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Catering Equipment Castors & Wheel Guide

castors and wheelsIn this guide we look at the different castors and wheels available and explain how each of them works so that you can make an informed decision as to the type of castors and wheels you require for your catering equipment.

If you are unsure about the castor you require, please contact us before placing your order.

 

Catering Equipment Castors

Die-Pat currently offers eight types of castors:

 

Economy Range Castors: Grey Rubber Tyred Wheel

Specifications:

  • Pressed steel bracket ( zinc plated )
  • Swivel head with double ball race
  • Wheel brake on 50mm & 75mm swivel and wheel on 100mm
  • Plain bearing complete with threadguard.

 

Bolt Hole Fitting

Bolt Hole Fitting - Economy Range Castors: Grey Rubber Tyred Wheel

 

Swivel Part NoBraked Part NoWheel Dia.Overall Height.Bolt Hole Dia.Load Capacity
RT2BHGREYRT2BHBGREY50mm70mmM1040kg
RT3BHGREYRT3BHBGREY75mm101mmM1060kg
RT4BHGREYRT4BHBGREY100mm132mmM1070kg
RT4BHGREY/M12RT4BHBGREY/M12100mm132mmM1270kg

 

Plate Fitting

Plate Fitting - Economy Range Castors: Grey Rubber Tyred Wheel

Swivel Part NoBraked Part NoWheel Dia.Overall Height.Plate SizeHole CentresLoad Capacity
RT2PGREYRT2PBGREY50mm72mm50 x 5040 x 40 32 x 3240kg
RT3PBGREY75mm104mm65 x 6553 x 53 45 x 4560kg
RT4PGREYRT4PBGREY100mm134mm75 x 7550 x 50 60 x 6070kg

 

Economy Range Castors: White Nylon Wheel

Economy Range Castors: White Nylon Wheel

Swivel Part NoBraked Part NoFixed Part NoWheel Dia.Overall Height.Load Capacity
RT2PNYN/ART2FNY50mm64mm40kg
RT3PNYRT3PBNYRT3FNY75mm95mm100kg

 

Light Duty Castor: White Polypropylene Wheel

Specifications:

  • Pressed steel bracket ( zinc plated )
  • Swivel head with double ball race
  • White polypropylene wheels
  • Combined swivel and wheel brake.

Light Duty Castor: White Polypropylene Wheel

Swivel Part NoBraked Part NoWheel Dia.Tread WidthOverall Height.Bolt Hole DiaLoad Capacity
RT3A-BHPPRT3A-BHBPP75mm25mm100mmM1270kg
RT4A-BHPPRT4A-BHBPP100mm32mm134mmM12100kg
RT5A-BHPPRT5A-BHBPP125mm35mm159mmM12100kg

 

Twin Wheel Light Duty Castor: Grey PVC Tyre

Specifications:

  • Pressed steel bracket ( zinc plated )
  • Swivel head with double ball race
  • Wheel brake available
  • Plain bearing
  • Grey PVC tyre, white nylon centre.

 

Bolt Hole Fitting

Bolt Hole Fitting - Twin Wheel Light Duty Castor: Grey PVC Tyre
Bolt Hole Fitting - Twin Wheel Light Duty Castor: Grey PVC Tyre

Swivel Part NoBraked Part NoWheel Dia.Tread WidthOverall Height.Bolt Hole DiaLoad Capacity
RT2TWBHGREYRT2TWBHBGREY50mm42mm69mm10mm55kg
RT3TWBHGREYRT3TWBHBGREY75mm52mm98mm10mm80kg

 

Plate Fitting

Plate Fitting - Twin Wheel Light Duty Castor: Grey PVC Tyre

Swivel Part NoBraked Part NoWheel Dia.Tread WidthOverall Height.Plate SizeLoad Capacity
RT2TWPGREYRT2TWPBGREY50mm42mm77mm65 x 6555kg
RT3TWPGREYRT3TWPBGREY75mm52mm101mm78 x 6880kg

 

Institutional Castors: Grey TPE Tyre

Specifications:

  • Pressed steel fork assembly zinc plated
  • Swivel head and double ball race and head seal
  • Nut bolt and axel
  • Wheels with TPE tyre (thermoplastic elastomer) on polypropylene rim
  • Plain bearing hub with thread guards
  • Combine swivel and wheel brakes.

