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40 Series 5" Ductile Steel Swivel Caster - 1500 lb Capacity

Wheel
5" x 2"
Capacity
1500 lbs
Overall Height
6-1/2"
Plate Size
4" x 4-1/2"
Swivel Radius
3-3/4"
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Product Overview

Kingpinless Heavy Duty 40 Series - 5" x 2" Ductile Steel Swivel Caster - 1500 lb Capacity


Product Features

  • Material: Ductile Steel, offering strength and durability for high-demand applications
  • Top Plate Size Options: Choose the ideal top plate size to match your specific needs
  • Load Capacity: High 1500 lb capacity to handle heavy-duty workloads with ease
  • Design: Swivel design for easy maneuverability in tight spaces
  • Bearings: Choose between premium bearings for optimal performance
  • Applications: Perfect for heavy-duty industrial, warehousing, and material handling environments

The Kingpinless Heavy Duty 40 Series caster delivers exceptional performance and reliability for demanding environments. Built with high-quality ductile steel, this 5" x 2" swivel caster is engineered to support a massive 1500 lb load capacity, making it an ideal solution for industrial and heavy-duty applications.

Available in multiple top plate sizes and bearing options, this caster is designed to suit a variety of setups, allowing you to customize it to meet your specific needs. The swivel design ensures easy maneuverability, even in confined or tight spaces, enhancing operational efficiency across warehouses, factories, and more.

Choose from a range of bearing options for improved performance in various conditions. Whether you're handling equipment in a warehouse, moving heavy machinery, or setting up complex material handling systems, the Kingpinless 40 Series caster guarantees long-lasting, smooth operation.

Trust in the Kingpinless Heavy Duty 40 Series to provide the durability and performance you need. With its robust design and top-tier material construction, this caster is ready to meet the challenges of any heavy-duty task.

Upgrade Your Mobility with Kingpinless Casters

Equip your operations with the Kingpinless Heavy Duty 40 Series swivel caster. Offering outstanding load capacity, durable construction, and smooth maneuverability, this caster ensures your material handling systems run smoothly and efficiently.

Key Features

Top 10 Features of the Durastar Heavy Duty 40 Series 5" x 2" Ductile Steel Swivel Caster

  • Superior Material: Made from ductile steel for outstanding strength and durability, perfect for heavy-duty applications.
  • 1500 lb Capacity: Capable of handling heavy loads with ease, ideal for demanding industrial environments.
  • Swivel Design: Provides exceptional maneuverability in tight spaces, enhancing operational efficiency.
  • Customizable Top Plate: Available in multiple sizes, ensuring a perfect fit for various equipment and applications.
  • Premium Bearing Options: Choose between high-performance bearing types for smooth rolling and minimal maintenance.
  • Versatile Applications: Ideal for warehouses, material handling, and heavy-duty industrial tasks.
  • Corrosion Resistance: The durable steel construction provides protection against wear and corrosion, increasing longevity.
  • Enhanced Stability: Designed to provide stable and secure movement even under heavy load conditions.
  • Improved Ergonomics: Reduces user strain with its ergonomic design, making it easier to handle large equipment and materials.
  • Made for Heavy Duty: Built for tough environments, offering reliability and long-lasting performance with every use.
Ordering & Shipping Information

Order processing

In stock. Orders placed before 12pm CT (Mon–Fri) typically ship the same or next business day from our Mansfield, TX warehouse.

Shipping method

Smaller orders ship parcel (UPS/FedEx Ground). Heavy or bulk quantities consolidate to LTL freight. The method and final cost are shown before payment, so there are no post-checkout adjustments.

Payment & procurement terms

Purchase orders — accepted from approved accounts
Net 30 terms — available on approved credit
ACH & all major cards — Visa, MC, Amex, Discover
Tax-exempt — submit your resale/exemption certificate

New to CasterHQ? Open an account or request terms and send your resale or tax-exemption certificate before ordering so it is applied at checkout.

