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You Spec, We Build: Custom Track Wheels

Tuesday, Sep 29, 2015

We talk a lot about casters and trailers, but our special track wheels are just as deserving of the spotlight. Hamilton is one of a few manufacturers that builds them up to 25 inches in diameter, and with any material – say stainless steel for corrosive, or even bronze for non-sparking environments.

For example, we recently built two 18-inch, double flange track wheels for a wastewater treatment plant in North Carolina. The wheels are a primary component of a traveling bridge system, which spans a 50-by-100-foot clarifier pool.

The project began after one of our distributors visited our track wheels landing page and called us with their unique requirements. Here are the tech specs:

  • Material: 1045 steel
  • Capacity: 10,000 lbs.
  • Diameter: 18.5” | with flange: 20.5”
  • Bore: 2-15/16" plain bore with 3/4" wide x 3/8 deep keyway and two set screws, one over the keyway and the other at 90° to the keyway

Nylon wheels zoom up to 80 mph

Next time you’re at a music festival, peek at the wheels under the camera dolly as it whizzes by. Hamilton’s high-performance nylon track wheels roll smoothly up to 80 mph to help get the perfect shot.

“We don’t have to worry about hitting snags, or wear spots that could make for a jagged, bumpy picture,” said Ryan Elliott, owner of Moose Media Camera Cranes, whose dolly will also be used the Olympics, movie sets and TV shows.

Same-day shipping: standard track wheels

We’ve also seen an uptick in orders for standard-sized track wheels as manufacturers take loads off the factory floor, and move toward automated production lines. And, we keep them stocked in our factory so we can ship the same day you order.

Visit our custom wheel page to see our diverse range, or talk to a sales engineer today about your unique application. We’ll keep it on track. 1-888-699-7164.

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