[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":291},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:\u002Fstackable\u002Ffootprints\u002F48x48":3},{"tier":4,"sections":5,"faq":169,"sources":173,"related":183,"plate":222,"form":232,"scene":233,"path":234,"crumb":44,"ruler":235,"answer":236,"title":237,"h1":237,"description":236,"type":238,"schema":239,"reviewed":241,"crumbs":242,"jsonld":249},3,[6,14,24,31,56,136,144,151],{"h2":7,"blocks":8},"Stackable pallets at 48 x 48 in",[9,12],{"t":10,"text":11},"p","PHS Plastic's STK 207 is a 48 x 48 in stackable rated 4,000 lb dynamic and 30,000 lb static. It holds four 55-gallon drums without overhang. The square deck suits chemical stores, where the stack is the product.",{"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 2,304 sq in of a 48 x 48 in deck is 13.0 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: 192.0 in (4,876 mm).","Diagonal corner to corner: 67.9 in (1,724 mm), which is the room a pallet needs to turn in an aisle.","Area: 1.486 square metres, 16.00 square feet.","Aspect: the long side is 1.000 times the short side, so the deck is square.",{"h2":25,"blocks":26},"In practice",[27,29],{"t":10,"text":28},"A 48 x 48 in stackable is a drum pallet first and a general pallet second. Four 55-gallon drums fit without overhang, and the deck is square so the load is carried at four points rather than along a line. Check whether the dynamic rating is stated with drums as the load, because drum weight is concentrated in a way a carton load is not.",{"t":10,"text":30},"In a chemical store the pallet is part of the fire picture. A square plastic deck under a stack of drums raises the question of sprinkler class, and the answer lives in the listing for the exact model. Ask for it before the pallets arrive, not after the inspector does.",{"h2":32,"blocks":33},"The area, next to the common size",[34],{"t":35,"head":36,"rows":42,"caption":55},"table",[37,38,39,40,41],"Footprint","Millimetres","Area, sq in","Area, sq ft","Against 48 x 40",[43,49],[44,45,46,47,48],"48 x 48 in","1219 x 1219","2,304","16.00","120.0 percent",[50,51,52,53,54],"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":57,"blocks":58},"48 x 48 in against the other sizes",[59],{"t":35,"head":60,"rows":65,"caption":135},[61,62,38,39,63,64],"Compared with","Inches","48 x 48 in as a multiple","Area gap, sq in",[66,70,76,82,88,94,101,108,115,121,128],[50,50,67,52,68,69],"1219 x 1016 mm","1.200","+384",[71,71,72,73,74,75],"48 x 45 in","1219 x 1143 mm","2,160","1.067","+144",[77,77,78,79,80,81],"45 x 45 in","1143 x 1143 mm","2,025","1.138","+279",[83,83,84,85,86,87],"43 x 43 in","1092 x 1092 mm","1,849","1.246","+455",[89,89,90,91,92,93],"42 x 42 in","1067 x 1067 mm","1,764","1.306","+540",[95,96,97,98,99,100],"Euro 1200 x 800 mm","47.2 x 31.5 in","1199 x 800 mm","1,487","1.550","+817",[102,103,104,105,106,107],"1200 x 1000 mm","47.2 x 39.4 in","1199 x 1001 mm","1,860","1.239","+444",[109,110,111,112,113,114],"56 x 44 in beverage","56 x 44 in","1422 x 1118 mm","2,464","0.935","-160",[116,116,117,118,119,120],"48 x 32 in","1219 x 813 mm","1,536","1.500","+768",[122,123,124,125,126,127],"1200 x 1200 mm","47.2 x 47.2 in","1199 x 1199 mm","2,228","1.034","+76",[129,130,131,132,133,134],"1165 x 1165 mm","45.9 x 45.9 in","1166 x 1166 mm","2,107","1.094","+197","Area is length times width. A multiple above 1.000 means 48 x 48 in has more deck than the footprint named.",{"h2":137,"blocks":138},"Questions for the maker",[139],{"t":18,"items":140},[141,142,143],"Dynamic rating with drums","Lip or drip edge on the deck","Fire listing for the store",{"h2":145,"blocks":146},"From the dock",[147],{"t":18,"items":148},[149,150],"Forklift tines catch deck edges; closed decks with chamfered edges suffer less from rough entry.","Pallet jacks need clear entry on the bottom; feet and runners that block a wheel make a slow dock.",{"h2":152,"blocks":153},"Words on this page",[154],{"t":155,"rows":156},"dl",[157,160,163,166],[158,159],"HDPE","High-density polyethylene, a tough resin used in many plastic pallets, valued for strength against its weight.",[161,162],"Dynamic load","The weight a pallet holds while it is moved by a forklift, pallet jack or conveyor. 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