Side by side
| CP3 | CP9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,140 × 1,140 × 138 mm | 1,140 × 1,140 × 156 mm |
| Weight | not published | not published |
| Safe working load | not published | not published |
| Boards / blocks / nails | 15 / 9 / 81 | 24 / 9 / 102 |
Quick test
Measure height: 138 mm means CP3. At 156 mm, count blocks: 12 means CP8, 9 means CP9. Then confirm with the CP type marking on the block, which names the type directly.
Build compared
EPAL lists the CP3 with 15 boards, 9 blocks and 81 nails, and the CP9 with 24 boards, 9 blocks and 102 nails. The CP9 is 18 mm taller and has nine more boards on the same 1140 × 1140 mm footprint, so it is the heavier-built of the two. EPAL does not publish weights, so we cannot say by how much.
What EPAL publishes
EPAL's CP pages list dimensions, boards, blocks, nails and markings. They do not list weight or safe working load, so this site does not either.
Loading
1140 mm is too wide to fit two across in a 2,352 mm container, so these pallets go one across with gaps. Our load tables for CP3 show the effect: lower floor utilisation than either euro footprint. Compare the CP3 table for a 40 ft high cube with the EPAL 1 table for the same box.