I lovvvvvvveeeee this product. Like most people I had to use a crowbar... this saved a lot of time and your back. You won't break as many boards either, since it spreads the pressure around. I will say this is harder to use if there is no gap between the boards! You will need to take 1 board off then it will work as normal.

Easy to use & sturdy! Perfect for someone that likes to re-use the boards from pallets. It saves time & saves most of the boards from being destroyed like it would if using a hammer or pry bar.

The media could not be loaded. I've seen some other products where people have bent them. This one is well built and makes quick and easy work of breaking down a pallet, even one handed as I recorded the video.

Great for disassembling pallets quickly and efficiently!

I get pallets from my wife's work and use them for wood projects. Taking the boards off, in one piece, is a challenge. I bought this to see if it would make the job easier and maybe better. It does make it really easy for sure, but the wood splits just as much.
This tool is built like a tank and will last for ever. I was going to make one, but I couldn't buy the raw steel to make it for less than this thing cost. The only weakness I found was that after just 3 pallets, the top of the plastic handle broke off!!
The pivoting heads are really useful, and are the main reason I bought this design. They allow the tool to be inserted between boards that are closer together. Also, once you apply pressure, they naturally follow the board's surface and apply even pressure across its width, reducing the chance of breakage. Unfortunately, I found only the middle of the board lifts cleanly without splitting. Pallet nails are ribbed and a b**ch to pull out. So 99 times out of 100, the board is pulled over the nail heads, leaving large holes on top. This results in quite a bit of tear-out on the underside, but not a big deal for a pallet wood project. However, at the ends, where you use just one of the pivoting heads snugged up against the main rib of the pallet, the board splits as the tool pulls the board over the nail heads.
I found the best process was to lever up the middle, and cut the boards short, just inside the line of nail heads, with my circular saw. This gave me the highest number of useable boards. If you just want to break a pallet down and aren't using the wood, this tool is awesome and makes the job very easy indeed.
One pallet had been rebuilt with some hardwood and this tool was able to pull those boards off cleanly with the nails. Unfortunately, most pallets are made from really soft wood.
On the next batch of pallets I am going to try using my reciprocating saw on the ends and this tool in the middle, where getting saw access can be limited.
Do I recommend this tool? As long as you know it won't stop damaging the boards and it is just one tool in your arsenal of pallet dismantling tools, then yes. If you want to tear down an old deck, you can bet it'll work great!