Great product. Tried it out today on heavy duty pallets we found with 4x4s, 2x4s and 2x6s. Worked as promised. We disassembled them on site and we were able to bring back more than twice as much as we have in the past. Thanks!
I hardly ever write a reply but I just had to for your GREAT video! I'm 74 yrs old and just getting started in pallet projects and tearing them down was the hardest part. I will be building this in a few minutes. Thank you SOOO much. Great Video!!!
Excellent build, Excellent Tutorial with detailed dimensions and most important patience and having your viewers in mind when making this video. Hope to see more of your build
Not only is this the best Design BUT you also showed how to make it in a EXCELLENT Video! If only more You Tubers would take the kind of care when they make their videos!!!
Thanks, i really appreciate it. This is the reason i love making these videos, It may take me alittle longer to edit but i know it will help people out building there own!
We bought this from you and are having great success with heavy duty pallets made of 4x4s, 2x4s and 2x6s. It works on the lighter weight pallets too. Great price. Very happy with being able to break down pallets on site and bring more home. Thank you!
Brilliant tutorial. Thanks so much for your patience and especially giving us a detailed drawing with measurements which other youtubers dont give. I am going to make one today.
Hi JD, I built your pallet buster to your specs. One pallet actually bent the 3/8" plate. I took 5/16 plate, cut two 1/2" strips, then heated the forks to get them as straight as possible. I then welded the 5/16 plate perpendicular to the bottom of the forks. PROBLEM solved. This thing is now a beast!! I think the only pallets this thing won't disassemble are the blue "CHEP" pallets as they are bullet proof!!!!
Im glad to hear you fixed the problem! Its great hearing from people building the tools and changing them in the way it works best for them! i definitely have to agree with you on the blue pallets, they are usually oak which is the wood i try to go for but they sure don't like to come apart.
Yes, the blue GKN CHEP ones are in a league of their own. Companies usually have to employ a "Pallet Recovery Team" in order not to face a massive bill from GKN for "lost" pallets which they rented to the company. But yeah, this tool looks the bees-knees for practicality on the rest. Making one tomorrow! Cheers.
very nice, tidy work design. Ive never thought about using a specific tool to take apart pallets but this makes it look so much easier and simple to make also. I will definitely make one of these
I like your design, but you must have some pretty lightweight pallets with short nails over there. I have just made two of these from your design, and tried out one of them yesterday. After breaking up three pallets, the "tynes" or fingers were both bent, to the point that they started lifting boards from the edge only, resulting in splitting of the timber. I have just modified one of them by adding a tapered length of "C" section steel under each of the tynes - this should stiffen them up significantly and does not have any adverse impact on the ability to slide the tool in between boards on the pallet. Thanks for posting your design and giving the detail and measurements. It made it easy for me to knock up a couple. I have welded a "claw" from an old demolition bar in between the tynes in the centre of the tool so that it can also be used for pulling nails (similar to that on the Crescent Bull Bar) - this also works well. For handles - I grabbed a couple of fibreglass / plastic mattock handles from the hardware and shaped the top to suit the square tubing that I used instead of the round tubing that you have used. They are cheap and light and look good with the tool painted the same blue that you have used.
I use pretty much the same diy tool for disassembling European style pallets, it makes it so easy! I also recently posted my first video on how to do it with some basic tools. Your video was super helpful too!
Great tool! You should have patented it and made a decent profit from your idea, and work. No doubt the Chinese will already be making these to sell. Very, very impressed with you sharing this. Good luck to you.
Right On I was just watching the European pulling pallets apart I wrote United State pallets are made not to come apart there is a way and you just remastered it keep up the useful great Video's
Thanks i appreciate it! I put alot of time in making sure i give all the details, yet pack it into a watchable video! im glad to hear you guys are finding it informational! because that's why i love making these videos.
Or purchase 2 (flat) hardened pry bars. Drill and screw to comfortable length of 2x6. Fashion a handle on the other end. Done. Even a single prybar at the end of a long lever is okay (mine split and broke, one side was all I needed for the rest of the pallets). Pallets I had were brittle and plank spacing differed a lot, so there is not one perfect tool fits all. In the end I was able to salvage a decent amount of wood. p.s. if you drill hardened steel, you will need e.g. a cobalt or other hardened drill bit). Hardest part is pulling nails that can be pulled and cutting off the rest, picking up all the mess. Most saws these days with tungsten tips will easily cut through nails, though, of course, it is better to avoid doing that, if possible.
