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Single Iron Caster Wheels — One-Piece, Up to 18,000 lb

Diameter: 5 to 14 inTread: 1-5/8, 2-1/16 inCapacity: up to 18,000 lb
Single Iron Caster Wheels - for forging carts, aerospace fixtures, and multi-ton movers. You will see wheel diameters 5 to 14 in, cast iron and steel treads, and industrial frames across the SKUs listed below. When floors see chemicals or washdowns, prefer sealed bearings and non-absorbent wheel compounds. Size capacity from the heaviest corner load with shock margin, and keep overall height consistent across the set.

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Wheel = wheel diameter · capacity is per wheel.

Single Iron Caster Wheels: buying guide

Single iron wheels are one-piece cast or forged iron — no separate core, no bonded tread — carrying up to 18,000 lb per wheel. The one-piece construction is the point: nothing to delaminate, nothing to debond, just solid iron rated for the heaviest single-wheel transfer.

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Why one-piece matters at extreme load

Bonded-tread wheels have a failure mode single iron doesn't: the tread can debond from the core under heat, impact, or sustained extreme load. A single iron wheel is one material throughout, so that failure can't happen. At 18,000 lb per wheel, eliminating a failure mode is worth the trade-offs — and the trade-offs are real: single iron is the harshest wheel on floors and transmits all shock to the load.

Where single iron belongs

Steel mill and foundry transfer, large machine and die movement, rail systems, and any extreme-duty application where the floor is steel, embedded rail, or distribution-plated — and where uptime matters more than ride quality. For extreme load on a finished floor, polyurethane-on-forged-steel is the alternative.

Common questions

Single iron vs metal-core?

Single iron is one-piece — no debonding risk, harshest on floors. Metal-core adds a polymer tread for floor protection at some capacity cost.

What floor does single iron need?

Steel rail, embedded track, or distribution-plated paths. It will damage standard concrete under sustained load.

How is it moved?

Powered — a four-wheel set at 18,000 lb each totals 72,000 lb. Tugger or tow vehicle, sized to the load.

Need help spec’ing Single Iron Caster Wheels — One-Piece, Up to 18,000 lb?

Our US-based caster engineers will match the right build to your load, floor, and application.

Call 844-439-4335

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