Industrial style shelving

[whitetrash1]

Has anyone used the husky brand shelves? Think pallet rack style, but not as big.

Home Depot has the 18” depth ones marked at just over 100 bucks and thinking of snagging a couple to keep boxed parts on and possibly engines and transmissions.

 

[scarrylarry]

Sorry no ! BUT we did buy the Costco shelves made by Whalen I think it is . Black end supports and black cross pieces with wire grid chrome shelves I think they are rated for 1000 lbs
scarrylarry

 

[driftpin]

I like the Whirlpool Corp. "Gladiator" branded shelves. Very sturdy, no tools required, 48", 60" & 77" long, a bit over 72" high. They claim up to 2,000 lbs on the larger ones, per shelf, and close-to that for the shortest one. 24" deep. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Gladiator-...D-Steel-Freestanding-Shelving-Unit/1000003004

I needed a shorter depth, so I modded several down one wall of my two-car garage to be 13" deep, just-under the side wall return depth.

I think the Gladiator shelves are thicker gauge than the Edsal shelves, which look similar, as do the Whalen.

 

[gda659]

Yup. Work well for what I've used them for. Easy to assemble and strong. No complaints.

 

[RWorth]

I have industrial shelving that I got years ago from a Midas they were moving. They are extremely heavy, I have a shelf in my shop right now that is 3' deep and 10' long that has a 390 v8 and a FMX ******, and it used to have a 312 v8 beside them.

You can find the real ones at companies that specialize in used shelving. My boss has been buying them form a place called Yankee Supply, 2140 Hartford Ave, Johnston, RI 02919, 401) 934-1980

I don't have a good pic of them, but this one is the shelf unit I was talking about, the engines are on the shelf above that you can't see. https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=719676&stc=1&d=1514632103

 

[ezover]

go used industrial for the shop. used the store bought for the basement imho.

I found 24" deep shelves work best, I started with 40" deep and found stuff just got buried and lost. I think steevo uses the deep ones to store lawn tractors on, another poster on here made a 2nd floor in his shop to store motor bikes on. been a long time since I looked but uprights were around 50 each and cross members were 25 each.

 

[cvairwerks]

I've got probably a dozen sets of the 24" deep ones from HomeDespot. I only use two shelf levels in mine, so I space the uprights and continue on with the same shelf levels. Two sets of them give me 18 feet at each level. Takes about 10 minutes to unbox and set up a set.

The desk and shelving in my office are made out of the same units.

I've also got a bunch of pallet racking but it requires 12 ceiling to stand up. Current costing for one bay, two levels, is about the same as the HomeDespot stuff structure wise. Wire decking for the pallet racking adds about 40$ a level.

 

[IMXCITD]

Sam's has some also...can't remember size or pricing. Also...you can find real pallet racking on craigslist or we have several companies locally that sell it

 

[PT Doc]

Here in Denver craigslist has many options for pallet racks in various heights, depths and widths. Maybe your area has them cheap also.

 

[EOC_Jason]

I needed some shelves to fit in a certain space, but hold a decent amount of weight...

I think this is the one I got:

https://www.lowes.com/pd/edsal-72-i...ier-Steel-Freestanding-Shelving-Unit/50403882

I cut some plywood to the size of the shelves so things wouldn't fall through the wire and to help distribute the load a little better... Cant' complain on the cost and it fit exactly where I wanted it to.

 

[blkSRT]

whitetrash1

Which shelving unit are you referring to?

 

[Alchymist]

Tried pallet racks, home made 2X4 & plywood shelves, and "2 rivet" shelving. Hands down the shelving suits my needs best. new storage shed has 2 walls of it, holds a lot of stuff. Available in different lengths and widths, and shelves are individually adjustable, as well as strong.

 

[whitetrash1]

whitetrash1

Which shelving unit are you referring to?

This unit

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-7...-Storage-Shelving-Unit-ERZ782478W-4/202251082

Edit: but in an 18”’depth. I can’t seem to find the link now. The gladiator brand is 111 for the 18” depth as well. I found that. I’ve clicked too far lol

 

[blkSRT]

I have the larger one like in the link. I can’t see a motor or ****** being put on top of the mesh alone as it flexes. If you put plywood over the mesh to help distribute it I think you’ll be OK.