Can cantilever rack sit outdoors in Fowler summers?

Yes, with galvanized columns and arms. Heat itself is not the issue; corrosion from water and fertilizer exposure is, and galvanizing handles that far better than paint.

What keeps irrigation pipe from rolling off?

Inclined arms, arm-tip stops, or both. For loose round pipe we usually recommend both.

How long should the arms be?

Match arm length to the bundle depth, typically within a few inches. Overly long arms cost more and push loads farther from the column.

Can I store pallets on cantilever arms?

You can with decking added, but it is rarely the best use. Pallets belong in pallet rack; save cantilever for long items.

Cantilever Rack warehouse storage system

Fowler, California

Cantilever Rack in Fowler, CA

A cantilever rack in Fowler most often ends up holding irrigation pipe, fence posts or bin lumber for ag supply yards and packers near State Route 99. Those items arrive in lengths that pallet beams were never meant to cradle.

The design removes front columns entirely. Arms reach out from uprights set in one line, so a long bundle rests across several arms and slides out cleanly in one motion.

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Fowler Yards and Sheds We Plan Around

Packing operations in the Fowler area tend to occupy older sheds with modest clear height and wide doors. That shape suits a long, low run of arms more than tall pallet bays. We measure door openings early, because they set the longest piece you can bring inside.

Ag supply businesses along Merced Street and Adams Avenue often keep material both inside and out. Outdoor runs get galvanized finish and are planned so a truck can unload alongside without backing into the rack.

One more point for Fowler packers: a cantilever rack placed along the shed wall nearest the yard gate shortens every trip a forklift makes with long goods. We look at that path before anything else.

Harvest season compresses everything. If installation needs to land before summer receiving begins, tell us the window; we plan staging so crews stay clear of active docks.

Free warehouse consultation

CAD layout with position counts

Installation by trusted installation partners

Cantilever warehouse racking holding steel tubing

Cantilever rack storing lumber and wood products

Long Material Along the Fowler SR-99 Strip

Older packing sheds near Merced Street and outdoor supply yards off Adams Avenue shape whether a run goes indoors, outside, or both.

Fruit packing

Food processing

Agricultural distribution

Cantilever Storage Rack Scope for Fowler Sites

Start with three numbers per item: length, bundle weight and pieces kept on hand during the busy months. Off-season counts mislead, because the rack has to hold the peak.

We then check how material is handled. A forklift with long forks or fork extensions lifts from the side of the run; a side-loader travels parallel to it in a narrower aisle. The answer changes aisle width and therefore how many runs fit.

Ask yourself how often each length moves. Fast-moving irrigation pipe belongs on the lowest arms by the drive lane; bulk lumber for bins and pallets can sit higher, since it is pulled a full bundle at a time.

Cantilever racking also pairs well with a small decked section for fittings, couplers and hardware, so the counter staff can sell a full order from one run.

For Fowler ag supply yards, compare a cantilever rack against simply adding pallet rack with long decks. Long decks still leave front posts in the way, and pipe tends to slide or bow across them. Arms solve both problems. A cantilever storage rack also lets the forklift approach from any point along the run, which matters when trucks unload in a hurry during peak irrigation season and the yard is crowded with other deliveries.

Fresno Pallet Racks operates as a division of Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co., supplying and installing since 1997, and our quotes cover steel, anchoring to the floor and installation by experienced installation crews we schedule and manage. See the Fowler service area, the cantilever rack product page, plus Fowler pallet flow rack and Fowler drive-in rack for boxed produce.

Irrigation pipe and fittings

Bin and pallet lumber

Outdoor supply yards

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Cantilever Racking Basics for Pipe and Lumber

Each choice below follows from what you store and how it gets loaded.

Straight or inclined arms

Straight arms suit lumber and sheet. Inclined arms tilt slightly back, which keeps round pipe from rolling off the front.

Arm stops

A lip or bolt-on stop at the arm tip adds a second line of defense for round stock moved by forklift.

Galvanized or painted

Painted steel is fine inside. Outdoor yards benefit from galvanized columns and arms that tolerate sun and irrigation runoff.

Roof kits

Some outdoor runs add a sheet-metal canopy across the arms, keeping lumber and fittings out of direct sun.

Recent Installations

Racking projects completed for warehouses across Fresno and the Central Valley.

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