Dear friend, if I may call it. I found this excellent and very useful smashing tool. I'm going to make one for me and I will walk with her in the car. Congratulations on the quality of your video and the clear and simple as you explained with wealth of details. Have a great week and a big hug your friend here from Brazil. I've signed up on their channel and logically gave a liked.
Hey JD, Great job. I'm in the middle of constructing your design right now.I'm thinking of beveling the end of one of the lifter forks, cutting a "V" in it and use it to pull nails from the runners or slats. You are a talented young man. Keep up the videos
I made a similar one a few weeks ago. The claws on mine bent, so I doubled the thickness and no more bending. Some boards are extremely hard to get off if it's thick, strong wood with the twisty nails.
Excellent vid. Thank You for sharing your dimensions. I'm going to weld one of these but I think I can do it out of simple bed frame angle iron instead of 3/8" solid steel. I also like your choice of, using flux core wire. All you need is .030" or .035" wire.
Thanks! You can use any material you'd like! the angle would work great, i just had this material on had. I weld with flux core because i don't have gas and its also a lot cheaper to weld with flux core, I'm using .035".
Oct. 15, 2019---Thanks for a very useful tool and how to video. Hopefully you patented this? No doubt built ones could be sold thru Harbor Freight, Home Depot, etc. Not only them, but there's a couple of companies in Reno alone that tear apart and rebuild pallets for resale and probably using crow bars and hammers.
That is best way to do and you did really amazing ideas of your own projects for woodwork and you keep it up with amazing project and thanks for sharing videos ya legend's
I am a total novice in welding and I have been thinking about safety when welding, especially earthing. Looks like you can touch the object you are welding ( I have been thinking whether you can touch the object being welded or not). Can I have any other electrical objects (like a radio, extension cord, phone etc) on the table I am welding on, or can they get messed up because of earthing?
Thanks for your video. I made a tool following your plans, but it was unsuccessful. I have a slightly different type of pallet and the pallet didn't move an inch when I used the lever. The pallet lifted up with the lever and I couldn't break it. I use too much force and bent the tool a little bit.. but the pallet stood still !
niquedouille The tool will need fine tuning and altering based on your needs, im just giving the measurements of mine. What thickness steel are you using? I have encountered some very tough pallets but haven't had any problems. Sorry to hear your build was unsuccessful, but there's always room for improvement!
Hi JDCD, thanks for your answer ! I'm using 4.5 mm steel for tubes and corner iron, and 8 mm thick plain steel for the fork. Sure there's room for improvement for me ! :) The pallets causing problems are like this : www.idfmateriaux.paris/boutique/images_produits/palette_bloc-z.jpg
Should do other then have triple bit instead of on its 100 percent easier and quicker with any hassle cheers for your video and wish see more different tools of homemade be great
Great product. Tried it out today on heavy duty pallets we found with 4x4s, 2x4s and 2x6s. Worked as promised. We disassembled them on site and we were able to bring back more than twice as much as we have in the past. Thanks!
I hardly ever write a reply but I just had to for your GREAT video!
I'm 74 yrs old and just getting started in pallet projects and tearing them down was the hardest part.
I will be building this in a few minutes.
Thank you SOOO much.
Great Video!!!
Thank you! I'm happy to hear the video helped you out in building your own pallet pry bar!
Enjoy, and happy building.
Excellent build, Excellent Tutorial with detailed dimensions and most important patience and having your viewers in mind when making this video. Hope to see more of your build
Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching.
Not only is this the best Design BUT you also showed how to make it in a EXCELLENT Video!
If only more You Tubers would take the kind of care when they make their videos!!!
Thanks, i really appreciate it. This is the reason i love making these videos, It may take me alittle longer to edit but i know it will help people out building there own!
We bought this from you and are having great success with heavy duty pallets made of 4x4s, 2x4s and 2x6s. It works on the lighter weight pallets too. Great price. Very happy with being able to break down pallets on site and bring more home. Thank you!
