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Hindustan C.I. Tope Castor — Cast Iron Double Wheel, 2-Ton Rated

Hindustan cast iron double-wheel tope castor rated up to 2 Tonnes for heavy industrial trolleys, steel fabrication jigs and stone-yard equipment — in stock at Multi Trade Combines, AT Road, Guwahati.

Hindustan C.I. Tope Castor — Heavy-Duty Cast Iron Double Wheel

The Hindustan C.I. Tope Castor is a heavy-duty industrial castor built from cast iron throughout — bracket, wheel hub and wheel — for applications where the load exceeds what any polymer or rubber wheel castor can safely carry. With a rated capacity of up to 2 Tonnes per castor, this is the product specified when the trolley or jig being built must carry steel billets, stone slabs, foundry moulds, heavy machine sub-assemblies or other extreme loads across a factory or workshop floor. The double-wheel (twin-wheel) construction places two cast iron wheels side by side on the same bracket, distributing the point load over a wider contact footprint and providing more stability than a single large wheel at the same rated capacity.

The tope (top-plate) mounting configuration is what makes this castor suitable for the heaviest fabricated trolleys. The bolt-on plate mount eliminates the stem-pull failure that destroys stem-mount castors under shock loads, giving the welded or bolted frame a permanent, rigid castor attachment. Multi Trade Combines stocks Hindustan castors at our AT Road, Guwahati counter and has supplied fabricators and industrial buyers across Assam and Northeast India since 1991. Cast iron castors are not decorative — they are chosen by professionals who need the wheel to stay on the trolley under the hardest industrial working conditions.

Who Uses C.I. Tope Castors in Northeast India?

In stock at Multi Trade Combines, AT Road, Guwahati — ships across NE India

Steel fabrication workshops in Guwahati's industrial estate at Amingaon, Basistha and along the NH-27 belt build custom trolleys for moving structural steel sections, welded sub-assemblies and plate steel between stations — these trolleys carry loads of 1 to 4 tonnes and need castors rated accordingly. Stone and marble dealer yards in Guwahati city use CI tope castors on block trolleys that transport granite and marble slabs weighing over a tonne between the storage yard and the cutting saw. Rice mill engineering workshops and tea-estate machinery maintenance sheds use heavy CI castors on equipment positioning rigs. Pairs with hand pallet trucks and trolley floor jacks — also available from Multi Trade Combines — for a complete heavy materials handling setup. Our counter at AT Road, Guwahati can despatch by road to Dibrugarh, Silchar, Shillong, Imphal, Kohima and across the Northeast region.

Specifications

BrandHindustan
CategoryCastors & Trolleys
Key specsCast iron double wheel · heavy load up to 2 Ton
AvailabilityIn stock — price on request
Wheel materialCast iron (CI)
Wheel configurationDouble wheel (twin CI wheels on tope plate mount)
Rated loadUp to 2 Tonne per castor
Mount typeTope plate (top-plate bolt-on)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What loads can the Hindustan C.I. Tope Castor handle?

The Hindustan C.I. (Cast Iron) Tope Castor is rated for heavy loads up to 2 Tonnes per castor. This makes it a heavy-duty industrial wheel designed for applications such as steel fabrication jigs, foundry ladle transfer trolleys, stone and marble block trolleys, and heavy machine assembly rigs where a standard light-duty castor would collapse. The cast iron double-wheel configuration distributes the load over two contact points and the rigid cast iron bracket withstands the side forces encountered when manoeuvring heavy fabrications in workshops. Call +91 91812 13332 to confirm current stock and available wheel sizes.

What is a tope (top-hat) castor and why is it used for heavy loads?

A tope or top-plate castor mounts to the trolley or frame via a flat mounting plate bolted directly to the trolley deck, rather than a threaded stem that inserts into a socket. The plate mount spreads the castor's load over a larger area of the trolley frame, provides a far more rigid attachment under side forces and shock loads, and eliminates the stem-pulling failure mode that is the most common cause of castor failure under heavy loads. Cast iron tope castors are the standard specification for fabricated heavy trolleys in foundries, stone yards, steel service centres and heavy-equipment workshops. WhatsApp +91 76359 98826 for availability at our Guwahati counter.