"We bought two Pallet Chief II machines in September of 2003. We use about 50% new and 50% recycled wood. We like the Pallet Chief II because you can use new wood one day and recycled wood the next day without any changes to the machine. Using recycled wood, one operator can produce 300 to 400 quality pallets in an 8 hour shift on the Pallet Chief II. We like that the operator can see the boards as he is pulling the gantry across and make sure that the boards stay in place and are not moving . We take good care of our machines and, in four years, have had no maintenance problems. I know of no other machine that will build uniform, quality pallets with recycled wood as well as the Pallet Chief II. "