Braked Castors
Braked Castors are sometimes referred to as lockable castors and it is usually swivel castors that have brakes. The Brake can lock either the wheel (Wheel Brake), the swivel head (Directional Lock), or both simultaneously (Total Stop or Swivel & Wheel Brake). It is un...common to find a fixed castor with a brake. Our GD Series of shock absorbing castors is one of the few that do. See GDS Shock Absorbing Castors here.Braked Castors can swivel the wheel 360 degrees about the vertical axis. They consist of a housing with a lockable brake and a caster wheel. The housing itself is made up of a plate fitting, swivel bearings and a yoke. The Yoke is often referred to as the castor’s frame or bracket.
The plate fitting determines how the castor is going to be attached to the equipment. It is usually either a single bolt hole fitting or a plate fixing which is generally square, rectangular or triangular. Plate fittings are usually bolted to equipment so knowing your required bolt hole centres is important. The Swivel Head consists of a ball race and a number of ball bearings that roll within it. Braked Castors, like Swivel Castors, can either have a single ball race or a double ball race. They perform the same function. The double ball race was developed for medium and heavy applications. This is because they are compact, perform well under static and dynamic loads and provide excellent steerability.
Braked Castor Offset
The Braked Castor’s offset it the distance from the swivel axis to the centre of the wheel (where it is secured to the castor frame). It is the reason any swivelling castor will go in the direction you want it to go regardless its starting direction. Read More
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150mm Swivel Castor with Brake, 520kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (655NYSWB)
£81.14150mm Flexello Top Plate Swivel Castor and Swiv... Read Moreel & Wheel Brake (Heavy Duty Pressed Steel) with 140x105mm Bolt Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Plain Bore. Load Capacity = 520kg
The 55 series castor is made from heavy duty pressed steel with a bright zinc finish and roller ball bearing in the swivel head.
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160mm Swivel Castor with Brake, 800kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing (4677FTP160P63)
£116.84160mm Top Plate Swivel Castor with Swivel & Wh... Read Moreeel Brake (Pressed Steel) With 105X80mm Bolt Hole Centres. Polyurethane This very heavy duty castor houses an extremely strong Polyurethane Tyre Wheel on a Cast Iron Centre Wheel With Ball Bearing. Load Capacity = 800Kg - Out of Stock - On the Way
100mm Swivel Castor with Brake, 250kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Plain Bore (461PNBR)
£29.49100mm Top Plate Swivel Castor with Footbrake (F... Read Morelexello 61 Series) with 105x80 Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Nylon Centre Wheel with Plain Bore. Load Capacity = 250kg
The Flexello 61 Series is an established industry standard range of Pressed Steel Castors that is suitable for most industrial castor uses. This range has a ball bearing swivel head and finished with a bright zinc plating. This range has a larger top plate than most 100mm castors with the castor's top plate measuring 128x102mm.
