Kingpinless Swivel Casters | Barron Industrial Caster Products
Kingpin vs. Kingpinless Swivel Casters
Kingpinless Swivel Casters
At Barron Equipment and Overhead Doors, we have some of the top maintenance free casters on the market. Out of this variety of casters, our Kingpinless option is probably our most popular. Ranging from 15,000 lbs to 40,000 lbs capacity, these rigid and swivel casters offer a great option for industrial manufacturing applications.
What is Kingpinless?
The Kingpinless design differ from the traditional kingpin style casters.
Kingpin casters are the most common caster throughout the industry. It uses a central kingpin to hold the swivel raceways and ball bearings together. The biggest problem with this design is when the caster failure due to overloading and shock loads which can cause the kingpin (commonly referred to as a nut and bolt) to stretch or break. The solution for these common issues is kingpinless design.
Kingpinless casters have eliminated the weakest link of the kingpin style caster. This is achieved by using a hardened steel inner and outer raceway and distributing the load to a single row of hardened ball bearings. Some of the benefits of a kingpinless style caster include:
- Greater impact resistance
- Higher load capacity
- Longer service life
Kingpin Style
Kingpinless Style
Applications
Common applications include industrial manufacturing where ergonomics play a key role in keeping employees safe. These casters are also ideal for repetitive use and towing applications. Some of the most common applications include:
- Aerospace
- Automotive
- Bakeries
- Medical
- Tire Manufacturers
- Towing/Tow Lines
With the wide range in capacities, plate sizes and wheel sizes, our caster experts can direct you to the right caster for your application. Custom applications are available! Email us at casters@barroneq.com for more information.
Types
We have 6 series of casters dedicated to Kingpinless:
- 60 Series - Swivel
- 61 Series - Rigid
- 70 Series - Swivel Heavy Duty
- 71 Series - Rigid Heavy Duty
- 80 Series - Swivel Super Duty
- 81 Series - Rigid Super Duty
The series that end in "0" are Swivel casters and the series that end in "1" and rigid casters. The higher the number, the heavier duty the caster. Your rigid caster sizes will need to match your swivel caster sizes if they are being used on the type of cart.
These series are available with our without brakes, in a variety of wheel types (including polyurethane, cast iron, forged steel, phenolic and more), wheel sizes, top plate dimensions, as well as bearing types (roller vs. ball bearing).