5" Top Plate Rigid Caster with AN- Round Polyurethane Wheel (Aluminum Core) and Swivel Lock - 170AN05228SL

About This Caster - 170AN05228SL

Set this 5-inch Empire 170 swivel with a swivel lock on a tow-line or platform truck 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 does not stop the wheel from rolling, it stops the swivel from turning, which keeps a towed cart from wandering down a line. At 5 inches the larger wheel clears thresholds, and the orange round-profile polyurethane tread is non-marking and easy-rolling on a lightweight aluminum core. The kingpinless design carries shock without a central kingpin to fail. It runs on a precision ball bearing, bolts on a 4 by 4-1/2-inch top plate, and holds from -40 to 180°F.

Ideal applications

• 5-inch Empire 170 swivel-lock caster for tow-line straight travel
• Swivel lock holding the 5-inch caster straight on demand
• Kingpinless aluminum-core swivel clearing thresholds, then directional

For a wheel brake instead of a swivel lock, the 170AN05228SFBB 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 170AN05228SFBB and the total-lock 170AN05228SFBBL.

Also in this family: the 4-inch swivel-lock 170AN04228SL, or the full Albion collection.