Swivel Castors
Swivel Castors and wheels can swivel 360 degrees about the vertical axis (see figure below). They consist of a housing 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 (see figure below).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. 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.
Swivel castors can be fitting with locks which lock (brake) wither the wheel or the swivel head or both. See Brake Castors.
Swivel Castor Components
Swivel Castor Offset
The Swivel 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 a swivel castor will go in the direction you want it to go regardless its starting direction. The offset and castor wheel's diameter make up the swivel radius where the swivel radius = Offset + (Wheel Diameter / 2).
This is the radius of circle described but the outer dimension of the wheel swivelling around the vertical axis. Basically, this is important because it tells you how much room is needed for the swivel caster to swivel. Furthermore, the general rule is the bigger the offset the better the castor's running performance but the lower the weight it can carry. Read More
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Out of Stock - On the Way100mm Swivel Castor, 340kg Capacity | Cast Iron Wheel, Roller Bearing (461CIB)
£25.33100mm Top Plate Swivel Castor (Flexello 61 Seri... Read Morees) with 105x80mm Hole Centres. Cast Iron Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 340kg
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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50mm Compact Swivel Brake Castor, 150kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing (KS050PT2BBHBR)
£16.9450mm Low Level swivel with brake castor and 12mm S... Read Moreingle Bolt Hole Fixing. This Low Level compact castor has an overall height of 70mm and an Orange Polyurethane Wheel on a steel centre with a 33mm Tread Width and Ball bearings. Load Capacity = 150kg - In Stock
200mm Swivel Castor, 1100kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (TSH200PT15)
£157.82200mm Heavy Duty Top Plate Swivel Castor (Fabricat... Read Moreed Castor) with 105x80mm Bolt Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Cast Iron Centre Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 1100kgThe Bolt Holes of the H series castor are slotted to 120x60mm and 105x80/75mm.- Use 12mm diameter bolts when fitting at 120 x 60mm
- Use 10mm diameter bolts when fitting at 105x80/75mm
- The Genuine Revvo H Series castor is made from heavy gauge forged steel with a hardened ball race in the swivel race that serve as both thrust and radial bearings.
- The swivel head comes with a metal swivel seal and hydraulic grease nipple
- The closed base of the swivel ring prevents downward escape of lubricant
- The side plates are press formed to a cylindrical shape to give the best strength to weight ratio
- A four way direction lock can be purchased and fitted to the castor 9999-0181
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150mm Shock Absorbing Swivel Castor, 360kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing (KGDSP150ASFMUD)
Original price was: £123.23.£65.49Current price is: £65.49.Sale!150mm Shock absorbing (14mm Compression) Swivel... Read More castor and Polyurethane Tyred Aluminium Wheel. Load Capacity = 360kg
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 (500kg / 3 = 167kg) which is between 11 and 12mm.
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150mm Swivel Castor, 100kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Ball Bearing (KAHS150TPR)
£15.29This apparatu... Read Mores / institutional castor comes with a 150mm Grey Thermoplastic Rubber Tyre Wheel on a nylon centre fitted into a 10mm Single Bolt Hole Swivel Castor (Pressed Steel Frame) with a double ball race swivel head. The load capacity of this castor is 100kg using manual propulsion at 4km/h
This castor is fitted with a grey rubber tyre that will not mark or damage the floor and is ideal for most general, light duty castor purposes such as trolley castors or dolly castors. The Ball Bearing in the wheel provides excellent rolling performance.
