Heavy-Duty Forged Crane Wheels | Engineered for Maximum Service Life

Problem: Premature Wheel Wear is the Leading Cause of Crane Downtime.

In any demanding industrial environment, crane wheels are a primary point of failure. Constant high pressure and friction cause wear on the wheel tread and flanges, leading to costly unscheduled maintenance, production stoppages, and rail damage.

Yile Machinery is a specialist manufacturer of forged steel crane wheels designed to solve this problem. We combine the inherent strength of forging with advanced surface hardening techniques to produce wheels that deliver significantly longer service life, keeping your cranes running and your maintenance costs down.

The Forging Advantage: Unmatched Strength and Reliability

A forged wheel is fundamentally superior to a cast wheel for heavy-duty applications. The forging process kneads the steel under immense pressure, creating a continuous internal grain structure that follows the wheel's contour.

• Superior Strength: Eliminates the risk of internal voids or porosity found in castings.

• High Fatigue Resistance: Provides exceptional durability to withstand daily shock loads and stress cycles.

• Improved Safety: The inherent toughness of a forged wheel provides a greater margin of safety in critical lifting operations.

The Real Secret to Longevity: Advanced Surface Hardening

The key to a long-lasting wheel isn't just the steel, but the heat treatment. Our process creates a wheel with two distinct properties: a very hard, wear-resistant outer surface and a tougher, more ductile core that can absorb shock.

• Process: We use induction or flame hardening to precisely heat the tread and flange surfaces. This is followed by a controlled quench.

• Result: This creates a deep, uniform hardened layer with a hardness of 45-55 HRC or higher. This hard "case" dramatically resists the metal-to-metal wear from the rail.

• Benefit: The result is a wheel that maintains its profile for longer, runs more smoothly, and significantly extends the time between replacements.

Material Selection for Your Application

We manufacture wheels from a range of certified steels to match your load and duty cycle requirements.

• Alloy Steels (42CrMo / AISI 4140): Highly Recommended for heavy-duty, high-frequency cranes. The chromium and molybdenum content allows for deeper and more uniform hardening, providing the ultimate in strength and wear resistance.

• Medium/High-Carbon Steels (C50, 60#): An excellent and robust choice for standard-duty cranes, offering good performance and wear characteristics when properly forged and hardened.

Complete, Ready-to-Install Crane Wheel Assemblies

To simplify your maintenance and procurement, we supply complete, ready-to-install crane wheel assemblies built to your exact specifications.

• Single Flange, Double Flange, or Flangeless Wheels

• Precision Machined Axles

• High-Quality Bearings (SKF, FAG, Timken, or equivalent)

• Bearing Housings and Seals

• Drive Gears or Gear Couplings

Quality & Inspection at Every Step

• Full Material Traceability (MTRs)

• Non-Destructive Testing (NDT): Ultrasonic (UT) and Magnetic Particle (MPI) testing to guarantee defect-free forgings.

• Hardness Testing: Verification of surface hardness and case depth after heat treatment.

• Dimensional Verification: CMM or laser inspection to ensure 100% compliance with drawings.

Reduce Crane Downtime. Get a Quote for a Longer-Lasting Wheel.

Send your drawings or wheel specifications to our engineering team for a technical proposal and start improving your crane's reliability today.