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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63mm Footmaster Castor with Levelling Foot, 500kg Capacity | 63mm Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (KGDL65ASFNYN)
Original price was: £60.88.£38.39Current price is: £38.39. Sale!This 63mm Heavy Duty Levelling Castor with a Black... Read More Nylon wheel (Ball Bearing) and adjustable foot. This castor is a swivel castor with a load capacity of 500kg. The aluminium castor frame has a durable ivory coloured powder coating for protection against wear and tear.The overall height of the castor is 98mm and the adjustable foot can extend by up to 18mm to enable precise levelling.The load capacity of this product is 500kg and the recommended maximum total load over 4 castors is 1,500kg. - In Stock
63mm Footmaster Levelling Castor, Plate Fitting, 550kg Capacity | 63mm Nylon Wheel (KGD-80FBLACK)
£49.6263mm Foot Master Levelling Castor with an Black... Read More powder coating finish. This product has a 4-hole top plate with 70mm x 70mm bolt hole centres and is also powder coated for added protection. The wheel is made from premium quality black Nylon with a 28mm Tread width and the Die Cast Aluminium Foot Pad has a rubber vibration damping pad. This foot pad has a Nylon Hand-wheel operation
This product's load capacity has increased to 550kg Static Load and 275kg Dynamic Load.
Because of the lifting and lowering function of the Foot Master castor, like all Jacking Castors, it is important understand that each castor may be subjected to HALF THE TOTAL WEIGHT. Therefore, the recommended load capacity for each Foot Master Levelling Castor is half the castor's Static Load Capacity, that is, when the castors' levelling function is not being used. The load capacity of the Footmaster Castor when it is being moved and positioned is given by the Dynamic Load Capacity.
This levelling castor is a multi-functional swivel castor that provides mobility, levelling and anti-vibration functions. This allows users to move and position large equipment into place with added stability using the levelling and anti-vibration features.
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125mm High Temperature Swivel Castor, 150kg Capacity | Phenolic Resin Wheel, Plain Bore (MSX125HT)
£33.09125mm High Temperature Swivel Castor (Pressed Stee... Read Morel). The top plate has four fixing holes with 80x60mm Bolt Hole spacing and the wheel is made from black phenolic resin with a smooth plain bore. It is Rated to +280 degrees C and has a load capacity of 150kg - In Stock
100mm Stainless Steel Swivel Castor, 150kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (MSS100RNB)
£24.12100mm Top Plate Swivel Castor (Stainless Steel ... Read MoreBracket) with 80x60mm Hole Centres and 128mm overall height.
The non-marking Elastic Blue Rubber Tyre / Nylon Centre Wheel has a 36mm Tread Width and contains a Stainless Steel Needle Roller Bearing to reduce the rolling resistance. Load Capacity = 150kg
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60mm Compact Swivel Castor, 150kg Capacity | 60mm Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing (KS060PT2B)
£19.5760mm Low Level swivel castor with 105x80mm Top Pla... Read Morete and 80x60mm 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 35mm Tread Width and Ball bearings. Load Capacity = 150kg - In Stock
80mm Swivel Castor, 130kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (MSV080RN1B)
£8.4980mm Blue Elastic Rubber Tyre wheel on a nylon ... Read Morecentre with 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 130kg using manual propulsion at 4km/h (walking speed)
The Blue Elastic Rubber Tyre offers a higher load capacity than standard grey or black rubber tyres and is non-marking, gentle on floors. The rubber absorbs vibrations whilst in motion making this a low noise option. The roller bearing lowers the rolling resistance to reduce the effort required to move the castors. Put this wheel into a strong bracket that has a double ball race in the swivel head makes this castors a truly great performer.
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42mm Footmaster Levelling Castor, Plate Fitting, 60kg Capacity | 42mm Nylon Wheel (KGD-40F)
£21.0842mm Foot Master Levelling Castor with an ivory... Read More coloured powder coating finish. This product has a 4-hole top plate with 42mm x 42mm bolt hole centres and is also powder coated for added protection. The wheel is made from premium quality black Nylon with a 20mm Tread width and the Die Cast Aluminium Foot Pad has a rubber vibration damping pad. This foot pad has a Nylon Hand-wheel operation
This product's load capacity has increased to 60kg Static Load and 30kg Dynamic Load.
