5" Top Plate Swivel Caster with Round Polyurethane Wheel and Swivel Lock (L) - 170PM05228S80AL

About This Caster - 170PM05228S80AL

Set this 5-inch Empire 170 soft-tread swivel with a swivel lock on a tow-line or cart that needs a cushioned ride and the option to track straight.

A swivel lock holds the swivel from rotating so the caster tracks dead straight when engaged, then releases to swivel again. It stops the swivel from turning, not the wheel from rolling, which keeps a towed cart from wandering down a line. The 80A tread is a softer 80 Shore A polyurethane that absorbs shock and runs quieter than the firm green PM, gentler on delicate loads, while carrying up to 1,000 pounds at this size. The butterscotch round polyurethane is non-marking, and the PM build is kingpinless with no central kingpin to loosen. It runs on a precision ball bearing, bolts on a 4 by 4-1/2-inch top plate at a 6-1/2-inch mount height, and holds from -40 to 180°F.

Ideal applications

• 5-inch economical Empire 170 soft 80A swivel-lock caster up to 1,000 lb
• Swivel lock holding a softer butterscotch wheel straight on demand
• Kingpinless cushioned swivel that switches to directional for tow lines

For a wheel brake instead of a swivel lock, the 170PM05228S80AFBB stops the wheel.

Pairs with: plain 80A 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 80A face-brake 170PM05228S80AFBB and the 80A total-lock 170PM05228S80AFBBL.

Also in this family: the firm green swivel-lock 170PM05228SL, or the full Albion collection.