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Pretty good for free!
What do you have for saw/splitter etc...
Probably have to start noodling the larger stumps to get them to a managable size.
What do you have for saw/splitter etc...
Probably have to start noodling the larger stumps to get them to a managable size.
To tackle, it is best to grab around the lower legs... Oh wait.
A sledge and wedges is the way to go if you can't do it with hydraulics. It looks like you could cut them a bit shorter too and that will make splitting easier. It really is not bad splitting large stuff. It is just that folks seem to equate large logs with splitting hard. That is not necessarily so! I always liked splitting that big stuff and never resorted to the "noodling" thing. In fact, I detest it. An ugly way to get the job done indeed.
A sledge and wedges is the way to go if you can't do it with hydraulics. It looks like you could cut them a bit shorter too and that will make splitting easier. It really is not bad splitting large stuff. It is just that folks seem to equate large logs with splitting hard. That is not necessarily so! I always liked splitting that big stuff and never resorted to the "noodling" thing. In fact, I detest it. An ugly way to get the job done indeed.
Or, if you are daring...get a little electric chain saw and take a shot at carving a bear or moose our of that big ole stump...that thing is freaking gynormous 
If my father ever caught me standing around with my hands in my pockets, he'd kick my butt and tell me to get busy. Lots of stuff than can be done while you ponder that big stump. Just cut a ring around it and start chipping splits off the edge. Repeat until it's all gone.
I have a 33 ton troy bilt splitter, an 8 lb maul, and a Fiskars splitting axe. For saws I have a Husky 345 w/ 16 inch bar. My brother has a Huskey 455 Rancher with a 20 inch bar on it. Waiting for my old Jonsered 625 to come out of the shop.
Looks like the stump is punk enough in the middle that you should be able to roll it on its side and cut it in half with a 16" bar. Nice score, 17K lbs is a lot o btus.
kwikrp said:
jonsered may do it if not it looks like silver maple a maul will do it like everyone else said just work the outter edges
Man, this is the perfect post to quiet the street talk of the Mighty Fiskars...........
Just "John Henry" that big stump.
WoodButcher
Just "John Henry" that big stump.
WoodButcher
Had some like that last year, I used wedges to split the big ones into quarters then cut to length and on to the splitter. Watched a tree service guy use his big husky with a 24" bar carve a couple up into wedges. One tree was huge about 1/3 larger than the one pictured and he did the wedges from about 8' to 10' on down.
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