Recyclers repair cracked stringers by fastening a companion piece next to them. It restores strength but adds weight and is a defining feature of grade B pallets in many sorting schemes.
Some buyers forbid companion stringers in their grade A definition and allow them in grade B.
See also
- Stringer
- One of the long boards (usually three) that a stringer pallet's deckboards are nailed to.
- Grade B (#2) pallet
- Trade name for a repaired recycled 48×40 pallet, a step below grade A; definitions vary by supplier.
- Grade A (#1) pallet
- Trade name for the top grade of recycled 48×40 pallet: whole, with few or no repairs.