5"x 2" Polyurethane on Aluminum Wheel w/ Precision Ball Bearing - AX0522808MAX

About This Wheel - 41IC52-02-AX

Specify this 5-inch AX polyurethane-on-aluminum wheel for the heaviest cart a person still has to push, where a plastic-core wheel deflects under the load and turns the push into a fight.

The aluminum core is the difference: under heavy weight a polypropylene-core wheel flexes and grows its contact patch, which is what makes a loaded cart hard to start and steer. The AX wheel bonds its polyurethane tread to a rigid aluminum hub that does not deflect, so the contact stays small and the cart rolls with far less effort even fully loaded. The tread is non-marking and the precision ball bearing suits steady, higher-speed travel. It is built for ergonomic heavy material handling, not light carts.

Ideal applications

• Heaviest hand-pushed cart where effort to start it matters, sealed floor
• Tow-line or long-run transport needing easy roll under load
• Ergonomic material handling reducing operator push force

Skip the AX wheel on light carts where its load capacity is wasted; a HI-TECH polyurethane wheel carries institutional loads for less.

Pairs with: a matching 5-inch by 2-inch caster fork to build a swivel or rigid caster, from the Caster Hardware collection.

Wrong fit? Lighter duty, or a hard impact wheel? See the 5-inch HI-TECH 41JC52-03 and the glass-filled nylon 41XE62-03.

Also in this family: browse heavy ergonomic options in the polyurethane-on-aluminum wheel collection.