GoJaks on RaceDeck Flooring??

[Gaz64]

I wouldn't expect any small castor to operate well on a floor like that.

[DanEC]

Originally Posted by Gaz64

I wouldn't expect any small castor to operate well on a floor like that.

I don't know that 4 inch casters are really small, but anyway I was skeptical also. But I have run into posters on various forums who say, oh yeah, GoJaks work fine on RaceDeck. But typically when I start asking questions I don't get any further response. Putting bits of information together - I think GoJaks do use a phenolic-type caster wheel but they have managed to find one with axle bearings and I have only found bushed or direct contact axle phenolic casters. I also suspect they have a bit more caster radius built into their casters, which would assist them with spinning into alignment. But hard information is difficult to find.

[Gaz64]

I'd like to see what this type of floor is like to clean up after a spill.

Anybody that needs to move a rollcab that weighs 500kg plus would know that a smooth floor is much easier to negotiate.

[Ron61]

Gaz,

If you mean the Race Deck flooring mine is easy to clean. I have spilled oil, gas, and about everything I could manage to drop on it and I just take a rag and wipe the biggest part up then use some 409 and another rag and it comes right up. My floor is about 14 years old so it doesn't have the high shine it used to any more but that is from wear and use more than the spills.

As for casters for my jacks I have looked everywhere up here for some large ones that I could make work and had no luck at all. I wish they had some that were about 6/8 inches in diameter and were pneumatic and I think they would work OK on this darn diamond plate finish.

Ron