Volume pricing & quotes

Quantity discounts apply automatically — no codes needed. For large, recurring, or custom requirements, request a bulk quote and our team will confirm pricing, lead time, and total landed freight upfront.

Returns & warranty

Stock items carry a 30-day return policy in unused, resalable condition. Made-to-order and custom items are non-returnable once production starts. All products carry the manufacturer's warranty against defects.

Typical transit times after shipment

Central & Southern U.S.: typically 1–2 business days
East & West Coasts: typically 2–3 business days
Remote areas and freight deliveries may take longer.

Need an exact freight quote or blanket PO?

For pallet freight, scheduled releases, or blanket purchase orders, contact our team and we'll confirm total landed cost before you commit. Direct line: 844-439-4335.

Additional Information

Durastar Heavy Duty 40 Series 5" x 2" Ductile Steel Swivel Caster - 1500 lb Capacity

The Durastar Heavy Duty 40 Series 5" x 2" Ductile Steel Swivel Caster is designed for heavy-duty industrial applications that require superior durability, strength, and maneuverability. This caster combines high-quality ductile steel construction with advanced engineering to ensure reliable performance even under the most demanding conditions.

Built to Handle Heavy Loads

With a remarkable 1500 lb load capacity, the Durastar Heavy Duty 40 Series caster is engineered to tackle heavy loads with ease. Whether you are moving large machinery or handling materials in a warehouse, this caster ensures smooth and stable operation. Its rugged construction guarantees long-lasting performance, even in harsh industrial environments.

Advanced Design for Maximum Efficiency

The caster features a swivel design, which enhances maneuverability, allowing you to move heavy loads in tight spaces and around corners without any difficulty. This makes it an ideal choice for environments such as factories, warehouses, and material handling areas where space constraints are often a challenge. The swivel design ensures that equipment and materials are easily transported with minimal effort, improving operational efficiency.

Customizable to Your Needs

One of the standout features of the Durastar Heavy Duty 40 Series caster is its customizable top plate options. Choose the size that best fits your specific equipment and operational needs. The available top plate sizes provide flexibility, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of machinery and cart configurations.

Smooth Rolling with Premium Bearings

The caster comes with premium bearing options that are designed for smooth, easy rolling. These bearings help reduce friction, resulting in less wear and tear over time. Whether you are moving heavy loads or lighter materials, the premium bearings ensure that the caster operates efficiently and smoothly in any environment.

Versatility for Various Applications

The Durastar Heavy Duty 40 Series caster is perfect for a wide variety of applications, including material handling, warehousing, and general industrial use. Whether you're working in a manufacturing plant, moving heavy machinery in a warehouse, or setting up complex material handling systems, this caster will exceed your expectations. Its versatility makes it an excellent choice for both small and large businesses alike.

Durability for Long-Lasting Performance

Constructed with high-quality ductile steel, the Durastar Heavy Duty 40 Series caster is built to withstand the toughest environments. Its resistance to wear, corrosion, and impact ensures that it continues to perform reliably even in the most challenging conditions. Whether you're working with high-traffic areas or rugged surfaces, this caster is designed for long-term durability.

Enhanced Stability for Safe Operation

This caster provides excellent stability when handling heavy loads. Its robust design ensures smooth operation, minimizing any potential for tipping or instability. Whether you're moving equipment in a busy warehouse or handling machinery on uneven surfaces, the Durastar Heavy Duty 40 Series caster offers a secure and stable solution for all your mobility needs.

Designed with Ergonomics in Mind

The Durastar caster's ergonomic design helps reduce strain on operators, allowing for easier movement of heavy equipment. This is especially beneficial for workers who need to move machinery over long distances or in tight spaces. The ergonomic design minimizes user effort, ensuring more efficient operations and reducing fatigue.

