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General Forestry => Sawmills and Milling => Topic started by: Dewey on May 01, 2025, 03:18:23 PM

Title: Steel lumber racks
Post by: Dewey on May 01, 2025, 03:18:23 PM
I am looking for Cantilever Lumber Racks or possibly stand alone...
I don't mind used . Is there a good source ?
Title: Re: Steel lumber racks
Post by: SawyerTed on May 01, 2025, 04:40:11 PM
Are you looking for cantilevered racks?  

tpsupplyco.com has them.
Title: Re: Steel lumber racks
Post by: dougtrr2 on May 02, 2025, 09:33:34 AM
Do some searches for used warehouse racking.  Because of the weight shipping would be expensive.  Make sure you know the load rating on the arms.  It is very easy to overload arms.  Get the heaviest arms you can.

I worked for a company that manufactured warehouse racking.  I dealt with returns, and saw many arms come back that had been overloaded. It was never our heaviest duty arms only the medium and standard duty arms.



Doug in SW IA
Title: Re: Steel lumber racks
Post by: Freedy201 on May 02, 2025, 01:35:28 PM
For used racks, try local industrial equipment auctions or even warehouse liquidation sales. Just make sure the arms can handle what you're stacking, don't underestimate the weight of your wood. You can always score a deal, but be picky about the load ratings.
Title: Re: Steel lumber racks
Post by: Magicman on May 02, 2025, 01:41:37 PM
Remember that Oak and any other species that contains tannin can not be allowed to touch iron or there will be black streaks.
Title: Re: Steel lumber racks
Post by: moosehunter on May 03, 2025, 08:54:38 AM
Using my way back machine, which has a severe lack of RAM memory, there is a member that bought some at an auction. I wanna say it was @Ironwood ???
mh
Title: Re: Steel lumber racks
Post by: Magicman on May 03, 2025, 09:21:22 AM
A forum search for "cantilever" found this topic:  LINK (https://forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=114963.msg1814699#msg1814699)

I did not look any further but there were 14 pages of various cantilever topics.