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 Stock200mm Fixed Castor, 400kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Ball Bearing (KFMG200EAB)
£36.41200mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabricated Steel) wi... Read Moreth 105x80 Hole Centres. Black Rubber Tyre / Aluminium Centre Wheel with Ball Bearing. Load Capacity = 400kg- In Stock
160mm Fixed Castor, 450kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Ball Bearing (KFMG160NYB)
£36.46160mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabricated Steel) wi... Read Moreth 105x80 Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Ball Bearing. Load Capacity = 450kg - In Stock
125mm Fixed Castor, 300kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Ball bearing (HKF12520111)
£36.77125mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabricated Steel) wi... Read Moreth 105x80 Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Ball bearing. Load Capacity = 300kg - In Stock
200mm Fixed Castor, 500kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (829NY)
£36.92200mm Flexello Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Ste... Read Moreel) with 105x80mm Bolt Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Plain Bore. Load Capacity = 500kg - In Stock
80mm Low Level Fixed Castor, 700kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Ball bearing (KF080NYBJ700)
£37.2280mm Low Level Fixed Castor fitted with an extra h... Read Moreeavy duty Nylon Wheel running on Ball Bearings. The 4 hole Top Plate has 80x60mm Bolt Hole centres and the load capacity of this castor is 700kg.This castor is ideal for heavy duty applications where there is a height restriction and the White Nylon Wheel is non-marking and won't damage concrete floors - In Stock
100mm LAG Fixed Castor, 300kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball Bearing (23678)
£37.36100mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (LAG Pressed Steel) w... Read Moreith a Top Plate measuring 105x80mm and 80x60mm Fixing Bolt Hole Centres. This caster has an overall height of 137mm and the wheel is a quality Polyurethane Tyre on Cast Iron Centre Wheel with a 30mm Tread Width and Ball Bearings. Load Capacity = 300kg - In Stock
100mm Fixed Castor, 295kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (488SUB)
£37.92100mm Top Plate Pressed Steel Fixed Castor (Flexel... Read Morelo Brand) with 100x48mm Hole Centres. The castor wheel is a Polyurethane Tyre on a Cast Iron Centre Wheel with 43mm Tread with and Needle Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 295kg - In Stock
150mm Fixed Castor, 520kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Roller Bearing (688NYB)
£38.35150mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Heavy Duty Pressed S... Read Moreteel) with 140x73 Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 520kg - In Stock
200mm Fixed Castor, 350kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball Bearing (MFV200PN2B)
£38.43200mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More105x80 Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Nylon Centre Wheel with ball bearing. Load Capacity = 350kg - In Stock
100mm Fixed Castor, 350kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball Bearing (KFMG100PCB)
£38.48100mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabricated Steel) wi... Read Moreth 105x80mm Bolt Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Cast Iron Centre Wheel with Ball Bearing. Load Capacity = 350kg - In Stock
200mm Stainless Steel Fixed Castor, 300kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (MFS200NY)
£38.68200mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Stainless Steel Cast... Read Moreor) with 105x80 Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Plain Bore. Load Capacity = 300kg - In Stock
160mm Fixed Castor, 250kg Capacity, Black Rubber Tyre wheel, Ball bearing (MFK160EA2B)
£39.01160mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Heavy Gauge Pressed ... Read MoreSteel) with 105x80mm Bolt Hole Centres. Black Elastic Rubber Tyre on an Aluminium Centre Wheel with a 50mm Tread Width and Ball Bearings. Load Capacity = 350kg.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.Elastic rubber tyres provide the benefits of a rubber tyre wheel such as being gentle on floors and absorbing fine vibrations but they can hold more weight. They are a great solution if you need a rubber tyre wheel but the load being carried is too much for a castor with a standard rubber tyre wheel. - In Stock
100mm Fixed Castor, 250kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (429SUB)
£39.07100mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More80x60mm Bolt Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Cast Iron Centre Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 250kg - In Stock
200mm Fixed Castor, 400kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Ball Bearing (MFK200RN2B)
£39.53200mm Top Plate Fixed Castor with 105x80mm Bolt Ho... Read Morele Centres. This castor houses a Blue Rubber Tyre wheel with a Nylon Centre and Ball Bearings. The load capacity is 400kg using manual propulsion at 4km/h - In Stock
65mm Shock Absorbing Fixed Brake Castor, 50kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel (GDS065B65RF)
Original price was: £54.68.£39.62Current price is: £39.62.Sale!65mm Shock absorbing Fixed Castor with Wheel Brake... Read More and a Top plate measuring 55x55mm with 42x42mm fixing bolt holes centres to suit 6mm fixing bolts. The wheel as a soft (Shore 80A) polyurethane tyre for high elasticity and is fitted with a precision ball bearing. This castor has as load capacity of 50kg.The brake locks only the wheel and allows the swivel head to rotate freely when the brake is applied. The Top Plate is made from pressed steel and the frame is aluminium. The parts have powder coated and zinc plated for protectionThe shock absorbing functions means that the overall height can vary by 10mm. The castor's height without load is 115mm and this reduces incrementally by up to 10mm as the load increases providing up t0 10mm of compression for a fine shock absorbing function.
