How many arms does a 20 ft bundle need?

Typically three to four, depending on how much the material flexes. Stiff bar needs fewer supports than thin tube or trim.

Can a Hanford plant mix heavy and light items in one run?

Yes, as long as each arm is rated for its heaviest load. We often put heavy stock on lower levels and lighter items above.

What is the difference between cantilever and pallet rack?

Cantilever uses arms with no front columns for long items; pallet rack uses beams between uprights for pallets. Most buildings need some of each.

How is the rack secured?

Each base is anchored to the floor. Bracing between columns then ties the run together.

Cantilever Rack warehouse storage system

Hanford, California

Cantilever Rack in Hanford, CA

Cantilever rack in Hanford keeps long stock like pipe, lumber and steel bar off the floor in industrial buildings along State Route 198 and Lacey Boulevard. Material lying flat eats aisle space and gets damaged when forklifts nudge it.

With arms instead of beams and no front uprights, every bundle is visible and reachable from the aisle. That one change usually frees more floor than people expect.

In most Hanford plants I walk, the long material sits right where a new pallet row could go. Lifting it onto arms is often the cheapest floor you will ever buy.

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Hanford Industrial Park Layout Considerations

Manufacturers in the Hanford Industrial Park often store raw stock near the cutting area and finished components near shipping. Two short runs placed at each point frequently outperform one long run against a far wall.

Parts distributors in town handle many short orders. For them, arm spacing tighter than usual lets more lengths share a single level without stacking one bundle on another.

Food processing plants in Hanford also hold long maintenance items like stainless conveyor rail and shafting. Those are light, but easily bent, so a cantilever rack with close arm spacing protects them better than a pallet laid across beams.

We are a division of Warehouse Equipment & Supplies Co., supplying and installing since 1997, and we size every arm against the heaviest real bundle you handle, not a catalog average.

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

Moving Material Between SR-198 and SR-43

Inbound freight off SR-198 and SR-43 reaches plants around Lacey Boulevard, so dock location usually decides where long-goods runs start.

Food processing

Manufacturing

Parts distribution

Cantilever Racking Components Explained

Here is what each part of a Hanford cantilever rack does and the decision it drives.

Column height

Set by the highest arm a forklift can load safely with long material, which is often lower than the building allows.

Base length

Bases extend under the lowest arm and counter tipping. They must not stick out into the aisle beyond the arm tip.

Arm pitch

Holes on the column let arms move in small steps. Plan initial levels with room to adjust.

Run length

Bundles should overhang the end arms only modestly. Run length follows your longest piece.

Hanford Cantilever Storage Rack Quote Steps

Send lengths, weights and on-hand quantities for each item, along with your forklift model. We draft a run layout showing arm levels and aisle widths.

Indoor versus outdoor matters here too. Some Hanford manufacturers keep heavy bar outside under a canopy and finished parts inside; galvanized finish on the outdoor run adds years of service.

Arm count is where buyers most often save or overspend. Too few arms and tube bows; too many and you pay for steel that carries nothing. We size spacing from the stiffness of each profile and the shortest piece that must still span two arms.

If your forklift carries long loads crosswise, aisle width grows quickly. A side-loader or a four-way truck changes that math, and we can show both layouts side by side so you see the trade-off in positions.

A practical test for Hanford buyers: if you regularly lay pallets across two beams just to hold a long part, you need a cantilever rack. Selective rack was built for pallets, and long items stretched across it get damaged and block the bay below. Moving those items to cantilever racking usually frees pallet positions you already paid for.

Every quote names columns, arms, braces, anchoring and installation by experienced installation crews we schedule and manage. Browse the Hanford service area, the cantilever rack product page, Hanford pallet flow rack and Hanford drive-in rack.

Steel bar beside cutting cells

Long parts for distribution

Canopied outdoor runs

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

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