Powermatic Table Saw Casters

[windknot]

I saw a thread that was several years old regarding problems with the casters on Powermatic table saws. I have a 2000B Powermatic and the urethane casters have completely disintegrated. PM wants $40/caster on their website so $160 + shipping. The saw is extremely heavy and I see no way to access the built in carriage except to tilt the saw on its edge somehow. Has anyone replaced their casters with another less expensive option and how did you go about removing and replacing?

 

[mquan01]

Use a hand truck to lift the edge up, then put a block under it while changing the wheels

 

[chris_goris]

I saw a thread that was several years old regarding problems with the casters on Powermatic table saws. I have a 2000B Powermatic and the urethane casters have completely disintegrated. PM wants $40/caster on their website so $160 + shipping. The saw is extremely heavy and I see no way to access the built in carriage except to tilt the saw on its edge somehow. Has anyone replaced their casters with another less expensive option and how did you go about removing and replacing?

Is it out of warranty?

 

[windknot]

Unfortunately it is. I believe it was your post I saw from 2016. The red urethane wheels completely crumbled

 

[riggsp]

Had the same problem a few years ago on a well used saw, so we (the owner and I) put it on a heavy duty mobile base...cheaper than new wheels from Powermatic and worked just as well.