Please educate me on casters

[gemniii]

I've a number of rolling work cabinets (and growing):
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that I share between a number of shops:
View media item 90149each shop has good concrete floors inside.

But as you can see I've got to traverse some rough asphalt to go from shop to shop. And with the rattling I'm concerned about breaking a wheel.

What would be a good size and material for some good inexpensive casters to roll this stuff about?

/edit - this is in northern Mississippi, so if there is snow I don't go. Average ANNUAL snowfall 2"

 

[casmurbax]

Weird I can't see your pictures.
Have you thought about building a wagon for your cabinets?

 

[gemniii]

Far more effort than I want to do.

 

[Uncle Dave]

Just changing castors is going to be a fair amount of effort.
Good castors and cheap castors are very different things. Try ebay.

 

[isb cornbinder]

https://www.google.ca/search?q=mobi...t_bgAhWF4J4KHe2GD54Q_AUIDygC&biw=1371&bih=691
Here are some good ideas waiting to be "borrowed". ;-)>

 

[cdestuck]

The larger the wheel the better, smoother, and easier it will be to push. Aside from that, the higher the weight capacity, the better.

 

[CJseven]

Get some pit box cabinets.

 

[isb cornbinder]

#5 has a link to pit tool boxes.

 

[scooby074]

Pit boxes are what you want. At the plant I used to work at, we had many shop made ones to pull from building to building. Good tires (not casters) are required. We used small car tires and "donut" spares. We pulled ours with forklifts. I dont know how youd pull it without something powered over any distance if there were any amount of tools in it.

 

[ard]

How does wheel size and width impact performance?

How does hardness of the wheel impact performance? Given the same weight rating is a harder or softer wheel better?

 

[SundayFunday]

Here's a good quick read on casters along with every variety for sale.
McMaster isn't the cheapest supplier, but their catalog is a great reference for just about anything hardware related.

can't post link. see next post.

 

[SundayFunday]

Here's the link now that I have 5 posts.

https://www.mcmaster.com/about-casters

 

[Jazz1]

A set of 4 would be handy under tool cabinet, not rough surface though
Harper Handy Casters

 

[tarmy]

Don’t buy cheap casters...good ones will not flat spot and can swivel and lock too...


ER Wagner or RWM make good ones...

 

[2gslse]

I dont know how much weight but any thoughts to the power unit from a wheelchair?

 

[ATC]

The vibrations from hard casters rolling over that type of surface over a period of time can destroy anything they are attached to. Cracked sheetmetal, broken spot welds, can loosen nuts/bolts, etc...

You need rubber tires. Foam filled, or solid rubber would be better. Pneumatic is another good choice behind those.

 

[metalmagpie]

Bigger casters roll easier.
You need to learn how to weld.
Casters can be rigid, swivel, or swivel that locks to 1 direction.
Casters can have brakes or not.
Real good casters swivel but have swivel lock, and they have brakes.

 

[MFolks]

www.grizzly.com carries casters also,I have many of the 3" ones on a workbench,and other items.

 

[Mr.N]

The larger the wheel the better, smoother, and easier it will be to push. Aside from that, the higher the weight capacity, the better.

I have a set of 9" on a heavy 24"x36" cabinet... too tipsy from the swivel the larger caters make, I am looking at going to 5"

When going straight, they roll very nice.