Choose the Correct Heavy Duty Wheels for your
Industrial Caster and Wheel Applications
We have talked about
how heavy duty casters can provide an amazing benefit in your heavy material
handling transporting and moving equipment.
I consider heavy duty wheels to be 1,200# capacity to about 40,000#
capacity. However if you do not have the
correct wheels for moving these heavy items you will have nothing but
problems. Some of the issues you may
encounter when using an under rated capacity wheel include: wheel breaking or flattening, bearings
busting out of the wheel, using incorrect wheel material which can damage the
floor. All of these scenarios can cause
a catastrophic failure of the casters and cart that you are moving the
equipment on resulting in possible damage and injury to operators…. Not to
mention the job will not get done.
Therefore, let’s see what factors we need to consider when choosing the
correct heavy duty wheel for moving heavy equipment. At www.heavy-dutycaster.com we list the size of the wheels and wheel options, and capacity to help
you choose the best wheel for your heavy duty caster application.
(1) Know the weight you will be pushing, pulling,
towing, or moving.
(2) Know the type of floor and the condition of
the floor you are rolling the wheels.
(3) Are you manually pushing or pulling the
cart? Or are you using a tugger or
towing the cart?
(4) Do you have
harsh environments the wheels will be exposed to?
(5) How tall can you
go? What size diameter and width wheel
can you use?
We offer over 40 different styles of heavy-duty wheels. Our
wheels come in many different diameters, tread widths, colors, and capacities.
Specific wheels provide floor protection, high heat applications, wash down,
chemical resistance, and more. Our wheels come with a variety of bearings such
as: roller bearings, tapered roller bearings, precision ball bearings,
stainless steel bearings, delrin and bronze bearings, and oilex bearings.
Specific wheels feature flat tread, crowned tread, donut tread with different
durometers and hardness. Wheels available: phenolic wheels, high temp wheels,
hard and soft rubber wheels, thermoplastic rubber wheels, polyurethane wheels,
elastomer wheels, cast iron steel wheels, ductile steel wheels, drop forged
steel wheels, semi-pneumatic wheels, rubber on cast iron and poly on cast iron
wheels, poly on aluminum wheels, v-groove wheels and others.
Wheel selection and
wheel bearings are another very important factor when selecting heavy duty
casters. The larger the wheel the easier
it will be to get started rolling and keep rolling, especially over rough
terrain or uneven floors and thresh holds.
Heavy duty casters usually start with a 6” diameter wheel however even a
3” diameter wheel can be used in heavy duty casters when a low profile is
needed. 6” x 3” up to 16” – 4” wide
wheels are commonly used. Different
types of wheel material is also very important.
Steel wheels and ductile steel and forged steel wheels give you the most
carrying capacity but can be rough on floors.
Heavy duty polyurethane on cast iron wheels can give wonderful floor
protection and still yield a great capacity.
High impact polymer wheels and Ergolastomer wheels work great in many
applications. We can use standard
straight roller bearings in these wheels but the best wheel bearings for heavy
duty applications are precision sealed ball bearings, and tapered roller
bearings. The precision ball bearings
and tapered roller bearings allow for an easier start and better roll with less
force and also will withstand towing.
The larger the wheel the heavier the axle as well.
Let me know if you
have an application for heavy duty casters in your industrial or commercial
material handling applications. We can
help and we keep the very best in stock!
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