Townlec Auto Electrical
Lift Easy Townlec — Cairns

Castors and material handling, Townsville to Cairns.

Lift Easy Townlec is our Cairns branch, trading under its own name in Far North Queensland. It is the retail and material handling side of what we do: castors and wheels, trolleys, lifting and load restraint equipment, batteries, golf carts and gate hardware.

The store is in Cairns, but the range is not. Every castor, wheel, trolley and lifting item can be ordered online and sent to Townsville, Ayr, Charters Towers or anywhere else across the north — or ring us and we'll sort it out.

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What Lift Easy stocks

Six departments, one counter.

Wheels, castors and material handling gear held on the shelf in Cairns rather than ordered in when you ask for it.

Wheels & castors

Castors and wheels across the range. Pneumatic and puncture-proof, tyres and tubes, plus stainless and hygienic variants for food handling and wash-down areas.

Material handling

Hand trucks, platform and stock-picking trolleys, stair climbers, pallet trucks and walkie stackers, scissor lift tables, bin and drum handling, chain and lever blocks, electric tugs, gravity conveyors and load restraint equipment.

Batteries

Car and truck, motorcycle and ATV, lithium and lithium starting, Fusion AGM, EV and household, plus chargers and accessories.

Automotive & trailer

Lighting and reflectors, electrical connectors, vehicle winches and trailer spares.

Golf carts

Golf carts, leisure carts and utility carts, with parts and accessories behind them.

Gate hardware, ladders & safety

Sliding and cantilever gate hardware, electric gate motors, safety steps and safety equipment, and plastic end caps. Ladders are ordered in rather than held.

Stainless & hygienic

Built for medical and food.

A full stainless and hygienic range sits alongside the standard castors, made for medical, food processing, marine and wash-down environments. An ordinary zinc-plated castor corrodes, seizes and cannot be cleaned down properly.

Stainless frames and hardware throughout, from Fallshaw, Richmond and Tente. If you are fitting out a hospital trolley, a commercial kitchen or a wash-down area, ring the Cairns store and describe the environment. The wheel material matters as much as the load rating.

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Environments
Medical, food processing, marine and wash-down
Frames
Stainless steel frames and hardware throughout
Wheel materials
White nylon, grey rubber, polyurethane and thermoplastic rubber
Mounts & brakes
Fixed plate ISO, swivel plate ISO, swivel bolt hole, total lock
Load ratings
100kg to 400kg per castor
Brands
Fallshaw, Richmond, Tente
Inside the Cairns store

On the shelf in Cairns.

Castors, wheels and tyres, trolleys and hand trucks, sliding gate hardware and safety steps, a cart out the front, the battery bay and the load restraint shelf — photographed at the Scott St shop, not lifted from a supplier catalogue.

The castor wall at Scott St. If it is on this wall it is in the shop, not on a supplier's shelf interstate.
Swivel, fixed and braked, in rubber, nylon and polyurethane. Sorted by size and load rating so the right one can be matched to the job.
Wheels by the bin. Pneumatic, solid rubber and puncture-proof, plus the tyres and tubes to go with them.
Hand trucks, stair climbers and platform trolleys, standing on the floor rather than pictured in a catalogue.
A roller-shutter service trolley, locking on both tiers. The kind of thing that goes into a workshop, a kitchen or a ward.
An LVTong utility cart with an insulated box body, outside the Scott St shop. This is the shape a resort, hospitality or food-service cart actually takes.
The sliding gate bay at Scott St. Gate track wheels, nylon gate rollers, hanging roller sets in three sizes, and the 240V motor that drives the gate.
Safety steps on the floor. Moulded plastic rather than folding metal, and Monstar rate this one to 260kg.
Ventilated stacking crates in among the trolleys. Unglamorous, and the thing that actually moves stock around a kitchen or a store room.
SSB Automotive Gold, Truck & Tractor, Dry Cell AGM deep cycle and Fusion lithium, held on the shelf in Cairns.
Stock coming in on the pallet jack. Batteries are checked in and tested rather than shelved on faith.
Silverback ratchet straps with the lashing capacity printed on every one — the first thing to check, and the easiest to skip.
Ordering from Townsville

Cairns stock, Townsville orders.

The two branches are one business, so Lift Easy stock is not limited to Far North Queensland customers. If you are in Townsville, Ayr, Charters Towers or anywhere else across the catchment, there are two ways to get it.

Not sure which castor, wheel or trolley suits the job? Ring the Cairns store and describe the load, the floor it runs on and how far it has to travel. That is usually enough to narrow it down, and it beats ordering twice.

Option one

Order online

The full Lift Easy range is on the online shop, with live pricing and stock. Order it through and have it sent to you.

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Option two

Give us a call

Ring either branch and we'll work out what you need and how to get it to you. Best for anything you would rather describe than search for.

(07) 4448 3602
Common questions

Asked and answered.

Can I get Lift Easy stock in Townsville?+

Yes. Lift Easy is our Cairns branch, so the range is not limited to Far North Queensland customers. Order through the online shop, or ring either branch and we will work out how to get it to you.

Do you do auto electrical work at the Cairns store?+

No. Lift Easy is a retail store that sells and services golf carts and trolleys. Auto electrical work is done at the Townsville workshop.

Can you match a castor I already have?+

Usually, yes. Bring the old castor in, or the trolley itself if it is easier. Plate size, bolt pattern, wheel diameter and mounting height all have to line up, and reading them off the part beats measuring from memory.

What is the difference between a brake and a total lock?+

A brake stops the wheel rotating but the castor can still swivel, so the trolley will still creep sideways. A total lock holds both the wheel and the swivel. On anything loaded or unloaded while stationary, total lock is the one you want.

Do you hire golf carts?+

Yes, self-drive hire, with delivery and pickup arranged as part of the booking. Ring the Cairns store with the dates and what you need it for.

Do you repair trolleys, or only sell new ones?+

Both. Trolleys and dollies are repaired and rewheeled at the Cairns store. Worn or seized castors are usually the whole problem, and replacing them costs a fraction of a new trolley.

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Trading as Lift Easy Townlec, part of Townlec Auto Electrical — ABN 47 613 368 880. The Townsville workshop is at 448 Woolcock St, Garbutt QLD 4814.

Need it rolling, lifting or moving? We've got the gear.

Call (07) 4448 3602