Brick, Mortar & Block Carts

Brick and block carts are designed to help masons in residential construction move brick and block into areas where there is no forklift access. This is very common in the home building industry, where there simply is no way to move a forklift into what will eventually be a home interior. Also, many home builders feel that forklifts are beyond their budget and choose to look for less expensive ways to move equipment around the site. Brick and block carts are remarkably efficient tools for this task, and they are affordable for even the smallest of family owned construction companies to invest in.

The brick and block cart is much safer and far more ergonomic than brick barrows. It is also helps move materials much more quickly. The reason for this is simple. Bricks and blocks tend to come stacked and banded. In order to transport them in a barrow, you have to cut the bands, stack them in the barrow, then unload and restack them after they are moved. This wastes considerable time on the job, which in turn results in a waste of money.

Brick and block carts allow you to move hand truck entire stacks of banded brick and block without having to undo the bands. Simply run the forks into the bricks and tilt the unit back. This will allow you to pick up as many as two bands of brick at a time and comfortably transport them to the work area. It is not necessary to hand stack or unstuck the bricks, so an enormous amount of time can be saved. Furthermore, it is much easier on your back because you do not have to stoop down to load and unload bricks like you do when using a barrow.

Most masons simply wheel the brick and block cart to the work area and stand it up in a vertical position with the bricks still held in place by the forks. They then cut the bands at the top and use from the stack however many bricks they needs. For scaffold work, brick and block carts can be placed right under the scaffold, and bricks can hand stacked on the scaffold as needed.

Easy Rack sells brick and block carts in two different model: the Rough Terrain Brick Cart and the Deluxe Rough Terrain Block/Brick cart. The Double Back Plate model features an additional pair of 15” forks specifically designed to handle any block package.

We see the greatest use of these carts in single story construction projects where forklifts are simply too expensive to purchase or lease, and where the work area itself is considerably smaller than that around larger homes. Having a convenient, ergonomic tool like the Easy Rack brick and block cart allows for quick mobility, safe labor, and rapid turnaround on the project. In fact, many companies who invest in brick and block carts, as well as other space saving and ergonomic tools by Easy Rack, are often able to lower their contract costs and win more bids by passing their material handling savings on to the general contractor.

If you are looking for a brick and block cart or a material handling cart of any type. Easy Rack has just what you are looking for.

Here are just a few of the many material handling equipment we carry:

Mobile Carts
Having mobile carts in place for staff to move goods and equipment with will ensure that all goods into the business are treated properly, and safely......

Platform Carts
The one tool that comes in handy under almost any different commercial and industrial circumstance is the platform cart. These hardy transportation devices are one of the most common sights in warehouses and factories all over the world......

Platform Trucks
One of the main advantages that heavy duty, aluminum, metal, plastic & folding platform trucks have over other carts is the sheer size of load that they are able to carry......

Push Carts
Push carts come in a wide variety of different forms, and have been designed to fulfill a number of different roles within the workplace. Whether you need to be able to carry a single heavy weight around and cannot find the appropriate resource for a forklift......

Rolling Carts
For light duty use throughout the workplace, rolling carts serve a number of functions, and are flexible enough for use in most situations......

Warehouse Carts
In a warehouse environment, there are always hundreds of jobs that need doing in order to ensure the greatest possible efficiency. From the careful distribution of items throughout the warehouse through to the actual picking of orders from the shelves......

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Steel Shelving

Used commercial steel shelves transform interior walls and vertical air space into organized, safe, efficient storage space. The improvement this consolidation brings to organizations facing an imminent move is often leads to the move being canceled and a large amount of money being saved. Additional savings come soon afterwards as employees find materials and supplies faster and finish their jobs in less time. Keeping accurate tabs on inventory becomes easier, which in turn averts over purchasing and often uncovers opportunities for tax breaks.

Easy rack steel shelves are manufactured from the highest commercial grade steel and can be ordered in either new or used condition. Steel shelves of this caliber will withstand extreme temperatures and sudden climatic changes in any region of the country. Commercial grade metal protectors further ensure that shelving systems withstand the elements any time the bay doors to warehouses are open and units become exposed to the outside air.

