Cat stove and pallets

Sure you can, most pallets are oak, if not they are wood, just watch your temp and engage cat as you would normally do with cord wood.

Removing the hardware is good so with this, you can engage the cat without fear.

Be selective when choosing pallets to burn.

For what it's worth:
Wikipedia: "Discarded wooden pallets should not be used for fire wood or crafts unless it has been determined that the wood in these pallets has not been treated with wood preservatives, fungicides and/or pesticides. Various pyrethrins and propiconazole are common treatments for wooden pallets. In addition, imported palletized goods are routinely fumigated with highly toxic pesticides. During use, harmful materials or chemicals also may spill on the pallet wood and be absorbed."
"However, close contact with pallet wood or inhalation of dusts from sanding or sawing can be a source of exposure to pesticide and fungicide chemicals. It is likely that the January, 2010 recall of Johnson and Johnson Tylenol[TM] and other drugs were due to their being stored on wooden pallets that had been treated with the fungicide/pesticide 2,4,6-tribromophenol. This chemical can be degraded by molds to produce 2,4,6-tribromoanisole whose strong, musty odor caused consumers to complain.[26] There is no acute or chronic health data on 2,4,6-tribromoanisole,[27] but it is believed that the contaminated drugs caused nausea and other health effects in some people."

i burn pallets year round in my cat bk princess. works great with cat, i dont take no metal out. will get hot really fast and glow the pipe if i leave bypass open tho. be careful

It is not that common to find treated pallets and they usually have some markings that can help identify treated wood. Most pallets are heat treated or fumigated with methyl bromide which is a gas and leaves no residue in the wood. Only thing to worry about would be any galvanized nails damaging your cat.

SW" (Softwood): Items marked with this abbreviation contain ANY amount of solid, untreated and unprocessed conifer (aka "softwood", or needle bearing type species of wood) even if combined with treated components. Items with this symbol can technically be exported to non-regulated countries but it is suggested that these not be exported at all (in anticipation of global ban).

"HW" (Hardwood): Items marked with this abbreviation contain ANY amount of solid untreated and unprocessed deciduous wood (aka "hardwood", or leaf bearing species of wood) and no conifer even if combined with treated components. Items with this marking technically can be exported to China but we still have had problems with it at certain border crossings.

"HT SOFT" (Heat Treated Softwood): Items marked with this abbreviation contain ANY amount of solid, properly heat treated conifer (aka "softwood", or needle bearing type species of wood) which by definition means that it has been heated to a core temperature of at least 56C (133F) for a minimum of 30 minutes and that documentation certifying that has been provided by the treatment facility to the package/pallet manufacturer and can be traced to the production of that specific package, pallet, and so on. This also must not contain any amount of untreated softwood. Note: Only use Kiln dried lumber that meets the temperature and duration requirements above.

"HT HARD" (Heat Treated Hardwood): The same heat treatment rules as with conifers (temperature, duration) except when done for deciduous or "leaf bearing" species of wood.

"CT SOFT" (Chemical Treated Softwood): For conifers that have been permanently treated with chemicals. Does not include fumigation treatment. Avoid chemically treated softwood since it cannot be recycled or incinerated.

"CT HARD" (Chemical Treated Hardwood): For hardwoods that were permanently treated with chemicals. Does not include fumigation treatment."

maybe we need a forum designated for pallet burning, btu's, emissions, etc. etc....

Yeah as long as it is not treated, painted, or stained & it came from a tree & is dry seasoned - FLAME THAT THING! :smirk:

Have no fear!