Yeah dead easy mate, a lot of em just fall apart (that's one of the reasons I like Stringy, it's easy to split, burns well and puts out good heat. I got some other stuff last week which wasn't going to split no matter how many times you hit it (my mate hit one piece a good 20-30 times and hardly made a dent in itso the Jonsereds 621 got called into action to sort it out! 90% of this stuff I got yesterday will go straight into the heater without having to worry about splitting which is a great thing and I often try and cut limbs for that reason, saves me a lot of hard work and it's usually dry and ready to burn so win win.
You better burn it before it disintegrates! ;- )
and I ain't got no dynamite or any real interest in dealing with firewood like that unless I have access to a hydro log splitter.
Bloody oath, I don't mind some of the bigger stuff but it depends on what type of tree it's from cos some is easy to split and other stuff needs dynamite to break it up
I have split some fresh oak before, 12-14" or so diam, that taxed my splitter. wouldn't split it. first time ever. fresh, wet; tight grains! so I changed the oil, fresh plug, air cleaner... and oiled the wedge point and the to split location in the chunk... it split then. so now if I am splitting... I keep some gear oil on the ready just for such times. its not often, but at times... makes the difference. I get a bit of a kick out of it... I can hear the splitter engine starting to lug, it has gone into hi pressure... and so I back off. I don't abuse my equipment! and I paint on some oil... wedge... the the wood... then like a hot knife thru warm butta'!
also, I always keep my I-beam wet with an oil solution I make up as I go...
Just as i was readin this it came on the morning news James.
Exact reason I bought a big 30 ton. I have put the nastiest stuff I could find on it and it will slice through a big knot. I try not to do that on purpose often. Alot of times those big knotty pieces fall apart into junk if I try to split them so I try to "filet" the strait grain meat off the side of the knot and leave it intact. Big knotty stuff burns good but I gotta atleast knock it down to a size that will fit in the stoveI have split some fresh oak before, 12-14" or so diam, that taxed my splitter. wouldn't split it. first time ever. fresh, wet; tight grains! so I changed the oil, fresh plug, air cleaner... and oiled the wedge point and the to split location in the chunk... it split then. so now if I am splitting... I keep some gear oil on the ready just for such times. its not often, but at times... makes the difference. I get a bit of a kick out of it... I can hear the splitter engine starting to lug, it has gone into hi pressure... and so I back off. I don't abuse my equipment! and I paint on some oil... wedge... the the wood... then like a hot knife thru warm butta'!
also, I always keep my I-beam wet with an oil solution I make up as I go...
They tried to tell me I couldn't go past the fire line. Eventually they realised I wasn't leaving till I got to make sure Ma and Pa were ok. An older guy with the fire police let me go when the rest weren't looking. Just realised this morning that older guy is my neighbor and recognized me.
Love the headache rack on the new truck!We've finally got our very own danger ranger last week after it was getting a few bits and pieces stuck on it. There'll be more stuff in due course.
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It can easily transport two Cowkids with the tonneau cover on.
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We took it out for its maiden voyage on dirt yesterday scouting out some future campsites in our area.
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Part of the road out was heavily corrugated and the back end was very skatey in 2WD but better in 4WD. It was better again with a couple of sticks of scrounge in the back.
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It's mountain ash, killed in the 2003 bushfires that went through here. A lighter eucalypt hardwood it burns nicely and splits very easily. I think I might dice this up into 2 inch thick splits to get a new fire up to the point that it can take the bigger stuff I like to put in there.
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My buddy had a couple elm come down on the edge of the parking lot at his restaurant, todays scrounge. At least the ground (parking lot) was dry. First load in the new truck.
