Cheapest 3/4" Threaded Stem Casters (Heavy Duty)?

[PretendMechanic]

I'm often in need of casters and don't know where to start. Seems there are a bunch of caster companies with wildly varying prices.

Right now I'm in need of 4 casters with a 3/4" threaded stem. Around 2500lb capacity each minimum would be nice. Can go down to around 1000lb capacity each if that helps significantly with the price.

This is for a heavy duty storage cabinet (9800lb capacity). Even though I'll probably never get close to loading it to capacity, nice to have the casters be able to support it. What's the rule of thumb for load capacity percentages for a safety margin?

So far in my travels I've come across Shephard and Algood, but seems there are many many brands to choose from :S.

Anyone have an online retailer to recommend (USA)?

What are my cheap options?

 

[clubairth]

I never buy new! Just too expensive.
EBay is full of used casters.
Spend some time looking and you will find them.
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[bmw57isetta]

I've used Service Caster in West Reading, PA several times over the years. Huge selection, great customer service. I've also used LG Rathbun in Denver.

Here's SC's Web site > https://shop.servicecaster.com/

Here's Rathbun's Web site > https://www.lgrathbun.com/

If those two can't help you, a Google search will turn up all sorts of vendors.

 

[dr_clyde]

Call Caster Depot and talk to a salesman.

https://www.casterdepot.com/

 

[PretendMechanic]

I never buy new! Just too expensive.
EBay is full of used casters.
Spend some time looking and you will find them.
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Always my first stop! Heavy duty 3/4" threaded stem seems to be a bit of an oddity.

I've used Service Caster in West Reading, PA several times over the years. Huge selection, great customer service. I've also used LG Rathbun in Denver.

Here's SC's Web site > https://shop.servicecaster.com/

Here's Rathbun's Web site > https://www.lgrathbun.com/

If those two can't help you, a Google search will turn up all sorts of vendors.

Checked already, SC doesn't stocked 3/4" threaded stem. Rathbun only has 325lb rated ones listed on website...

Call Caster Depot and talk to a salesman.

https://www.casterdepot.com/

That sounds expensive...

 

[matt_i]

Can't you just adapt from a threaded stem to a classic 4-bolt plate mount? Just have to make the part and get some quality welds on it. I'm thinking a piece of a 3/4 hex bolt and a 3/8" plate, weld both sides.

 

[dr_clyde]

Always my first stop! Heavy duty 3/4" threaded stem seems to be a bit of an oddity.



Checked already, SC doesn't stocked 3/4" threaded stem. Rathbun only has 325lb rated ones listed on website...



That sounds expensive...

Caster depot has the best prices I’ve found. But you have to actually call and talk to a salesman. Don’t use their website.

 

[vavet]

I used casterdepot.com a few years ago for a work project. I was in a rush and they had what I needed. We had contractors lined up to do work and found out one of our essential pieces of equipment had caster wheels falling apart. Don't know how their pricing compared to anywhere else, but I explained my situation and they made my tight timeline.
Any delay would've cost us WAY more than overpriced casters plus overnight shipping, so it was worth it.
Then they even shipped me a toy football and a can coozie.

 

[tool_scrounge]

This is for a heavy duty storage cabinet (9800lb capacity). Even though I'll probably never get close to loading it to capacity, nice to have the casters be able to support it. What's the rule of thumb for load capacity percentages for a safety margin?

2x is the margin we used for product design. I was told that was from a European standard, but I never looked it up. So if you have 2500 lbs casters, the max load capacity is 5000 lbs for 4 casters. This depends on you use case I am sure. Pushing over rought terrain, use a more conservative value.

Unless you are buying used or NOS on ebay, you usually get to choose cheap or quality. The question to ask is if the caster fails, what happens? I have seen a number of them fail in pretty benign environments.

 

[mike93lx]

You are going to roll around a cabinet weighing 10k lbs? Doubtful.

Seems absurd to need to have something that heavy easily mobile. A forklift is the appropriate tool.

 

[Sevenhills1952]

I needed casters for a cabinet and simply made a wooden dolly about 1" larger all around. Then Harbor Freight casters.
I would think you could do something similar, depending on size more than four casters. Lots of weight I'm guessing you'd need metal ones, sort of like these, you could have as many as necessary.

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[dr_clyde]

You are going to roll around a cabinet weighing 10k lbs? Doubtful.

Seems absurd to need to have something that heavy easily mobile. A forklift is the appropriate tool.

Sometimes you roll things empty but need capacity for stationary storage. Lots of reasons to have high capacity casters.