Good ta have ya!!
If you head over to TSC theyhave the 22ton on sale for 1K, and the 27 ton on sale for 1,400 Bucks.
Both will handle the elm, slow mind you, but they will plow through.
Somewhere on here are pic's of the big old ugly elm Nuzzy and I laid low last winter. Right about the same size as your new project.
Nary a problem with the 27Ton Huskee.
Matter of fact, some of the rounds were split tonight as they were mixed in with another tree or five.
Renting makes sense right now mind you, perfect sense.
Wait till the second day of rental though.
You'll be more than a bit ready to watch the Ball game, and still on hook for two days, and ya can't take a break or do other things.
Part of the "Savings" of owning your own splitter, is that you can come home and put in an hour of splitting here and there as daily exercise, and get ahead on the wood pile without killing yourself in a three day splitfest-O-pain.
Elm is stringy like cheep beef and you'll be wrestling the splits off the wedge.
Verical splitting is easier on the big rounds, but rasslin' the big rounds and breaking off the splits while bent over, is aerobic enough to make ya laugh at those skinny gals on the gonowhere bikes.LOL!!!
Best of luck with that pile, and have fun with the crotches...
'Ol Nuzzy was new to all of this last year, and after frothing himself up with a splitting maul and one round with a small crotch he turned around and said "I get it!, I get it!!, I gotta get a splitter or I'm screwed!" LOL!!!!
Noodles are fun to make with Elm as well...don't forget to make a few!
Stay safe!
Dingeryote