Effect of initial moisture content on performance of hardwood pallets.

Daniel E. Dunmire

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Effect of initial moisture content on performance of hardwood pallets.

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Daniel E. Dunmire

Year:

1966

Type:

Research Paper

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Paper NC-4. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Four years of service testing 90 red oak pallets showed that those made with predrilled air-dry deckboards and green stringers gave better service and cost less to maintain than pallets made entirely from either green or air-dry lumber.

Keywords

pallets, moisture content

Citation

Dunmire, Daniel E. 1966. Effect of initial moisture content on performance of hardwood pallets. Research Paper NC-4. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station