More great work, grooming your forest. Melissa, running through the woods was the picture of athletic elegance. She reminded me of Diana Riggs, in the old Avengers TV shows. A lady, a knock-out, and fully capable of dealing with any problem in trousers. The spirit, brains, and strength, she displays in in ordinary situations. They certainly can be put to other uses, in difficult ones. Melissa and the other Morgan ladies add a unique element to the channel. Thank you all.
Good morning Morgan Family. Now that's a perfect machine for Ms. Melissa to operate. If she can't back it up, MOW IT DOWN IN FRONT OF YOU. Like folks said Mr. Mike, you are having waaaaaay to much fun, and I am so happy watching you have that fun. Thanks for keeping everyone safe around that Tasmanian Devel. SMART MAN!
Murphy Tractor - no 100k, but I backed out of buying approx 90 acres in South OK 6-months ago as it was so thick, I figured it would take me 10-years of chainsawing, winching, and pushing into burn piles to clear fence lines and some crossing trails.....M&M have certainly edumicated (yes it’s spelt right) thx to you and that beast......thank you all for removing my fear of buying thick growth land.
Sorry Melissa, I vote for calling the lower loop....Maple Grove! Has a nice ring to it that is easy to remember! Love the video and the catchy tune. Gets me motivated to complete my own projects! Just put up a shed, built a deck off my retaining wall overlooking the marsh and still have to cut down all the plants in the flower beds! Multi-tasking! Thanks and hope you had a great birthday! P.S. Nice skid steer birthday present!
I really enjoy all the big yellow toys and Mike talking about stuff, but when Melissa show's up all that stuff stops and I can't seem to breath very well. She is just WOW. And the dogs are great too. What's their names again? Ruger, Piper, and ? Oh well. Seriously , I do enjoy these vids. Everything about them just fascinates me. I will be honest to admit a large amount of envy for all the land you seem to have and your ability to work it so well. God bless you all and please continue the videos.
I watch most if not all of your posts and I love them. In one of your trail mulching videos you mentioned peoples negative comments about your clearing. I live out West where wild fires are awful. These wild fires can all be blamed on environmentalism and their demands that the forest be left alone. I personally believe in keeping the undergrowth mowed down and I have never found that wildlife left the area. My personal opinion (unsolicited as it is) would be that you should go in there and mulch all the undergrowth. Please keep the videos coming.
I love your videos. Great family and just love how you banter/adore Melissa through the eye of the camera. That’s a man that loves his woman. Great to see.
Randy Carpenter great point and even more so with skid steer’s. Given their smaller stature compared to bigger equipment people ofter underestimate the risks associated. I own one and treat it’s risk’s like all other machinery.
Thomas Brighton I completely agree. I own an older 2006 skid steere that doesn’t have the upgraded led lighting. It’s ok but dismal in comparison to this. I have new led lights I’ll install soon and it’s sure to make a world of difference.
What a machine that is, you look like you have been driving one for years. A signpost sounds like a great idea, maybe you could add distance to each location. It's great that Levi, Kate and Ty can live independent on the family property.
Wish I had one of those machines right now , I'm clearing my trails by hand, slow process. That forestry machine does a good job and fast, and also cleans up the brush, no brush piles, thats great.
I think Murphy Tractor got their money's worth by letting you use that machine. Better than a commercial and a lot cheaper too. If I had the property and the money I would buy one. It's an amazing machine. Your trails remind me of a friends family property. He had trails all through it. We would ride his Ranger around it. In the spring the water would be over the floorboards on a large section of the property. In the fall we wou5take my old pickup truck out there and cut firewood. I sure miss those days.
We have names for various areas on our property as well as for the trails and different blinds and tree stands- cedar crest, misery hill, big rack, etc. as a matter of safety. Knowing where you are and having the ability to convey that to somebody who knows the layout of the land is helpful if you have a problem or need help dragging a big buck. I also have reflective thumb tacks along the trails every ten yards or so because it gets really dark in the woods and some areas can be a bit confusing for visiting hunting buddys once the sun goes down. I suspect that Ty's trail to the brick house will soon become your most traveled trail in the near future.
I have a Diamond Cutter for my Cat 307 Ell. Does a great job on fence rows ditch and pond banks. Do a lot of food plots and shooting lanes for deer hunters.
