Pallet system and method

A pallet system (20 for use in high-volume transport and manufacturing operations and in combination with a porous bag element (10) containing a particular product (12),

• said pallet (20) including a plurality of lower extending support elements (21-29),
• said pallet (20) including top wall elements (21a, 22a, 23a) extending the length of said pallet, wherein said top wall elements include plural air flow aperture means (31, 32, 33) for providing a breathing air flow to and from a porous bag (10) positioned on top of said pallet, the top portion of said pallet further including channel means (41, 42) extending the length of said pallet to provide air flow to and from said bag and to allow sufficient space that a fork-lift device may be utilized to remove the bag (10) from the pallet (20) when desired,
• said pallet (20) further including a plurality of fork-lift ports (51-58) at the sides thereof, wherein said pallet is fabricated of recycled rubber and plastic materials and is made by using a compression molding process, said pallet further including nine lower support elements (21-29), wherein an underside of said pallet includes ten cross-shaped reinforcing areas (71) which extend transversely of said channel means (41, 42), said cross-shaped reinforcing areas (71) being formed directly on the underside of said pallet, wherein the underside of said pallet further includes six X-shaped reinforcing areas (61) which are located directly under said channel means (41, 42) to provide extra strengthening support for said channel means, said channel means (41, 42) each being formed as a solid channel open only at the ends thereof and being positioned between said top wall elements (21a, 22a, 23a), wherein said bag element (10) and said product (12) comprise a burlap bag substantially filled with nuts for treatment in a manufacturing process.