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Heavy-Duty Plate Casters to 7,000 lb

This is a capacity-and-mount-matched collection: heavy-duty casters rated to 7,000 lb, in 6" through 12" wheel diameters, all sharing the 6-1/8" x 7-1/2" top-plate footprint. If your equipment is built around that bolt pattern, every caster here drops in.

Why a collection organized by plate size

Most caster collections are organized by wheel size or capacity. This one is organized by mounting footprint — the 6-1/8" x 7-1/2" top plate — because for a maintenance buyer replacing casters on existing equipment, the bolt pattern is the binding constraint. The wheel can change; the holes can't. Everything in this collection bolts to that exact pattern, so you can swap wheel material or diameter without re-drilling the equipment.

The range within this plate footprint

6" and 8" wheels

Lower deck height, the bulk of the 7,000 lb-rated builds. Polyurethane on iron for indoor concrete, phenolic for oily floors, forged steel for the hardest duty.

10" and 12" wheels

Higher deck but easier roll and better obstacle clearance. The pick when the route crosses dock plates, seams, or debris and the equipment can take the added height.

What 7,000 lb on this plate requires

At 7,000 lb per caster the 6-1/8" x 7-1/2" plate is doing real structural work — the load distributes through its bolt holes into the equipment frame. Use the full bolt pattern (don't skip holes), grade-5 hardware minimum, and confirm the equipment frame can take the point load. Construction at this capacity is kingpinless with roller or tapered roller bearings; a kingpin caster on this plate would be under-built for the rating.

FAQs

Can I mix wheel diameters within this collection on one cart?Match all four — mixed diameters change ride height and rolling resistance, making the cart track crooked. Same plate, same wheel.
Is the 6-1/8" x 7-1/2" plate an industry standard?It's a common heavy-duty footprint used across several manufacturers. Measure your existing plate's bolt-hole spacing to confirm the match before ordering.
Polyurethane or forged steel at 7,000 lb?Polyurethane on iron for indoor concrete with floor protection. Forged steel for rail, heat, or the hardest industrial duty where floor marking is acceptable.
Matching the 6-1/8" x 7-1/2" plate?
Confirm your bolt pattern with us and we'll match the right wheel and capacity.
Call 844-439-4335

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