Pressed Steel Swivel Castor, L-GST Series

Pressed Steel Swivel Castor, Medium Duty Design, with Top Plate Fitting, with Dead Man’S Brake, Heavy Duty Wheel, with Blickle Softhane® Polyurethane Tread, with Cast Iron Wheel Centre

Bracket: L series

• pressed steel, zinc-plated, blue-passivated, Cr6-free
• double ball bearing in the swivel head
• strong central kingpin (from wheel Ø 150 mm)
• swivel head seal
• minimum swivel head play and smooth rolling characteristic and increased service life due to the special dynamic Blickle riveting process

Wheel: GST series

• tread: high-quality polyurethane elastomer Blickle Softhane®, hardness 75 Shore A, colour green, non-marking, non-staining
• wheel centre: rugged grey cast iron, lacquered, colour silver

Other features:

• high chemical resistance to many aggressive substances
• operating temperature: -20 °C to +70 °C, temporarily up to +90 °C, reduced load capacity over +40 °C
• operating angle: max. 38°
• torque required to release the brake: < 10 Nm
• braking force: > 400 N
• Braking can place swivel castors under a significant amount of additional stress, depending on the mass which needs to be braked. We recommend using an additional safety factor of 2.0–3.0 when designing the vehicle / chassis.