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Skids are load platforms with a top deck but no bottom deck. They’re used for the transportation and storage of materials, and since they don’t have a bottom deck, they’re easier to move around due to less friction. Skids are commonly confused with pallets and the two are often incorrectly used interchangeably. The key difference is that a skid is a load platform with a top deck but no bottom deck, while a pallet has both a top and bottom deck.
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The maximum weight a skid can support.
There are three common ways to measure capacity:
What’s the difference between static load and dynamic load?
The primary difference is that static loads don’t move and dynamic loads do. Typically a static load is a loaded skid on the floor and a dynamic load is a loaded skid on moving equipment.
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A skid entry is an opening on the side of a skid for inserting the forks from a forklift or similar moving equipment.
What’s the difference between a 2-way skid and a 4-way skid?
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The overall height of the skid from floor to surface.
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The overall length of the skid from edge to edge.
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What are the different skid materials?
There are three primary materials used in skids:
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What types of skids are there?
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The overall width of the skid from edge to edge.
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A load platform with a top deck but no bottom deck.
Skids are used for the transportation and storage of materials. Since skids don’t have a bottom deck, they’re easier to move around due to less friction.
A skid has no bottom deck, while a pallet does. This makes skids easier to move due to lower friction and also less expensive.
No. The two are often confused and used interchangeably, but they’re different. A skid has no bottom deck, while a pallet does.
A load platform with a top deck but no bottom deck.
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