Honey locust

[Wood Doctor]

The only time I ever overloaded my truck was when I packed it tight with freshly-felled locust, all rounds cut to length. The truck never forgave me, even though I promised the truck that I would never do it again.

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

The only time I ever overloaded my truck was when I packed it tight with freshly-felled locust, all rounds cut to length. The truck never forgave me, even though I promised the truck that I would never do it again.

It is heavy.

 

[Wood Doctor]

It is heavy.

Locust density is about the same as oak. When green, it could be higher. It does dry faster than oak, and of course, it grows faster. Many have told me that an "orchard" of locust trees would produce more BTUs per acre per year than any tree species you could possibly plant.

 

[Nutball]

I remember when I stuffed a 2500 full of fresh hickory. Man was it sagging. I bent the hitch leaving the driveway which was partially TSC's fault for selling hitch balls with 3" too much shaft hanging past the nut.

 

[Junk Meister]

The only time I ever overloaded my truck was when I packed it tight with freshly-felled locust, all rounds cut to length. The truck never forgave me, even though I promised the truck that I would never do it again.

Trucks can be Muleishy like that

 

[Ryan Browne]

... with 3" too much shaft hanging past the nut.

You can blame TSC, but that sounds like a personal problem.

 

[Slacker]

Ants in the locust. Too small for carpenter ants.

 

[RI Chevy]

Interesting thread! I learned a lot from this. Locust up here seems yellowish inside.

 

[JimBear]

2 loads of fresh split Honey Locust

 

[RI Chevy]

Nice

 

[Nutball]

I call them hard wood ants. I tend to find them in only the hardest woods: shag bark, hedge, black locust... They will bite but aren't very bad. I hate the giant black carpenter ants, they're kinda creepy. I tend to find them in Honey locust. I try to keep either ant spray or propane torch near the splitter for ants

 

[WKEND LUMBERJAK]

I call them hard wood ants. I tend to find them in only the hardest woods: shag bark, hedge, black locust... They will bite but aren't very bad. I hate the giant black carpenter ants, they're kinda creepy. I tend to find them in Honey locust. I try to keep either ant spray or propane torch near the splitter for ants

I like that torch idea I will use that .

 

[danimal]

Keep a weed burner torch on a bottle of propane handy whilst splitting black locust. It all is full of ants round here..

 

[Cat 525]

Gas works on those ants too! Just don't be smoking!

 

[Wood Doctor]

A whole bunch of wood from was recently dropped by a golf course trying to clear out some trees -- not sure why, but the collection was ash, honey locust, and silver maple. A big sign was placed near the pile -- FREE.

All the locust disappeared first, then the ash, and finally the maple. I collected a truckload or two of ash and maple, but almost all of the honey locust was gobbled up before I got there. Just thought I would pass this along.