Pallet Buster with Nail Removal - Pallet Disassembly Tool with Secure Locking Pin for Breaking Pallets, Industrial Breaker for Tearing Down Woods(NO HANDLE)

If you are breaking down pallets you need this. It works very well. the only problem I have with it is that it does not come with a handle and nothing that I can find fits into the hole correctly. I used a solid weight lifting bar that is just over 1 inch diameter and approximately 6 foot long. I drilled a hole in the bar for the pin and it works fairly well although it is a little more loose fit than I would like. Having said that it works so much better than anything else I have tried I would recommend it. I have used this to break down somewhere between 80 to 100 pallets so far and I don't notice any signs of wear or stress other than the paint. You do need to get a fairly long and strong handle. Even using the handle I am using (6 foot long) some of the oak pallets are still pretty hard to break apart.

The design of this product is excellent. The angle of the forks seems to catch the boards fairly flat, so there isn't force on just the point. A 1" black iron pipe from your local home store makes a good handle provided you can drill the hole necessary for the bolt to secure it to the handle. I recommend a 5' or 6' length of pipe.A possibly overlooked feature that is nice is the nail/staple puller built into the Pallet Buster. It works very nicely and with the long handle makes it effortless to pull nails that stick up.It was likely a bit more expensive than some other options when you consider the cost of this plus the handle you need to add, but with how well designed it is, I think that the few extra bucks I spent to do it this way were well worth it.The only disklike I have is that I have had some of the paint chip off of this fairly easily. I think the metal is durable, but the paint job not so much.

Now what I purchased did work. But I should have purchased one with a handle. I had a fence rail that I thought would be strong enough. And though I was able to break down some pallets. My handle kept bending to the point not any good. A reciprocating saw works the best

This will make taking apart pallets easy. You do need a metal bar to attach it as handle

I saw this "Pallet Buster" while watching a video on salvaging pallets and figure for $30 price point I'd give it a try. Being that it DOES'NT come with a handle be prepared to pay around $15-$20 (CA prices) for a 1" pipe to use as a handle. Also note that you will need to drill a hole in the pipe to secure the pipe to the tool base.As for use it's simple to use and in my case, I used a 4' pipe in order to prevent the need to bend over excessively. You will probably split some of the pallet boards since the material is fairly thin but for the price of the pallet (FREE) I not too concerned. The actual time to recover the pallet boards make this a worthwhile addition.

I highly suggest not wasting your money on this. With no handle, you are left with buying a 1" steel pipe, as a wooden one just breaks. The tongs bent the first time I had to pull a board with more than two nails. Once the tongs bend too much, the nail puller can't get under the nails anymore. It's a piece of junk.

DO NOT get fooled by those people complaining and ranking this product down. It works when used correctly. This is what I did and you don’t need power tools:1. Borrow or buy or lease a metal bar. Depending on how much leakage you want, the longer the bar , the more leverage , making it easier to pry a deck board. Just get a metal bar between 3-5 feet.2. Duck tape3. Stick your bar in the hole4. Take off a long strip of duck tape. That the new strip and tear it in half long ways.5. Start wrapping using cross crossed , bends and turns, etc.. around the pallet buster and your pipe.Optional3.

Product is heavyweight and well made. Added a very heavy handle and this tool works great. I have recommended it to several friends already.