Reliability You Can Trust

Trust in the Durastar brand for exceptional reliability. Built to the highest standards, the Durastar Heavy Duty 40 Series caster ensures consistent, dependable performance, even in the most demanding environments. This reliability is backed by a strong commitment to quality and customer satisfaction, making it a trusted choice for industries around the world.

Upgrade Your Operations with Durastar Casters

Equip your operations with the Durastar Heavy Duty 40 Series swivel caster and experience enhanced mobility, increased load capacity, and long-lasting performance. Whether for industrial, warehouse, or material handling applications, this caster will improve your operational efficiency and deliver outstanding results.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the load capacity of this caster?+

This 5" x 2" Ductile Steel Swivel Kingpinless Caster – 1500 lb is rated to 1500 lbs per caster. Size a set by dividing the total load by the number of casters, and for uneven floors assume 3 of 4 casters carry the load. Keep continuous-use loads within about 75-80% of the rating.

What wheel does this caster use?+

This caster runs a Ductile Iron wheel with a 2" tread width. Steel / iron wheels give maximum capacity and durability on smooth, hard industrial floors and tolerate heat.

What plate size and bolt pattern does it use?+

This caster uses a top-plate mount with a 4" x 4-1/2", 4-1/2" x 6-1/4" plate. Measure your existing mounting holes before ordering; if you are replacing casters, match the bolt pattern - most standard patterns interchange across brands.

Is this a swivel or rigid caster, and how does the brake work?+

This is a Swivel caster. Swivel casters rotate 360 degrees for full maneuverability. For most mobile equipment we recommend 2 swivel + 2 rigid, or 4 swivel with at least 2 brakes.

What temperature range can this caster handle?+

Rated for -45°F to 800°F. Operating outside the rated range can reduce wheel life and load capacity, so match it to your environment (wash-down, freezer, oven-adjacent, etc.).

What floors and applications is it best for?+

The Ductile Iron wheel performs best on smooth, hard industrial floors. For non-marking or clean-environment needs, ask us about matching tread options.

What is the overall mounted height?+

The overall height (floor to top of plate or stem) is 6-1/2". Account for it when checking equipment clearance, dock height, and ergonomic working height.

How do I order, and what are the terms?+

We accept purchase orders and offer Net 30 on approved accounts, ACH, and all major cards, plus tax-exempt ordering with a resale or exemption certificate. Volume discounts apply automatically; request a bulk quote for large or recurring orders. Stock items carry a 30-day return policy in unused condition (made-to-order items are non-returnable once production starts).

Technical FAQs & Engineering Notes

Application guidance for load margin, wheel materials, and swivel construction. Confirm ratings against your duty cycle, floor, and temperature before final spec.

How do I properly factor the 25% safety margin into a multi-caster cart configuration?

Start with total system weight (payload + structure + fixtures), divide by casters that actually share the load, and keep continuous working load per caster at or below roughly 75% of catalog capacity (~25% margin). Heavy-duty kingpinless frames are often used on uneven floors, docks, and towed trains where dynamic load transfer is common — do not assume perfect four-caster share. If impact, drop-offs, or shock loading is expected, treat the margin as a floor, not a stretch goal, and confirm capacity at the wheel diameter and tread you select on this PDP. Dynamic and side loads are separate from static catalog ratings; call out towing or AGV duty when you quote so we can sanity-check the configuration.

When must an application bypass standard polyurethane and spec high-temperature glass-filled nylon or phenolic wheels?

Stay with polyurethane when floors are relatively smooth, temperatures stay inside the PU service window, and you want floor protection plus rollability. Move to phenolic, glass-filled nylon, or other high-temp / high-hardness options when heat, certain chemicals, or very high point loads push past what standard PU can sustain. Kingpinless construction solves swivel durability under thrust; it does not raise the wheel’s temperature or chemical limit. Use the wheel material and temperature fields on this product (and sibling SKUs) to match the environment — heat duty and side-thrust duty are independent selection axes.

Why do traditional kingpin swivel raceways fail prematurely under towing or AGV side-thrust loads compared to kingpinless alternatives?

