Are mountains of tires consuming your yard? Is the chaos of "lacing" them together leading to damaged beads and safety hazards? If sun, rain, and rust are turning your outdoor inventory into a liability, you're facing a problem that traditional storage can't solve.
Talk With An ExpertWhen you lace tires, the bottom layers bear the immense weight of the entire stack. This leads to two critical types of damage:
Whether it's high-value Truck and Bus Radials (TBR) or a large volume of Passenger Car Radials (PCR), this damage turns sellable inventory into a total loss.
Using standard painted racks outdoors is a losing battle. Rain, humidity, and morning dew quickly compromise the paint layer, leading to rust. Rusted racks not only pose a structural safety risk but can also flake off, staining your tires and yard. This shortens the asset's lifespan dramatically, forcing costly replacements every 3-5 years.
A tire storage rack isn't just a frame; it's a logistics system. When galvanized, it becomes an all-weather asset designed specifically for the harsh realities of outdoor storage.
The core genius of a portable stack rack is its four removable corner posts. The weight of each subsequent level is transferred through these steel posts directly to the ground, completely bypassing the tires below. Your tires are simply contained within a protective steel cage, bearing zero load. This single design principle eliminates compression damage entirely.
This is what makes these racks the ultimate outdoor stacking rack. Unlike a thin layer of paint, hot-dip galvanization creates a metallurgical bond between the steel and a thick layer of zinc. This provides two layers of defense:
| Barrier Protection | The zinc coating physically seals the steel from moisture and oxygen, the primary drivers of rust. |
| Sacrificial Protection | Even if the surface is deeply scratched by a forklift, the surrounding zinc will corrode first to protect the exposed steel. This "self-healing" property is why a quality galvanised stillage can last over 20 years in outdoor conditions. |
Implementing a system of galvanized tire racks transforms your outdoor space from a liability into a streamlined, high-density storage hub.
By safely stacking 4 to 5 units high, you convert unused vertical air space into valuable storage locations. This immediately frees up ground space for other operations like staging or truck loading and can increase your storage density by over 60%, postponing or eliminating the need for expensive warehouse expansion.
Each tire pallet acts as a movable, trackable unit. Need a specific SKU? A forklift operator can access any rack at any time, eliminating the labor-intensive nightmare of unstacking a hundred tires to reach one at the bottom. With a standardized number of tires per rack, inventory counts become a simple matter of counting racks, boosting accuracy from below 85% to near-perfect levels.
When the racks are empty, the corner posts can be removed and the bases nested or stacked together. This collapses their volume by a factor of 4-to-1, drastically reducing the cost of return shipping in a closed-loop supply chain. This feature makes them an ideal returnable transport packaging solution for moving tires between manufacturing plants and distribution centers.
So, are galvanized tire racks the best for outdoor storage? The evidence is conclusive. They don't just store tires; they protect them, organize them, and optimize every square foot of your operation. It's an investment in asset protection, operational efficiency, and long-term durability that paint and traditional stacking simply cannot match.
Our tire racks are engineered based on a diameter classification algorithm. Racks for tires under 800mm (PCR/Light Truck) are optimized for width and capacity, while racks for larger tires (TBR/OTR) feature a reinforced base and stronger posts to handle the increased weight and dimensions, ensuring a perfect, safe fit for your specific inventory.
With a zinc coating thickness typically exceeding 60μm, our hot-dip rust proof pallet rack is designed to last over 20 years in most outdoor environments. The sacrificial protection of zinc means it will withstand scratches and impacts far better than any painted surface, delivering a significantly lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
This is a key advantage. The posts are demountable. The empty bases can then be nested into each other. Typically, the space occupied by one fully assembled rack can hold 4 to 6 nested empty bases, drastically reducing the storage footprint for your returnable rack fleet.
Yes, they are designed with standard 4-way or 2-way forklift entry points, making them fully compatible with virtually all standard warehouse forklifts. The "cup feet" design on the posts also acts as a self-guiding mechanism, making stacking faster and safer for your operators.
While the upfront capital expenditure for galvanized racks is higher than for painted racks, the TCO is far lower. When you factor in that a galvanized rack lasts 4-5 times longer, requires zero maintenance for rust, and eliminates the recurring cost of replacing damaged tires, the ROI becomes clear within the first few years of operation.
