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 Stock100mm Fixed Castor, 150kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Ball Bearing (MFV100NY2B)
£6.71100mm White Nylon Wheel with a ball bearing fitted... Read More into a pressed steel Fixed castor bracket. The Fixed Bracket has a 4 hole top plate with 80x60mm bolt hole spacing. The load capacity of this castor is 150kg using manual propulsion at 4km/h (walking speed)The Nylon Wheel has a low tractive resistance making it easier to get moving compared with softer rubber tread wheels. Together with the strength of nylon and because it wont damage concrete floors, makes nylon wheel castors probably the most popular choice. The ball bearing lowers the rolling resistance to reduce the effort required to move the castors. Put this wheel into a strong bracket makes this castor a great choice for the widest range of industrial and domestic applications.- In Stock
125mm Fixed Castor, 200kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Roller Bearing (MFV125NY1B)
£8.49125mm White Nylon Wheel with a roller bearing f... Read Moreitted into a pressed steel Fixed castor bracket. The Fixed Bracket has a 4 hole top plate with 80x60mm bolt hole spacing. The load capacity of this castor is 200kg using manual propulsion at 4km/h (walking speed)
The Nylon Wheel has a low tractive resistance making it easier to get moving compared with softer rubber tread wheels. Together with the strength of nylon and because it wont damage concrete floors, makes nylon wheel castors probably the most popular choice. The roller bearing lowers the rolling resistance to reduce the effort required to move the castors. Put this wheel into a strong bracket makes this castor a great choice for the widest range of industrial and domestic applications.
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100mm Fixed Castor, 150kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Roller Bearing, 8mm Bolt Hole (MFV100NY1B)
£6.59100mm White Nylon Wheel with a roller bearing f... Read Moreitted into a pressed steel Fixed castor bracket. The Fixed Bracket has a 4 hole top plate with 80x60mm bolt hole spacing. The load capacity of this castor is 150kg using manual propulsion at 4km/h (walking speed)
The Nylon Wheel has a low tractive resistance making it easier to get moving compared with softer rubber tread wheels. Together with the strength of nylon and because it wont damage concrete floors, makes nylon wheel castors probably the most popular choice. The roller bearing lowers the rolling resistance to reduce the effort required to move the castors. Put this wheel into a strong bracket makes this castor a great choice for the widest range of industrial and domestic applications.
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80mm Fixed Castor, 130kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Roller Bearing (MFV080NY1B)
£5.2080mm White Nylon Wheel with a roller bearing fi... Read Moretted into a pressed steel Fixed castor bracket. The Fixed Bracket has a 4 hole top plate with 80x60mm bolt hole spacing. The load capacity of this castor is 130kg using manual propulsion at 4km/h (walking speed)
The Nylon Wheel has a low tractive resistance making it easier to get moving compared with softer rubber tread wheels. Together with the strength of nylon and because it wont damage concrete floors, this makes nylon wheel castors probably the most popular choice. The roller bearing lowers the rolling resistance to reduce the effort required to move the castors. Put this wheel into a strong bracket makes this castor a great choice for the widest range of industrial and domestic applications.
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160mm Fixed Castor, 300kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Ball Bearing (MFK160RN2B)
£35.29160mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More105x80mm Fixing Bolt Hole Centres. Blue Elastic Rubber Tyre on Nylon Centre Wheel with 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.Blue 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 and are non-marking. 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
125mm Fixed Castor, 250kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (MFK125RN1B)
£15.81125mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Heavy Duty Pressed S... Read Moreteel) with 80x60mm Hole Centres and an overall height of 157mm. The Blue Elastic Rubber Tyre on a Nylon Centre Wheel contains a Roller Bearing and has a 40mm Tread Width. 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.Blue 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 and are non-marking. 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, 300kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball Bearing (MFK100PC2B)
£30.70100mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More80x60 Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Cast Iron Centre Wheel with Ball Bearing. Load Capacity = 300kg - In Stock
100mm Fixed Castor, 300kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Ball Bearing (MFK100NY2B)
£15.39100mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More80x60 Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Ball Bearing. Load Capacity = 300kg - Out of Stock - On the Way
100mm Fixed Castor, 250kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (LFV100NY250)
Original price was: £8.24.£7.74Current price is: £7.74.Sale!100mm Fixed Castor (Plate Fixing) with a White Nyl... Read Moreon Wheel. The top plate measures 102mm x 84mm with 80x60mm fixing bolt hole centres and an overall height of 128mm. The wheel has a tread width of 35mm, a smooth plain bore and the load capacity of this castor is 250kg using manual propulsion at 4km/h.This popular general purpose castor is fitted with a White Nylon wheel. Because the wheel has a hard tread it has the lowest rolling resistance and yet won't damage or mark concrete floors making it deal for most general purpose domestic or industrial castor. - In Stock
125mm Fixed Castor, 250kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing, 155mm Height (529PNB)
£26.16125mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More80x60 Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Nylon Centre Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 250kg - In Stock
100mm Shock Absorbing Fixed Castor, 100kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel (GDSB100ARFLUD75)
£80.32... Read More-variant-east-asian: normal; font-size: 14px;">100mm Shock Absorbing Fixed Castor, Polyurethane tyre wheel with an Aluminium Centre and precision ball bearings, The polyurethane tyre has a shore hardness of A90 and the Load Capacity of the castor is 100kg.
The Overall height without a load is 171mm and this reduces incrementally by up to 20mm as load increases (see image 2 - GDS100 Curve). It is fully compressed with a load of 75kg.
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150mm Fixed Castor, 600kg Capacity | Cast Iron Wheel, Ball bearing (HKF15020441)
£46.11150mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabricated Steel) wi... Read Moreth a Cast Iron Wheel with Ball bearings. Load Capacity = 600kg using manual propulsion at 4 km/h (walking speed)Key Specifications:- Top Plate Size: 149mm x 110mm
- Bolt Hole Centres: 120/105mm x 80/60mm
- Overall Height: 202mm
- Tread Width: 45mm
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150mm Fixed Castor, 700kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing (HKF15020241)
£67.02150mm Top Plate Fixed Castor (Fabricated Steel) wi... Read Moreth 105x80 Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Cast Iron Centre Wheel with Ball bearing. Load Capacity = 700kg - Out of Stock - On the Way
130mm Shock Absorbing Fixed Castor, 350kg Capacity | 130mm Polyurethane Tyre Wheel (GDS13075RF)
£139.33130mm 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. - In Stock
200mm Fixed Castor, 6000kg Capacity | Machine Cast Nylon Wheel, Ball bearing (UGXT200ARFMCQ)
Original price was: £843.00.£529.42Current price is: £529.42.Sale!200mm Machine Ca... Read Morest Nylon Wheel fitted into an extra strong Fabricated Top Plate Fixed Castor with 210x160mm bolt hole centres. The load capacity of this castor is 6,000kg and Power Towable to 4km/hThis super heavy duty high performance castor is fitted with a white machine cast nylon wheel that will not mark the floor. An extra strong welded castor frame that is powder coated and fitted with a high performance castor wheel containing two ball bearings that turns on a specially designed integrated axle shaft arrangement makes this castor one of the most durable in the market. Perfect for moving very heavy loads where strength, durability and performance are critical.
