[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":282},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:\u002Fstackable\u002Ffootprints\u002F48x40":3},{"tier":4,"sections":5,"faq":165,"sources":169,"related":179,"plate":213,"form":223,"scene":224,"path":225,"crumb":44,"ruler":226,"answer":227,"title":228,"h1":228,"description":227,"type":229,"schema":230,"reviewed":232,"crumbs":233,"jsonld":240},1,[6,14,24,31,50,132,140,147],{"h2":7,"blocks":8},"Stackable pallets at 48 x 40 in",[9,12],{"t":10,"text":11},"p","PHS Plastic lists stackables at 48 x 40 in with dynamic ratings of 2,500 to 5,000 lb and static ratings of 3,000 to 30,000 lb. Nelson Company lists a used one-piece HDPE pallet at the size rated 30,000 lb static, 5,000 lb dynamic and 2,200 lb racking. Most warehouse racks are built for this footprint, so it is also where a racking rating matters.",{"t":10,"text":13},"Stackables do not nest, so their empties stand at full height. For scale, a 30,000 lb static rating spread over the 1,920 sq in of a 48 x 40 in deck is 15.6 lb per sq in; the same rating on a 48 x 40 in deck is 15.6 lb per sq in. This is arithmetic for comparison only, and the rating that counts is the maker's.",{"h2":15,"blocks":16},"Shape and size",[17],{"t":18,"items":19},"ul",[20,21,22,23],"Perimeter: 176.0 in (4,470 mm).","Diagonal corner to corner: 62.5 in (1,587 mm), which is the room a pallet needs to turn in an aisle.","Area: 1.239 square metres, 13.33 square feet.","Aspect: the long side is 1.200 times the short side.",{"h2":25,"blocks":26},"In practice",[27,29],{"t":10,"text":28},"Stackables at the common size are the pallet that most warehouses mean when they say \"plastic pallet\". Their job is simple and demanding: stay flat under a stack. The range of static ratings is wide, from 3,000 to 30,000 lb on one maker's list, so the first act of a buyer is to work out the stack, not to shop for a size.",{"t":10,"text":30},"Pair the static figure with the dynamic one from the same sheet. A pallet that holds 20,000 lb at rest may carry a fraction of that on forks, and a warehouse moves its stacks far more often than it leaves them. If the pallet also goes on a rack, a third figure, the racking load, governs, and it is the lowest.",{"h2":32,"blocks":33},"The area, next to the common size",[34],{"t":35,"head":36,"rows":42,"caption":49},"table",[37,38,39,40,41],"Footprint","Millimetres","Area, sq in","Area, sq ft","Against 48 x 40",[43],[44,45,46,47,48],"48 x 40 in","1219 x 1016","1,920","13.33","100.0 percent","Inches converted at 25.4 mm. Area is length times width, ignoring corner cuts.",{"h2":51,"blocks":52},"48 x 40 in against the other sizes",[53],{"t":35,"head":54,"rows":59,"caption":131},[55,56,38,39,57,58],"Compared with","Inches","48 x 40 in as a multiple","Area gap, sq in",[60,66,72,78,84,90,97,104,111,117,124],[61,61,62,63,64,65],"48 x 48 in","1219 x 1219 mm","2,304","0.833","-384",[67,67,68,69,70,71],"48 x 45 in","1219 x 1143 mm","2,160","0.889","-240",[73,73,74,75,76,77],"45 x 45 in","1143 x 1143 mm","2,025","0.948","-105",[79,79,80,81,82,83],"43 x 43 in","1092 x 1092 mm","1,849","1.038","+71",[85,85,86,87,88,89],"42 x 42 in","1067 x 1067 mm","1,764","1.088","+156",[91,92,93,94,95,96],"Euro 1200 x 800 mm","47.2 x 31.5 in","1199 x 800 mm","1,487","1.291","+433",[98,99,100,101,102,103],"1200 x 1000 mm","47.2 x 39.4 in","1199 x 1001 mm","1,860","1.032","+60",[105,106,107,108,109,110],"56 x 44 in beverage","56 x 44 in","1422 x 1118 mm","2,464","0.779","-544",[112,112,113,114,115,116],"48 x 32 in","1219 x 813 mm","1,536","1.250","+384",[118,119,120,121,122,123],"1200 x 1200 mm","47.2 x 47.2 in","1199 x 1199 mm","2,228","0.862","-308",[125,126,127,128,129,130],"1165 x 1165 mm","45.9 x 45.9 in","1166 x 1166 mm","2,107","0.911","-187","Area is length times width. A multiple above 1.000 means 48 x 40 in has more deck than the footprint named.",{"h2":133,"blocks":134},"Questions for the maker",[135],{"t":18,"items":136},[137,138,139],"Which rating applies in your use","Entry: 4-way on all but one PHS model","Racking load, if on beams",{"h2":141,"blocks":142},"From the dock",[143],{"t":18,"items":144},[145,146],"A damaged pallet at the bottom of a stack is the one nobody sees; inspect before building high.","Weigh a sample loaded pallet before trusting any estimate; stacked weight grows faster than people expect.",{"h2":148,"blocks":149},"Words on this page",[150],{"t":151,"rows":152},"dl",[153,156,159,162],[154,155],"Slip sheet","A thin sheet of plastic or fibreboard used under a load in place of a pallet, handled by a push-pull attachment.",[157,158],"Polypropylene","Another common pallet resin, lighter and stiffer than some others, with its own behaviour in the cold.",[160,161],"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.",[163,164],"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.",[166],[167,168],"Does a 48 x 40 in stackable nest?","Generally not. 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