4' racking too deep for shelves?

[tinysparky]

Is 4' shelving (pallet racking) too deep for every day shelves?

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[chaosracing]

Not if you plan on using tubs or have access to both sides.

 

[Kaizen]

Yes. If you are a good organizer you can use the back for storage items not used much and front two feet for daily items. Keep a hoe hanging on it so you can pull forward the back items when needed


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[Ray916MN]

Depends entirely on what you want to store in the racking and what if anything you store the stuff in.

 

[venturesomerite]

probably, but depends how you want to set up/ how you want to use it. Personally, I find 2' to be perfect for me.

 

[mike93lx]

I would say yes, it is too deep. I did 30" in my garage and regret not going 24". Hard to effectively use the space and either end up piling too much **** or feel like it is a waste.

 

[nine4gmc]

I have 36" deep pallet racking with the bottom shelf at about 5-5.5' high with my desk and filing cabinets nestled underneath. Then on the machine side of my shop I have a 42" deep pallet rack with the bottom shelf at 6'(I'm 5'-8") with my lathe, mill, couple drill presses, sanders and a table saw nestled underneath. I think 42" is too deep for every day use if you need to access things on every shelf, front and back. If it's storage for occasional use things, it's not too deep, 48" is pretty deep. I would want access to both sides at that depth.

 

[bcoke]

Kaizen.....hanging a hoe on a rack ???????? please this is a family site!!!! LMAO ...dirty old man......

 

[jloehlein]

Like others have said, it depends on what you are storing. I have a lot of 24" shelves and I find them too deep for things like quarts of oil because I can't see/get to the ones at the back of the shelf. Those and small parts are now on 12-18" shelves. On the other hand, I have some 48" deep sections of racking that I use for storing car parts (e.g. fenders, hood, etc) and it works great.

 

[SHOCheapRacing]

I put up a 4x8 SafeRack hung from the ceiling against the back of the garage. I put things I use seldom in the back and items I grab semi weekly up front (coolers, empty track gas cans).

I went with 2x8 SafeRacks along one side and it is a nice depth for storage containers, tires and stacking.

The 4x8 is deep if you don't have access to the sides. It will hold a bunch of **** though. With SafeRacks I can push something from the back to the front because the bottom is an open wire shelf.

 

[John in OH]

Just MHO, but, "for every day shelves" as you state, I would say 4 ft. is too deep. For actual long-term storage, maybe not. Depends on what you are storing. Most of my shelves (against a wall) are either 18" or 24" deep and that is fine for, "every day shelves". But even then some things get lost or hidden in the back.

If you are storing your winter tires, spare engine block, or bags of fertilizer then maybe 4' deep is OK. But even for these big things, I don't think I would want anything more than 36" max.

 

[LXCam]

Well if you own a forklift 48" deep with palletainers is the shitz. But for everyday stuff it *****. If you own a welder it can become whatever depth you want with a little effort and provide a very heavy duty system.

 

[Avplayer]

I would vote 24" for everyday unless u can access both sides

 

[finn]

I've seen 4' shelving work where the owner banded complete engines to pallets and had a fork lift.

In a personal shop, anything deeper than about 24" is useless.