Pallet Rack Standards

[Eugene]

Watching "Savage Family Diggers" on TV last night. They use a pair of rack standards and cross members to wench a statue out of the ground. Set the standards and cross members over the hole, another bar across the two top cross members to hold the wench.

Thought that would be an easy method of supporting one half of cub during a split. Once finished the rack can be easily disassembled and stored along the shop wall.

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

I bet you just happen to know where to find some rack standards too.

[Eugene]

I bet you just happen to know where to find some rack standards too.

Yes I do. Getting to the bottom of the pile. Used a lot, gave away some and sold some.

Son wanted to build a permanent wench supporting system inside the shop building we had constructed this past summer to load and unload heavy items. Since I still have more than enough standards and cross members to make a wench supporting system - will put it on my to do list.

[ScottyD'sdad]

I used pipe scaffold, for my first cub splitting support. Heavy angle iron across the top, was used to support the winch. Did the job. Ed

[Rudi]

Eugene:

That is exactly what my buddy Gord used 20 years ago when he started restoring his Cub, used a come-a-long as a winch. He had access to some racking from work, and that is what he uses as his splitting frame. Works real good. If you can find em at reasonable prices they can be useful. Make great storage units after you are all done with the splitting

[ricky racer]

I bet you just happen to know where to find some rack standards too.

Yes I do. Getting to the bottom of the pile. Used a lot, gave away some and sold some.

Son wanted to build a permanent wench supporting system inside the shop building we had constructed this past summer to load and unload heavy items. Since I still have more than enough standards and cross members to make a wench supporting system - will put it on my to do list.

You know, we're going to need pictures.

[Eugene]

At one time I had 100 or more of the pallet rack standards, each 26 feet long. Worked in the maintenance dept and we replaced bent up rack legs/standards. All I need to remove the standards was a permit signed by the supervisor. At that time scrap metal was $19- a ton. Cheaper for the company to give away scrap metal than to pay two guys several hours wages to load up and haul to scrap yard. Scrap dealers wouldn't come out and pick up scrap metal.

Company closed out a remote storage building they had been renting and had to remove all equipment. Son and I took all of the standards and cross members.

I have used the standards and cross members to make 3 work benches, quite a number of storage racks and one permanent deer stand.

[Winfield Dave]

... and one permanent deer stand.

I remember those photos.

[Barnyard]

... and one permanent deer stand.

I remember those photos.

You mean these? Around here, used 10' uprights are about $20.00 apiece and the bars are $10.00 apiece.

[Winfield Dave]

... and one permanent deer stand.

I remember those photos.

You mean these? Around here, used 10' uprights are about $20.00 apiece and the bars are $10.00 apiece.

Someday I may need to head "around here" with an empty trailer and a pocket full of cash.

[randallc]

Verrry Interesting. More pictures please.

[Eugene]

Verrry Interesting. More pictures please.

Not sure what additional information is needed.

Work benches are made by cutting two standards to table height length, adding 4 cross members. 2 cross members for the top and the other two for a shelf. A 2 x 4 laid flat fits in the notch seen in bottom right cross member.

Storage shelving, the braces in the standards are cut off of one side, then cut to desire length. Slid together, squared, welded.

Bottom 2 or 3 feet on one side of the standard is usually damaged. Hardest part in building a project is to cut the bottom off square and making sure that when assemble the cross members are level.