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Hardwood palettes

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  1. Buffalo Plaid

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    I pass a tire distributor on my commute and they always are getting rid of pallets. There were four equal sized beauties that no one seemed to want so I stopped for them as I was running out of 4x4s for stacking on. Usually I can pick em up and toss em in but these were solid oak with angle iron bolsters. They must weigh 250 lbs a piece. I'll stack on them and then get some btus out of them.
     

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  2. MikeInMa

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    Heavy stuff

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  3. FatBoy85

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    I used to find these massive 4 x 8 skids. Like a double pallet only with 8 foot long beams. Got these cut up and dried for when it really hits the fan. They were incredibly heavy...... likely 300-400 lbs. Enjoy the dismantling, watch for the hardware!
     
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    Those are nice! I bet they make a good solid base to stack on.
     
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  6. Backwoods Savage

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    I dislike pallets but definitely would take those!
     
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    Nice! I stack on hardwood eight footers, but not quite as stout as what you've got there - mine have 2x4 rails underneath. The weight difference between the hardwood and pine pallets is tremendous!
     
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    I get anywhere from 3-12 pallets at work every week, I pick and choose the best ones, which have some combination of hardwood runners and/or slats, close slat spacing, and nothing broken. The rest I leave for anyone else to take, but they usually go to the brush dump. I don't have time to take the pine ones apart for firewood, although I do burn pallet pieces in my fire pit. The good ones, I may get one to five, come home for stacking firewood on them.
     
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  9. Certified106

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    Those are some nice pallets for stacking!