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My beloved Bergantino NV215 has shed the rubber on one of the casters. Jim Bergantino very helpfully let me know which caster they used on the NV but the US distributors cant send them to UK without charging $160 postage on a $17 item!

This one:

https://us.tchweb.com/products/511-2296854

 

I can find very similar online here but not quite

 

  • Screw holes are a different alignment 
  • The "wheel arch" is a bit smaller and wont seal the cutout on the edge of the cab. Will the gap cause a problem with this being a sealed cab?

 

I've thought about just replacing the wheels as the axels pop out but can get the right diameter (75mm) but not the width (35-40mm)

 

Any help or advice appreciated!

 

 

 

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Looking again I see the link leads to TCH Trans Canada Hardware with an office here in Toronto.  If you wish I could buy a pair and send them over to you. We'd need to sort out the money first. $22.50 Canadian each . I don't think that the postage would be anything near $180.

 

 

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1 minute ago, BassmanPaul said:

Looking again I see the link leads to TCH Trans Canada Hardware with an office here in Toronto.  If you wish I could buy a pair and send them over to you. We'd need to sort out the money first. $22.50 Canadian each . I don't think that the postage would be anything near $180.

 

 

Thanks for that Paul! Let me see how I get on and I'll get back to you - much appreciated

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I'd suggest dropping Penn-Elcom an email, they look to do ones identical to yours but in 50mm, might be worth asking if they can get the 75mm version?

 

They do some 75mm ones, but as you say the wheel is narrower. That wouldn't be a problem if the overall housing dimensions are right, but I don't know what yours measures. There are full measurements on the PE website. 

 

https://www.penn-elcom.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=Recessed+edge+castor

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Sorted! 

 

So, having seen some similar ones that wouldn't have worked without compromising the sealed cab, I decided to go for the right sized wheels but on the wrong casters - these: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153660566483

 

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Removed the old ones, popped out the axel (held in place with a split collar)and placed on the new wheel which is the same size (75x32) as the old ones. The only guess work really was wether the axel would pass through the centre of the wheel but it's a perfect fit. 

 

 

Old One

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New wheel in the old housing

 

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Fitted

 

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One happy Berg' NV215

 

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Thanks so much for the advise and particularly the offer of getting replacements bought and sent from Canada by @BassmanPaul in the true spirit of all that is great about this forum! Paul, I think I saved us a bit of hassle and myself some cash - total for the job was £17.99 and I've still got two spare wheels!

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6 hours ago, tauzero said:

Nice bit of out of the envelope pushing the box blue sky helicopter thinking. Sorry, I've forgo9tten how managementspeak works. Cracking job there.

Cheers! Yes, I ran some ideas up the flagpole until I found one worth saluting…

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