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.

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”

Stringers will be solid

• Acceptable: Solid Stringers
• Unacceptable: Mending plates on stringers
  Less than 1-1/4” thick
  Companion stringers or blocks (plugs)
  

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
  

Nails

• Unacceptable: Nails heads raised above the deck surface, protruding nails out the side of the stringers, free-standing nails

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Description – A clean pallet that may have mending plates but no companion stringers.

Pallet will be clean (not washed)

• Acceptable: Mixture of Bright and Gray lumber components
• Unacceptable: Tar, grease, bird droppings or sawdust
  Deviation of Squareness must not exceed 1”
  

Stringers will be solid

• 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

Deckboard will be minimum 9/16” thickness (top & bottom) deck

• 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
  

Nails

• Unacceptable: Nails heads raised above the deck surface, protruding nails out the side of the stringers, free-standing nails

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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.

Pallet will be clean (not washed)

• Acceptable: Bright and Gray Lumber Mixed
• Unacceptable: Loose debris
  Deviation of Squareness must not exceed 1”
  
  

Stringers will be solid

• 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

Deckboard thickness will vary (top & bottom) deck within generally accepted industry tolerance

• 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

Nails

• Unacceptable: Nails heads raised above the deck surface, protruding nails out the side of the stringers, free-standing nails

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