Track wheel plate casters 9 view all caster sub type.
Caster wheel bolt pattern.
Either directional double sided face face contact pedal poly cam side side top single side.
This indicates whether the caster is a rigid caster or a swivel caster.
There are a wide variety of sizes that seem to change with wheel size along with moving from a swivel caster to a rigid caster.
Adjustment style how the leveling pad is adjusted on a leveling caster.
Brake type the specific type of brake on a caster.
An axle that attaches the wheel to the fork legs of a caster.
The following are four areas to measure.
Our offering of plate mount casters covers the spectrum of needs for objects that are best made mobile by connecting the object to a caster plate also known as a top plate.
Brake the presence of a stopping mechanism.
Options include manual thumb wheel manual ratcheting handle and a nut for an open ended wrench.
Caster wheel terminology.
Provides a smooth inner raceway for wheel bearings and strengthens the caster by allowing the legs to be tightened against it.
Since top plates come in different sizes it is necessary to measure the location where the caster will be attached and the top plate that will be used.
Load that is imposed while caster or wheel is not in motion.
Swivel casters can rotate up to 360 which allows them to change direction and.
A common top plate size in this series is the 1 7 8 x 2 9 16 top plate with a bolt hole pattern of 15 16 x 2 1 8.