Cantilever Pallet Racking
Cantilever Racking is a heavy-duty, versatile storage system engineered specifically for long, awkward, and oversized materials such as timber, steel tubing, PVC pipe, sheet metal, and structural packs. Available in single-sided and double-sided configurations across light (up to 250kg UDL/arm), medium (up to 1,000kg UDL/arm), and heavy-duty structural profiles, it comes in high-visibility powder-coated finishes for indoor warehouses or hot-dipped galvanised steel for weatherproof outdoor storage yards.
- Categories: Pallet Racking
- Availability: Express Dispatch
- Product Type: Simple
The Ultimate Storage Solution for Long, Bulky & Oversized Stock
Cantilever Racking is purpose-built to solve one of the biggest challenges in industrial warehousing: storing long, heavy, and non-palletised goods safely and efficiently. By eliminating front upright columns that obstruct forklift entry, cantilever systems provide a continuous, open horizontal storage plane that makes loading and unloading long stock fast, clear, and damage-free.
Whether you run a timber yard, steel fabrication shop, plumbing trade outlet, or manufacturing plant, cantilever racking easily stores timber packs, plywood sheets, steel tubing, structural extrusions, doors, plasterboard, and oversized machinery parts. Available in both Single-Sided (wall-mounted or perimeter placement) and Double-Sided (central aisle access) configurations, our systems cater to varied ceiling clearances and custom weight capacities.
Duty Classifications & Technical Specifications
Our cantilever systems are engineered across three robust duty tiers to match your exact Safe Working Load (SWL) requirements:
Light-Duty Cantilever Racking
A cost-effective, modular solution designed for hand-loading or light mechanical handling of PVC pipes, lightweight timber mouldings, conduit, and light metal extrusions.
- Arm Load Capacity: Up to 250kg UDL (Uniformly Distributed Load) per arm
- Post Heights: 2000mm, 2400mm, 3000mm, 3600mm
- Arm Lengths: 700mm, 900mm, 1200mm
- Bay Bracing Widths: 900mm, 1200mm, 1500mm
Medium-Duty Cantilever Racking
Built for demanding trade stores, commercial timber distributors, and construction supply yards holding structural timber, steel bars, and heavy plumbing supplies.
- Arm Load Capacity: Up to 1,000kg UDL per arm (depending on arm length and configuration)
- Post Heights: 3658mm, 4267mm, 4877mm, 6096mm
- Arm Lengths: 900mm, 1200mm, 1500mm
- Bay Bracing Widths: 900mm, 1200mm, 1500mm, 1800mm, 2100mm
Heavy-Duty Structural Cantilever Racking
Custom engineered using heavy structural universal beams and columns (UB/UC) to handle extreme tonnage, bulk structural steel packs, heavy sheet plate, and extra-long fabrication profiles. Fully engineered and certified to meet your exact site SWL specifications.
- Finish Options: Indoor & Outdoor Protection
- Powder-Coated Finish (Safety Blue & Orange): High-visibility, durable baked powder coat designed for indoor warehouse environments, trade showrooms, and manufacturing floors.
- Hot-Dipped Galvanised Finish: Heavy-duty, corrosion-resistant hot-dip galvanising designed specifically for external timber yards, open logistics compounds, and harsh coastal environments, preventing rust and weather degradation.
Key Features & Benefits
- Unobstructed Front Loading: Open horizontal span allows forklifts and overhead cranes to place and retrieve extra-long items without dodging front posts.
- Adjustable Arm Spacing: Arms easily adjust vertically on the column uprights to accommodate changing pack heights and stock profiles.
- Removable Arm End-Stops: Heavy-duty steel drop-in pins prevent round pipes, conduit, and loose cylindrical stock from rolling off the arm ends.
- Single & Double-Sided Layouts: Choose single-sided columns to sit flush against boundary walls, or double-sided columns to service two active picking aisles from one central spine.
- AS4084 Certified & Engineered: Built and installed in accordance with Australian Standard AS 4084 and WorkSafe guidelines, complete with certified Safe Working Load (SWL) signage.
On-Site Measuring, CAD Layouts & Local Supply
Calculating the correct column spacing, arm length, and load rating is critical to prevent stock deflection and ensure structural stability. Direct Storage Systems provides full on-site measuring and custom CAD layout drawings across Geelong, the Surf Coast, and Western Melbourne.
Product Documentation
Cantilever racking is a specialised industrial storage system featuring vertical columns with load-bearing arms extending outward, leaving the front completely open and unobstructed by front upright posts. It is purpose-built for storing long, bulky, irregularly shaped, or awkward materials such as timber packs, structural steel, PVC and metal piping, sheet metal, plasterboard, and carpet rolls.
Single-sided cantilever racking features arms extending from only one side of the central column, designed to sit flush against warehouse perimeter walls. Double-sided cantilever racking features arms extending from both sides of a central column base, creating a balanced, high-density freestanding aisle accessible from both sides.
Cantilever systems are modular and range from light-duty profiles (handling 250kg–500kg per arm for plastic tubing or aluminium extrusions) to heavy-duty structural steel profiles (supporting over 1,500kg–3,000kg+ per arm for heavy steel beams and timber packs). Capacities are determined by arm length, column spacing, and load distribution.
Yes. Cantilever arms use heavy-duty pin connections or bolted brackets along the vertical column pitch, allowing arm levels to be adjusted up or down as stock profiles, bundle depths, or product heights change.
Yes. Direct Storage Systems supplies heavy-duty hot-dipped galvanised cantilever racking specifically engineered for outdoor timber yards, steel fabrication yards, and builder supply depots to prevent corrosion and withstand harsh weather conditions. We also supply cantilever systems with overhead roof canopies to protect stored stock from rain and sun exposure.
Yes. Cantilever systems can be fitted with steel mesh decks, timber shelving, or drop-in steel channel panels across the arms. This creates a continuous, flat storage shelf without front posts, allowing you to store variable-length items, crates, or pallets safely on the same rack level.
Common safety accessories include removable end-stop pins to prevent round stock from rolling off arms, bolted base protectors, heavy-duty floor anchor systems, arm end caps, and certified safe working load signage specifying maximum capacities per arm, column, and bay.
Yes. All cantilever racking systems supplied and installed by Direct Storage Systems comply with relevant Australian Standards, including AS 4084 and structural steel guidelines (AS 4100). Every installation includes certified load capacity notices clearly detailing safe working limits per arm and column.
Yes. Direct Storage Systems offers on-site measurements, CAD storage design, custom engineering, and certified professional installation for new and quality second-hand cantilever racking across Melbourne, Geelong, and regional Victoria.
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