Which splitter should I get?

[Jazzberry]

I ended up buying the 22ton county line friday from TSC because of this tip. thanks!

it was on sale for $850 before tax. pre assembled and fill of fluids. so far I love it but do not have any hwrdwoods to test at the moment only a downed soft maple in the yard

You did good. Don't worry about hardwoods. That thing will breeze through hardwood no sweat.

 

[MacinJosh]

I ended up buying the 22ton county line friday from TSC because of this tip. thanks!

it was on sale for $850 before tax. pre assembled and fill of fluids. so far I love it but do not have any hwrdwoods to test at the moment only a downed soft maple in the yard

Glad I could help. Cheers!

 

[bpirger]

not a bad idea..

I'm not trusting my new moisture meter, almost a cord of black locust that was hallowed out with carpenter ants is reading in at about 20% just split!
Carpenter ant are still there, any real worries of them going to my house?
I had the tree dropped off from elsewhere...

Smee....I have experience with carpenter ants...they are horrible. I fell, skid, split all my own wood. When I come across ants in the wood, I will pour a small amount of gas onto the log/split to kill them all....instantly. You don't want them in your house, nearby, etc. Amazing when you dig into what they do, how they migrate and work. All nasty. Kill them.....do NOT bring them inside or even close to the house.

 

[Sean McGillicuddy]

I keep a can of raid next to splitter to spray them, then set the wood aside to observe .. spray as needed.

 

[smee]

Thanks for the tips.
I think i'm going to spray inside the basement also..

 

[smee]

I saw a wood pecker this morning hanging around freshly split rounds with ants

 

[Jazzberry]

Free range chickens. Mine will fight you over any bug. They are like bug police with little rototillers built in to look under stuff.