Guide: Our Varied Collection of Custom Skates

Whether you are moving heavy machinery, performing structural moving or are a rigging company, you need to have options when choosing skates. You also need to know that the skates you use are durable and have been designed to fit your exact needs. We excel in manufacturing custom skates of different varieties to fit your specifications.

We use North American Steel and CNC-machined components to ensure strength and reliability. We also employ 3D CAD technology to design your custom skates prior to the production process. This helps ensure an end product that meets your requirements.

Custom Skates for Different Capabilities

To help you get an idea of the type of skates we can produce, we’ve put together this guide showcasing our varied collection.

Custom 10 Ton Reel Skate

The customer had a need for a skate they could lay out in a circle to create a precise shape. This was for a large diameter reel. All the skates were laid end to end in order to create a 15-foot diameter circle.

Each base plate was laser burned using a 3/4 inch thick plate. A laser-burned hole is located on each corner which is used to secure the dollies to the floor of the reel.

Custom 60 Ton Guided Transformer Skate

Made for the manufacturer of large transformers, these utilized a guide roller system which allows the units to follow along an I-beam in order to maintain a straight line while transporting the load.

The roller system is a fixed width and the guides are removable. Larger diameter axles, wheels, and bearings were used in this design.

Custom 20 Ton Oil Pipeline Skate

This custom design was built to accommodate dollies moving various sizes of oil pipe across hundreds of skates. Two different applications were developed for this project.

The skates produced can handle an overall capacity of 20 tons. They tilt forward and backward to accommodate the pipe. We used our polyurethane rollers to protect the pipe.

Custom 45 Ton Poly Wheel Machinery Skate

The customer required a roller dolly with a large footprint of stability with high-capacity wheels. This had to be designed to be able to protect their flooring.

The frame is made entirely of steel and welded. Steel cleats embed into skids or timber placed between the skate and the load.

Custom 22 Ton Nylon Wheel Machinery Skate

This design includes 22 tons of capacity per roller over nine 5 inch diameter nylon rollers. Stainless steel axles are used.

The top of the skate has a flat top with a custom drilled hole pattern in 12 places in order to mount the loads.

Custom 1.5 Ton V-Bloke Skate

This design was made to handle 2 and 6.5-inch diameter steel rods for ease of motion. The top of the frame is fitted with high-molecular polyethylene to be used as guide blocks.

The bottom of the frame has four mounting holes for attaching to an existing structure.

Skates to Fit Your Needs

These custom skates were designed to provide a specific function and to fit the customer’s specs. If you need a custom design to accommodate your needs, contact us today.

Custom Skates Offer Smooth Movement For Any Application

With over 80 years of experience in custom roller dollies, Hevi-Haul is proud to use our expertise and the latest in 3D CAD software and technology to design the best custom skates in a myriad of varieties. Whether it’s a modification to our standard skates or a custom solution, we will work directly with you through the design process to model a product that fits your requirements prior to production. We use high-quality North American steel, CNC machined components and fully welded steel frames for added strength and longevity for your toughest moves.Here’s another unique skate we’ve developed for one of our great customers:

Here’s another unique skate we’ve developed for one of our great customers:

Hevi-Haul was approached by a new customer who had recently admired a custom design we had developed for another customer in the Norwegian Oilfield Services industry. The new customer had a similar problem and needed our expertise to develop a unique solution. Their use case was for a very heavy, large diameter reel, best described as a giant hose reel turned on its side. The customer needed a skate that they could lay out in a precise pattern to create a circle.

To give a better understanding of the size of this reel, if you lay all of the skates they required end to end it forms a 15-foot diameter circle. They will be laid out and mounted a large distance apart, so this is a large structure that needs to move precisely. In all, we supplied this customer with an overall load capacity of 250 tons or 500,000 pounds!

Each base plate was laser burned to precise measurements using 3/4″ thick plate, including laser burned bolt hole patterns located on all four corners. The bolt hole pattern will be used to secure these dollies right to the floor of the reel. Due to contact with seawater, each wheel was custom manufactured with one of our CNC machines to accept a sealed bearing, ensuring a long lifespan for the rollers.

This project required the ingenuity of our specialized engineering team, and they developed a solution that met the needs of the customer exceptionally well. The solution has enabled the customer to decrease production times and overall was a massive success. At Hevi-Haul, we look forward to our next opportunity to design a unique solution that solves problems for our customers and increases profits as well.

Contact us today to learn more

Hevi-Haul Skates have been trusted by professional rigging companies and machinery movers for over 80 years as the premier owned American brand machinery dolly. Contact us today for a personal answer to all your inquiries.