Cantilever Rack in North Tonawanda, NY

Describe each stage of stock

List incoming lumber packs, partially opened bundles and finished lengths with dimensions and weights. Add sheet sizes and the shortest remnants that the operation intends to retain on the system.

Follow material through the shop

Measure the receiving approach and the transfer route toward machining or dispatch. Evaluate a side-loader or forklift long-load approach using the longest piece rather than an empty equipment outline.

Set the bearing positions

Choose upright spacing and arm levels around stiffness, bundle depth and expected partial loads. Confirm bearing capacity, cumulative upright demand and the base arrangement before approving the storage drawing.

Arrange a clear installation phase

Identify where active wood handling will continue while the installation area is cleared. Our managed schedule gives experienced crews a defined sequence for assembling and positioning the new equipment.

Why match cantilever rack to changing bundles?

North Tonawanda Lane Storage Planning

Selective storage can serve palletized supplies and boxed fittings, but long goods need a different bearing layout. Keep open-arm positions reserved for the materials they are specified to support rather than allowing miscellaneous pallets to displace the wood-product sequence.

Cantilever rack arm length follows the depth of the supported package, while bearing capacity must suit its maximum weight and contact pattern. Check total upright loading and the base configuration alongside the individual arms, especially where several heavy wood-product levels share one face.

Support spacing must control sag without placing the center of gravity outside the intended bearing pattern. Lumber, bar, pipe and tube need material-specific evaluation; sheet loads require specified decking or other appropriate support so thin panels are not treated as self-supporting bundles.

Single-sided rows offer one working face near a perimeter, and double-sided rows require retrieval access on both sides. Indoor humidity and outdoor exposure affect suitable finish selection. Winter access also belongs in the layout wherever stock passes between a yard and enclosed woodworking space.