How Does Everything Connect Up?

Connecting up your air casters to form a load moving system is relatively easy. Each air caster is laid on the floor in a rough format that matches the shape of the load. The fitted valves should face the outside of the footprint's shape.

Here is a typicalair caster system footprint after assembly, an air line hose with quick-disconnect fittings, and a selection of connections and fittings you are likely to find in an air bearing system.

Each air caster module will have a pre-fitted air flow control valve in the load module assembly. The supplied air line hoses each fit to one of these valves and snaps into position using the quick connect fittings at the end of each hose. After each hose is connected to the corresponding air caster load module, the unused end should be lying to the outside of the footprint.

Here is a diagram of a typical air caster - air hose fit using a quick connect fitting. These fittings are standard on all Hovair Systems air caster kit systems.

With all air hoses connected to the load modules, the air line hoses should be connected to the remaining hardware which will eventually end at the air inlet port at the end of the system - supplied ball valve usually.

That should take care of the assembly and hook-up of the air casters in your system.

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