 

Bolt Hole Fitting

Bolt Hole Fitting - Institutional Castors: Grey TPE Tyre

Swivel PartBraked PartFixed Part NoWheel Dia.Tread WidthOverall Height.Bolt Hole DiaLoad Capacity
183021183022N/A75mm30mm100mmM1275kg
183023183024182121100mm32mm134mmM12100kg
180763183026182465125mm32mm159mmM12100kg

 

Plate Fitting

Plate Fitting - Institutional Castors: Grey TPE Tyre

Swivel PartBraked PartFixed Part NoWheel Dia.Tread WidthOverall Height.Plate SizeLoad Capacity
182571182572N/A75mm30mm103mm105 x 8075kg
182573182574182569100mm32mm137mm105 x 80100kg
182575182578182570125mm32mm162mm105 x 80100kg

 

Institutional Castors: White Nylon Wheel

Specifications:

  • Pressed steel fork assembly zinc plated
  • Swivel head and double ball race and head seal
  • Nut bolt and axle
  • White nylon wheel
  • Plain bearing hub with thread guards
  • Combine swivel and wheel brakes.

 

Bolt Hole Fitting

Bolt Hole Fitting - Institutional Castors: White Nylon Wheel

Swivel PartBraked PartFixed Part NoWheel Dia.Tread WidthOverall Height.Bolt HoleLoad Capacity
179996NY177997NYN/A75mm25mm100mmM1275kg
180185NY501319NYN/A100mm34mm134mmM12100kg
171694NY179998NYN/A125mm35mm159mmM12100kg

 

Plate Fitting

Plate Fitting - Institutional Castors: White Nylon Wheel

Swivel PartBraked PartFixed Part NoWheel Dia.Tread WidthOverall Height.Plate SizeLoad Capacity
179893NY179894NY172108NY75mm25mm100mm105 x 8075kg
178103NY179895NY172003NY100mm34mm137mm105 x 80100kg
179896NY179897NY168995NY125mm35mm162mm105 x 80100kg

 

Medium Duty Castors: Elastic Rubber Tyre Nylon Centre

Specifications:

  • Pressed steel fork assembly zinc plated
  • Swivel head and double ball race and head seal
  • Roller bearing
  • Elastic rubber tyre with plastic centre
  • Colour coded thread guards
  • Combine swivel and wheel brakes.

 

Bolt Hole Fitting

Bolt Hole Fitting - Medium Duty Castors: Elastic Rubber Tyre Nylon Centre

Swivel PartBraked PartWheel Dia.Overall Height.Bolt Hole DiaLoad Capacity
RT3LBHBLURT3LBHBBLU80mm99mmM12150kg
RT4LBHBLURT4LBHBBLU100mm124mmM12200kg
RT5LBHBLURT5LBHBBLU125mm154mmM12200kg
RT6LBHBLURT6LBHBBLU160mm185mmM16350kg
RT8LBHBLURT8LBHBBLU200mm230mmM16400kg

 

Plate Fitting

Plate Fitting - Medium Duty Castors: Elastic Rubber Tyre Nylon Centre

Swivel PartBraked PartFixed PartWheel Dia.Overall Height.Plate SizeLoad Capacity
RT3LPBLURT3LPBBLURT3LFPBLU80mm100mm105 x 80150kg
RT4LPBLURT4LPBBLURT4LFPBLU100mm125mm105 x 80200kg
RT5LPBLURT5LPBBLURT5LFPBLU125mm155mm105 x 80200kg
RT6LPBLURT6LPBBLURT6LFPBLU160mm190mm135 x 110350kg
RT8LPBLURT8LPBBLURT8LFPBLU200mm235mm135 x 110400kg

Medium Duty Pressed Steel Castors: Nylon Wheel

Specifications:

  • Pressed steel fork assembly zinc plated
  • Swivel head and double ball race and head seal
  • Nut bolt and axle
  • Nylon wheel
  • Zinc plated metal thread guards
  • Combine swivel and wheel brakes.

