There were a couple I could have split smaller to be more consistent, but I like bigger splits. Lol. This locust aside from the couple crotch pieces split really nicely. That first split to halve it, as you can see why all the way across that large round. It split almost as nicely as oak. That said, when splitting the chunks up, most splits cracked straight all the way, making sure slightly smaller than I typically make them. Next time you guys can split my firewood and I'll critique the split sizes.
It usually is. This stuff was a dream to split. Which is good because just jockeying the rounds and chunks to split them was work. Dealing with chunks held together by stringy crap would've made it much more difficult. I wish I had a scale that I could've used. No doubt those big 16-18" rounds are 300 lbs. My wife was asking how I got the couple nice bruises. Moving heavy HL is how. Good thing I had my Carhartt jacket and coveralls on. That bark is vicious.
My guess is a 16" x 18" round would be 150 lbs. The round in your pic there was bigger than 18" though, no?
Yeah. I didn't measure it, but it was much bigger than that. I'll measure the round that's on the trailer still that is the same size. If it was 150 lbs, I'd simply pick it up. That's easy lifting for me unless I'm gassed.
Which is why I asked how many splits that the round would yield. Each out those halves wouldn't fit in any stove so they are not"splits", let alone be picked up easily.
You said DID yield, not WOULD yield. (Or will it yield) The picture had two. Sigh. I guess this was why I was never good at test questions. I always thought they were trying to trick me when they weren’t. I was only off 30. LOL. No prize money for me.
