looks like the ms361 will be getting a workout

[NDtreehugger]

I may have picked up another clean-out
mile or more of dead and dieing Elm (shelter) wind block.

couple of weeks off then we will see what this thing can do.

 

[aandabooks]

Run the piss out of it. Might as well find any other problems while it's still under warranty.

Be safe and happy cutting.

 

[stihl sawing]

Run it, That's what it's made for. It should run good for you.

 

[Haywire Haywood]

Elm.... hope you have a good splitter... that stuff laughs at mauls.... unless it's Darth Maul wielding a light saber.

Ian

 

[NDtreehugger]

I split by hand

been doing so for years

keeps an old guy in shape
see icon....

 

[stihl sawing]

been doing so for years

keeps an old guy in shape
see icon....

You must have a different kind of elm, The stuff we got here you could beat on till :censored: freezes over and it won't split.

 

[NDtreehugger]

I only know about

Red and American Elm

The red splits like ash, the american is a twisted mess of fibers.
just gotta hit it hard and hit it hard and hit it hard------------- sometimes use a wedge. the best way is to cut in 12" long rounds and it splits with ease.

 

[cww]

"You must have a different kind of elm, The stuff we got here you could beat on till freezes over and it won't split."

stihl sawing----you must live in the same part of AR as me. If elm is over 6 inches in diam "forget about it" --it grows with a spiral grain that will-- with a splitting maul will leave you "gaspin fo air" and whishing for the stamina you "usta" have!

 

[stihl sawing]

"You must have a different kind of elm, The stuff we got here you could beat on till freezes over and it won't split."

stihl sawing----you must live in the same part of AR as me. If elm is over 6 inches in diam "forget about it" --it grows with a spiral grain that will-- with a splitting maul will leave you "gaspin fo air" and whishing for the stamina you "usta" have!

Yup, Probably real close. There are a lot of guys from arkansas here. You are right on with the elm here and welcome to the site.

 

[Erick]

I used to split elm with a maul when I was younger, stronger, and dumber.

Now a days I just rip it with the saw, filing a chain is a lot less strenuous than beating on a rock with a rubber mallet.

 

[stihl sawing]

Now a days I just rip it with the saw, filing a chain is a lot less strenuous than beating on a rock with a rubber mallet.

LOL, You got that right.

 

[oldsaw]

Yeah, but he's from ND and he has something you don't. -20 winters. That was the only time I would split the stuff myself. We had them in MN too.

Mark

 

[stihl sawing]

Yeah, but he's from ND and he has something you don't. -20 winters. That was the only time I would split the stuff myself. We had them in MN too.

Mark

I hear ya, When it gets that cold you'll do anything to stay warm.

 

[SawTroll]

-20 sure helps!

 

[NDtreehugger]

Really its not that hard to split

there are some you can't split with a splitter and some you can split with an Ax.

This year there were 3 or so rounds I could'nt get, but for the most part you just gotta get busy.


There is a lot of wood heat going to waste.

I will burn it all

Pine
Cottonwood
aspen
oak
ash
doug
manzanita
Scrub Oak
Bur Oak
Sycamore
Dogwood
Olive
Cedar
hedgewood

Just a few I have burned through the years