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, 500kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball Bearing (MFK200PC2B)
£60.72200mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More105x80 Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Cast Iron Centre Wheel with Ball Bearing. Load Capacity = 500kg- In Stock
200mm Fixed Castor, 500kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Ball Bearing (MFK200NY2B)
£33.16200mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More105x80mm Bolt Hole Centres. White Nylon Wheel with Ball Bearing. Load Capacity = 500kg - In Stock
200mm Fixed Castor, 500kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (MFK200NY)
£28.78200mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More105x80mm Bolt Hole Centres. White Nylon Wheel with Plain Bore. Load Capacity = 500kg - In Stock
160mm Fixed Castor, 480kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball Bearing (MFK160PN2B)
£31.86160mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More105x80mm Fixing Bolt Hole Centres. Red Polyurethane Tyre on a Nylon Centre Wheel with a 50mm Tread Width and Ball Bearings. Load Capacity = 480kg.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.The injection moulded polyurethane wheel is resistant to aging, water, oxygen, vegetable & mineral oils and greases. It offers excellent elasticity, hardness and resistance to compression. This means that while it has a low rolling resistance it is also gentle on floors and absorbs some of the rolling vibration for user comfort and reduced noise compared to hard treads like Nylon and Cast Iron. - In Stock
160mm Fixed Castor, 600kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball Bearing (MFK160PC2B)
Original price was: £63.89.£51.11Current price is: £51.11.Sale!160mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More105x80mm Fixing Bolt Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre on a Cast Iron Centre Wheel with a 40mm Tread Width and Ball Bearings. Load Capacity 600kg using manual propulsion at 4km/h.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.The polyurethane elastomer wheel offers excellent elasticity, hardness and resistance to compression. This means that while it has a low rolling resistance it is also gentle on floors and absorbs some of the rolling vibration for user comfort and reduced noise. - In Stock
160mm Fixed Castor, 500kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Ball Bearing (MFK160NY2B)
£27.75160mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More105x80mm Fixing Bolt Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with a 50mm Tread Width and Ball Bearings. Load Capacity = 500kg.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.The white nylon castor wheel is a hard tread and contains Ball Bearings which ensures the lowest rolling resistance. Nylon is probably the most popular wheel used because it is relatively inexpensive, strong and long lasting. It is unaffected by water and resistant to most chemicals except acids and chlorines. - In Stock
160mm Fixed Castor, 500kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (MFK160NY)
£19.68160mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More105x80mm Fixing Bolt Hole Centres. White Nylon Wheel with a 40mm Tread Width and Smooth Plain Bore. Load Capacity = 500kg.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.The white nylon castor wheel is a hard tread which ensures the lowest rolling resistance. Nylon is probably the most popular wheel used because it is relatively inexpensive, strong and long lasting. It is unaffected by water and resistant to most chemicals except acids and chlorines. - In Stock
125mm Fixed Castor, 300kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Ball Bearing (MFK125NY2B)
£18.02125mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More80x60mm Fixing Bolt Hole Centres. White Nylon Wheel with a 40mm Tread Width and Ball Bearings. Load Capacity = 300kg.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.The white nylon castor wheel is a hard tread which ensures the lowest rolling resistance Nylon is probably the most popular wheel used because it is relatively inexpensive, strong and long lasting. It is unaffected by water and resistant to most chemicals except acids and chlorines. - In Stock
125mm Fixed Castor, 250kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (MFK125NY)
£10.22125mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More80x60mm Fixing Bolt Hole Centres. White Nylon Wheel with a 35mm Tread Width and a Smooth Plain Bore. Load Capacity = 250kg.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.The white nylon castor wheel is a hard tread which ensures the lowest rolling resistance Nylon is probably the most popular wheel used because it is relatively inexpensive, strong and long lasting. It is unaffected by water and resistant to most chemicals except acids and chlorines. - In Stock
100mm Fixed Castor, 160kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (MFK100RN1B)
£13.17100mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More80x60 Hole Centres. Rubber Tyre / Nylon Centre Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 160kg - In Stock
100mm Fixed Castor, 250kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Roller Bearing (MFK100NY1B)
£10.60100mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More80x60mm Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 250kg - In Stock
100mm Fixed Castor, 250kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (MFK100NY)
£8.12100mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More80x60 Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Plain Bore. Load Capacity = 250kg - In Stock
160mm Fixed Castor, 200kg Capacity | Polypropylene Wheel, Plain Bore (LFV160PP)
£14.01125mm Top Plate Fixed Castor with a White Polyprop... Read Moreylene wheel. It has 105x80mm fixing bolt hole centres and the load capacity is 200kg using manual propulsion at 4km/h.This is one of our most popular castors and the White Polypropylene wheel is non-marking and won’t damage concrete floors. Because it is a hard tread it has the lowest rolling and swivelling resistance. It is ideal as a new component or a replacement caster for most general purpose domestic or industrial castor where the travel speed of the castor generally does not exceed walking speed. - In Stock
125mm Fixed Castor, 160kg Capacity | Polypropylene Wheel, Plain Bore (LFV125PP)
£7.30125mm top Plate Fixed Castor with a White Polyprop... Read Moreylene wheel. It has 80x60mm bolt hole centres and a load capacity of 160kg using manual propulsion at 4km/hThis is one of our most popular castors and the White Polypropylene wheel is non-marking and won’t damage concrete floors. Because it is a hard tread it has the lowest rolling and swivelling resistance. It is ideal as a new component or a replacement caster for most general purpose domestic or industrial castor where the travel speed of the castor generally does not exceed walking speed. - In Stock
200mm Shock Absorbing Fixed Castor, 450kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing (KGDSP200ARFMUD)
Original price was: £122.49.£65.09Current price is: £65.09.Sale!200mm Shock absorbing (15mm Compression) fixed ... Read Morecastor and Polyurethane Tyred Aluminium Wheel. Load Capacity = 450kg
For the compression performance, please see the image for the curve by clicking on the thumbnail image above. To use this curve, please calculate the weight being carried by this castor and divide that by the one less than the number of castors on your equipment, So if you have a trolley using 4 of these castors and the total weight being carried is 500kg, then the compression of the rubber pad is the reading given on the y axis at 167kg which is just over 10mm.