Brilliant tutorial. Thanks so much for your patience and especially giving us a detailed drawing with measurements which other youtubers dont give.
I am going to make one today.
Thanks young buck you taught me something and im 56 years old.
Im glad you enjoyed the video! Happy building.
Hi JD, I built your pallet buster to your specs. One pallet actually bent the 3/8" plate. I took 5/16 plate, cut two 1/2" strips, then heated the forks to get them as straight as possible. I then welded the 5/16 plate perpendicular to the bottom of the forks. PROBLEM solved. This thing is now a beast!! I think the only pallets this thing won't disassemble are the blue "CHEP" pallets as they are bullet proof!!!!
Im glad to hear you fixed the problem! Its great hearing from people building the tools and changing them in the way it works best for them! i definitely have to agree with you on the blue pallets, they are usually oak which is the wood i try to go for but they sure don't like to come apart.
Yes, the blue GKN CHEP ones are in a league of their own. Companies usually have to employ a "Pallet Recovery Team" in order not to face a massive bill from GKN for "lost" pallets which they rented to the company.
But yeah, this tool looks the bees-knees for practicality on the rest.
Making one tomorrow! Cheers.
Its such a great design, I just built one myself and I'm very satisfied! Thanks for sharing this tool !!
Glad you like it!
very nice, tidy work design. Ive never thought about using a specific tool to take apart pallets but this makes it look so much easier and simple to make also. I will definitely make one of these
Thanks! This tool definitely cut the time it takes to dismantle a pallet in half!
Amazing product: I’d easily buy one! Time to get some metal working skills to the test👨🏭
I just built one of these with scrap metal I had laying around. A buddy of mine just gave me 300 pallets. I'm going to make hardwood flooring.
That sounds like a fun project! you will save alot of time and effort with the pry bar! Good luck on the flooring!!
Most pallets are made from softwood , flooring is hardwood ,
I just built one and it works great!! Beats the heck out of crowbars and hammers!! Thanks!!
NICE JOB YOUNG MAN DOING SOMETHING PRODUCTIVE AND USEFUL. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
+Randy Bingham Thanks I appreciate the compliment!
Randy: I too would echo your comment:
He sounds like a "Millenial" but without the chip on the shoulder! LOL...
Outstanding job! Very well planned and thought out. I may just head out to the garage and make one myself. You are one very talented young man.
+Ron Star Thank you, I appreciate it! I'm glad you enjoyed the build!
Great tool, much better than wooden one. Very handy can also be used for removing floor plywood or drywall braking off the wooden studs.
Such a good idea! And video! I'm gonna make it and use it in order to bulit houses for homeless dogs with pallets. so thanks a lot my friend!!!
Thanks! im glad you enjoyed the video as well as im happy to hear this will help you out in accomplishing your wonderful project idea! Good for you!
Wonderful build ! Thank you so much, Mine came out perfect because of you 😁 I used 2 pieces of flat car spring and it was more than enough ..
Fantastic!
I like your design, but you must have some pretty lightweight pallets with short nails over there. I have just made two of these from your design, and tried out one of them yesterday. After breaking up three pallets, the "tynes" or fingers were both bent, to the point that they started lifting boards from the edge only, resulting in splitting of the timber. I have just modified one of them by adding a tapered length of "C" section steel under each of the tynes - this should stiffen them up significantly and does not have any adverse impact on the ability to slide the tool in between boards on the pallet.
Thanks for posting your design and giving the detail and measurements. It made it easy for me to knock up a couple. I have welded a "claw" from an old demolition bar in between the tynes in the centre of the tool so that it can also be used for pulling nails (similar to that on the Crescent Bull Bar) - this also works well. For handles - I grabbed a couple of fibreglass / plastic mattock handles from the hardware and shaped the top to suit the square tubing that I used instead of the round tubing that you have used. They are cheap and light and look good with the tool painted the same blue that you have used.
I use pretty much the same diy tool for disassembling European style pallets, it makes it so easy! I also recently posted my first video on how to do it with some basic tools. Your video was super helpful too!
Great tool! You should have patented it and made a decent profit from your idea, and work. No doubt the Chinese will already be making these to sell. Very, very impressed with you sharing this. Good luck to you.
