48”
x 40” 4-Way Recycled Class
1A Pallet Guidelines |
Description – A clean pallet that has
been used only a few times. There
is little if any repairs to the
pallet. The pallet will have
no mending plates or companion
stringers.
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Pallet
will be cleaned (not washed) |
- Acceptable: Minimum 60% Bright –
Maximum 40% Gray
- Unacceptable: Tar, grease, bird droppings,
sawdust or painted stringers
Deviation of squareness must
not exceed 1”
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Acceptable
Bright 1A GMA |
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Stringers
will be solid |
- Acceptable: Solid Stringers
- Unacceptable: Mending plates on stringers
Less than 1-1/4” thick
Companion stringers or blocks
(plugs)
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No Mending
Plates |
No companion
plugs |
No Stringer
Less than 1-1/4” Width |
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Deckboards
will be minimum 9/16” thickness
(top & bottom) deck |
- Acceptable: Varied widths with a maximum
of 3.5” gaps. May have
a combination of nominal 6”
and 4” board widths.
Bottom configuration –
lead boards are nominal 6”
width with either three middle
nominal 4” or two nominal
6” boards
Splits will not exceed ½
the width or ½ the length
Top & Bottom deck lead
boards missing 1” x 10”
on the edge
Full length of board must be
secured
Interior boards maximum ½”
missing surface full length
- Unacceptable:
Excessive splits or missing
lumber
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Acceptable
Lead Edge |
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No
Cracked Deckboards Across more
than widths |
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Nails |
- Unacceptable: Nails heads raised above the
deck surface, protruding nails
out the side of the stringers,
free-standing nails
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No Free-standing
Nails |
No Protruding
Nails |
No Raised
Nails
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Recycled
Grade 1 GMA Pallet |
| 48” x 40” 4-Way Recycled
Class 1 Pallet Guidelines |
Description – A clean pallet that may
have mending plates but no companion
stringers.
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Pallet
will be clean (not washed)
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- Acceptable: Mixture of Bright and Gray
lumber components
- Unacceptable: Tar, grease, bird droppings
or sawdust
Deviation of Squareness must
not exceed 1”
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Acceptable
Bright Class 1 GMA |
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Stringers
will be solid
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- Acceptable:
Solid Stringers or Repaired
with Mending Plates
- Unacceptable: Less than 1-1/4” thick
Companion stringers or blocks
(plugs)
Splits must not exceed 2”
x width of stringer
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No Mending
Plates |
No companion
plugs |
No Stringer
Less than 1-1/4” Width |
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Deckboard
will be minimum 9/16” thickness
(top & bottom) deck
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- Acceptable: Varied deckboard widths with
a maximum 4” spacing
between interior boards
Bottom deck – Nominal
6” or 4” leads,
with three 4” or two
nominal 6” interior boards
Splits will not exceed ¾
full length Full length of
board must be secured
Lead edge chips must not exceed
1” x 10” Maximum
1/2” missing surface
full length, top and bottom
interior boards
- Unacceptable: Excessive
splits and missing lumber
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Acceptable
Lead Edge |
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No
Cracked Deckboards Across more
than widths |
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Nails
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- Unacceptable: Nails heads raised above the
deck surface, protruding nails
out the side of the stringers,
free-standing nails
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No Free-standing
Nails |
No Protruding
Nails |
No Raised
Nails
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Recycled
Grade 2 GMA Pallet
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48”
x 40” 4-Way Recycled Class
2 Pallet Guidelines
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Description – This is a pallet that
has had stringer damage that
has been repaired by attaching
a companion stringer (plug) along
side the damaged one. The standard
Class 2 pallet generally has
repaired stringers. The deckboard
configuration is not always consistent
since the pallet has been repaired
several times.
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Pallet
will be clean (not washed)
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- Acceptable: Bright
and Gray Lumber Mixed
- Unacceptable: Loose debris
Deviation of Squareness must
not exceed 1”
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Acceptable
Bright 1A GMA |
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Stringers
will be solid
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- Acceptable: Solid Stringers or Repaired
with Mending Plates and companion
stringers (plugs)
- Unacceptable: Less than 1-1/4” thick
Splits must not ½ the
height or width or ½
the length of the stringer
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Mending Plates and Companion Stringers
(Plugs) |
No
Cracked Stringers or Less than
1-1/4” Width |
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Deckboard
thickness will vary (top &
bottom) deck within generally accepted
industry tolerance
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- Acceptable: Varied deckboard widths on
top deck with a maximum 4”
spacing
Bottom deck nominal 4”
leads minimum, with three 4”
or two nominal 6” interior
boards
Full length of board must be
secured
Lead edge chips must not exceed
2” x 10” Maximum
½” missing surface
full length, top and bottom
lead-edge boards
- Unacceptable: Splits must not exceed 3/4
width or more than ½
the length
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| Excessive
Missing Lumber |
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Nails
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- Unacceptable: Nails heads raised above the
deck surface, protruding nails
out the side of the stringers,
free-standing nails
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No Free-standing
Nails |
No Protruding
Nails |
No Raised
Nails
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