Manufacturer CD's caster is a hard rubber compound with a plastic sleeve bushing. The caster rig is much smaller than the TireSkate Caster. Their website claims 1/2 the rolling force of ours. Our ball bearing caster was significantly better at 84.5 lbs starting force and 26.5 lbs rolling force vs 86 and 54.5 lbs for theirs. They are rated at 4000 lbs. vs. 6000 lbs for our caster.
We did not test their larger, more expensive roller bearing caster. I'm sure it would require less force than our 3" one, due to wheel size. It is significantly more expensive, so did not seem to be in the same class, price wise, as the car dolly sets we tested. Don't be confused on their web site with the customer who was not happy with our skate then loved his. We did not have the ball bearing caster at that time, and the customer went from our $169 set to their $259 set, and of course got better results. The 3" ball bearing caster we now have is a very cost effective solution for ease of rolling without spending an exorbitant amount of money. By the way, that customer got all his money back from us, including shipping, which they don't seem willing to guarantee.
CD on the left and TireSkate on the right. You can see the bigger, more rugged rig on our caster.
Our CD set arrived with the thin primer scratched as there was no cardboard separating the plates, as we do in packing. They have apparently abandoned the steel plate market for only aluminum after their move to Holland MI, so this would not be a factor any more.
