[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":298},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:\u002Frackable":3},{"tier":4,"sections":5,"faq":168,"sources":172,"related":185,"plate":226,"form":244,"scene":245,"path":246,"crumb":247,"ruler":248,"formHeading":249,"answer":250,"title":251,"h1":252,"description":253,"type":254,"schema":255,"reviewed":257,"crumbs":258,"jsonld":263},1,[6,14,19,29,73,109,124,138],{"h2":7,"blocks":8},"The gap changes the rating",[9,12],{"t":10,"text":11},"p","On a floor, a pallet is supported across its whole base. On a rack, it rests on two beams and the middle is air. The same deck that holds 10,000 lb on a floor is loaded in bending between the beams, and the number it can carry falls. Rehrig Pacific's 40 x 48 rackable lists 10,000 lb static, 4,000 lb dynamic and 2,000 lb edge rack, which makes the racking figure one-fifth of static.",{"t":10,"text":13},"That is why a standard-duty nestable, whose sheet lists no racking rating, is the wrong choice for a rack even when its static number looks generous. If you cannot find a racking load on the sheet, the pallet is not rated for beams.",{"h2":15,"blocks":16},"The empty-trailer cost",[17],{"t":10,"text":18},"Rackable pallets are stiff and heavy, and they do not nest. The same maker lists 540 of them on a 53 ft trailer, against 1,200 or 1,260 of its nestables. A plant that races its racks with 6,000 rackable pallets a month and returns them empty needs 12 trailers (6,000 ÷ 540 = 11.1, rounded up) where a heavy-duty nestable needs 5.",{"h2":20,"blocks":21},"Where to read next",[22],{"t":23,"items":24},"ul",[25,26,27,28],"[Specs of a rackable pallet](\u002Frackable\u002Frackable-plastic-pallet-specs), line by line.","[Plastic pallet racking](\u002Frackable\u002Fplastic-pallet-racking): beams, supports and what slides off.","[Beam span guide](\u002Frackable\u002Fbeam-span-guide): how span changes the rating.","[Why standard-duty nestables are not rackable](\u002Fguides\u002Fwhy-standard-duty-nestables-are-not-rackable).",{"h2":30,"blocks":31},"A beam load worked out",[32,34],{"t":10,"text":33},"Take a pallet with a 2,700 lb racking load. A loaded pallet of 1,610 lb uses 59.6 percent of it and leaves 1,090 lb; one of 3,228 lb is 528 lb over. Rack engineers also apply their own safety margins, so treat the figure as a ceiling.",{"t":35,"head":36,"rows":41,"caption":72},"table",[37,38,39,40],"Loaded pallet, lb","Share of the racking load","Left over, lb","Within the rating?",[42,47,51,55,59,63,68],[43,44,45,46],"1,610","59.6 percent","1,090","yes",[48,49,50,46],"1,813","67.1 percent","887",[52,53,54,46],"2,016","74.7 percent","684",[56,57,58,46],"2,319","85.9 percent","381",[60,61,62,46],"2,622","97.1 percent","78",[64,65,66,67],"2,825","104.6 percent","-125","no",[69,70,71,67],"3,228","119.6 percent","-528","Example for an assumed 2,700 lb racking load; the maker's span and test method apply.",{"h2":74,"blocks":75},"A stack worked out",[76,78],{"t":10,"text":77},"Take a stackable rated 10,000 lb static. The bottom pallet carries the pallets above it, so with each loaded pallet weighing 2,206 lb it can hold 4 above, a stack of 5. With 6,248 lb per pallet it can hold 1 above. This is a ceiling on a flat floor for a still stack, not a promise for a stack that moves or waits.",{"t":35,"head":79,"rows":83,"caption":108},[37,80,81,82],"Pallets above the bottom","Stack height","Load on the bottom pallet, lb",[84,89,93,96,100,103,106],[85,86,87,88],"2,206","4","5","8,824",[90,91,86,92],"2,713","3","8,139",[94,91,86,95],"3,220","9,660",[97,98,91,99],"3,727","2","7,454",[101,98,91,102],"4,234","8,468",[104,105,98,104],"5,241","1",[107,105,98,107],"6,248","Example for an assumed 10,000 lb static rating; use the maker's figure for the exact model.",{"h2":110,"blocks":111},"Questions to put to the maker",[112],{"t":23,"items":113},[114,115,116,117,118,119,120,121,122,123],"What beam span was the racking load measured across?","Does the pallet have runners or a cruciform base, and which way do they lie against the beams?","Is a standard-duty nestable of the same maker rated for racking, or only the heavy-duty one?","Is the racking load for an evenly spread load, and what happens when the load is concentrated?","Which rack type was it tested on: edge rack, or a different arrangement?","Does the maker publish the test method, so a second pair of eyes can read it?","Does the maker print a deflection limit, and is it met at the printed load?","Is the racking load printed for this exact model, or only for a family of models?","What is the lowest rating on the sheet, and is it the one that applies to your use?","Does the racking figure hold at the top of the temperature range?",{"h2":125,"blocks":126},"From the dock",[127],{"t":23,"items":128},[129,130,131,132,133,134,135,136,137],"Pallets are put on rack by forklift; a rack with tight clearance punishes any sloppy placement.","Rack inspectors look for bent uprights and overloaded bays; the pallet is a part of the load path they check.","A pallet bridging two beams flexes at its centre; the more it flexes, the less margin it has left.","Racks in cold storage are tightly spaced; confirm the pallet rating holds at that temperature.","Runner pallets lie flat across beams, which spreads load but stops them nesting; cruciform bases do the reverse.","A beam clip or wire deck under the pallet changes what the rating means; ask which support the test used.","Do not guess the racking load from the static one; the two numbers can differ by a large factor.","Overhanging a pallet past the beam is the quiet cause of dropped loads; check the overhang as well as the span.","Record the pallet model against each rack position, and a failure can be traced to its source quickly.",{"h2":139,"blocks":140},"Words on this page",[141],{"t":142,"rows":143},"dl",[144,147,150,153,156,159,162,165],[145,146],"4-way entry","A pallet that forks or a pallet jack can enter from all four sides.",[148,149],"Edge rack","A rack arrangement where the pallet rests on the edges of the beams. It is the common test case for a racking rating.",[151,152],"Cruciform base","A base shaped like a plus sign under the pallet, which gives a stable footprint and slides well on conveyors.",[154,155],"Closed deck","A solid deck that keeps small items and torn bags from falling through and wipes clean on top.",[157,158],"Dynamic load","The weight a pallet holds while it is moved by a forklift, pallet jack or conveyor. It is lower than static because motion adds shock.",[160,161],"Runner","A continuous rail under a pallet. Runners lie flat across rack beams but stop pallets from nesting.",[163,164],"Static load","The weight a pallet holds while standing still on a flat floor, spread evenly across the deck. It is the highest of the three ratings.",[166,167],"Pallet jack","A hand or powered truck with two forks, used to move a pallet short distances.",[169],[170,171],"Can a nestable also be rackable?","Some can: Nelson Company lists a model that is nestable, stackable and rackable, with a 2,700 lb racking rating. 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