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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In Stock125mm Fixed Castor, 150kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Ball Bearing (1321468)
£10.96125mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More80x60 Hole Centres. Blue Rubber Tyre / Nylon Centre Wheel with Ball Bearing. Load Capacity = 150kgThis 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. -
In Stock125mm Fixed Castor, 150kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball Bearing (1321448)
£12.20125mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More80x60 Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Nylon Centre Wheel with Ball Bearing. Load Capacity = 150kgThis 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. -
In Stock125mm Fixed Castor, 150kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (1321430)
£7.74125mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More80x60 Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Plain Bore. Load Capacity = 150kgThis 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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125mm Fixed Castor, 150kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Ball Bearing (1321428)
£8.75125mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More80x60 Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Ball Bearing. Load Capacity = 150kgThis 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, 150kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Ball Bearing (1321968)
£10.79100mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More80x60 Hole Centres. Blue Rubber Tyre / Nylon Centre Wheel with Ball Bearing. Load Capacity = 150kgThis 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, 150kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Ball Bearing (1321958)
£8.19100mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More80x60mm Fixing Bolt Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Ball Bearings. The Load Capacity is 150kg using manual propulsion at 4km/h (walking speed) Key Specifications: Top Plate Size: 105x85mm Bolt Hole Centres: Slotted to 80x60mm or 76x44.5mm Overall Height: 128mm Offset: 31mm Wheel Material: White Nylon Tread Width: 32mm Bearing Type: Ball Bearing -
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100mm Fixed Castor, 150kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (1321986)
£11.09100mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More80x60mm Hole Centres and a Red Polyurethane Tyre on a Nylon Centre Wheel with Roller Bearing. 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, 150kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (1321950)
£6.16100mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More80x60 Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Plain Bore. Load Capacity = 150kgThis 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. -
In Stock75mm Fixed Castor, 75kg Capacity | Thermoplastic Rubber Wheel, Ball Bearing (KATF075TPR)
£4.49Keystone Apparatus / Institutional Castor with 75m ... Read Morem Grey Thermoplastic Wheel fitted into a Pressed Steel Top Plate Fixed Castor with slotted bolt hole centres measuring 48/38x48/38mm. The load capacity of this castor is 75kg 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 -
In Stock50mm Fixed Castor, 40kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (1350260)
£1.7550mm 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 Stock100mm Shock Absorbing Fixed Castor, 100kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel (GDSB100ARFLUD75)
£82.73100mm Shock Absorbing Fixed Castor with a Polyuret ... Read Morehane Tyre on an Aluminium Centre wheel complete with precision ball bearings Key Specifications: Top Plate Dimensions: 105x80mm Bolt Hole Centres: 80/75x60/55mm Bolt Hole Size: 9mm (to suit 8mm Fixing Bolt) Overall Height: 171mm - 20mm (compression) Castor offset: 45 - 54mm Wheel material: Polyurethane Tyre on an Aluminium Centre Wheel Bearing Type: Ball Bearings Tread Hardness: 90 Shore A Load Rating: 100kg (using manual propulsion at 4km/h) Surface Finish: Powder Coated Note: Because of the spring in the rubber shock absorbing pad, the overall height unloaded is 171mm as the load increases, the compression of the rubber pad incrementally reduces the overall height by up to 20mm (see image 2 - GDS100 Curve). The castor is fully compressed at 75kg. The shock absorbing movement also means that the castors off set can range from 45mm to 54mm. -
In Stock100mm Shock Absorbing Fixed Castor, 100kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel (GDS10075RF)
£82.73100mm Shock Absorbing Fixed Castor with 78mm x 78m ... Read Morem 4-hole Top Plate with 58mm x 58mm Bolt Hole spacings each fixing hole drilled to 7mm, The Polyurethane tyre on Aluminium Centre is fitted with precision ball bearings, This caster has a load capacity of 100kg.The shock absorbing function of this castor means that the overall height can vary by 20mm. The casters height without load is 160mm and this reduces incrementally by up to 20mm as load increases (see image 2 - GDS100 Curve) and fully compressed with a load of 75kg. -
In Stock50mm Fixed Castor, 27kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Plain Bore (988RN)
£4.1050mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with 5 ... Read More4x25mm Bolt Hole Centres and 64mm Overall Height. Blue Rubber Tyre on a Black Nylon Centre caster wheel with Plain Bore. Load Capacity = 27kg. The blue rubber tyre wheel has a soft tread and is both gentle on floors and non-marking. It also absorbs fine vibrations whilst moving which provides user comfort and limits noise. -
In Stock50mm Fixed Castor, 54kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (988NY)
£3.0050mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with 5 ... Read More4x25mm Bolt Hole Centres. White Nylon Wheel with Plain Bore. Load Capacity = 54kg -
In Stock150mm Fixed Castor, 900kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing (HFT150PC2B)
£78.30150mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Black Painted Fabric ... Read Moreated Steel) with 105x80mm Bolt Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre on a Cast Iron Centre Wheel with Ball Bearings. Load Capacity = 900kg
