Fine tooth metal cutting blade on Sawsall. Turn pallet on edge, saw between the face board and the runner cutting the nails off clean. Easier and faster than prying the boards off with anything, and still having to knock the nails out. This is how commercial recyclers do it to recover usable lumber, except they use a large table with a horizontal band saw instead of a sawsall.
Use a runner from a previous dismantled pallet and stick inside the end of the pallet a foot or so. This will make taking off the first board just like taking off the second one.
Nice tool find Brad! I just busted up a pallet with my hammer last week. About half was usable, haha. I was just going to suggest sacrificing the first row when you thought of it. Appreciate your videos, thanks.
Hey Brad! I really liked this tool presentation. Clearly explained and demonstrated, thanks for that 👍. Never heard of one of these tools before but now that I know, I may be picking one up as I can see a good benefit in this. I was sorry to hear about the incident with your eye. Definitely wouldn’t be a fun time, and those things can easily happen for sure. Hopefully it was a quick recovery. Take care! Andrew from NB :)
In 15 minutes I can breakdown a pallet with a saws-all by cutting were the slat meets the stretcher and trying to get just under the slat. With that method you can easily cut a whole slat off the middle slat too. In 30 minutes I can use a circular saw to cut of the end of the slats were they are nailed to the stretcher on the ends and pry the slats off the center stretcher. In an hour I can pry, hammer, and punch off the slats and nails so you have nail free wood and a handful of nails to reuse. Even the saws-all scratches the underside of the slats, I prefer that method, but please were gloves! (so your skin doesn't vibrate off)
I'm a sawzall the nails off kinda guy, but to each his own right. This is the video that I saw before I started using this technique ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NPB9BOIaqkk.html Have a great weekend Brother. #slackoutdoors
Spiral shanked nails in hardwood pallets is the work of the devil. Never again will I tear apart such pallets with that type of nail. Not worth the trouble.
I have an endless supply of pallets so I burn lots of them for firewood. I was knocking them apart via a hammer and then levering them out where I could. I then changed over the using a pendulum jigsaw which zipped through them pretty fast. Just recently I changed to an 8" power saw and it absolutely annihilates them and allows me to knock them up to length in no time at all. I actually tried to make up a similar pallet buster but I think I failed as I used too thin and soft a steel. Threading a 4x2 up the pallet may give you something to work with to get the first board off. I would work from side to side across the pallet rather than going from 1 side to the other and then back to the middle. Be VERY careful with the nails. I was zipping through some pallets a few weeks ago and had a misstep and stood on a board with 3 nails facing up. All 3 when through my shoe and made contact with my foot but no skin was broken. I have previously stood on a nail attached to a board and it's gone through the bottom and come out the top. First stop after that is a fresh tetanus booster.
Hello Mr. Brad, Give yourself some time and You will figure out your best procedure, that tool will eventually pay for itself in blades and band-aids saved too.
Hi Brad, I enjoy your videos. What I do with my pallets is use a battery run Circular saw and zip off the the deck boards tight to the edge of the stringers. You can leave the small left over pieces attached to the stringer. I then use the stringers for my braces. A 2x4 is a lot sturdier and durable as a brace than a deck board. As I cut of the deck boards I cut them into usable lengths for kindling, usually 12 inches long. This works well with a three stringer pallet. The centre stringer will usually have a 12 inch piece still attached to the centre stringer. Those I just cut off , again close to the stringer and leaves me with about 4-5 inch pieces. Then I use a kindling cracker to split the desk pieces into 1x1 x12or 1x3/4 x5 inches kindling. I get the stringer braces I need and kindling to sell without having to pull any nails. Old dry pine or spruce deck boards make wonderful kindling..
Hi Brad...i have the same pallet buster tool...if i have to cut the first board to remove it, i use a chainsaw, much faster than a Reciprocating saw. Plus I use the bucket on my tractor to hold down the other end of the pallet. much easier to get leverage if your standing behind the tool.
Great video Brad. I have the exact pallet buster. I doubt I would get rid of it because if you always have a pallet in the woodyard there is always a possibility that you may want to bust one up. God Bless.
Morning brad if you look up marty t. he made a pallet tool and it works really well he is from new Zealand he is a handy man to now hope he helps out just go on his channel good luck brad keepsafe.
Been using the pallet buster for several years now. They work. Use in the wood yard and will be making shutters for the hen house to help keep the cold out...
Some beautiful pallets! Hard finding a good reliable pallet source that’ll give away decent pallets! Nice video and sweet tool. I stack the same as you and Chris (in the woodyard).