Wow thats an impressive piece of equipment you have there. I think I would have a hard time not getting carried away and mowing down everthing I sight lol. 😁
Michael you're becoming the Norm Abrams of the outdoors. If there's a power tool you'll get it. Please don't cut to many trails or you wouldn't have any forest left, only kidding. It's great to see a man living his dream
I have used a drum style grinder... I actually like that better . It seems to clear everything in its path and leave a clean, clear path.. free of the debris you grind up.... I heard it was coming to upstate NY and getting dropped off at my garage! Thanks Mike and Melissa.... Great video!
Hi mike and Melissa. Have been a loyal viewer from day one. Just never really got into the comments. Wonderful channel. I've learned so many things from your channel and look forward to each new video. I live near kittanning, Pa. about an hour from you guys. Keep up the good work!
Beautiful One, Always Rockin the Apparel. Surprise the Doggies didn't fellow you down the Trails for Protection. Sooo use to seeing you with them. Be Careful out there !!! As Always #thatmelissasmile !!!
Back when I went hunting with my father we had an aerial photo of the property and all the trails drawn in . Everything was named (Planted Pines, Rooneys Field, Orchard, Basin, ...est) so we knew where everyone else was and for those new to the area was easy to learn. Should be easier with modern GPS systems and online satellite maps.
I have the next step down from that Disc Mulching machine . I Do weed abatement and land clearing but is all very tall 10’ or more weeds , also overgrown giant bushes ya can’t even walk through and in no time at all. Crazy what ya can do with a CTL. I have a Takeuchi TL 10 and love it Have a Day
A couple of suggestion for running the mulcher. Throttle up. The mulcher need flow that comes from engine RPM. Secondly, tilt the mulching head back close to 30 degrees, then lower the head into the tree. This will inflect the maximum energy into the tree and keeps you from having to move. Keep up with the videos.
Those forestry machines are amazing at busting trails. I’ve never used one but I love to give it a go. I used to operate a D8 Caterpillar bulldozer so I’d have a lot of fun with that thing. Do they make dozer blades that you can use with it. If so, it would be a great addition to a person’s farm equipment. Great video! Keep up the good work.
Nice Machine! Any chance of getting a drone arial view of the property. Be really cool to see the big picture and piece together all the places you’ve been working in
8:40...Mike, I think we will need a Ruling from the Law office of "Piper Stanley and Ru"...with a side bar from counselor (Melissa)...from a self-proclaimed Hook Line & Chill superfan 🖐😉😎🍻Cheers
Hey Mike enjoying your channel such a lovely part of America, was wondering with all that timber around and up close to your home wether fire is something you guys contend with, here in Australia that very issue comes up each summer as would no doubt see on the news what’s happening here at the moment
Great machinery and video. Given the comments/interest in stump height left behind etc, it might be an idea for a follow up video. I own a medium size skid steer and have a stump bucket attachement with a grapple. It works awesome when used as intended and can remove some impressive stumps. Just an option from the various cutters and grinders.
Just remember Melissa. The bigger the boy the bigger the toy. We have tree farms in Mississippi and they use these to keep lanes free of brush especially invasive plants
A cleared pathway along each of the borders of your property would likely prove very useful to you. It would help define the boundaries to anyone who might be walking through. I have started this with my own wooded lot but I could use a machine like the John Deere 333G.
Melissa is a happy face. She likes projects and encourages Mike to succeed. Thanks for posting.
More great work, grooming your forest. Melissa, running through the woods was the picture of athletic elegance. She reminded me of Diana Riggs, in the old Avengers TV shows. A lady, a knock-out, and fully capable of dealing with any problem in trousers. The spirit, brains, and strength, she displays in in ordinary situations. They certainly can be put to other uses, in difficult ones. Melissa and the other Morgan ladies add a unique element to the channel. Thank you all.
Good morning Morgan Family. Now that's a perfect machine for Ms. Melissa to operate. If she can't back it up, MOW IT DOWN IN FRONT OF YOU. Like folks said Mr. Mike, you are having waaaaaay to much fun, and I am so happy watching you have that fun. Thanks for keeping everyone safe around that Tasmanian Devel. SMART MAN!
