 and is 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 truly great performer.
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Fixed Castor, 1000kg Capacity | 150mm Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing (K2FT150PC2B)
£177.35150mm Twin Wheel Extra Heavy Duty Fixed Castor, Po... Read Morelyurethane Tyre Wheel, 1000Kg Load Rating - In Stock
125mm Fixed Castor, 300kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball Bearing (MFK125PC2B)
Original price was: £35.89.£34.84Current price is: £34.84. Sale!125mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More80x60mm Fixing Bolt Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre on a Cast Iron Centre Wheel with a 40mm Tread Width and Ball Bearings. Load Capacity = 300kg.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 polyurethane elastomer wheel offers excellent elasticity, hardness and resistance to compression. This means that while it has a low rolling resistance it is also gentle on floors and absorbs some of the rolling vibration for user comfort and reduced noise. - In Stock
125mm Fixed Castor, 250kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing, (HKF12520341)
£50.00125mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabricated Steel) wi... Read Moreth 105x80 Hole Centres. Elastic Rubber Tyre / Aluminium Centre Wheel with Ball bearing. Load Capacity = 250kg - In Stock
200mm Fixed Castor, 350kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (MFV200PN1B)
£28.93200mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More105x80 Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Nylon Centre Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 350kg - In Stock
200mm Fixed Castor, 450kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (829RNB)
£53.75200mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More105x80 Hole Centres. Rubber Tyre / Nylon Centre Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 450kg - In Stock
200mm Fixed Castor, 100kg Capacity | Puncture Proof Wheel, Roller Bearing (KF200EVA)
£22.85200mm Puncture Proof Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel B... Read Moreracket) with 137x115mm Top Plate dimensions and 105x80mm Fixing Bolt Hole. The wheel is a 200mm Rib Tread Puncture Proof Wheel on a black polypropylene centre with 50mm Tread with and a needle roller bearing. 100kg Load Capacity.The Caster wheel's tyre is made from microcellular polyurethane with a 65 Shore A hardness. - In Stock
75mm Fixed Castor, 170kg Capacity | Cast Iron Wheel, Plain Bore (388CI)
£10.9575mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Flexello Pressed Stee... Read Morel) with 83x35mm Hole Centres. Cast Iron Wheel with Plain Bore and 32mm Wheel Tread Width. Load Capacity = 170kg - In Stock
100mm Fixed Castor, 225kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (TF4100NY04)
£11.63100mm Fixed Castor (REVVO Brand) with a White Nylo... Read Moren Wheel. The top plate measures 145mm x 110mm and the Fixing Bolt Hole Centres are 105x80mm.The castor wheel has a 35mm Tread Width with a Smooth Plain Bore and the Load Capacity is 225kg using manual propulsion at 4km/h (walking speed).The white nylon wheel is a hard tread which provides the lowest rolling resistance and maximum mobility. Being nylon the wheel is non-marking and will not damage concrete floors. - In Stock
100mm Fixed Castor, 250kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Roller Bearing (MFK100NY1B)
£10.24100mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More80x60mm Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 250kg