Rubber tyre wheels have the benefit of being gentle on floors, quiet and vibration absorbing. Rubber tyre wheels are generally resistant to many aggressive substances except oil. Our rubber tyre castor wheels are available with a variety of wheel centres and the most popular are nylon, pressed steel and cast iron. The wheels also have a r...ange of bearings which determine the manoeuvrability of the wheel. These wheels have 3 main types of bearing.
Plain Bore
This is the most basic bearing type and consist of a simple smooth hole in the middle of the caster wheel's centre. They are shock-resistant and maintenance free but because the wheel's rotation is not assisted by a bearing, this type of wheel bearing is recommended on product that is moved at low speed, with relatively low weight loads and over short distanced.
Roller Bearing
This type of bearing is also known as a needle roller because the plastic bearing cage is lined with long thin rollers that lower the rolling resistance of the wheel compared with Plain Bore Bearings. It is a robust bearing that is shock-resistant and mainly used for transport equipment castors.
Precision Ball Bearings
These are the highest quality type of bearing because they have extremely low rolling resistance (that is, they are easier to move than plain bore bearings or roller bearings) even with heavy loads.
Rubber tyre castor wheels also come in various types of rubber:
Grey Rubber
This is a soft non-marking tread that is kind to floors, quite and vibration absorbing. This is probably the most popular type of rubber tyre wheel.
Black Rubber
This is very similar to the Grey Rubber tyre but it can mark floors. They are a bit lower cost than grey rubber and are available with pressed steel centres and polypropylene centres. Often found of Sack Truck's this type of tyre is suitable for a wide variety of used as it won't damage floors and the Black Rubber Tyre on a Polypropylene centre (with a smooth plain bore) is great for outdoor use.
Elastic Rubber Tyre
These are usually the "blue" rubber tyres but they are also available in grey or black. It is a special rubber compound that combine the benefit of being kind to floors and offering a particularly high load capacity. This type of rubber tyre tends to be more hard wearing than other types of rubber tyre wheels.Read More
100mm Castor Wheel with a Black Rubber Tyre on a b... Read Morelack painted Cast Iron Centre. It has a Tread Width of 37mm and a hub length (the distance through the central bore) of 38mm.This wheel has two 20mm Ball Bearing (6004zz) and a 135kg Load Capacity.
200mm Black Solid Rubber Tyre on a Silver Metal Ce... Read Morentre Wheel with 25.4mm (1 inch)Smooth Plain Bore, 50mm Tread Width and 51mm Hub Length (the distance through the central bore). Load Capacity = 250kg
200mm Rubber Tyre Wheel on a Cast Iron Centre with... Read More a 535kg Load Capacity. This castor wheel has a 50mm Tread Width, 49mm Hub Length and 20mm Ball Bearing.
Black Solid Rubber Tyre on a Black Pressed Steel M... Read Moreetal Centre Wheel with 280mm Wheel Diameter, 25.4mm (1 Inch) Roller Bearing, 51mm hub length (the distance through the central bore) and 50mm Tread Width. The load capacity of this wheel is 400kg using manual propulsion at 4km/h.
125mm Blue Elastic Rubber Tyre on a Nylon Centre W... Read Moreheel (Flexello) with 15mm Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 180KgThe Blue Elastic Rubber offers a higher load capacity over standard grey or black rubber tyres and will not mark floors and the roller bearing consists of steel rollers in a plastic cage for minimal rolling resistance even under heavy loads.
300mm Rubber Tyre on a Cast Iron Centre Wheel (Fle... Read Morexello) with 60mm hub length (the distance through the central bore) and a 25.4mm (1 Inch) Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 750kg
125mm Castor Wheel with a blue elastic rubber tyre... Read More on a black nylon centre and a 12mm Roller Bearing.This wheel has a 36mm tread width, 45mm Hub Length and a Load Capacity of 250kg using manual propulsion at 4km/h.It is industry standard to measure the treat width at the point where the tyre meets the nylon centre. This wheel tapers in and the tyre's contact area with the floor is 26mm.The Blue Elastic Rubber offers a higher load capacity over standard grey or black rubber tyres and will not mark floors. Furthermore, it provides a cushioning effect that helps absorb rolling vibrations which makes it quieter and more comfortable for the user.
125mm Blue Elastic Rubber Tyred wheel on a Nylon C... Read Moreentre Wheel with 15mm Roller Bearing. The load capacity of this castor wheel is 250kg under manual propulsion at a speed of 4 km/h (walking speed)The Blue Elastic Rubber offers a higher load capacity over standard grey or black rubber tyres and will not mark floors. Furthermore, it provides a cushioning effect that helps absorb rolling vibrations which makes it quieter and more comfortable for the user.