Industrial clients can obtain steel shelving systems in a number of different strengths, sizes, and design builds to accommodate any factory, warehouse, storage room, office, or even retail facility.

Open-backed shelving
As the name indicates, there an open-backed shelf is either open to the air or an adjacent wall. It is made from a steel frame that supports the individual shelves. The strength of an open-backed system is determined by the gauge of steel from which it is constructed. Larger, industrial strength units are used to store boxes and crates that require immediate access from the front, back, or sides of the shelf. Smaller shelving units are often used in to store bins containing office supplies or files of paperwork for inventory and tax purposes.

Closed-backed shelving
These steel shelves are closed on both sides and the back by steel plates. The entire unit can be closed shut and locked together for security purposes, or it can be opened and pushed against a wall. Closed back steel shelves units companies the stability of a design very similar to a cabinet but with much greater resistance to wear and tear and a much greater capacity to support heavy loads.

Both open-backed systems and closed-back systems are powder-coated with iron phosphate and painted with baked on enamel that prevents corrosion and buffers them against occasional collisions. These shelving units can also be used to build industrial shelving systems by bolting the bottom of one unit to the top of another with adjustable clips. This form of customization is known as “box shelving” and can create storage systems that can support up to 2,000 pounds in weight.

Long-Span & Wide-Span Shelving
These are the heaviest duty steel shelving systems found in the industrial world. They are designed extra long and can be connected together end-to-end to transform an entire factory or warehouse wall into storage space.

Wide span and long span shelves are made from 24-gauge steel and are designed to support up to 35,000 lbs. in weight. Surprisingly, though, they are not always used for heavy-duty storage. Many auto parts stores, tire an lube service centers, and hardware stores often use wide span units to store products, paperwork, reference materials, and product manuals behind the front counter.

Wide span shelves are supported by steel beams built around a two-piece design that increases the unit’s center of gravity and enables it to support a greater amount of weight without tipping or buckling from normal use or even the occasional accidental impact.

Easy Rack carries a wide variety of custom made shelving, commercial shelving, material handling equipment, commercial lighting, used pallet racks, and modular prefab buildings installed nationwide. If you can not find what you are looking for call us toll free at 1-888-776-3720 and we will find it for you.

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Dock Levelers

Easy Rack Dock Levelers
Dock levelers provide movable, vertical ramp platforms that can be raised and lowered to create a level surface between the loading dock and the interior of a truck trailer. A dock leveler must be stable and able to handle extremely heavy loads. Because trailer beds can vary extensively in size, dock levelers have to be able to reach a variety of heights, and they must also provide a stable platform that provides traction for material handling equipment, personnel, and odd-sized or cumbersome loads.

Truck Actuated Dock Leveler
The Easy Rack Truck Actuated dock leveler can easily support up to 20,000 lbs. of materials and supplies. It features a lift bypass feature that helps prevent damage to obstructions and doors, and it also features an automatic return to cross traffic. You can customize this dock leveler upon request. It can be ordered with weather stripping if you plan to use it outdoors. You can also have it built either with legs or without leg, depending on where you plan to use the device. Additional weight capacity can be built into the unit as well, with strengths ranging from 30,000 to 80,000 lbs.

Mechanical Dock levelers
The Easy Rack mechanical dock leveler is a durable, rugged piece of material handling equipment that is engineered and designed for minimum maintenance. It is ideal for truck loading and unloading, and can handle loads of up to 50,000 lbs. in weight.. The mechanical dock leveler features a smooth operation controlled by a recessed chain that releases the deck and allow it to raise up.

The unit itself is made from heavy duty steel. It features a ¼” checkered plate deck rated at 55,000 PSI. A 6” industrial strength steel under structure supports the platform and contributes to its exceptionally long life. It also comes with telescopic steel toe guards on both sides that are flush with the platform edge, and the lip itself measures 16” long. The mechanical dock leveler delivers a service range 12” above and below dock. For additional stability and safety, it includes with 2 laminated bumpers

Electric Hydraulic Dock Leveler
This unit is engineered with state of the art hydraulic lifting at the push of a button. If your facility has an exceptionally busy dock, we recommend that you purchase this unit because of its speed, reliability, and exceptional weight capacity. When the operated depresses the “raise” button, the hydraulic pump raises the deck and extends the lip. Once the electric hydraulic dock leveler is at the desired level, the operated releases the raise button and deck descends to the trailer bed. When the truck pulls away, the deck descends to full down position, trips the limit switch and returns automatically to the level support cross traffic position.

