All type of ball transfer unit Ball Transfer Unit How to choose a ball transfer unit? Maximum Loading Capacity = (weight of article)/3 or 9 Maximum Spacing = (article width)/3.5; (article length)/3.5 Ball Transfer Unit 1)are omni-directional load-bearing spherical balls mounted inside a restraining fixture. They are identical in principle to a ball computer mouse upside-down, or a trackball, except there is an array of them side-by-side.