Heavy duty caster selection

  • 22 Mar / 2018

Wheel material selection for heavy duty casters

Heavy duty casters are used for the movement of heavy equipment, so wheels generally use hard tread single or twin wheels. Such as nylon wheels, cast iron wheels, forged steel wheels, hard rubber wheels, polyurethane wheels, and phenolic resin wheels are all ideal choices. Among them, forged steel wheels and polyurethane caster wheels are particularly suitable for the wheels of special heavy duty casters.

Wheel diameter selection for heavy duty casters
According to the larger diameter of the wheel, the more flexible the principle of rotation, commonly used specifications have 4 inches casters, 5 inches casters, 6 inches casters, 8 inches casters, 10 inches casters, 12 inches casters, special heavy duty casters can be 16 inches and 18 inches Wheels. Of course you can also customize special specifications of heavy duty, for example, heavy duty low profile casters, the smallest 2 inches of casters, can also load more than 360kg. They usually used on heavy weight machine.
When you clear above 2 points, will be help choise best suitable heavy duty casters.