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150mm Swivel Castor with Brake, 300kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (KS150RNB300SWB)
£47.39150mm Top Plate Swivel Castor and Swivel & Whe... Read Moreel Brake (Industrial Castor) with 105x80 Hole Centres. Blue Elastic Rubber Tyre on a Nylon Centre Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 300kg.Blue elastic rubber tyre caster wheels offer a higher load capacity over standard grey or black rubbers and will not mark floors. - In Stock
200mm Swivel Castor with Brake, 500kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (822SUBTSB)
£109.54200mm Top Plate Swivel Castor and Swivel & Whe... Read Moreel Brake (Pressed Steel) with 105x80 Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Cast Iron Centre Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 500kg - In Stock
200mm Swivel Castor with Brake, 500kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (822PNBTSB)
£71.30200mm Top Plate Swivel Castor and Swivel & Whe... Read Moreel Brake (Pressed Steel) with 105x80 Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Nylon Centre Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 500kg - Out of Stock - On the Way
100mm Swivel Castor with Brake, 340kg Capacity | Cast Iron Wheel, Roller Bearing (461CIBBR)
£38.53100mm Top Plate Swivel Castor with Footbrake (Flex... Read Moreello 61 Series) with 105x80 Hole Centres. Cast Iron Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 340kgThe Flexello 61 Series is an established industry standard range of Pressed Steel Castors that is suitable for most industrial castor uses. This range has a ball bearing swivel head and finished with a bright zinc plating. This range has a larger top plate than most 100mm castors with the castor's top plate measuring 128x102mm. - Out of Stock - On the Way
100mm Swivel Castor with Brake, 160kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (Flexello 461RNBBR)
£38.59100mm Top Plate Swivel Castor with Footbrake (Flex... Read Moreello 61 Seriesl) with 105x80mm Fixing Bolt Hole Centres. Rubber Tyre / Nylon Centre Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 160kgThe Flexello 61 Series is an established industry standard range of Pressed Steel Castors that is suitable for most industrial castor uses. This range has a ball bearing swivel head and finished with a bright zinc plating and has a larger top plate than most 100mm castors with the castor's top plate measuring 128x102mm.The Blue Elastic Rubber offers a higher load capacity over standard grey or black rubber tyres and will not mark floors. The roller bearing consists of steel rollers in a plastic cage that minimise rolling resistance even under heavy loads. - In Stock
150mm Swivel Castor with Brake, 500kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (622SUBTSB)
£74.11150mm Top Plate Swivel Castor and Swivel & Whe... Read Moreel Brake (Pressed Steel) with 105x80mm Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Cast Iron Centre Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 500kg - Out of Stock - On the Way
100mm Swivel Castor with Brake, 295kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (461SUBBR)
£54.43100mm Top Plate Swivel Castor with Footbrake (Flex... Read Moreello 61 Series) with 105x80mm Bolt Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Cast Iron Centre Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 295kgThe Flexello 61 Series is an established industry standard range of Pressed Steel Castors that is suitable for most industrial castor uses. This range has a ball bearing swivel head and finished with a bright zinc plating. This range has a larger top plate than most 100mm castors with the castor's top plate measuring 128x102mm. - Out of Stock - On the Way
100mm Swivel Castor with Brake, 250kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (461PNBBR)
£31.35100mm Top Plate Swivel Castor with Footbrake (F... Read Morelexello 61 Series with 105x80 Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Nylon Centre Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 250kg
The Flexello 61 Series is an established industry standard range of Pressed Steel Castors that is suitable for most industrial castor uses. This range has a ball bearing swivel head and finished with a bright zinc plating. This range has a larger top plate than most 100mm castors with the castor's top plate measuring 128x102mm.
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200mm Swivel Castor with Brake, 500kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (822NYTSB)
£53.31200mm Flexello Top Plate Swivel Castor and Swivel ... Read More& Wheel Brake (Pressed Steel) with 105x80mm Bolt Hole Centres. White Nylon Wheel with Plain Bore. Load Capacity = 500kg - In Stock
200mm Swivel Castor with Brake, 500kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Roller Bearing (822NYBTSB)
£60.37200mm Flexello Top Plate Swivel Castor and Swivel ... Read More& Wheel Brake (Pressed Steel) with 105x80mm Bolt Hole Centres. White Nylon Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 500kg - In Stock
150mm Swivel Castor with Brake, 500kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Roller Bearing (622NYBTSB)
£51.14150mm Top Plate Swivel Castor and Swivel & Whe... Read Moreel Brake (Pressed Steel) with 105x80 Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 500kg - Out of Stock - On the Way
100mm Swivel Castor with Brake, 270kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Roller Bearing (461NYBBR)
£18.70100mm Top Plate Swivel Castor with Footbrake (Flex... Read Moreello 61 Series) with 105x80mm Fixing Bolt Hole Centres. White Nylon Wheel fitted with a Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 270kgThe Flexello 61 Series is an established industry standard range of Pressed Steel Castors that is suitable for most industrial castor uses. This range has a ball bearing swivel head and finished with a bright zinc plating. This range has a larger top plate than most 100mm castors with the castor's top plate measuring 128x102mm.