Sucker rod cradle apparatus

A sucker rod cradle apparatus for storage, handling and transportation of rods, the apparatus comprising;

• a base frame comprising parallel spaced apart interconnected beams having pocket means in at least one of said beams for engagement with a corresponding fork of a lift truck for handling and moving of said cradle apparatus;
• a plurality of paired upright cradle arms spaced at intervals on opposed sides along the length of the base frame, each pair of upright cradle arms has continuous elongate vertical channels open towards each other to receive sucker rod spacer means to individually space and layer the rods and to receive bundle spacer means for spacing bundles of rods, the cradle arms extending substantially perpendicular to the base frame to retain rods stacked therein;
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• cradle transport means attached adjacent to each end of the base frame for attachment of a lifting apparatus.

A sucker rod cradle apparatus for storage, handling and transportation of rods, the apparatus comprising:

• a base frame comprising parallel spaced apart interconnected beams;
• a plurality of paired upright cradle arms spaced at intervals on opposed sides along the length of the base frame, the cradle arms extending substantially perpendicular to the base frame to retain rods stacked therein;
• each pair of upright cradle arms has continuous elongate vertical channels open towards each other to receive sucker rod spacer means to individually space and layer the rods and to receive bundle spacer means for spacing bundles of rods;
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• collection means providing in the base frame to collect contaminants dripping from rods positioned in said cradle.