Description
Selective pallet racking with 2438 mm upright frames — 2.44 m — built to AS 4084-2012. At 2.44 m this is the low one. It clears a standard roller door and suits workshops, trade stores and sheds where a counterbalance forklift does the lifting.
You build the bay. Pick the frame depth, pick the beam length, pick how many levels, and order the parts from Parts in this system further down the page. Nothing here is a fixed kit, so a run can be extended a bay at a time and a single damaged beam can be replaced on its own.
How a bay goes together
- Frames: one more than the number of bays — three bays take four frames
- Beams: two per level, per bay — one at the front, one at the back. A four-level bay takes eight beams
- Levels are adjustable in the upright’s perforations, so the bay is re-pitched for what you store
- Pre-galvanised frames, silver, with 2 heavy duty base plates and all bolts, nuts and brace blocks
- Frames can be cut to suit on request — an odd ceiling height is not a reason to drop a level
Choosing the frame depth
Frames come 838 mm or 1219 mm deep. Depth is the dimension across the aisle, and pallets normally overhang the beams slightly, so the frame is not the same size as the pallet. Both depths take the same beams — the beam sets how wide the bay is, the frame sets how deep.
Beams, and what each pair carries
| Beam | Section | Max load per pair |
|---|---|---|
| 2591 × 100 mm | 100 × 50 × 1.6 mm | 2290 kg |
| 2743 × 100 mm | 100 × 50 × 1.5 mm | 2290 kg |
| 2591 × 120 mm | 120 × 50 × 1.5 mm | 2870 kg |
| 2743 × 120 mm | 120 × 50 × 1.5 mm | 2870 kg |
| 3048 × 120 mm | 120 × 50 × 1.5 mm | 2220 kg |
| 3658 × 120 mm | 120 × 50 × 1.5 mm | 2220 kg |
| 3810 × 140 mm | 140 × 50 × 1.8 mm | 2620 kg |
Note what the span does. A 120 mm beam carries 2870 kg a pair at 2591 mm and 2743 mm, but the same section stretched to 3048 mm or 3658 mm carries 2220 kg. Longer is not stronger — a wider bay holds more pallets but each level carries less.
Reading the load rating
The figure above is for the pair, not one beam, with the load spread evenly along a matched pair of the same length and section. Never mix beam sections in one level, and never load a level that is missing a safety clip.
A frame is not rated on its own. What it carries depends on the number of levels, how far apart they are, the beam length, and how the run is braced and anchored. Tell us the pallet weight, how many levels and the beam length and we will confirm the figure in writing — it is the number that goes on the load sign for the run.
Call 1300 884 482, or send us your floor plan and we will set the run out for you.