Those pallet busters are handy! Had one a while back at a place i worked part time. Saves a lot of time. Before that we would burn pallets if we got a bad pallet. Now we can preserve pallets and fix them and save the company money. That is a more durable one! Can you send me the link, i didnt see it. Great demonstration video!
I have been using that tool for 2 years now and I love it! I pu the tractor bucket on the end you are standing on to hold it down and it works well without pushing on the lever. Anything heavy enough to hold the end down will of course work, but the bucket is easy. Try it out and let us know!
Hi Brad, that looks a great tool for you or anyone who deals with taking pallets apart. PS what do you do with the scrap wood from the pallets, is there a market for kindling wood?
Cool tool. Put a shim underneath the tool for the first board. +1 on the safety glasses. If there is a way to get something in my eye, I’ll figure it out!
Looks like a useful tool Brad. I have seen the tools before but haven’t seen one being used. I was surprised on how easy the boards just popped right off. Thanks for sharing.
@@FirewoodattheFurnace do you get the last wide board? If so, on a fresh pallet, cut the second board, turn the tool around and pry the first board off. Then proceed to pry the remaining boards off. Of course, if the narrow boards are desired for consistency, never mind.
I find myself wanting to repair one broken board on a pallet but can never get one off without destroying it. I think I'll try and build the tool. Looks like a fun welding project. Thanks for sharing Brad
Another great video Brad. ICB totes are my preference but once I run out of them I’ll definitely be using pallets for stacking. On another note… is your dump trailer gravity down or power down? I’m hoping on doing the video on the remote control in a couple weeks.
Packing strapping works way better but I also pinch by devider pallets between my base pallets. Of course packing strapping is what I had lol. I hate nails lol.
I don't think you'll ever break it. looks strong. There are so many designs of them for sale ,some have nail pullers on them . looked at many then took a pipe from a junk trampoline smaller on one end for hand grip- pipe -angle iron -2 picese of flat stock for fingers welded it up ,gave to the neighbors got 6 semis and young guy that rebuilds pallets and he says its works great! strong and light . . Good Luck !!!
Nice tool Brad. May try popping a couple boards off one pallet, then butt it up to another pallet with tight boards so your tool has something to pivot from. Or just a scrap 2x.
My dad makes yard decoration he made his own to break down pallets. I did buy him a Air Locker AP700 to remove the nails. Without having this tool he distorted more boards trying to remove nails.
I use a saw zaw with a metal blade and cut behind the boards. Rotate the pallet while cutting, no nails to pull or busted boards. Whatever works best for you.😁
Ive had plenty of fun with pallets as an early firewood source, but I will be employing them significantly in the woodyard and will phase out a number of totes.
I used to work at a local pallet yard in high school. My job was to repair broken pallets. We used tools like that but they didnt have the pivating feet. Sometimes they work great but would work better if all pallets was built they same way. Alot of the pallets I use to repair would have a double runner such as a splice on a broken runner. Then the tool is not wide enough. Basicaly they are handy and much better than a hammer lol. Take Care Brad !!!
I dismantle pallets using three bricks & a sledge. One brick under the slat, two I use as a lift, and then I just hammer the body of the palate down. Pops the nails out like magic. A bit slower than that tool perhaps, but I don't dismantle pallets often enough & I'm too cheap to buy one of those.
When i bust down pallets, I use a 2x4 next to the support runner and sticking out the end, then I smack that with a dead blow hammer, board pos free 95% of the time. Looking at that too, slide a support 2x4 down next to the runner then use the tool on popping the plank loose.
I’ve got a bunch of pallets & access to an unlimited number of them . I’ve been needing a pallet tool & this one should work great , Thankyou for sharing Brad
Good Morning Brad Before you replace the braces, you might consider cutting the ends at 45 degrees. This will make setting the dividers perpendicular to the bases easier (if you line up the hypotenuse of the brace horizontally and vertically, the resulting angle of the two pallets has to be 90 degrees), and give you more surface area to nail (or screw) the braces top and bottom. Plus, it looks neater which I think a guy like you might appreciate. Stay warm.
Brad your video sealed the deal on me purchasing this tool. Look forward to using the wood for the same thing and for some other projects as well. I enjoy your channel and your videos. Congratulations on your retirement and thank you for your service. Semper Fidelis.
@@FirewoodattheFurnace yeah it don't make sense... I can understand 25 percent increase cause our dollar but more then 3 times is just gouging the Canadian economy... here I can get 120 Canadian per cord just like you guys but everything we do costs more.. a tank of gas for my truck was 154 yesterday.. how much does it cost you to fill from empty?
