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Specialty Storage Racks

Bar, sheet, reel, tire, lumber, pipe, stacking, portable and coil storage racks. Non-selective racking for long, awkward and palletless loads.

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Specialty Storage Racks

Racks for the Loads Pallet Rack Cannot Hold

Bar stock, sheet goods, pipe, cable reels, tires, lumber and steel coil do not sit on a pallet. Forcing them onto selective rack wastes most of the bay and creates a handling problem every time somebody needs one length off the bottom. This category covers the racks built for those loads: vertical and horizontal bar racks, sheet and slab racks, pigeon hole racks and bar stock trees, reel racks, and portable stacking racks that come apart when the season changes.

The line draws on several manufacturers and runs from a single A-frame upright to a nesting rack system you can stack several high and move loaded with a forklift. Capacity, footprint and arm spacing change by product, so tell us the material, the length and the weight per level and we will spec it and quote it with the capacities in writing.

Tire and stacking racks on the same modular frame
Tire and stacking racks on the same modular frame
Match the Rack to How the Material Moves

How to Choose

Match the Rack to How the Material Moves

Vertical racks store long stock on end. They take the least floor space and let one person pull a single length without unstacking a bundle, but they need the ceiling height and a floor that will take the anchors.

Horizontal racks, including cantilever-style arms, pigeon hole racks and bar cradles, suit heavy bar and sheet that cannot be stood up safely. A forklift or crane loads a full bundle at once and the weight stays low.

Portable and stacking racks answer a different question. They nest or knock down when empty, stack when loaded, and give the floor back entirely in the off season, so seasonal inventory does not cost you permanent square footage.

By Material

What Goes on a Specialty Rack

Bar, Pipe & Long Stock

Vertical bar racks, A-frame uprights, pigeon hole racks, bar stock trees and stackable cradles. Store on end to save floor, or horizontally when the bundle is too heavy to stand.

Sheet, Slab & Plate

Standard, horizontal and variable height sheet racks plus slab transport racks. Keeps sheet goods separated and off the floor with clearance for a forklift or a vacuum lifter.

Reels, Tire, Coil & Lumber

Cable reel racks with adjustable axle brackets, tire storage racks, steel coil racks and lumber rack builders. Each is sized to the roll or the bundle rather than to a pallet footprint.

Why Specialty

Built for the load, not the pallet

Sized to the material

Arm length, arm spacing and upright height are set to the stock you actually carry. A 20 foot length and a 6 foot length do not want the same rack.

Portable when the need moves

Nesting, stacking and knock-down racks free the floor when empty and stack when loaded, so seasonal or project inventory does not tie up permanent square footage.

Capacities in writing

Every quote states capacity per arm or per level for your material and your configuration, so the rating is not a guess taken off a catalog page.

Tell us the material, the length, and the weight per level.

We will spec the rack to your stock and your building, and send a written quote with capacities and a layout drawing.

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Specialty Storage Racks

Key Features

  • Vertical, horizontal, A-frame and pigeon hole configurations for long stock
  • Sheet, slab and plate racks with forklift clearance
  • Cable reel racks with adjustable axle brackets
  • Tire, lumber, pipe and steel coil racks sized to the bundle
  • Portable, nesting, stacking and knock-down racks for seasonal storage
  • Several established lines, quoted with capacity per arm or per level

Frequently Asked Questions

You can, but you lose most of the bay. Selective rack is built around a pallet footprint, so long stock overhangs the beams and sheet goods need decking or support bars underneath. A bar or sheet rack holds the same material in less floor space and lets one person pull a single length without unstacking the bundle.
Vertical if you have the ceiling height and people pull single lengths by hand. It uses the least floor space and keeps every size reachable. Horizontal if the bundles are heavy enough to need a forklift or crane, or if the stock is too long to stand safely. Weight per length is usually the deciding factor.
Stacking racks stack on top of each other when loaded. Nesting racks collapse or nest inside each other when empty so they store flat. Portable racks are built to be moved by forklift while loaded. Plenty of products do two of the three, so tell us whether the priority is compact empty storage or moving the rack loaded.
It depends on the product and the height. Fixed vertical and A-frame racks are normally lagged to the floor. Portable and stacking racks are designed to stand free so they can be moved. Anchoring and floor requirements are confirmed on the drawing that comes with your quote.
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