Can one row hold different lumber lengths?

Yes, provided every length reaches enough supports without excessive overhang or sag. Group lengths deliberately; short pieces may need a separate support arrangement rather than sharing the longest-stock layout.

What determines the price of a system?

Arm and column capacities, storage height, row length, finish and installation conditions affect cost. Access limitations and the need to move existing inventory also change the work involved.

Can I add arms to an existing row?

Only after identifying the rack and checking the original load limits. Extra levels increase column and base demand even when each individual arm stays within its rating.

Will this work for furniture as well as pipe?

Yes, with support surfaces appropriate to the furniture and its packaging. Review contact points and protection needs so projecting arms do not concentrate weight on vulnerable edges.

Cantilever Rack warehouse storage system

Bixby, Oklahoma

Cantilever Rack in Bixby, OK

Cantilever rack in Bixby gives long inventory a clear loading face instead of forcing it between pallet-rack uprights. Arms project from upright columns, leaving the front unobstructed so a forklift can place a bundle across several supports without threading it through a framed opening.

Start with the material, not a nominal bay size. Bar, pipe, tube and lumber need support along their length; sheet goods and furniture may need a different arm surface or added decking. We review bundle weight, depth, length and handling method before selecting a cantilever storage rack.

We are a division of Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co., supplying and installing since 1997. Our planning starts with usable floor space and a load list, then works through rack arrangement, anchoring and installation access.

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Why cantilever rack suits long inventory

With cantilever rack as the alternative, a long bundle resting in a short pallet bay can be awkward to handle and poorly supported. Open-front storage lets the operator approach the material along its length, while individually spaced arm levels separate sizes that would otherwise be stacked together on the floor.

Cantilever racking is a strong fit when length or shape makes pallets impractical. Selective pallet rack remains the better starting point for standard palletized cartons and goods needing beam-supported pallet positions. A mixed warehouse can use both systems, with a clear transfer area rather than an aisle that serves competing movements.

Choose single-sided cantilever rack rows against a suitable perimeter or double-sided rows where both faces can be reached. Double-sided storage needs working aisles on each side; its footprint is more than the steel base alone. Check the longest carried load through every turn.

Free Design Consultation

CAD layout with position counts

Installation coordinated with installation partners

Cantilever warehouse racking holding steel tubing

Cantilever rack storing lumber and wood products

Operations We Rack Around Here

For flex buildings near Memorial Drive and wholesale/building-materials operations along 121st Street, the layout should separate incoming bundles from picked orders. Door positions and shared work areas help determine which direction the arms face.

Building supplies

Service-parts storage

Regional distribution

How cantilever racking supports the bundle

The load path runs from material to arms, columns, bases and floor. Each part must suit the same loading plan; an arm rating alone does not establish the capacity of the assembled row.

Arm reach and rating

Set arm length from actual bundle depth so the material is fully supported. Use bundle weight and the number of engaged arms to select capacity, allowing for uneven weight distribution.

Support spacing

As an initial guide, place supporting arms roughly half the load length apart with even end overhang. Check that arrangement against material stiffness and sag before settling column locations.

Arm shape

Straight arms suit stable flat loads, while inclined arms with lips help retain round stock. Retaining lips are not a substitute for a sound bundle-restraint and handling plan.

Base connection

Anchor bases to a suitable concrete floor using the specified connection details. Confirm floor condition, column alignment and base clearances before loading the installed structure.

Plan access before setting the first base

Bring the truck dimensions into the drawing early. A conventional forklift needs room to carry the full load through the aisle and turn at the row ends. A side-loader may suit long stock, but its travel path and approach still need to be checked with the actual machine.

Indoor cantilever rack storage needs clearance for lifting, roof structure and overhead services. Outdoor use calls for a finish suited to exposure, a suitable supporting slab and a review of weather effects on the stored material. Do not assume an indoor specification transfers unchanged to an open yard.

For largely non-air-conditioned space, stage unloading and assembly around summer heat. Spring storms or winter ice can change the installation sequence; agree where incoming steel and displaced inventory can wait without blocking receiving.

Lumber, plywood, and sheet goods

Pipe, tube, conduit, and bar stock

Steel service center inventory

Furniture, doors, and windows

Long or awkward loads currently sitting on the floor

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Recent Installations

Racking projects completed for warehouses across the Tulsa metro and northeastern Oklahoma.

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Get a Bixby cantilever rack layout

Send bundle dimensions, maximum weights, a floor sketch and photos of the loading approach. Include the truck type and whether stock will remain indoors or outside. We can then discuss support spacing, arm levels and installation scope against the inventory you actually carry. Call (918) 296-8162.