Kingpin swivels concentrate clamping and much of the axial stack through one pin. Towing hitches, AGV corrections, and side scrub introduce lateral and moment loads that work that pin and the race faces harder than hand-pushed carts. Typical early wear modes include kingpin stretch or hole elongation, race brinelling, and increasing swivel play. Kingpinless designs replace that single-pin stack with a machined or forged raceway that carries thrust through the race path, which is why they are the usual spec for powered towing and higher side-load industrial carts. Pair kingpinless swivels with a wheel and bearing package rated for the same duty — the swivel upgrade alone does not fix an undersized tread or bearing.

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Technical Specifications

Specifications

Identification
Part Number / SKU40-S-520-DS
Product SeriesDurastar 40 Series
Core
Load Capacity1500 lbs
Wheel Diameter5"
Wheel Width2"
Floor to top of mounting plate (or stem shoulder).Overall Height (OAH)Floor to top of mounting plate (or stem shoulder).6-1/2"
Rig TypeSwivel
BrakeNo Brake
Distance from swivel centerline to the outer edge of the wheel when turned.Swivel RadiusDistance from swivel centerline to the outer edge of the wheel when turned.3-3/4"
Swivel ConstructionKingpinless
Mounting
Mount StylePlate
Plate Size4" x 4-1/2", 4-1/2" x 6-1/4"
Wheel
Wheel MaterialDuctile Iron
Wheel Core MaterialSteel
Construction
Frame / FinishZinc Plated Steel
Temperature Range-45°F to 800°F
Reference Dimensions
CASTERHQ Interactive 3DSeries geometry
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Drag to rotate. Select a label (OAH, Plate, BHP, Dia, Width) for its dimensioned drawing view; Esc or Back to 3D returns. Double-click or Reset view to recenter. Values from manufacturer specs; series geometry for the 2" tread plate caster family.

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Series geometry, reference only. Verify critical dims against the spec table.

Free for design use. Redistribution or resale prohibited.

OAH6-1/2"
Dia5"
Width2"
Plate4" x 4-1/2"
BHP2-5/8" x 3-5/8" slotted to 3" x 3"
View 2D drawingSide, front & top plate views
Side elevation
OAH 6-1/2"DIA 5"DIA 5"
Front elevation
WIDTH 2"
Top plate
4" 4"PLATE 4-1/2" 3-5/8" 2-5/8"SLOTTED TO 3" x 3"
BHP 2-5/8" x 3-5/8" slotted to 3" x 3"
CASTERHQ
Reference drawing2" tread plate caster series · 5" wheel
Units: inchesThird-angle projection
Reference only. Not for fabrication. Outlines drawn to scale from series CAD geometry; dimension values come from product specifications. Confirm against the technical table before ordering.
Overall Height6-1/2"
Wheel5" x 2"
Top Plate4" x 4-1/2"
Bolt Pattern2-5/8" x 3-5/8" slotted to 3" x 3"
Wheel MaterialDuctile Iron
Illustrative series geometry for the 2" tread plate caster family. Dimensions are manufacturer specification values. Confirm against the technical table before ordering.
Will This Caster Handle Your Load?
Enter your loaded weight. We derate to 3 effective casters on a 4-caster rig, per industry practice for uneven floors.
Rated capacity: 1500 lbs per caster. For dynamic loads, towing, or debris-strewn floors, apply additional safety factor · full engineering tools →
Fitment & Interchange
MountPlate
Plate Size4" x 4-1/2"
Rig TypeSwivel
BrakeNo Brake
Replacing an existing caster? Match the bolt pattern first, then wheel size · more 4" x 4-1/2" plate casters →
Documentation
Spec sheet (PDF) 30-day pricing honored Caster selection guide Caster University Fleet & contract pricing Net 30 available
30-day returns · manufacturer warranty · spec support: 844-439-4335 (Mon–Fri 8–5 CST)

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