ALWAYS HAPPY TO SEE MELISSA IN THE VIDEOS. HER SMILE LIGHTS UP THE WHOLE PLACE.
Me TO
Murphy Tractor - no 100k, but I backed out of buying approx 90 acres in South OK 6-months ago as it was so thick, I figured it would take me 10-years of chainsawing, winching, and pushing into burn piles to clear fence lines and some crossing trails.....M&M have certainly edumicated (yes it’s spelt right) thx to you and that beast......thank you all for removing my fear of buying thick growth land.
That's just wonderful Melissa this machine has super bright lights now Mike can cut brush right up until bedtime.
Sorry Melissa, I vote for calling the lower loop....Maple Grove! Has a nice ring to it that is easy to remember! Love the video and the catchy tune. Gets me motivated to complete my own projects! Just put up a shed, built a deck off my retaining wall overlooking the marsh and still have to cut down all the plants in the flower beds! Multi-tasking! Thanks and hope you had a great birthday! P.S. Nice skid steer birthday present!
I really enjoy all the big yellow toys and Mike talking about stuff, but when Melissa show's up all that stuff stops and I can't seem to breath very well. She is just WOW. And the dogs are great too. What's their names again? Ruger, Piper, and ? Oh well. Seriously , I do enjoy these vids. Everything about them just fascinates me. I will be honest to admit a large amount of envy for all the land you seem to have and your ability to work it so well. God bless you all and please continue the videos.
I watch most if not all of your posts and I love them. In one of your trail mulching videos you mentioned peoples negative comments about your clearing. I live out West where wild fires are awful. These wild fires can all be blamed on environmentalism and their demands that the forest be left alone. I personally believe in keeping the undergrowth mowed down and I have never found that wildlife left the area. My personal opinion (unsolicited as it is) would be that you should go in there and mulch all the undergrowth. Please keep the videos coming.
I love your videos. Great family and just love how you banter/adore Melissa through the eye of the camera. That’s a man that loves his woman. Great to see.
You guys have a beautiful piece of property. Congrats.
Great machine for clearing brush out. Thanks for sharing and hope we see Hunter again soon. Be safe around machines they do not give a second chance.
Randy Carpenter great point and even more so with skid steer’s. Given their smaller stature compared to bigger equipment people ofter underestimate the risks associated. I own one and treat it’s risk’s like all other machinery.
That is one mean machine and great video that shows it in real world use.
Thanks for the update on the brick house. Nice to keep family close and know with the grandbaby your just a ranger ride away....lol
Great video Mike that is quite the machine. Stay safe. Hi Hunter.
THANKS FOR UPDATE ON BRICK HOUSE, GLAD IT`S BEING USED
Loved the video guys! Great one as always. I’m going to have to come out and meet you guys one day! Until then have a good one.
Mike you’re having to much fun! That rig is certainly well designed the headlight system looks like it makes night work easy!
Thomas Brighton I completely agree. I own an older 2006 skid steere that doesn’t have the upgraded led lighting. It’s ok but dismal in comparison to this. I have new led lights I’ll install soon and it’s sure to make a world of difference.
Absolutely agree to name your property areas. Creates some good folklore.
That wicked Beast Really does Some Incredible Work inA Short Time!!👍👊
I just want to come to your place and play with all your equipment. You have all the cool toys
Absolutely fabulous piece of kit, great job Mike. Hi Hunter and greetings from North Wales 👍🏴
Beautiful property! That machine is something else!
What a machine that is, you look like you have been driving one for years. A signpost sounds like a great idea, maybe you could add distance to each location. It's great that Levi, Kate and Ty can live independent on the family property.
Wish I had one of those machines right now , I'm clearing my trails by hand, slow process. That forestry machine does a good job and fast, and also cleans up the brush, no brush piles, thats great.
Thanks Mike for sharing your info on the machine really nice of you 👍🇺🇸
I think Murphy Tractor got their money's worth by letting you use that machine. Better than a commercial and a lot cheaper too. If I had the property and the money I would buy one. It's an amazing machine. Your trails remind me of a friends family property. He had trails all through it. We would ride his Ranger around it. In the spring the water would be over the floorboards on a large section of the property. In the fall we wou5take my old pickup truck out there and cut firewood. I sure miss those days.