 

Bolt Hole Fitting

Plate Fitting - Medium Duty Castors: Elastic Rubber Tyre Nylon Centre

Swivel PartBraked PartWheel Dia.Overall Height.Bolt Hole DiaLoad Capacity
RT4LBHNYRT4LBHBNY100mm124mmM12200kg
RT5LBHNYRT5LBHBNY125mm154mmM12200kg
RT6LBHNYRT6LBHBNY160mm185mmM16400kg
RT8LBHNYRT8LBHBNY200mm230mmM16400kg

 

Plate Fitting

Plate Fitting - Medium Duty Pressed Steel Castors: Nylon Wheel

Swivel PartBraked PartFixed PartWheel Dia.Overall Height.Plate SizeLoad Capacity
RT4LPNYRT4LPBNYRT4LFPNY100mm125mm105 x 80200kg
RT5LPNYRT5LPBNYRT5LFPNY125mm155mm105 x 80200kg
RT6LPNYRT6LPBNYRT6LFPNY160mm190mm135 x 110400kg
RT8LPNYRT8LPBNYRT8LFPNY200mm235mm135 x 110400kg

 

Types of Castors and Wheels

Castor Fittings – Bolt Hole Fitting

This is a castor setup where you’ll be using one central bolt hole fitting, and this has a swivelling castor housing as well as a bolt hole diameter of the size M10, M12, M16. It’s important to note as well that this type of castor can be fitted with a tubular expander in order to fit either square or round tubing. A swivel featuring a brake is also available for this type of castor.

Castor Fittings – Plate Fitting

This castor is basically a square or rectangular plate that has four fixing bolts. What these four fixing bolts do is provide an overall strong fixing, and they also distribute the weight evenly. These can either be a swivelling castor, fixed, or else a swivel with a brake.

Types of Wheels

It’s safe to say that the larger your wheel is the easier it’ll be to carry weight and move around. The bearings you use will also help to reduce friction and give you more ease of movement, but we’ll get into the types of bearings in just a bit. The wheels for catering equipment can be broken down into two main categories: hard tread wheels and soft tread wheels.

Hard Tread Wheels

This type of wheel is by far the easiest to push, and it also offers the least resistance. The only thing with this type of wheel is that it is a bit on the noisy side, and it’s also important to note that these wheels can damage certain types of floor. These wheels are available in cast iron and steel, nylon, polypropylene, and phenolic.

Soft Tread Wheels

Soft tread wheels will give you more resistance, which basically means that they’ll be harder to push overall. But this comes with a trade off, as these wheels are far quieter and won’t cause as much damage to floors in general. These wheels come in rubber, non marking rubber, polyurethane, high temperature rubber, and pneumatic wheels.

Bearings

There are actually four different kinds of bearing that you can choose from, and what these bearings do is reduce the rolling resistance that you experience. Of course the choice will be entirely dependent on your working environment, the application of the bearings, load capacities, and the amount of movement that’ll be required overall. Plain bearings are meant for light loads that are moving over short distances. Roller bearings actually reduce resistance for heavy loads that are moving short distances. Ball journal bearings are precision bearings meant for heavy loads with constant movement. Lastly we have tapered roller bearings that are meant for the largest of loads.

Which castor, wheel, and bearing are right for you?

While there isn’t a blanket solution that will work for every type of occasion, it’s easy to see that by breaking down your needs into categories like the weight of the load involved, the amount of noise you’re willing to tolerate for the job, and whether or not you’re okay with damaging the floor, you can start to get a better idea as to which castor, wheel, and bearing are right for you.

 

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