Thanks for getting a picture of it id like to know what to look for. There's hardly any oak but im always looking for pallets. Might as well find out how to tell.
Last fall I did the battery room setup at a new million sf Amazon warehouse. We shipped in 308 batteries, chargers, and stands. Probably about 400 hardwood pallets. Another company handled the batteries, I believe that almost all of the pallets went into dumpsters unfortunately. I left with a box truck full of of misc wood. About a half cord of 4X8 beams and about 3 cords of 4X8 cradles that I use in my firepit. Then I filled the rest wothe pallets to stop shifting.
*ring ring* yeah hi I'm looking for some oak in the form of pallets, you think you could send me a pallet of oak pallets. They'll be great for my pit, yeah you want a couple adult beverages? A case of scotch? Done! "
Anyone near Antioch IL ? I get plastic sheets delivered on 4'X10' pallets, some oak. Even the poplar ones last a few years under a stack. Free to anyone who asks.
When I was at local hospital remodel near downtown I brought home around 50 pallets & skids total for kindling/small quick evening fires from mid November to early February.A mix of lower grade white pine/spruce,cottonwood,southern yellow pine,some sycamore,soft maple,red oak,white oak too. Kept the best/heaviest ones,3 or 4.Rest were lightweight and/or busted up pretty good.Still have roughly 10-12 worth cut up pieces in garage/shop next door.I'd use those cheap disposable 7" framing blades on worm drive Skil saw,occasionally 18V Dewalt sawzall/demo blades to cut them down,much faster than any chainsaw,no worries about hitting nails or staples either .Never had room in backyard driveway for more than 18-20 at a time so I'd cut up a few each afternoon as they were brought home.Sweep up sawdust when I was done so as not to track it in the house.I like to keep things clean,am almost OCD about it....
Yup... 8 1/4" skil wormy with the retractable guard removed (oh boy.....) and a ultra flexible 50' extension cord wired in teemed up with a magnet on a stick, for the nails........ Thems heatun werds.
I like doing it outside, that way the sawdust blowing is only making me complain and thats not often. Covers the dirt parts in my yard where my dogs have made paths over and over.
I already have them, they are at my shop. I cut them up for firewood eventually when they get overwhelming but if someone needs some for pallet duty I feel that's more of a responsible use.
My dog has made a "racetrack" going over and over the same route, complete with a berm on the corners. I don't know what to do, he comes in so muddy.
You and me both bro. Ive made towels specifically for the dogs as they come in the garage before the house. At least Ive got a bit of a mudroom that helps, but at times Im dealing with so much mud Im half thinking about a spray hose outside for that situation.
Believe it or not, as a landscaper I have worked on that problem for city bound home owners/dog owners many times over the years. Most times it involved a chain link enclosed back yard with what looked like a moto cross track inside the perimeter of the fence caused by dog traffic. Only solution that seemed to some what lessen the problem has been to put down whatever type edging was affordable to the home owner and either put down hard wood mulch or a fine aggregate like 3/8 inch stone chips. Most if not all of these cases were in back yards were it was over shaded and the turf grass could not get well enough established so any foot traffic at all just caused a big mud run.
Then you go through all the cleaning and wiping between the toes just to find out that all that was wanted was a quick drink and mouthfull of food.....Then back out.. And you think to yourself "why didn't you just order delivery ?" So you get some bowls.....
Well that's a perfect description "Moto cross track" cept bringing the bike in and flopping it up on the couch.
Dogs are just either insane or smart. I'd call my dog in she runs and wants to be inside after being out for two hours. 10 mins later Im getting the furball in front of me, pawing and talking smack. You're clown-shoes puppy!Its all good though, I wouldn't have gotten the yard if it wasn't for the dogs, and if it weren't for the dogs id probably not have an excuse to pile up firewood. Some days I get the occasional car and I arrive home just as folks see my yard and then see me. "Yeah yeah yeah I know Ive got a problem, my castle my problem"
Then you pile up the wood stacking with the precision of a Egyptian pyramid builder going higher and higher until he decides that he wants the one in the lower corner.............. Or for a real source of amusement chase after him down the street while he has a burning branch in his mouth.......
There's probably only one pile that Ive worked that meticulously on. But even thats not a great stack just following advice. At this point Ive just got pallets to build up as boxes and then when those are full,build more. Ive got a lot of wood that would be what businesses call "back-ordered", I'm just waiting on optimal days to work on one pile at a time and load up boxes. I find it really enjoyable and its almost like grown-up legos.
I work at a plastic manufacturing plant, and see oak pallets a good bit. We even get huge bundles of rough cut oak slats. Also alot of locust and pine.
Our plant ships out 150k of product a day on pallets. Half of our pallets are oak. Our raw materials come in on a variety of pallets I can get all I want. Burn a lot of them in my shop stove.
I dream of a shop stove a lot. Its nice to just get something going as you work a couple hours. Unfortunately its a strict code for where I live so any stove won't do.