That is one awesome working machine. I enjoyed the video. 👍👍👍❤️
That looks like a lot of fun
Hey Mike, I really like the name Maple Grove for that beautiful area!!
Awesome piece of machinery, too. Thanks for sharing!
I used to work there, great company with great products. The boom saw was always my favorite.
That cutter is really nice
I think a sign like they had on MASH would look nice at your intersection in the woods 👍
This is a great idea, i will use it on my trails. Now I want to watch all the MASH episodes again.
Dang, gotta get one of those. That's awesome!
The light package is nice for being able extend your work day!
We have names for various areas on our property as well as for the trails and different blinds and tree stands- cedar crest, misery hill, big rack, etc. as a matter of safety. Knowing where you are and having the ability to convey that to somebody who knows the layout of the land is helpful if you have a problem or need help dragging a big buck. I also have reflective thumb tacks along the trails every ten yards or so because it gets really dark in the woods and some areas can be a bit confusing for visiting hunting buddys once the sun goes down. I suspect that Ty's trail to the brick house will soon become your most traveled trail in the near future.
This post has been very useful thank you
Very cool machine.
I have a Diamond Cutter for my Cat 307 Ell. Does a great job on fence rows ditch and pond banks. Do a lot of food plots and shooting lanes for deer hunters.
That thing is plain sic !!!!
Be safe out there and God Bless
That machine is a beast.
Good Morning or feels like afternoon. Hope all is well !!
Wow that machine is a beast!
Cool trail system. That machine is an absolute beast. 👍
Good Morning Morgan’s
Happy Belated 🎂 Mike !
Nice work. Makes trail making fun 👍
Thanks for the update on the brick house! I had been wondering what happened with/to it over the last few months :) Keep up the good work!
I said it before after your last video and I'll say it again. I can get a lot accomplished with one of those in about a week on our property!
yup i need one of those for like a week or so.. very cool.
😂 if i get my hands on one of those, i'm starting another business...or i should say, starting a new division to my business...
Thanks for sharing. That thing is a beast. Maple Grove for sure.
I was wondering if you had gotten another piece of equipment. It does a great job of clearing up dead wood, trail blockers.
Wow thats an impressive piece of equipment you have there. I think I would have a hard time not getting carried away and mowing down everthing I sight lol. 😁
That thing is just a beast of a machine cool
Michael you're becoming the Norm Abrams of the outdoors. If there's a power tool you'll get it. Please don't cut to many trails or you wouldn't have any forest left, only kidding. It's great to see a man living his dream
I have used a drum style grinder... I actually like that better . It seems to clear everything in its path and leave a clean, clear path.. free of the debris you grind up.... I heard it was coming to upstate NY and getting dropped off at my garage! Thanks Mike and Melissa.... Great video!
Hello Morgan family. Maple line sounds about right.
Hi mike and Melissa. Have been a loyal viewer from day one. Just never really got into the comments. Wonderful channel. I've learned so many things from your channel and look forward to each new video. I live near kittanning, Pa. about an hour from you guys. Keep up the good work!
That is really awesome I talked to those guys at the Paul Bunyan show and would really like to have one of them
The skid steers not the people 😂
that's a nice skid
That is a wild machine...Bet you hated giving it back. And just a side Note Melissa You are adorable. Lucky guy
Darn, had to put on my ear plugs!!!!!!!!! back up alarm works
Beautiful One, Always Rockin the Apparel. Surprise the Doggies didn't fellow you down the Trails for Protection. Sooo use to seeing you with them. Be Careful out there !!! As Always #thatmelissasmile !!!
I love the way you can put a tree to the right side and it just sucks it in like a chipper.
Back when I went hunting with my father we had an aerial photo of the property and all the trails drawn in . Everything was named (Planted Pines, Rooneys Field, Orchard, Basin, ...est) so we knew where everyone else was and for those new to the area was easy to learn. Should be easier with modern GPS systems and online satellite maps.
That's one cool machine. 😊💝👍👍👍👍
Beautiful day
I have the next step down from that Disc Mulching machine . I Do weed abatement and land clearing but is all very tall 10’ or more weeds , also overgrown giant bushes ya can’t even walk through and in no time at all. Crazy what ya can do with a CTL. I have a Takeuchi TL 10 and love it Have a Day
With all those maple trees you should start doing maple syrup. Its great fun. Something to keep you busy in the early spring.
