New Pallet Rack Installation
Everyone has there own way of installing pallet rack but I am going to share something I learned not to long ago. Before I took part in this new style of installing pallet rack, I was skeptical. Before I would stand the rack on the chalk line put in the first beam level and move on to the next up right, once the run of rack was standing I would go back and install the remaining levels. After all the beam levels were installed, I would proceed to square and anchor the rack.
Now I have changed my method. I now start by building a starter bay complete, square, and anchor the starter bay before continuing the run. After the starter bay is complete, I proceed to the rest of the pallet rack run. Instead of throwing the lower level in I install the very top level with the use of a scissor lift. Snap in the beam into the starter bay. Pull the lift forward while someone raises the upright and slides into place. I then install the hanging beam into the new upright. From there we complete the run using the preceding steps. After the run is standing we install the lower levels and anchor the rack. That is it in a nut shell. More details and reasoning will be included in next post. Until then…