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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Fixed Castor (Twin Wheel), 200mm, 2000kg Capacity, Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball Bearing (K2FT200PC2B)
£305.58200mm Twin Wheel Extra Heavy Duty Fixed Castor, Po... Read Morelyurethane Tyre Wheel, 2000kg Load Rating - In Stock
Fixed Castor (Twin Wheel), 250mm, 2800kg Capacity, Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball Bearing (K2FT250PC2B)
£435.75250mm Twin Wheel Extra Heavy Duty Fixed Castor, Po... Read Morelyurethane Tyre Wheel, 2800kg Load Rating - In Stock
Fixed Castor (Twin Wheel), 300mm, 4000kg Capacity, Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball Bearing (K2FT300PC2B)
£594.19300mm Twin Wheel Extra Heavy Duty Fixed Castor wit... Read Moreh. The Castor Comes with two Heavy Duty Wheels with Polyurethane Tyres on a Cast Iron Centre. Each wheel runs on quality ball bearings. The load rating of this product is 4,000kg. - In Stock
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
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
150mm Fixed Castor, 700kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing (HFT150PC2B)
£73.43150mm 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 = 700kg - In Stock
200mm Fixed Castor, 6000kg Capacity | Machine Cast Nylon Wheel, Ball bearing (UGXT200ARFMCQ)
£511.51200mm Machine... Read More Cast Nylon Wheel fitted into an extra strong Fabricated Top Plate Fixed Castor with 210x160mm bolt hole centres. The load capacity of this castor is 6,000kg and Power Towable to 4km/h
This super heavy duty 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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100mm Shock Absorbing Fixed Castor, 100kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel (GDSB100ARFLUD75)
£77.60... Read More-variant-east-asian: normal; font-size: 14px;">100mm Shock Absorbing Fixed Castor, Polyurethane tyre wheel with an Aluminium Centre and precision ball bearings, The polyurethane tyre has a shore hardness of A90 and the Load Capacity of the castor is 100kg.
The Overall height without a load is 171mm and this reduces incrementally by up to 20mm as load increases (see image 2 - GDS100 Curve). It is fully compressed with a load of 75kg.
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200mm Fixed Castor, 500kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing, 238mm Height (KFCR20020241)
£73.15200mm Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) and Crown Tread... Read More Polyurethane Tyred / Cast Iron Centre Wheel with Ball Bearing. Load Capacity = 500kg - In Stock
75mm Fixed Castor, 75kg Capacity | Thermoplastic Rubber Wheel, Ball Bearing (KATF075TPR)
£2.82Keystone Appa... Read Moreratus / Institutional Castor with 75mm 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
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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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150mm Fixed Castor, 500kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing, 188mm Height (KFCR15020241)
£53.65150mm Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) and Crown Tread... Read More Polyurethane Tyred / Cast Iron Centre Wheel with Ball Bearing. Load Capacity = 500kg - In Stock
125mm Fixed Castor, 100kg Capacity | Thermoplastic Rubber Wheel, Ball Bearing (KATF125TPR)
£6.91Keystone Appa... Read Moreratus / Institutional Castor with 125mm 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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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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150mm Fixed Castor, 500kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing, 189mm Height (KF150PCB500)
£54.71150mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More105x80 Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Cast Iron Centre Wheel with Ball Bearing. Load Capacity = 500kg