How Do You Split A Gum?

[cus_deluxe]

Elm was the worst wood I have split in this area yet. Very stringy. I ended up noodling it with the saw at the time.

yeah elm is pretty much to worst here. although ive gotten into a couple beech near lake michigan that had been battered by wind for 70 years, wish i had pictures, damn things were like corkscrews the whole way up.

 

[P.M.P.]

 

[Basher]

I think it was an aftermarket spool. I can't find any markings on it to indicate that it is an OEM part. Two pawls.

It looked AM to me but don`t like to say them letters much any more, too many AM likers out there.

 

[Basher]

I pulled the guts straight through my Elasto Start handle last outing with my flat top 066, just got my new unit in to replace it. Broke the cord off short after tieing on a piece of tree limb for a handle, think it might have a tad too much compression, no release. It hasn`t stripped out the spool yet.

 

[Guido Salvage]

I don’t know much about splitting a gum, but I did bite the hell out of my tongue several weeks ago. Took over 5 hours to stop bleeding and I filled half a Gatorade jug with blood before it stopped.

 

[Mastermind]

I don’t know much about splitting a gum, but I did bite the hell out of my tongue several weeks ago. Took over 5 hours to stop bleeding and I filled half a Gatorade jug with blood before it stopped.

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Warn a feller next time Gary.

 

[P.M.P.]

Warn a feller next time Gary.

yeah
FFS... Probably a Gene Simmons fan

 

[Guido Salvage]

I have a bunch of gum in these piles that I am going to split with my sawmill...

 

[Orangeinthebarn]

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Personally, I use an 044.

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We have lots of gum here in SE Tennessee I hate them. They will give a 30 ton splitter a workout. Nice 044 there. Picture from yesterday