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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150mm Fixed Castor, 600kg Capacity | Cast Iron Wheel, Ball bearing (HKF15020441)
£44.55150mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabricated Steel) wi... Read Moreth 105x80 Hole Centres. Cast Iron Wheel with Ball bearing. Load Capacity = 600kg - In Stock
150mm Fixed Castor, 370kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing (HKF15020341)
£59.54150mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabricated Steel) wi... Read Moreth 105x80 Hole Centres. Rubber Tyre / Cast Iron Centre Wheel with Ball bearing. Load Capacity = 370kg - In Stock
150mm Fixed Castor, 600kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Ball bearing (HKF15020111)
£71.08150mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabricated Steel) wi... Read Moreth 105x80 Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Ball bearing. Load Capacity = 600kg - In Stock
125mm Fixed Castor, 500kg Capacity | Cast Iron Wheel, Ball bearing (HKF12520441)
£39.89125mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabricated Steel) wi... Read Moreth 105x80 Hole Centres. Cast Iron Wheel with Ball bearing. Load Capacity = 500kg - In Stock
125mm Fixed Castor, 250kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing, (HKF12520341)
£50.00125mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabricated Steel) wi... Read Moreth 105x80 Hole Centres. Elastic Rubber Tyre / Aluminium Centre Wheel with Ball bearing. Load Capacity = 250kg - In Stock
125mm Fixed Castor, 300kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Ball bearing (HKF12520111)
£35.52125mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabricated Steel) wi... Read Moreth 105x80 Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Ball bearing. Load Capacity = 300kg - In Stock
300mm Fixed Castor, 1300kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing (HKF30025241)
£173.93300mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabricated Steel) wi... Read Moreth 105x80 Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Cast Iron Centre Wheel with Ball bearing. Load Capacity = 1300kg - In Stock
250mm Fixed Castor, 1150kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing (HKF25025241)
£120.66250mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabricated Steel) wi... Read Moreth 105x80 Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Cast Iron Centre Wheel with Ball bearing. Load Capacity = 1150kg - In Stock
200mm Fixed Castor, 1000kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing (HKF20020241)
£98.88200mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabricated Steel) wi... Read Moreth 105x80 Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Cast Iron Centre Wheel with Ball bearing. Load Capacity = 1000kg - In Stock
150mm Fixed Castor, 700kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing (HKF15020241)
£64.75150mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabricated Steel) wi... Read Moreth 105x80 Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Cast Iron Centre Wheel with Ball bearing. Load Capacity = 700kg - In Stock
125mm Fixed Castor, 400kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing, (HKF12520241)
£51.29125mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabricated Steel) wi... Read Moreth 105x80 Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Cast Iron Centre Wheel with Ball bearing. Load Capacity = 400kg - In Stock
200mm Fixed Castor, 550kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Ball Bearing (KF200NYB550)
£38.94200mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More105x80 Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Ball Bearing. Load Capacity = 550kg - In Stock
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
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
130mm Shock Absorbing Fixed Castor, 350kg Capacity | 130mm Polyurethane Tyre Wheel (GDS13075RF)
£134.61130mm Shock Absorbing Fixed Castor (GDS130ARFHUD),... Read More Polyurethane tyre on Aluminium Centre, Load Capacity = 350kg. Overall height without load = 200mm. Overall height reduces incrementally up to 30mm as load increases (see image 2 - GDS130 Compression Curve) and is fully compressed with a load of 120kg.