How hard is Elm ??

[slack ma girdle]

I have been trying to split some Elm for the home fires, and i have forgotten just how hard it is.

Picture One, After repeated hitting with splitting maul, i resort to a splitting wedge. Wedge goes in and the log does not split.

Pictrue two, go all around the log where i think it might split hitting it with the maul. Log still does not split

Picture three, Resort to brick bolster and finally crack log. The log still required a further 10-15 blows with the maul

 

Total time to split log in half, about 1/2 an hour.

Still got another 10 logs to go !!!!!!

[josharb87]

after the 3rd hit, get the chainsaw out!

[Stephen Blair]

work around the edges mate, never try and just half a log unless its very small, follow the grain

[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Terrible stuff thru the chipper and all!

[Tree Man Tom]

work around the edges mate, never try and just half a log unless its very small, follow the grain

 

 

Gave up with trying to split elm by hand at work, goes straight on the log splitter pile now.

 

Shreks right though, i always work the edges when splitting, once you get the first piece off it sometimes seems to split easier.

[niftysteve]

after the 3rd hit, get the chainsaw out!

 

after the first get the splitter on it:thumbup:

[slack ma girdle]

Terrible stuff thru the chipper and all!

 

We chipped a large area of elm, and the stringy bark jammed the fly wheel, which cause the drive belts to snap. The belts tangled around the wiring, and striped the lot. Hire company not very happy when we returned it. We were chucking the Elm from the top of the bank straight into the chipper, so by the time we had slid down the bank and turned off the chipper it was too late

Edited January 24, 2010 by slack ma girdle
Not concentrating

[Mozza]

It is proper tuff stuff, I split some on a splitter on friday, It had only just been cut down and it was sooooooooo stringy

 

Great to burn when its dry tho

[slack ma girdle]

work around the edges mate, never try and just half a log unless its very small, follow the grain

 

Tried that and it did not make any difference

[Mesterh]

after the first get the splitter on it:thumbup:

 

Just get he splitter on it from the start:thumbup1: