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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
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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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160mm Swivel Castor, 200kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (MSVH160RN1B)
£22.44160mm Single Bolt Hole (12mm) Swivel Castor (Press... Read Moreed Steel). Blue Rubber Tyred / Nylon Centre Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 200kg - In Stock
60mm Compact Twin Wheel Swivel Castor, 200kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing (2KS060PT2B)
£22.6860mm Low Level twin wheel swivel castor with 105x8... Read More0mm Top Plate and 80/76x60mm Fixing Bolt Hole Centres. This Low Level compact castor has an overall height of 80mm and an Orange Polyurethane Wheel on a steel centre with a 2x19mmTread Width (41mm across both wheels) and Ball bearings. Load Capacity = 150kg.The swivel head has a double ball race for excellent swivelling and the polyurethane tyres have a 95 Shore A hardness. - Out of Stock - On the Way
100mm Swivel Castor, 340kg Capacity | Cast Iron Wheel, Plain Bore (461CI)
£22.77100mm 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.
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75mm Swivel Castor, 150kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Plain Bore (361SU)
£22.7875mm Top Plate Swivel Castor (Pressed Steel - Flex... Read Moreello Brand). The top plate measures 105x80mm and has 80x60mm Bolt Hole Centres. The castor's overall height is 95mm and has a Polyurethane Tyre on a Cast Iron Centre castor wheel with 29mm Tread Width and Smooth Plain Bore. Load Capacity = 150kg - In Stock
100mm Stainless Steel Swivel Castor, 150kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (MSS100PNBBH)
£22.90100mm Bolt Hole Swivel Castor (Stainless Steel Cas... Read Moretor) with 12mm Bolt Hole. Polyurethane Tyre / Nylon Centre Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 150kg - In Stock
125mm Swivel Castor, 250kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Roller Bearing (522NYB)
£23.03125mm Top Plate Swivel Castor (Pressed Steel) with... Read More 80x60 Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 250kg - In Stock
75mm Heavy Duty Swivel Castor, 300kg Capacity | White Nylon Wheel, Ball Bearing (HSV075NY2B)
£23.4775mm Heavy Duty Top Plate Swivel Castor with Heavy... Read More Gauge Pressed Steel and a load capacity of 300kg. The swivel head has a double ball race with hardened ball race track.- The Top Plate measure 105x80mm with 80x60mm Fixing Bolt Hole Centres. The bolt holes are slotted to 80/75x60/55mm and suits 8mm Bolts.
- The castor wheel is a white nylon wheel (polyamide) with a 32mm tread width and fitted with two precision ball bearings. The hard wheel is non-marking and has the lowest rolling and swivel resistance.
- This castor is an excellent all purpose heavy duty castor. It is often used with high load mobile storage and transportation equipment in domestic, mechanical and industrial applications.
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100mm Swivel Castor, 340kg Capacity | Cast Iron Wheel, Roller Bearing (461CIB)
£23.64100mm 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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100mm Stainless Steel Swivel Castor, 150kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (MSS100PNB)
£23.64100mm Top Plate Swivel Castor (Stainless Steel Cas... Read Moretor) with 80x60mm Bolt Hole Centres. Polyurethane Tyre / Nylon Centre Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 150kg - In Stock
50mm Low Level Swivel Castor, 160kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Plain Bore (2SL050PT0L)
Original price was: £24.46.£23.75Current price is: £23.75. Sale!50mm Low Level Twin Wheel Swivel Castor (REVVO Bra... Read Morend). The Polyurethane tyre wheels have a tread width of 14mm each and turn on a smooth Plain Bore. The Load Capacity of 160kg.This castors offers an exceptional load capacity in relation to their low overall working height and is ideal for heavy equipment being used on smooth, hard flooring. The differential action from the twin wheels makes for smooth operation.This castor has a round top plate with a diameter of 95mm and 4 fixing holes to suit a 6mm bolt. Each fixing hole is spaced 51mm from the directly opposite fixing hole (the largest distance between the fixing holes) - Out of Stock - On the Way
100mm Swivel Castor, 160kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (Flexello 461RNB)
£23.77100mm Top Plate Swivel Castor (Flexello 61 Seri... Read Morees) with 105x80mm Bolt Hole Centres. Blue Elastic Rubber Tyre on a Nylon Centre Wheel fitted with a Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 160kg
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 and has a larger top plate than most 100mm castors with the castor's top plate measuring 128x102mm.
The Blue Elastic Rubber offers a higher load capacity over standard grey or black rubber tyres and will not mark floors. The roller bearing consists of steel rollers in a plastic cage that minimise rolling resistance even under heavy loads.
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125mm Swivel Castor, 360kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (561NY)
£23.81125mm Top Plate Swivel Castor (Pressed Steel) with... Read More 140x105mm Bolt Hole Centres. This castor houses a white Nylon Wheel with a smooth Plain Bore and has a Load Capacity of 360kg using manual propulsion at 5km/h (walking speed) - In Stock
200mm Swivel Castor, 300kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Roller Bearing (MSV200NY1B)
£24.00200mm Top Plate Swivel Castor (Pressed Steel) with... Read More 105x80mm Hole Centres and 235mm Overall height. The White Nylon Wheel has a 50mm Tread Width and a Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 300kg - Out of Stock - On the Way