Decent Quality Castors?

[Brad93]

I'm after some high quality 50mm / 75mmish castors for a rolling toolbox. Ive been using ebay cheapies (£8.50 for 4) but they don't last too long.

Anyone recommend some?

 

[500e]

http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/threads/help-need-wheels-for-my-2tonne-pullmax.67860/#post-890791

 

[Burdekin]

I quite often make trollies for moving heavy stuff and get the castors from screwfix. Not had an issue with the heavy duty ones
They specify the load they are rated for.

 

[winchman]

I have had good results from shopping trolly ones

 

[optima21]

I have had good results from shopping trolly ones

they're also cheap as you get four for a pound

 

[winchman]

I often wonder are you renting or buying the trolly? I wonder if any one has used it as a defence in court?

 

[the black box]

I've used rosscastors.co.uk for castors and other bits seems good quality well worth giving them a ring and explaining the application

 

[wookie]

Lidl had 3" casters in a couple of weeks ago, box of 4 for a fiver, I couldn't resist.

It says on the box max load per caster is 60Kg. Surely that would be enough, I mean just how heavy is your tool box ? I know it takes 2 people to lift mine....

 

[ukracer]

Court would probably quite clearly rule that its a refundable deposit for the use of the trolley whilst in store, that no bill of sale nor receipt was given for the trolley and that the populace is generally aware that the coin is a deposit to stop opportunist thieves.

Though whats to stop someone sticking a coin in the end and pulling the whole row out is another matter....

I always thought the coin was to make people return the trolley and save money on trolley collectors...

 

[ukracer]

But anyway I had some cheap Chinese ones collapse on me....replaced them with screwfix ones and they have stood the test of time so far....white nylon ones.

 

[ukracer]

Tesco still have trolley collectors (you have to do a training module)
They only have coin slots on trolleys in areas with high theft issues (some of the Dundee stores have them, others don't)

Interestingly. Our aldi has coins but morrisons have done away with coined trolleys. If aldi did not have coins they would be littered all over and easy targets to steal or vandalised.

I am sure if I wanted to nick a trolley I would pay a quid to facilitate the opportunity. or are the Dundee scroats that destitute?

 

[ukracer]

They generally don't want them for anything but to chuck in rivers, throw onto dual carriageways etc...and yes they are that destitute...like going back to the 30s in some streets....

Yeah our tesco is by the canal....even with coined trollies the scroats still chuck them in the cut for cheap kicks.

 

[wristpin]

Axminster Tools do HD castors and recently had them on offer.
As for pound coins , washers do the job and some French hypermarkets used to give away plastic tokens which seemed to work equally well in U.K. trollies.

 

[123hotchef]

tesco and the new stores now have smart trollies and the wheels lock up when u get a set distance away from the store

oh and the wheels on the cages the trucks come with are much better than the trolley wheels

 

[Mr Fro]

I quite often make trollies for moving heavy stuff and get the castors from screwfix. Not had an issue with the heavy duty ones
They specify the load they are rated for.

+1

I've made a rolling sub frame for my genny (100kg) using these:
http://www.screwfix.com/p/select-heavy-duty-rubber-swivel-castor-50mm-4-pack/39449
I've since got another coupe of packs for other bits that need to be mobile.

 

[galooph]

I've used https://www.castors-online.co.uk/ before.

 

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