Light Duty Angle-Frame Wheel Rail for Floor and Rack Applications
Not every gravity flow application requires a heavy-duty channel frame. When the loads are light cartons, totes, or small cases, the LEWCO WRD provides the simplest and most cost-effective gravity wheel rail available. Its single angle frame keeps material and weight to a minimum while still delivering consistent, low-friction product flow.
What sets the WRD apart from the rest of the LEWCO wheel rail series is its angle frame profile. Where channel-frame rails like the WRC are designed to drop into pallet rack beams, the WRD’s angle base sits flat against a surface — making it equally effective for floor-mounted conveyor paths, workbench transfers, gravity feed lines on shelving, and traditional in-rack flow lane installations.
Specifications
- Lengths: 12 in. to 120 in.
- Wheel Centers: 2 in. or 3 in. spacing
- Wheels: Standard 1.9 in. diameter steel, oiled, 75 lb. dynamic load capacity
- Optional Wheels: 100 lb. dynamic load capacity available
- Wheel Surface: Standard zinc plated; optional orange urethane coating
- Frame: Single angle style
- Frame Finish: Standard OSHA safety blue powder coat; optional green, beige, gray, orange, black, and yellow
When the WRD Is the Right Choice
The LEWCO wheel rail series covers four duty levels and frame types across Barron’s product lineup. The WRD is the right pick when three conditions are met: your loads are light (cartons, totes, or small cases), you want the lowest cost per foot, and you may need to mount the rail on a flat surface like a floor, tabletop, or shelf rather than inside a pallet rack beam.
If your loads are heavier cartons or totes that need more frame rigidity over longer rack spans, step up to the WRC (medium duty, single channel). If you are conveying pallets, the WRA (medium duty, double channel) or WRB (heavy duty, double channel with staggered wheels) are the correct specifications.
Applications
The WRD is commonly used in gravity-fed pick shelving for e-commerce and small parts fulfillment, floor-level transfer lines between workstations, bench-top gravity feed for assembly or packaging operations, and lightweight tote flow lanes in shelving or rack systems. Its angle frame also makes it a practical solution for custom-built gravity chutes and DIY lean manufacturing flow cells where standard conveyor frames would be oversized.
Industries that use light duty wheel rails include e-commerce fulfillment, retail back-room operations, light manufacturing and assembly, food and beverage packaging, pharmaceutical, and electronics.
Selection Assistance from Barron Equipment
Not sure whether the WRD, WRC, WRA, or WRB is the right fit? Barron Equipment’s conveyor specialists can evaluate your product dimensions, load weight, mounting method, and rack configuration to recommend the most cost-effective wheel rail for your application.