The box weighs over 180 pounds and is about 2 feet x 6 feet x 9 inches.
Costco staff can help bring it on a flat cart to your car. If you don't have strong helpers to lift it into and out of your car, you can open the box outside your car (bring a knife or scissors to cut the straps and tape) and put the shelves and supports piece by piece into your car, and when you get home, take it out individually as well.
That way you don't have to lift anything that weighs more than about 15-20 pounds.
A rubber or wood mallet helps a lot with assembly.
If you buy two of these units, you can place them 6 feet apart and then use the bottom shelves from each unit to make 2 shelves that connect the two units and you will have 18 feet, 10 inches of shelving along the wall (total length of the two units using shelves to connect between them). The attached photos show what this looks like
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Select Costco Stores: Whalen 4-Shelf Steel Industrial Rack (77"W x 24"D x 72"H)
(In-Warehouse only)$180
$229
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One plus is that if you have 2 of these sets you can place them 6 feet apart and use one shelf from each (e.g., the bottom shelf) to make two mid-level shelves in between (the shelves can attach on the outer holes of the vertical posts--which is something you cannot do with the cheaper Whalen and other units that have 4' wide shelves) so that you have about 18-feet of shelving. These are sturdy enough you can skip the bottom shelf and use that space for items that can sit on the floor.
EDIT: Read the Wiki for advice to open the box and load items one at a time so one person can load and unload it without lifting the whole box by itself.
The attached photos show how the two units can be linked by using a shelf from each to make two connecting shelves
There are similar designs sold by other box stores but the metal on these is thicker and stronger. Walmart has a version that is 800lbs per shelf where as these are 2000lbs per shelf.
Besides their strength, they have some other amazing advantages: they can be put together much faster and more easily than most other shelving options, and they add on to each other just like pallet racking.
And they can be easily disassembled and re-used over and over. Most cheaper shelving doesn't seem to survive being taken down.
If I could go back in time, this is the only kind of shelving I would have ever bought for my home or business.
Note - if you want to combine shelving or need/want extra pieces, most of the different versions from different box tores are NOT compatible. They have different types and heights for the holes on the uprights.
HOWEVER, Menards sells pieces under the "Performax" brand that will match and line up with these Costco shelves. You can buy extra uprights, extra shelf beams, etc. And they also sell wood shelf decking that fits in these if you need flat wood shelves instead of the wire shelves.
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One plus is that if you have 2 of these sets you can place them 6 feet apart and use one shelf from each (e.g., the bottom shelf) to make two mid-level shelves in between (the shelves can attach on the outer holes of the vertical posts--which is something you cannot do with the cheaper Whalen and other units that have 4' wide shelves) so that you have about 18-feet of shelving. These are sturdy enough you can skip the bottom shelf and use that space for items that can sit on the floor.
EDIT: Read the Wiki for advice to open the box and load items one at a time so one person can load and unload it without lifting the whole box by itself.
The attached photos show how the two units can be linked by using a shelf from each to make two connecting shelves
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I attached a link that shows the box width/length being close to the shelves' 2'x6' size.
https://www.garagejourn
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There are similar designs sold by other box stores but the metal on these is thicker and stronger. Walmart has a version that is 800lbs per shelf where as these are 2000lbs per shelf.
Besides their strength, they have some other amazing advantages: they can be put together much faster and more easily than most other shelving options, and they add on to each other just like pallet racking.
And they can be easily disassembled and re-used over and over. Most cheaper shelving doesn't seem to survive being taken down.
If I could go back in time, this is the only kind of shelving I would have ever bought for my home or business.
Note - if you want to combine shelving or need/want extra pieces, most of the different versions from different box tores are NOT compatible. They have different types and heights for the holes on the uprights.
HOWEVER, Menards sells pieces under the "Performax" brand that will match and line up with these Costco shelves. You can buy extra uprights, extra shelf beams, etc. And they also sell wood shelf decking that fits in these if you need flat wood shelves instead of the wire shelves.
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If you need good racks, spend the extra money… I have some of the MuscleRacks (or whatever they call them now) from Lowe's in the basement that I bought when we moved in… money was tight, so I got what I could on sale and with coupons… they're horrible, need to flip the shitty particle board now and then, they wobble… if you can swing it, just buy these 😉
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