Actually I can’t stand the stuff but I’m stuck with about 2.5 cords of this miserable stuff to split, or should I say tear?
That looks nasty, I have a lot of gum on my property and fortunately have not had to fell any as of yet. I’ll try to stay away. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I don’t fight if I don’t have to. I just fed the next piece through. I paid for 22 tons of force, might as well use it
Absolutely the worst! Lots of work for little BTU's. I have plenty on my property, but fortunately, I also have lots of much more rewarding species for fire wood.
That stuff is nasty, we don't have much around here at least. Won't even bother with it. Any reason you don't just leave it rounds & pitch it in your boiler jrider ?
... I got some of that stuff when I first scrounged... yea... needless to say... most it went into the outside burn pile...
This was from the farm my brother works on. They had a pile of about 12-14 cords of great oak logs and this. I had to take it and figured may as well sell it. Regrets now
WOW! Thats like elm ten fold! Looks like a splitting nightmare. Ive seen similar wood at the dump and never took any (thank god) With wood scores sometimes you have to take the good with the bad. Are you able to recognize it and pile together for when you are in the mood to split it (if ever)?
I am pretty good with wood id and even if I can’t id a certain wood, I can easily tell it’s different. I know gum all too well so it’s all piled up together
Wow. I just planted three of those on my property because I like the fall colors but if they grow up and fall over in a storm someday way off in the future I can see I would be in for a world of hurt if I wanted to turn them into firewood. Yikes. I will do my best to keep them alive and healthy!
Sweet gum sucks to split, but the trees do have nice fall colors like mentioned. I don't mind working with the stuff with a hydraulic splitter. It burns good and makes a nice addition to the "I don't give a crap" stack that gets burned whenever I try to save better wood for colder nights. A load of boxelder, tulip poplar, and sweet gum makes a nice late fall fire.
