Pre Winter Checks on your Sack Truck Wheels

December 24, 2015

Ross Castors

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Sack Trucks and Trolleys have to be one of the industries most used and loved items of manual handling equipment. A recent survey indicated that couriers tend to be the most demanding users of sack trucks and sack truck wheels. With a business dependent upon moving and distributing parcels and packages across the country and beyond, it’s no surprise that overuse pays a heavy price on the sack truck wheels. These sack truck wheels can travel many miles in a single day, and over a year, these solid rubber wheels can wear and in the worst cases, buckle under the strain.

Most sack trucks consist of a sturdy metal frame that stands upright, but when leaned back forty five degrees, rolls and moves along on some heavy duty rubber wheels or pneumatic air filled wheels. There are a variety of styles depending upon the requirements for manual handling. Some businesses prefer the solid wheel version, as these sturdy sack truck wheels can withstand bumps and knocks, and do not deflate. Other businesses, which distribute more fragile products, require pneumatic air filled sack truck wheels, as these give a much smoother ride. In order to care for your sack truck wheels a solution is at hand, which involves a pre winter safety check of the sack truck wheels.

Solid Sack truck wheels, with solid rubber tyres, require a pre winter check to ensure the rubber tyre tread is not too worn, or split. It is also important to check the centre of the wheel, the wheel hub, to ensure there is no warping, or cracks. Any internal cracks again could affect the structure of the rubber wheel, especially as we move into autumn and winter. The same checks can also be carried out on pneumatic sack truck wheels, and be mindful to ensure the wheels are not deflated, as this can affect the trolley wheel performance. As well as the solid rubber wheel checks, it may be prudent to grease the internal bearings of the wheel, to maintain a smooth movement. During the winter months as sack truck wheels are exposed to rain, water, wind and snow, the bearings can in some cases cease up.

One popular solution for replacement sack truck wheels would be to choose a puncture proof wheel, or flat free pneumatic wheel. These rubber sack truck wheels, behave like a standard air filled pneumatic wheel, but will never puncture or go flat. These sack truck wheels have a honeycomb polycellular centre which behaves as a pneumatic, but has no valve and will not go flat or puncture!
So whatever sack truck wheels you have its worth giving them a pre winter check to ensure they do not need replacing. If you are unsure, sack truck wheels are inexpensive to replace, proving you come to a castors and wheels specialist! Don’t just stop at sack trucks, any trolley wheels, hand truck wheels, and wheelbarrow wheels can all be given a pre winter check to ensure they are running efficiently!