Fork spacers, also called fork entry bars, sit across the front and rear beams of a pallet rack level and hold your load up off the beams. That leaves a clear opening for forklift forks to slide in underneath, so you can store loads that are not on a pallet, such as wallboard, plywood, metal sheets, crates and bundled stock.
How fork spacers work
Lift the load, open the fork pocket
Set two spacers across the beams under each load. The load rests on the spacers instead of the beams, which leaves room under it for forks to enter and lift it out safely.
- Store sheet goods and non-palletized loads on standard racking
- Two spacers required per load
- Sizes to suit common rack frame depths
Formed steel channel
Each spacer is a 3 in x 3 in formed steel channel with 3/4 in return lips. Shorter lengths are 14 gauge steel, and the 48 in and 60 in lengths step up to 13 and 12 gauge for added stiffness.
- 3 in wide x 3 in high channel
- 2,000 lb capacity per spacer, evenly distributed
- Sits across the front and rear beams
Sizes and part numbers
| JB part number | Size | Steel channel | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| JFBS24 | 24 in | 14 gauge | 7.6 lb |
| JFBS30 | 30 in | 14 gauge | 8.9 lb |
| JFBS32 | 32 in | 14 gauge | 9.3 lb |
| JFBS36 | 36 in | 14 gauge | 10.2 lb |
| JFBS42 | 42 in | 14 gauge | 11.5 lb |
| JFBS48 | 48 in | 13 gauge | 14.8 lb |
| JFBS60 | 60 in | 12 gauge | 20.2 lb |
Capacity is per spacer with the load evenly distributed. Tell us your frame depth and what you are storing, and we will confirm the right size and quantity.