Tire mountains collapsing? Bead damage eating into your profits? Your floor space is gone, but your ceiling is empty. It's time to stop stacking tires and start racking them. Eliminate product damage and reclaim up to 60% of your warehouse floor by going vertical—safely.
In the tire industry, floor stacking—often called "lacing" or "barrel stacking"—has long been the default method for high-volume storage. While it seems like a space-saver initially, this practice creates significant, often unmeasured, operational and financial drains. The entire weight of the column rests on the bottom tires, leading to irreversible damage that directly impacts your bottom line.
This method turns your valuable inventory into a liability and your warehouse into an obstacle course. You're not just storing tires; you're actively degrading their value and putting your team at risk.
The solution is a fundamental shift in physics: transfer the load from the product to a purpose-built structure. Our heavy duty stack racks act as a steel exoskeleton for your tires. The posts—not the tires—bear 100% of the weight, allowing you to build dense, stable storage blocks up to 5 units high without a single pound of pressure on the bottom tire.
Each rack is a self-contained storage unit built from high-strength Q235 steel, capable of holding loads up to 2,400 lbs or more. The magic lies in the details. The top of each post is met by a conical "cup foot" on the rack above it. This self-aligning design guides the forklift operator, ensuring a secure, perfectly seated stack every time, dramatically reducing placement time and eliminating the risk of a dangerous misalignment.
Unlike fixed racking that locks you into a permanent layout, portable stack racks offer unparalleled flexibility. These are not bolted to the floor. Your warehouse layout can change as quickly as your inventory demands. During peak season, create high-density storage blocks. During slower periods, nest the empty racks and clear the floor for cross-docking or other value-added activities. You gain a dynamic "mobile warehouse" that adapts to your business cycle.
Implementing a metal post pallet system transforms more than just your storage density; it revolutionizes your entire workflow.
With each tire supported by steel, compression damage becomes a thing of the past. Bead integrity is maintained, flat-spotting is eliminated, and every tire you store is a tire you can sell. The reduction in scrapped inventory provides a direct and immediate return on your investment.
The primary benefit is the dramatic increase in storage capacity. By leveraging your vertical space, facilities can increase their tire storage density by over 60% without expanding their footprint. A standard warehouse with a 20-foot ceiling can easily accommodate 4- or 5-high stacks, turning previously empty air into profitable storage space.
These racks are not just for storage; they are a critical component of your logistics chain, functioning as returnable transport packaging. Tires can be loaded into the racks at the manufacturing plant, shipped to the distribution center, and stored—all within the same unit. This eliminates multiple manual handling steps. For return logistics, the posts are removed and the bases are nested, reducing return shipping volume by up to 80% and making a closed-loop system economically viable.
Standard models are typically engineered to hold between 2,200 to 2,400 Lbs (approx. 1000 to 1100 kg). However, capacities can be customized based on the specific application, such as storing heavy commercial truck (TBR) tires.
Absolutely. The design is modular. For smaller passenger car (PCR) tires, racks are optimized for quantity per unit. For larger and heavier truck and bus (TBR) tires, the rack's base dimensions, steel gauge, and post strength are increased to ensure safety and stability.
Yes, our industrial stacking racks are designed and tested for specific stacking heights. A 5-high stack is a common configuration, but the final safe stacking limit depends on the load per rack, the flatness of the floor, and the specific model. We always provide clear guidance on safe operational limits.
Unlike solid piles of tires which can block water from sprinklers, the open framework of a pallet stillage allows for better water penetration from overhead fire suppression systems. This helps meet insurance and fire code requirements, which often restrict the size and height of solid-piled combustible materials.
The primary benefit is a massive reduction in cost for return logistics. When the racks are empty, the posts can be removed and the bases can be nested together. This allows 4 to 6 empty racks to fit into the footprint of one assembled rack, cutting return shipping costs by 75-80% and making reusable packaging systems highly profitable.
