Lumber bin sorter

A support assembly for supporting one or more piles of lumber within a bin of a bin sorter, the support assembly comprising:

• a pair of support members provided on opposite sides of the bin, each support member comprising:
• a support base operatively connected to the bin and being vertically displaceable between an uppermost position and a bottommost position;
• and
• a support arm connected to the support base and extending within the bin,
• wherein each support arm extends from respective sides of the bin towards each other,
• wherein each support arm is configured to support respective piles of lumber within the bin or cooperate with one another to support a single pile of lumber.

A bin sorter for sorting lumber, comprising:

• a bin disposed in a side-by-side configuration relative to additional bins, the bin comprising:
• first and second walls defining a compartment therebetween, each one of the first and second walls comprising:
• a frame having top and bottom horizontal cross-beams and one or more vertical beams extending between the top and bottom horizontal cross-beams;
• and
• first and second columns connected to opposite sides of the frame, each one of the first and second columns being configured to engage a ground surface;
• a support assembly comprising:
• a first support member having a first support base operatively connected to the first column, and a first support arm connected to and extending from the first support base at least partway between the first and second columns, the first support arm having a free end;
• and
• a second support member having a second support base operatively connected to the second column, and a second support arm connected to and extending from the second support base at least partway between the first and second columns, the second support arm having a free end.