What types of products do you ship.
Tell hardwood from pine pallet.
Oak pallets also check off the list nicely although raw materials are a bit costlier.
There are a few easy ways to identify what type of wood your pallets are made of.
Of course this points to the reason why you are likely to either have a pine pallet or an oak pallet sitting in your warehouse.
Hardwood is typically purchased green high humidity wet and therefore has more problems associated with mold as well as warping as it s dries.
It s relatively easy to identify this type of wood because of the frequent presence of dark knots and its distinct yellow color although this can sometimes lean more towards pale yellow or light brown depending on the exact.
Hardwood is more dense than pine and would require less material to provide the adequate strength needed to ship your products safely.
Pine is the most common and abundant type of wood in north america and there are dozens of different species of pine.
Sometimes pine is less expensive than hardwood species.
Alan one way shipping pallets can be made from any type of lumber depending on the price of the material.
How to tell what kind of wood a pallet is.
Sorry guys the thumbnail test will tell you if the wood is soft or hard but not whether it is a hardwood or softwood.
Pine and fir are both softwoods but have a wide range of hardnesses depending on exact species age and origin.