IF your looking for shelving for your garage, most of the cheap flimsy crap you see at the local home depot,lowes etc is junk designed for home storage NOT heavy auto parts and would be VERY dangerous if used for that application , if you take the time to look for USED HEAVY DUTY INDUSTRIAL SHELVING you can frequently find it at bargain prices if your willing to look for it where stores are closing or places that deal in used industrial machinery
"I would recommend checking with some used industrial supply or equipment dealers in your area, looking in the local bargain trader magazines or craigs list, etc. "
I purchased (12) 8' long 24" deep 6' tall shelves from COSTCO rated at 2000 lbs per shelf for $150 each, but found out later I could have purchased USED industrial shelves for about 60% of the cost that were even heavier duty
they had advertizing in the local bargain trader magazines
if your going to throw heavy stuff like transmissions on a shelf Id STRONGLY suggest you get shelfs that are rated for an absolute MINIMUM of 1500 lbs PER SHELF and 2000-2400 lbs is far better,and an 18" minimum and 24" max depth, you need room to safely slide the parts back onto the surface remember they assume the loads equally spread which ITS NOT GOING TO BE! a 400 lb trans or short block sitting in the center of a shelf is easily equal to 2000 lbs equally spread over the total surface area
BTW you can help spread the effective load by placing 3/4" plywood shelf surfaces on the racks as its usually far sturdier than the wire mesh or partical board shelfs supplied
you can further increase the resistance to flexing with a 2"X4" lip or brace screwed into the shelf along the front and rear lower edge surface of the 3/4" plywood
remember you need CLEARANCE for larger parts and on a 6 ft tall shelf that usually mean a MAXIMUM of 4 shelf's , with 3 shelf's being far more usefully due to clearance and access issues, one just above the floor, one at the top potential placement and the remaining one or two shelf's spaced for max clearance, remember the heavier stuff MUST go on the lower two shelf's if your not looking for a potential accident later, and leave room for the engine crane boom and hook you can,t place a engine on a shelf thats got just enough clearance for the part alone you need room for the engine crane boom and hook to clear as well
http://www.uline.com/BL_4025/Heavy-Duty-Steel-Shelving
http://www.carguygarage.com/wbasicheavydutyf.html
http://www.globalindustrial.com/g/stora ... y/shelving
http://www.indiamart.com/mek-tek-steel/ ... ystem.html
http://www.aasurplusinc.com/page/21962
http://www.globalindustrial.com/g/stora ... Shelf-Pack
"I would recommend checking with some used industrial supply or equipment dealers in your area, looking in the local bargain trader magazines or craigs list, etc. "
I purchased (12) 8' long 24" deep 6' tall shelves from COSTCO rated at 2000 lbs per shelf for $150 each, but found out later I could have purchased USED industrial shelves for about 60% of the cost that were even heavier duty
they had advertizing in the local bargain trader magazines
if your going to throw heavy stuff like transmissions on a shelf Id STRONGLY suggest you get shelfs that are rated for an absolute MINIMUM of 1500 lbs PER SHELF and 2000-2400 lbs is far better,and an 18" minimum and 24" max depth, you need room to safely slide the parts back onto the surface remember they assume the loads equally spread which ITS NOT GOING TO BE! a 400 lb trans or short block sitting in the center of a shelf is easily equal to 2000 lbs equally spread over the total surface area
BTW you can help spread the effective load by placing 3/4" plywood shelf surfaces on the racks as its usually far sturdier than the wire mesh or partical board shelfs supplied
you can further increase the resistance to flexing with a 2"X4" lip or brace screwed into the shelf along the front and rear lower edge surface of the 3/4" plywood
remember you need CLEARANCE for larger parts and on a 6 ft tall shelf that usually mean a MAXIMUM of 4 shelf's , with 3 shelf's being far more usefully due to clearance and access issues, one just above the floor, one at the top potential placement and the remaining one or two shelf's spaced for max clearance, remember the heavier stuff MUST go on the lower two shelf's if your not looking for a potential accident later, and leave room for the engine crane boom and hook you can,t place a engine on a shelf thats got just enough clearance for the part alone you need room for the engine crane boom and hook to clear as well
http://www.uline.com/BL_4025/Heavy-Duty-Steel-Shelving
http://www.carguygarage.com/wbasicheavydutyf.html
http://www.globalindustrial.com/g/stora ... y/shelving
http://www.indiamart.com/mek-tek-steel/ ... ystem.html
http://www.aasurplusinc.com/page/21962
http://www.globalindustrial.com/g/stora ... Shelf-Pack
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