A fluid levitating caster lifts a heavy load \u201c\u201d off a floor \u201c\u201d with near friction-less-ness for transport has integrated a load lifting device. An abutment disk is provided between the transverse face of the armature turned towards the yoke and the transverse face facing the yoke, this abutment disk being made of a magnetized or magnetizable material, particularly of a ferromagnetic material. The agitating portion includes a large number of dimples which are dented inward from the external surface.