My son and I are taking down a large Honey locust next week. How long does honey locust need to season?
I think the consensus is that the Stihl chains in general hold up better, but yeah, I've been thinking of using more semi-chisel chain too. I've cut a good bit of dead BL and didn't notice any increased chain mortality...They can be very hard on chains. I took down a relatively small green Black Locust recently and my full chisel (Oregon LPX) chain was toast. I'm now running a semi-chisel (Stilhl RMC) and will be seeing if that helps prolong the need to constant file. I think I will be dropping and cutting a couple Black Locust trees this weekend. I've heard they become a real pain to cut when they are dead and dry. It's best to cut them when green.
That's great, if you can season locust in a few months you are better than me. It all depends on the conditions.Tsquini..not sure what mc yur trying to get to..but i have some locust that has been split and heaped for just a few months..its at about 20 percent now..yes it will prolly burn better at 3 years..... but people like me are trying to get three years ahead...BL should be ready in a year or so..give or take...i have a bit to burn 2016 season that was cut this year..it will be ready...also i dont split huge either..im not tryn to anger the dry wood gods but good greif..just sayn