Welcome to the forum Brad. In that 4th picture, you might consider saving that one log on the right hand side or at least cut a cookie off it and save it for next February to give as a Valentine for your wife! Nice heart shape there. Also, what do you mean, "only a 20 ton?" That is some serious splitting power and there are others on here that also have 20 ton splitters. We've had ours for a long, long time and could not be happier with it. I don't know why companies went to 22 ton to replace the 20 ton units they used to sell but I think it is just marketing hype to get higher tonnage. It is not needed.
Welcome Brad. Honey Locust is good stuff, you are going to happy when you burn it. Been a while since any has come my way.
Welcome to FHC! I thought that was a farm and fleet sold splitter. Looking at that splitter, it looked exactly like the harbor freight one.
Welcome to the hood Brad M - you got the memo on pictures The dual splitters are fine at 20T - it'll shear through all those crotches. I added a ramp to help get the bigguns up onto the table. What's the old smoke dragon/barrel setup? Are you experimenting with a solar kiln?
Locust is good wood; I rather see it in fence posts because that stuff lasts without rotting and no need for PT posts that contaminate the soil. Of course if it was cut to firewood length then it is going to make some really nice fires to keep the toes toasty warm. and Kimberly says HI
If no one else will say it, you deserve a big 'you suck' for that great score. Welcome to the site. Got beer
I see where people are talking about their 30+ton 4way splitters and it makes me think a 20 ton would get laughed at. It sure beats swinging that maul!
That's my smoker. It's a beast but it can turn out some tasty Q! And yep, that's a solar kiln I'm fooling around with. I read the thread on here talking about them and thought I'd wrap one up. That's a 1/2 cord of ash in there that I'm hoping to be able to burn this winter. I'll give it another month and test a couple of pieces to check moisture content. You've got a good eye!
The didier we have is only like 15 tons. It works just fine. With all the elm I've processed in the last couple of years, I can't imagine not having a hydro splitter.
Welcome aboard Brad.....I usually tell everyone new to the club to pull up a log by the fire and sit a spell but don't use that honey locust, if you get my POINT.
It looks to be hybrid honey locust, as that is pretty much all we have around the Milwaukee area. So, he can take a seat on that locust and not worry about thorns.
Well then that it'll be fine I tell ya, I don't know that much about honey locust but I can talk black locust. Always have my share of black, thus my screen name. But I learned something tonight as I was under the impression that all honey locust had thorns.
I've got one in my front yard. No thorns. I'm just north of the Milwaukee area. Now, I wasn't aware of this either until this winter, learned on FHC.
Welcome Brad, Now that's a great score and some nice space & tools too. I am looking forward to more posts and pics!
My neighbor's honey locust that stands next to my driveway does not have thorns. A mile away at the golf course theirs has crazy thorns. Don't like burning locust at campfires because the smoke burns my eyes real bad. Can't wait to burn it in a good stove when the mercury drops. Free locust is the bestest!
