Kingpinless Casters - Albion Casters

85% of caster failures are due to kingpin fatigue

Kingpinless Casters eliminate Kingpin Failure

Kingpinless casters are particularly well-suited for any type of power-towed applications where impact and shock loading cause failure in conventional king bolt and nut swivel casters.

A caster with a kingpin is the most common, traditional style swivel caster. All the elements that work together to let the caster swivel are held together by one kingpin. In high impact applications, the kingpin becomes strained over time and will fail, rendering the caster useless.

A kingpinless caster has a precision machined inner raceway, where large ball bearings are held between the top plate and yoke base. This allows for greater load distribution, easier swiveling, and eliminates the number one cause of swivel caster failure.

Kingpinless casters are particularly well-suited for any type of power-towed applications where impact and shock loading cause failure in conventional king bolt and nut swivel casters. Look for this hook icon to identify casters ideal for towing applications.

Albion Inc. offers Contender™ kingpinless casters as well as Shockmaster™ forged kingpinless casters. The Contender™ kingpinless casters feature fully heat treated, stamped AISI 1045 steel or polished stainless steel construction and offset heat treated single ball swivel raceways for extended life. Axles from ½” to 1″; many bearing, brake, wheel and tread options. These casters are engineered for loads up to 9,500 lbs.

Shockmaster™ forged kingpinless casters offer capacities up to 30,000 lbs. Zinc-plated AISI 1045 through hardened steel construction for long life. Axles range from ½” to 1¼” with many bearing, brake, wheel and tread options. These casters are ideal for service in constant swiveling, high impact and shock applications.

Applications include engine dollies, conveyors and heavy duty power drawn equipment, high capacity die tables, aircraft engine stands, ground support equipment and aircraft work platform stands.

Download kingpinless caster datasheets by series or sort through the kingpinless casters below and request a quote!

All measurements indicate the wheel diameter by the tread width.

The below capacity ranges indicate the working (dynamic) load that each caster will support. A safety factor should be included in your formula to determine your required load rating per caster.

W/(C-1)=R

W is total weight needed to move. C is total number of casters required. R is ideal load rating, with safety factor built in. Divide the total load weight by one less caster than you will use to safely determine load rating.

All plate measurements are the overall plate dimensions. If replacing casters, please select the closest match to see if the bolt holes match to your current plate.

85% of caster failures are due to kingpin fatigue

Kingpinless Casters eliminate Kingpin Failure

120XS08251R-01

120XS08251R-01PATK

120XS08251RPREV-01

120XS08251RPREV-01PATK

120XS08251S-01

120XS08251S-01FBD

120XS08251S-01FBG

120XS08251S-01FBGL

120XS08251S-01L

120XS08251SPREV-01

120XS08251SPREV-01FBD

120XS08251SPREV-01FBG

120XS08251SPREV-01FBGL

120XS08251SPREV-01L

120XS06201RPREV

120XS06201RPREVPATK

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