8" Top Plate Swivel Caster with AX-Round Polyurethane Wheel (Aluminum Core) and Swivel Lock (L) - 170AX08228S01L

About This Caster - 170AX08228S01L

Set this 8-inch Empire 170 swivel with a swivel lock on the heaviest economical tow-line that needs to switch between maneuvering and straight-line travel.

A swivel lock holds the swivel from rotating so the caster tracks dead straight when engaged, then releases to swivel and steer again. It stops the swivel from turning, not the wheel from rolling, which keeps the heaviest towed cart from wandering down a line. The AX build carries up to 1,500 pounds at this size, and at 8 inches the large wheel clears the biggest obstacles. The maroon round-profile polyurethane tread is non-marking and easy-rolling on a lightweight aluminum core. It runs on a precision ball bearing, bolts on a 4 by 4-1/2-inch top plate at a 9-1/2-inch mount height, and holds from -40 to 180°F.

Ideal applications

• 8-inch economical Empire 170 maroon swivel-lock caster up to 1,500 lb
• Swivel lock holding the 8-inch maroon caster straight on demand
• Kingpinless value swivel clearing big obstacles, then directional

For a wheel brake instead of a swivel lock, the 170AX08228S01FBB stops the wheel.

Pairs with: plain Empire 170 swivels on the free corners and these swivel-lock casters on the corners you want to hold a line.

Wrong fit? Need a wheel brake or a total lock? See the face-brake 170AX08228S01FBB and the total-lock 170AX08228S01FBBL.

Also in this family: the 6-inch maroon swivel-lock 170AX06228SL, or the full Albion collection.