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<blockquote data-quote="Josh Millward" data-source="post: 82325" data-attributes="member: 970">Re: Favorite casters?Yes, Colson makes a lot of great casters. The other very popular casters are the blue 4&quot; Guitel casters. However, the ones made 15-20 years ago are considerably more heavy duty than the newer versions. The steel saddle that holds the wheel in place is much thicker on the older versions than on the newer versions. I came across some 5&quot; cast casters at Lowes that can be had for about $16 each. They sell them for use with the large work boxes that they also sell. I put a set of these on a heavy cable trunk, and another set on a large steel work box I bought at Tractor Supply Company (a.k.a. TSC). They roll great and have grease zerks on them for periodic lubrication. Peavey has been making some 8-16 RU wood road racks for a few years now:<a href="http://www.peavey.com/products/index.cfm/item/869/117659/8RUROADRACK" target="_blank">8-RU Rack</a><a href="http://www.peavey.com/products/index.cfm/item/869/117660/10RUROADRACK" target="_blank">10-RU Rack</a><a href="http://www.peavey.com/products/index.cfm/item/869/117661/12RUROADRACK" target="_blank">12-RU Rack</a><a href="http://www.peavey.com/products/index.cfm/item/869/117662/14RUROADRACK" target="_blank">14-RU Rack</a><a href="http://www.peavey.com/products/index.cfm/item/869/117663/16RUROADRACK" target="_blank">16-RU Rack</a>They are okay racks with front and rear rails with front and rear doors that pop in and out. The casters seem to be better than average and are about 4&quot; in diameter. The casters are available through Peavey&#039;s parts department. Ask your Peavey dealer to get you a price on these parts:73666062 - Locking Caster73666063 - Plain Caster</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Josh Millward, post: 82325, member: 970"] Re: Favorite casters? Yes, Colson makes a lot of great casters. The other very popular casters are the blue 4" Guitel casters. However, the ones made 15-20 years ago are considerably more heavy duty than the newer versions. The steel saddle that holds the wheel in place is much thicker on the older versions than on the newer versions. I came across some 5" cast casters at Lowes that can be had for about $16 each. They sell them for use with the large work boxes that they also sell. I put a set of these on a heavy cable trunk, and another set on a large steel work box I bought at Tractor Supply Company (a.k.a. TSC). They roll great and have grease zerks on them for periodic lubrication. Peavey has been making some 8-16 RU wood road racks for a few years now: [URL="http://www.peavey.com/products/index.cfm/item/869/117659/8RUROADRACK"]8-RU Rack[/URL] [URL="http://www.peavey.com/products/index.cfm/item/869/117660/10RUROADRACK"]10-RU Rack[/URL] [URL="http://www.peavey.com/products/index.cfm/item/869/117661/12RUROADRACK"]12-RU Rack[/URL] [URL="http://www.peavey.com/products/index.cfm/item/869/117662/14RUROADRACK"]14-RU Rack[/URL] [URL="http://www.peavey.com/products/index.cfm/item/869/117663/16RUROADRACK"]16-RU Rack[/URL] They are okay racks with front and rear rails with front and rear doors that pop in and out. The casters seem to be better than average and are about 4" in diameter. The casters are available through Peavey's parts department. Ask your Peavey dealer to get you a price on these parts: 73666062 - Locking Caster 73666063 - Plain Caster [/QUOTE]

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