Castor wheels, skates and tow hitches for moving containers across yards and hardstands without a crane.
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Heavy-duty 1.8 t bottom-entry castor wheel — locks into the bottom corner casting via a dovetail twistlock interface so a container can be towed and manoeuvred on hard, flat surfaces such as concrete, paving and asphalt. Supplied with (-TL) or without (-PL) the twistlock, each combination carrying its own SKU.
Heavy-duty 3.5 t bottom-entry castor wheel — locks into the bottom corner casting via a dovetail twistlock interface so a container can be towed and manoeuvred on hard, flat surfaces such as concrete, paving and asphalt. Supplied with (-TL) or without (-PL) the twistlock, each combination carrying its own SKU.
Heavy-duty 5.0 t bottom-entry castor wheel — locks into the bottom corner casting via a dovetail twistlock interface so a container can be towed and manoeuvred on hard, flat surfaces such as concrete, paving and asphalt. Supplied with (-TL) or without (-PL) the twistlock, each combination carrying its own SKU.
A special bracket that connects castor wheels to the side of a shipping container — for moving containers where headroom is limited. Works with flanged castor wheels only.
Folding ISO container tow bar — twistlock ends plug straight into any ISO 1161 bottom corner casting for yard and depot towing on Twistlock Africa castor wheels; 18 t and 30 t options, with 20° articulation for vehicle/container height differences.
Off-road container wheel kit — the axle brackets hook into the side apertures of the bottom corner castings and are secured with heavy-duty ratchet straps, while the front is towed on the Twistlock Africa ISO tow bar; 4 t per pair, on a serviceable 6-stud vehicle hub, built for rough African ground.
Heavy-duty rubber-tyred container castor with a dovetail twistlock mechanism — a 22-inch wheel on a swivel castor that lets a loaded container be moved without a crane or forklift; rated 2.25 t per wheel, supplied as a set of four.
Off-road container tow hitch — connects the front bottom corner castings to a standard 2 5/16" ball hitch on any utility vehicle, tractor or telehandler. For empty containers only, behind a vehicle rated to 6.4 t gross towing capacity. Built in heavy-gauge steel for rough terrain.
Container pulling lug — the flat plate lug drops its T-tab into the ISO 1161 corner casting aperture, presenting a large eye for a shackle, chain or wire rope to drag and reposition containers at ground level.
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