Thanks for sharing Mike.Brings back memories of my younger days that I spent in the woods.Tell Hunter hello an you be safe.God Bless.ps.Roll Tide
Agreat piece of equiptment indeed .The stumps left in the ground will there be any growth from them in the future PLUS WILL YOU BE MARKING THE TRAILS
Whats next, a Ponsee Scorpion King harvester? Could clear it all and get enough firewood to see you out! The Squirrels must love you!
46* in the NW corner of Florida this am. I Love it.
Love the trails. 👍 good job Mike ! Great idea about the directional signs at the intersection. Don't forget Home Sweet Home & Melissa's Place ❤ 🇺🇸
Mike, I envy your situation: rural area, beautiful trees and you own the land free & clear [I assume].
So thrilled this video showed up just as I brewed up my second cup of coffee for my hermit bachelor morning.
Gorgeous woods. It would definitely be my sanctuary.
A couple of suggestion for running the mulcher. Throttle up. The mulcher need flow that comes from engine RPM. Secondly, tilt the mulching head back close to 30 degrees, then lower the head into the tree. This will inflect the maximum energy into the tree and keeps you from having to move.
Keep up with the videos.
that thing is awesome.
Great machine, we have a lot of rocks where we live, how would it work with rocks.
Those forestry machines are amazing at busting trails. I’ve never used one but I love to give it a go. I used to operate a D8 Caterpillar bulldozer so I’d have a lot of fun with that thing. Do they make dozer blades that you can use with it. If so, it would be a great addition to a person’s farm equipment. Great video! Keep up the good work.
They make more attachments for skid steers than you can imagine. Even firewood processors
Nice Machine! Any chance of getting a drone arial view of the property. Be really cool to see the big picture and piece together all the places you’ve been working in
8:40...Mike, I think we will need a Ruling from the Law office of "Piper Stanley and Ru"...with a side bar from counselor (Melissa)...from a self-proclaimed Hook Line & Chill superfan 🖐😉😎🍻Cheers
Great job enjoyed that, looks like you just need more time!!!!
Wow that thing is a monster! God Bless.
Hey Mike enjoying your channel such a lovely part of America, was wondering with all that timber around and up close to your home wether fire is something you guys contend with, here in Australia that very issue comes up each summer as would no doubt see on the news what’s happening here at the moment
Mike mows through a forest like the rest of us mowing our yard. Yeah that's one mean machine.
I really enjoyed this. That thing is like a "cyclone" it'll clear anything in its path.
Are you making a trail to ride ATV'S And 4 wheelers for you all or anyone?
What an amazing piece of engineering. Sure takes a bite of of your foliage. Great trailblazer! Nice,work, Mike!
The end of that video looks like it does when I tell my wife I came in from the yard/ woods because it has started to get dark. :)
mike and his toys oh boy weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee :)
That thing is a monster, chews it up and spits it out. Thanks.
Ty needs a trail to ride his ATV over to see Grandma and Grandpa....good thinking....LOL
Great machinery and video. Given the comments/interest in stump height left behind etc, it might be an idea for a follow up video. I own a medium size skid steer and have a stump bucket attachement with a grapple. It works awesome when used as intended and can remove some impressive stumps. Just an option from the various cutters and grinders.
Lean the cutter forward when you are cutting the trees. The bar needs to be putting pressure on the trunk to ensure the tree doesn't fall backwards.
What a great couple, I’m amazed at how much you guys get accomplished. Great teamwork. I would love to take that skid steer for a spin.
What a machine!
Hey Mike & Melissa
What about Cherry lane for the new trail?
Just remember Melissa. The bigger the boy the bigger the toy. We have tree farms in Mississippi and they use these to keep lanes free of brush especially invasive plants
A cleared pathway along each of the borders of your property would likely prove very useful to you. It would help define the boundaries to anyone who might be walking through. I have started this with my own wooded lot but I could use a machine like the John Deere 333G.
They should have used one of those in Fargo!!!
Love the stump feature!!!
Navy is your color Stephanie!