Next time I see elm at the dump....I'm going to leave it at the dump. Took a few rounds (maybe 5) and man what a pain in the you know what. On a related note I think I'll leave beech as well. Had to break down and use the log splitter. It would have been impossible to split by hand. Just look at those waves!!!!
Yes but I split the elm by hand with a sledge and a wedge! And yeah like I said somewhere else it is nice to have the option to wheel out the 34-ton when I need to. And with this beech I sure needed to. As a noise service to my neighbors as well I try not to unless I really have to. But of course some people don't notice that.
Mind if I use that first sentence in my signature? I’m noticing a trend, Elm is being called out as it should. The only thing I find it good for is rotting and re-enrichening the ground where it lays.
The hydro don't need to be that powerful. Our Didier is only about 12 tons. It is a push through splitter though. That is the best type of splitter for elm.
The Super Splitters are push through splitters, obviously not hydro, but still. I wish I could try a Super Split SE (Special Edition). They were specifically designed to deal with Elm. Larger gear reduction engine, heavier flywheels, heavier duty built, etc. Also a lot more money, than a J model or a HD model.
Sure! Cool to look at....but not so cool when splitting! Even with a machine! I really like the design of the super splitter but I just couldn't justify double the price ($1499 vs $3000+) and then when I got my discounts/coupons/credit from Champion directly to bring the price down to $799, then I really couldn't justify it. But it's super cool and I wish I had one....
Yeah but it smells so much that I wouldn't want to keep it around. I'm just going to burn what I have this time and consider myself properly edumacated. Before actually seeing and splitting elm for myself I was questioning why everyone was so anti-elm...could it really be that bad.......... but boy now do I get it.
Splitting isn’t the only issue I’ve had. Every time I’ve burned it, the splits leave a brick like chunk of ‘ash’ that doesn’t easily break apart to fall through my shaker grates. All around crappy stuff..
TY. Sigs don’t show at all on my phone so I wouldn’t have noticed till I got home and switched to my laptop.
Yeah, if you have a stove with an ash grate, I can see this as an issue. Mine has a flat floor, so it's no issue.
Well I will say it again and again.....I never split elm...just let the rounds sit for 2-3 yrs outside and burn whole..Use them as whole rounds that burn real long...
Agreed. Should make nice lumber. Tho after running it through a planer it may look like a hairbrush LOL
It is a bugger to split most of the time but I sure love the way it burns in my stove and in the OWB at my brothers. The Super Splits tend to just cut/slice right through. They can get through some nasty pieces that way. Sent from my SM-G930VL using Tapatalk
I haven't experienced it firsthand yet but I've heard enough horror stories and seen enough pictures of stringy splits to not make a point of seeking it out. That being said, I've heard enough good reviews about the way it burns to where if I ever came across an easy score of dead and barkless Elm, I will definitely grab whatever I can. I was splitting some more knotty Blue Spruce today and that stuff was bogging my splitter down way more than the 18" long, 30" diameter Red Oak rounds I put through it on Saturday afternoon.
