Hope They're not Planning to Hand Split This

Driven by this the last few mornings on my way to the job. Sycamore. Hope they arent planning on hand splitting it. Try it sometime and find out. Makes messy splits so i pass on when encountered even though i have a hydro.

 

Can’t remember of anyone posting pics of sycamore being split.

 

Smaller rounds may pop somewhat clean with a hydro but its close to elm IME. Miserable chit.

 

WinonaRail split some recently, but i dont recall seeing any bigger rounds.

 

How do we know that under the camouflage bark there isn't BTU gold hiding in there?!? The fact that nobody here posts about sycamore "scores" speaks volumes

 

I believe Locust Post has split and burned sycamore. It can split ok of it sits for a while, or if you lucky. I tried to split freshly cut sycamore and gave up after two rounds. Some I rolled into the woods and the others are holding the sheet metal down on my stacks. I think they have similar output to silver maple.

 

I hope the homeowner is a jerk and some tree service delivered a load of instant karma to him. If he's a nice guy struggling to get by in the world, happy to get his first load of "free heat" I feel bad for him

 

It almost looks like they took a tree down in that person's yard and keft it for them.
I reckon thats a stump at the bottom center?

Never split or burned any, but as with Elm, Id be willing to try!

 

So what's the deal with it? Is it harder to split when green or dry and starting to check? Or is it just plain nasty any time any where?

 

There's a reason

 

Maybe they’ll let you have it all Brad.

 

The 2-3 times ive tried over the years it was not fun. After a piece or two i quit.

 

That's not like you Brad!

 

I dropped a big sycamore in 2020. I've already burnt all the limb wood and have at least a cord of splits that I may get into some this winter but likely more like next winter. I did not have much trouble processing it like all the dreadful naysayers talk about.

 

No thanks.. Looks like it was dumped there on purpose.

 

i like making firewood just not overkilling myself doing it.

 

Maybe you got lucky? All sycamore not created equal? You used a hydro correct?

Wonder what jrider's experience is with it?

 

First time i recall seeing wood in his yard and i go that way all the time. Maybe its a chip drop?

 

Ahh, the old Sycamore chip drop gag. Always good for a few laughs.