Because of the lifting and lowering function of the Foot Master castor, like all Jacking Castors, it is important understand that each castor may be subjected to HALF THE TOTAL WEIGHT. Therefore, the recommended load capacity for each Foot Master Levelling Castor is half the castor's Static Load Capacity, that is, when the castors' levelling function is not being used. The load capacity of the Footmaster Castor when it is being moved and positioned is given by the Dynamic Load Capacity.
This levelling castor is a multi-functional swivel castor that provides mobility, levelling and anti-vibration functions. This allows users to move and position large equipment into place with added stability using the levelling and anti-vibration features.
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75mm Footmaster Levelling Castor, Stem Fitting, 100kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel (KGD-120S)
£65.4775mm Footmaster Levelling Castor with M16x 24mm... Read More Stem Fitting. 1000kg Static and 500kg Dynamic Load Capacity. Die Cast Aluminium Foot Pad. Hex Adjuster with M16 Leveler (Spanner not included)
The Foot Master levelling castor is a multi-functional swivel castor that provides mobility, levelling and anti-vibration functions. This allows users to move and position large equipment into place with added stability using the levelling and anti-vibration features.
Because of the lifting and lowering function of the Foot Master castor, like all Jacking Castors, it is important understand that each castor may be subjected to HALF THE TOTAL WEIGHT. Therefore, the recommended load capacity for each Foot Master Levelling Castor is half the castor's Static Load Capacity, that is, when the castors' levelling function is not being used. The load capacity of the Footmaster Castor when it is being moved and positioned is given by the Dynamic Load Capacity.
This load capacity of the Footmaster Castor when being moved and positioned is given by the Dynamic Load Capacity.
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125mm Swivel Castor, 150kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Roller Bearing (MSVH125PN1B)
£10.49125mm Single Bolt Hole (12mm) Swivel Castor (Press... Read Moreed Steel). Polyurethane Tyred / Nylon Centred Wheel with Roller Bearing. Load Capacity = 150kg - In Stock
125mm Heavy Duty Swivel Castor, 700kg Capacity | White Nylon Wheel, Ball Bearing (HSV125NY2B)
£29.49125mm Heavy Duty Top Plate Swivel Castor with Heav... Read Morey Gauge Pressed Steel and a load capacity of 700kg. 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 40mm 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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35mm Compact Braked Castor, 100kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing (KS035PT2BBHBR)
£11.3835mm Low Level swivel with brake castor with 10mm ... Read MoreSingle Bolt Hole Fixing. This Low Level compact castor has an overall height of 50mm and an Orange Polyurethane Wheel on a steel centre with a 27mm Tread Width and Ball bearings. Load Capacity = 100kg - In Stock
35mm Compact Swivel Castor, 100kg Capacity | Polyurethane Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing (KS035PT2BBH)
£9.9435mm Low Level swivel castor with 10mm Single Bolt... Read More Hole Fixing. This Low Level compact castor has an overall height of 50mm and an Orange Polyurethane Wheel on a steel centre with a 27mm Tread Width and Ball bearings. Load Capacity = 100kg - In Stock
50mm Swivel Castor, 54kg Capacity | Nylon Wheel, Plain Bore (961NY)
£3.4550mm Top Plate Swivel Castor (Pressed Steel) with ... Read More54x25mm Hole Centres. Nylon Wheel with Plain Bore. Load Capacity = 54kg - Out of Stock - On the Way
200mm Swivel Castor, 400kg Capacity | Black Rubber Tyre Wheel, Ball bearing (MSK200EA2B)
£44.57200mm Top Plate Swivel Castor (Pressed Steel) with... Read More 105x80mm Fixing Hole Centres. Black Elastic Rubber Tyre on an Aluminium Centre Wheel with Ball Bearings. Load Capacity = 400kg.Elastic Rubber Tyres have a soft tread and are gentle on floors. They are an excellent choice when a rubber tyre is needed and the weight to be carried is more than what a castor with a standard rubber tyre can hold. - In Stock
75mm Swivel Castor, 90kg Capacity | Rubber Tyre Wheel, Plain Bore (361RNST)
£15.1775mm Stem Fitting Swivel Castor (Flexello 61 Se... Read Moreries) with M12x25mm Threaded Stem. Blue Rubber Tyre Wheel with a Nylon Centre and Plain Bore. The Load Capacity of this castor is 90kg at 4km/h using manual propuslion.
The Flexello 61 Series is an established industry standard range of Pressed Steel Castors that is suitable for most industrial or domestic applications. This range has a ball bearing swivel head and finished with a bright zinc plating.