Acquiring a glass transportation rack is different than acquiring any other piece of glass handling equipment. While the glass business advances, the handling tools that services it, makes improvements at the same time.
The efficient and safe transport of commercial glass and its related applications, created the literally hundreds of glass rack configurations to fulfill demand.
Because of the tremendous selection of products available, a thorough evaluation looking at your glass jobs individual requirements is your first step to buying a glass rack. But you can purchase a universal glass truck and rack from the biggest glass handling companies, for no or little added surcharge you have a custom-made glass rack built to your exact situation.
Getting to know your requirements in several ways should be helpful as you decide on the combination of body and chassis that will optimize your glass rack and truck.
Remember that bodies should hold up for at least two and sometimes three chassis. Looking that far in advance demands a bit of work due to the unfortunate fact that the glass rack body can only work with a specific chassis arrangement. The chassis type will also decide big considerations of the body design such as ledge width, payload, and rack size.
Glass racks usually are common in two or three base materials: aluminum, stainless steel and carbon steel. All of these brings its own pluses and negatives.
Carbon Steel is the least expensive rack material, even though it may bring with it higher maintenance expense to keep it looking good, especially in rust-proneweather conditions.
Aluminum racks are popular for their lightweight density. When fully anodized or painted, an aluminum glass rack will keep looking great for years without minimum maintenance. Aluminum cost quite a bit more than steel, and more difficult to repair.
Stainless Steel is an excellent material choice for buyers thinking about corrosion resistance and endurance. If measured properly, it can provide a years of little upkeep and extended product life cycle. Since the materials corrosion proof quality, etching the front for painting is difficult, and therefore the bodies are not painted. A brushed exterior appearance is its usual look. Steels only drawback at this point is its high upfront cost.