A little help please...

[BlueRidgeMark]

On the bent toe plate, years ago SpeeCo had switched to a design that used less material in that plate, but they soon found out that it wasn't strong enough. They have since gone back to having a beefy reinforced toe plate that doesn't seem to have any issues.

Yep, I got one of the weak ones. It got replaced with the same. Just got a welder a few months ago so I plan to reinforce it. It's held up fine since then, though. That oak I was splitting was like iron.

 

[zig]

I'll send the US Dept of Agriculture over so you can explain how your results overturns all the data their studies.

I'll make coffee.

 

[zig]

I'll send the US Dept of Agriculture over so you can explain how your results overturns all the data their studies.

I'll make coffee.

 

[billb3]

I'll make coffee.

maple seasons rather readily - you could probably wait util May in Mi, but then a cold Summer would make you wish you had stuck to your November schedule- plus you don't get rounds buried under snow for months insulated fro the environment.
given that the USA has seven climate zones generalized statements about any one of them might have little value outside that one.

Not surprising some folks up in Maine don't have much patience for oak: http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplgtr/fplgtr121.pdf

 

[smee]

Wish me luck guys, coming tomorrow.
I'll try to post pics, i suck at tech stuff and had trouble doing that before..