I ordered a grapple load of firewood and ended up with this ENORMOUS cottonwood tree. It stank like a sewer when cut, and nearly every piece required the full stroke of the hydraulic splitter because it was so stringy. I had to tear the pieces apart by hand even after splitting. Some of the bark fell off and revealed giant thorny spikes growing out of the wood waiting to pierce skin! Fortunately I took Dennis' advice (Backwoods Savage) and let it dry a while so the giant rounds were easier to move to the splitter. Dennis knows everything about firewood imaginable (except for the proper way to run a splitter - everyone knows horizontal is better where possible :snake: ). I can't wait to heave this stuff into the Fireview.