Just in awe. must have/buy/make very soon... Thank you. I've never seen this pry design before.
Guess I'm going to have to change the direction I was going in now. Thanks for the video.
Glad I could help
Right On I was just watching the European pulling pallets apart I wrote United State pallets are made not to come apart there is a way and you just remastered it keep up the useful great Video's
Thanks i appreciate it! I put alot of time in making sure i give all the details, yet pack it into a watchable video! im glad to hear you guys are finding it informational! because that's why i love making these videos.
Its an excellent tool. Saves effort and time.
It is not often I come across such a brilliant video, congratulations. Liked and subbed.
Thank you! i appreciate the complement
I think this is an awesome invention! I think many people can use this, thank you.
+Robert Brunston Thanks! I tried to keep it as simple as possible so others can easily build with minimal tools.
Or purchase 2 (flat) hardened pry bars. Drill and screw to comfortable length of 2x6. Fashion a handle on the other end. Done. Even a single prybar at the end of a long lever is okay (mine split and broke, one side was all I needed for the rest of the pallets). Pallets I had were brittle and plank spacing differed a lot, so there is not one perfect tool fits all. In the end I was able to salvage a decent amount of wood. p.s. if you drill hardened steel, you will need e.g. a cobalt or other hardened drill bit). Hardest part is pulling nails that can be pulled and cutting off the rest, picking up all the mess. Most saws these days with tungsten tips will easily cut through nails, though, of course, it is better to avoid doing that, if possible.
The best I've seen by far. Got to weld me up one of these. Thanks for this.
Outstanding video, good simple explanation and loved the included dimensions and drawing. Keep up the good work.
Thank you, i appreciate the complements.
Dear friend, if I may call it. I found this excellent and very useful smashing tool. I'm going to make one for me and I will walk with her in the car. Congratulations on the quality of your video and the clear and simple as you explained with wealth of details. Have a great week and a big hug your friend here from Brazil. I've signed up on their channel and logically gave a liked.
Hey JD, Great job. I'm in the middle of constructing your design right now.I'm thinking of beveling the end of one of the lifter forks, cutting a "V" in it and use it to pull nails from the runners or slats. You are a talented young man. Keep up the videos
That would be a great addition, 1 less tool you'll have to use!
Thanks for watching! happy building.
I made a similar one a few weeks ago. The claws on mine bent, so I doubled the thickness and no more bending. Some boards are extremely hard to get off if it's thick, strong wood with the twisty nails.
Awesome!! Made one today in half an hour. So quick!
Well done!
Simple and so effective, welldone my friend!
Thank you!
Excellent vid. Thank You for sharing your dimensions. I'm going to weld one of these but I think I can do it out of simple bed frame angle iron instead of 3/8" solid steel. I also like your choice of, using flux core wire. All you need is .030" or .035" wire.
Thanks! You can use any material you'd like! the angle would work great, i just had this material on had. I weld with flux core because i don't have gas and its also a lot cheaper to weld with flux core, I'm using .035".
I actually built ne of these at work the other day and welded it myself..... works perfect. ty for posting this and the dimensions
Im glad the video helped you build your own!
Thank you for this most informative video. Now I can build one too.
+Ken Karnes I'm glad you found the video helpful! Enjoy!
That is exactly what I need, what a brilliant idea well done.
Thanks! im glad the video helped you out!
Very clever and well executed. Great video. I will definitely be making one. Thanks
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Oct. 15, 2019---Thanks for a very useful tool and how to video. Hopefully you patented this? No doubt built ones could be sold thru Harbor Freight, Home Depot, etc. Not only them, but there's a couple of companies in Reno alone that tear apart and rebuild pallets for resale and probably using crow bars and hammers.
Going to make one! Maybe a nice tip, include metrics too for us mainland European guys 😉
super cool design and easy to make too, thank you for this video, i´ll make one myself. Very useful!
Glad you like it!
That is best way to do and you did really amazing ideas of your own projects for woodwork and you keep it up with amazing project and thanks for sharing videos ya legend's
Thank you very much!
Interesting. I'll be looking out for the no-welder version
+Willem Kossen Perfect! I should have that video up next week if not sooner! Thanks for watching.