Single Bolt Hole castors can have a expander tube fitting (purchased separately) attached to insert into hollow square or round tubing. See our section on Expander Tube Fittings
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50mm Compact Swivel Castor, 150kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing (KS050PT2BBH)
£14.5950mm Low Level swivel castor with 12mm Single Bolt... Read More Hole Fixing. This Low Level compact castor has an overall height of 70mm and an Orange Polyurethane Wheel on a steel centre with a 33mm Tread Width and Ball bearings. Load Capacity = 150kg - In Stock
80mm Swivel Castor, 70kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (MSV080BRP1B)
£5.4980mm Black Rubber Tyre wheel on a plastic centre w... Read Moreith a roller bearing fitted into a pressed steel swivel castor bracket. The Swivel Bracket has a 4 hole top plate with 80x60mm bolt hole spacing. The load capacity of this castor is 70kg using manual propulsion at 4km/h (walking speed)The Black Rubber Tyre is softer wheel compared to hard tread wheels like nylon and the rubber absorbs vibrations whilst in motion making this a low noise option and will not scratch the floor. The roller bearing lowers the rolling resistance to reduce the effort required to move the castors. Together with the strong bracket that has a double ball race in the swivel head makes this castors a great choice for many industrial or domestic applications.The wheel might leave marks on the floor and if you want a non-marking version of this castor please order our MSV080GRP1B - In Stock
200mm Stainless Steel Swivel Castor, 300kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (MSS200PNB)
£64.70200mm Top Plate Swivel Castor (AISI 304 Stainless ... Read MoreSteel) with 105x80mm Fixing Bolt Hole Centres. The caster wheel has a Polyurethane Tyre (97 Shore A) on a Nylon Centre Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 300kg - In Stock
200mm Swivel Castor, 600kg Capacity | Cast Iron Wheel, Ball Bearing (KSMG200CIB)
£57.34200mm Top Plate Swivel Castor (Fabricated Steel) w... Read Moreith 105x80 Hole Centres. Cast Iron Wheel with Ball Bearing. Load Capacity = 600kg - In Stock
125mm Swivel Castor, 100kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Ball Bearing (KAHS125TPR)
£12.15This apparatus /... Read More institutional castor comes with a 125mm Grey Thermoplastic Rubber Tyre Wheel on a nylon centre fitted into a 10mm Single Bolt Hole Swivel Castor (Pressed Steel Frame) with a double ball race swivel head. The load capacity of this castor is 100kg using manual propulsion at 4km/hThis castor is fitted with a grey rubber tyre that will not mark or damage the floor and is ideal for most general, light duty castor purposes such as trolley castors or dolly castors. The Ball Bearing in the wheel provides excellent rolling performance. Single Bolt Hole castors can have a expander tube fitting (purchased separately) attached to insert into hollow square or round tubing. See our section on Expander Tube Fittings - In Stock
100mm Swivel Castor, 150kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Ball Bearing (1321828)
£14.30100mm Bolt Hole Swivel Castor (Pressed Steel) with... Read More 10mm Bolt Hole. Blue Rubber Tyre / Nylon Centre Wheel with Ball Bearing. Load Capacity = 150kg - In Stock
100mm Swivel Castor, 150kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (1321780)
£7.55100mm Bolt Hole Swivel Castor (Pressed Steel) with... Read More 10mm Bolt Hole. Nylon Wheel with Plain Bore. Load Capacity = 150kg - In Stock
100mm Swivel Castor, 300kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball Bearing (MSK100PC2B)
£33.40100mm Top Plate Swivel Castor (Pressed Steel) with... Read More 80x60mm Bolt Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Cast Iron Centre Wheel with Ball Bearing. Load Capacity = 300kg - In Stock
125mm Swivel Castor, 100kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (LSV125RMB)
£8.81125mm Top Plate Swivel Castor with a Black Rubber ... Read MoreTyre Wheel on a Pressed Steel centre complete with Thread Guards. It has 80x60mm bolt hole centres and a load capacity of 100kg using manual propulsion at 4km/h.This popular general purpose castor is fitted with a Black Rubber Tyre Wheel that is gentle on floors. The Caster wheel has a roller bearing that offers low rolling resistance. It is ideal as a new or replacement castor for most domestic or industrial applications such as a trolley or dolly where the travel speed of the castor generally does not exceed walking speed. - In Stock
100mm Swivel Castor, 340kg Capacity | Cast Iron Wheel, Plain Bore (461CI)
£24.40100mm Top Plate Swivel Castor (Flexello 61 Seri... Read Morees) with 105x80 Hole Centres. Cast Iron Wheel with Plain Bore. Load Capacity = 340kg
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.
