Pallets.

TM 38-400/NAVSUP PUB 572/AFMAN 23-210 MCO 4450.14/DLAM 4145.42

inserted from either the front or rear of the pallets. The

They can be stackable, nestable, and modular to

accommodate various applications (fig 4-80).

four-way pallet is so constructed that the forks of a

forklift truck may be inserted from any of the four sides.

Flat pallets are constructed of either softwood or

(2) Application. Tote pans are primarily used

hardwood. Expendable pallets are four-way entry and

to move the supplies from a loose issue operation to

are composed of either fiberboard, polystyrene, or a

packing, shipping, or maintenance operations. The

combination of these. A box pallet is constructed with a

pan's design enables the stock selector to place the bare

framework and crossmembers extended up from the

or packaged item into the pan with the stock selection

pallet platform, the front side normally being left open

document. The pan will enable an odd-shaped item to

for loading or unloading.

glide over the rollers of a conveyor, and is especially

helpful when the conveyor is of the skatewheel variety.

(2) Application. Figures 4-81 through 4-83

are hardwood pallets which permit transporting, storing,

or issuing of quantities of material with a minimum of

manual handling. Material is placed manually on the

pallet at time of receipt and remains on the pallet for

mechanical handling throughout the complete cycle of

storage and issue operations. The efficiency of the

operation is greatly increased, since the pallet system of

storage provides for the transportation of packaged

items in unit loads and increases the volume and

tonnage of materials which may be handled per man-

hour.

MIL-P-15011 pallets are used for NATO

shipments (fig 4-83). Softwood pallets, type I, two-way,

flush, and type II, two-way, wing are intended for use in

storage operations. Type IV, four-way (partial) wing (fig

4-84) is intended for use in storage, except where

palletized material is contained by means of pallet

Figure 4-80. Tote pans.

support sets and for shipment world-wide regardless of

the mode of transportation. The expendable buckboard

b. Pallets.

pallet (fig 4-85) is used for air, CONUS, and Direct

Support System shipments. The buckboard pallet stand

(1) General. A pallet is a low, portable

(fig 4-86) facilitates the movement of the pallet to the

platform constructed of wood, metal, or fiberboard, built

shrink tunnel.

to specified dimensions, on which supplies are loaded,

transported, or stored in units. Flat pallets are either

single faced or double faced. Single-faced pallets have

one platform with stringers underneath on which the

weight of the load rests. Double-faced pallets have two

platforms separated by stringers. Pallets may afford

two or four-way entry. The two-way entry pallet is so

constructed that the forks of a forklift truck may be

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