The Easy Rack electric hydraulic dock leveler can be ordered in 1 phase or 3 phase power options. The unit includes 2 laminated bumpers and a control box with a red emergency stop button. This is the most powerful unit available in our stock, capable of handling up to 80,000 lbs. in weight.

It is always best to consult with a specialist to make certain you are choosing the best piece of equipment for your warehouse or construction site. Easy Rack material handling representatives will be glad to go over the requirements of your project and help you find the very best dock leveler in either new or used condition. Regardless of what kind of miscellaneous loading dock equipment you need, the friendly sales staff at Easy Rack can give you a hand.

Easy Rack carries a wide variety commercial shelving, material handling equipment, commercial lighting, used pallet racks, and modular buildings . If you cannot find what you are looking for call us toll free at 1-888-776-3720 and we will find it for you. Read our testimonials section, product reviews or visit our material handling blog to learn more about Easy Rack.

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Material Handling Products

Material handling products either transport materials or store them safely and efficiently. Understanding the benefits of each product category makes purchasing what you need simple and cost effective. Easy Rack inventories a comprehensive selection of material handling products intended to completely anticipate and meet the needs of industrial manufacturing and warehousing facilities. Easy Rack experts will also help analyze your process flow if necessary to determine which products are the best fit for your particular facility.

Pallet Jacks
Pallet Jacks are material handling products that offer an economical way to move heavy pallet loads without having to use a fork truck. Many pallet jack models found in our online inventory feature ergonomic designs that allow operators to steer sharp corners with minimal effort and to pull heavy loads with only 75 pounds of force. Other models feature hydraulic systems that allow operators to lift up to 4,000 pounds without back or shoulder strain.

Self-Dumping Hoppers
Self dumping hoppers are basically large boxes with hinged bases that serve as waste disposal units. Fork trucks can pick them up and empty them through a convenient self-dumping mechanism that closes once the waste is disposed of. Easy Rack supplies a number of self-dumping hoppers designed to carry everything from wood and broken down boxes to hazardous materials and liquid waste.

Gantry Cranes & Jibs
Jib and gantry cranes are material handling products that maximize mobility with a minimum of accessories and relatively little assembly. Gantry and jib cranes feature pinned connections and do not require bolts or riveting to put together. Not only can a worker disassemble these material handling products single-handily, the crane can also be carried with a two-strap harness that fits across the back.

Jib cranes are material handling products that help employees work more quickly with less risk to personal safety. With a jib crane, a worker can lift materials from a cart to a workbench with no strain on the back.
Both steel and aluminum models are available through Easy Rack. Ask a material handling supplies expert which will work best for your needs.

Lift Master Booms
Lift master booms can add up to five feet in height to a fork truck. Easy Rack sells lift master booms in telescoping and non-telescoping designs. Short booms let you move equipment through tight spaces and aisles, while larger models can handle up to 4,000 pounds of weight.

Hand Trucks
Hand trucks are among the most versatile, cost effective, and efficient material handling products offered by Easy Rack. Specialized models exist for virtually every indoor and outdoor application. Each hand truck, regardless of size or engineering design, is made to provide your employees with the maximum amount of control for mobility regardless of weight loads.

Work Platforms
Work platforms are material handling products that provide a convenient method of transporting maintenance personnel where they are needed. They attach to fork trucks by means of fork pockets and chains. Each work truck platform features emergency stop button kits, web lanyards, and safety harnesses.

Shelving & Storage Solutions
Easy Rack storage solutions and shelves include everything from pallet racks for general pallet storage to medium and heavy duty cantilever racks. Both lines of material handling products offer flexibility and customization. High density storage, tool storage, and parts organization can be accomplished with any number of bin storage cabinets and bar racks, maximizing your floor space and converting unused vertical cube space in the process.

Easy Rack specialists can answer all questions you have about which work lights and loading dock light fixtures work best with your specific operations. If you can not find what you are looking for call us toll free at 1-888-776-3720 and we will find it for you.

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