Yes sir taking like an experienced welder
Thank you for sharing and making a great build video I'm going to do this and save my back bending over, top marks 👍
Glad it helped
👍 nice tool you've built.it seems that working with this tool is much more easier as with a crow bar
Your instructions are easy to follow, nice design & build. Good Video thanks!
Great and informative video and this tool is very innovative! THANKS!
Nice work! It's a bit similar to the "DuckBill Deck Wrecker", but certainly more purpose built for pallets...
awesome video! great job of explaining everything. Im going to try and make this for myself.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed the video! Happy building.
Yeah.....a friend made me one. Works great.
I am a total novice in welding and I have been thinking about safety when welding, especially earthing. Looks like you can touch the object you are welding ( I have been thinking whether you can touch the object being welded or not). Can I have any other electrical objects (like a radio, extension cord, phone etc) on the table I am welding on, or can they get messed up because of earthing?
Awesome tool! Going to make one of these.
Nice result and great engineering
I copied your design and it works great great job young man you should market these I'm sure you can make some good profits
Its quite a helpful tool to have! im glad you found the video helpful in making your own!!
Thanks for your video. I made a tool following your plans, but it was unsuccessful. I have a slightly different type of pallet and the pallet didn't move an inch when I used the lever. The pallet lifted up with the lever and I couldn't break it. I use too much force and bent the tool a little bit.. but the pallet stood still !
niquedouille The tool will need fine tuning and altering based on your needs, im just giving the measurements of mine. What thickness steel are you using? I have encountered some very tough pallets but haven't had any problems. Sorry to hear your build was unsuccessful, but there's always room for improvement!
Hi JDCD, thanks for your answer !
I'm using 4.5 mm steel for tubes and corner iron, and 8 mm thick plain steel for the fork. Sure there's room for improvement for me ! :) The pallets causing problems are like this : www.idfmateriaux.paris/boutique/images_produits/palette_bloc-z.jpg
That is a great idea bro
thanks man. this is a really good plan
Excellent tip brother do work with pallets this project will help thank you very much strong hug !!
Glad you enjoyed the video! Happy building!
Nice...👍 Now I want some welding kit..
Go for it!
Awesome idea and video.
Thanks!
this is freaking amazing !!!
Congratulations my friend!!! Amazing job. I will try to copy your idea!!!! Thanks for all!!!
Thank you, Im glad you enjoyed the video and project! Happy building!
I want to have a go.
Great job!
That is awesome buddy
!!Great tutorial !!! Just what I needed!! --Greetings from Mexico my friend.
Ohhhh congratulation. Is very nice. Good tool
Thank you very much!
Awesome idea and great, easy to understand instructions. Thanks!!! 👏👏👏👏
Wow now I need a welder for woodworking.
Big brain!!
Nice work thank you for share with us!
Thanks! Im glad you enjoyed!
dude, you rock... great instructional... like your style
Thanks! i appreciate the complement
Gap between the forks is very important. Measure twice and order once.
I like that you use a crayon for marking, good idea.
YouCanMakeThisToo Thanks. I found crayons work great in a pinch if you don't have a metal scriber or soup stone marker on hand.
Justo lo que me hacía falta!, gracias!!
Great gadget, nice and neat. Thank you.
Very good idea ... ideal tool for dis job.👏👏
Thanks
Thx 4 sharing. Cheets from Poland
What a great job. I just can not what to build one.
Thank you!
Good on you for you excellent step by step guide
Thank you!
Should do other then have triple bit instead of on its 100 percent easier and quicker with any hassle cheers for your video and wish see more different tools of homemade be great
Very cool im going to build one tomorrow thanks for the ideas
Thank you
I really enjoyed your tutorial.
Nicely done
Thank you for your excellent idea
And clear video
Glad you enjoyed!
Ditto. Cheers.
gracias. excelente idea. siempre batallo con desarmar las pallet pero ahora sera mas fácil
bravo et merci pour l'idée
Good explanation
Looks great
It’s a very good idéa 👍🏼
Very Good. The Best Instruction
Thank you!
Very good 👍 job
Thank you! Cheers!
Very cool !!
Adil Rida Thanks!
Awesome. Great video thanks.
real good job!
Thank you!