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- This evening Melissa and I cut some firewood and talk about the Wolfe Ridge Compact Commercial Splitter and How you will be able to see them at the Paul Bunyan show in Ohio next weekend.
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Mike, what’s your secret, you drive around on the tractor and your hot wife does all the heavy work?
Ok lets see about Melissa running the chain saw and log splitter and Mike doing the grunt work???? What do Yall think?
Getting a Wolfe Ridge would only be a small part of the solution though; what none of us have is Melissa.
MadScience Gary I agree
Talk about yourself, I got me one,
Only she uses wedge and sledge hammer for splitting rounds.
Eucalyptus slows her down a little, but we managed to stay warm all winter.
@@rustynails.8550 Fair enough. Congratulations on having a partner who will split wood. My wife will work out in the gym for hours per day, but never get her nails dirty. She has other great qualities, just not likely to ever be spotted in the woods.
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You guys are just awesome...best channel on TH-cam by far👍
@@Morgansunleashed You are very welcome. oh you were talking to tom j lol
Just thinking of all the time spent to make a great video. The time setting up and moving cameras, editing, commenting etc. Thanks for sharing a piece of your day with us.
Can the conveyor reach out to front of the new dump trailer if you were to just split and load at once? ( back up to the FC )
Mike, you have a good thing going there. You run the tractor and the levers on the splitter and Melissa does all the lugging of the wood. Hydraulic Mike and Manual Labor Melissa. You're a great team!
LOL
Love the new hampshire slogan live free or die! Its awesome. Funny comment too its awesome!
You do have a nice set-up with the splitter. But I love my processor, no picking up rounds and cutting with chainsaw just take a 14 foot section of tree with the loader and stand there work the levers and wala firewood. Can only handle up to 20 inches that's where your machine comes in. I do have a vertical splitter for anything larger. 👍 enjoy your vidjas
What a great team! The two of you are a force to be reckoned with. Your equipment and the methods you have developed are impressive to watch. Thanks for the video. By the way, I sure enjoyed the walk Melissa took running the dogs (earlier video). Yet again the beauty manifest on your property is just stunning. I thought “fern corners” was such place of solitude, and Melissa has put her personalized stamp on it with her table and bench! And Mike, your maiden voyage of the trailer delivery was sweet to watch.
May God bless and keep you safe, and have a Day!
No fox yet? Been cutting firewood for 30 plus years, your doing it right. Much better to cut it where it lies and haul the rounds , you don’t tear up the yard or trails dragging the tree.
Works great on clean straight pieces, but what about some pieces with large side limbs or crotches?
Mike and Melissa as always everyone has an opinion or everyone is an expert. You know what works best for you and your situation. I know nothing about about firewood or sawmills. I really enjoy your video. Thanks from a city slicker up in Ottawa Canada here’s a shout out to Eva, hunter and Hannah 🇨🇦
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That's gobble gobble not Google Google let's Topo sorry folks
I bet you are double your work., cause your wife loves working out, I use splitting axe. Great work out
My GF broke a nail watching this video.... Thanks for the Video!
Back your dump trailer under the splitter conveyor load right into your trailer,
WORKS GREAT IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT. WOULD MELISSA CALL MY WIFE AND TALK HER INTO LETTING ME GET A WOLF RIDGE NEXT SPRING. MY BACK IS KILLING ME LIFTING ALL THOSE LOGS. WHEN IS TURKEY SEASON IN PA. YOU CAN HAVE THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS COVERED IN ONE LAP AROUND THE TRAILS
Do you have any sheds or barn for the tractors and implements? If not where would you put them?
I use a new Peterbilt dump. Dump truck to haul firewood.
MIKE, I'm impressed by yinz guys that you can manage time so well, AND produce a quality video almost daily! Always good stuff!
You should get a drone with camera for some airiel shots from above of the splitter in action. Would be cool.
I would love to have a drone to video with. Have a great day Joe!
He had one but it crashed,
I haven't laughed that hard in a while 😂 until I saw Melissa turn away and yawn! Trust me, you really love each other when you can get away that!! Yep! Been there, done that!
Your system is a sound one Mike & Melissa. It works real well... Generally speaking, I too cut my rounds where the tree falls or drag them out to an easier working spot. I try to avoid dragging as much as possible to keep the wood clean, with some exceptions...
I hope to meet Chris in the spring at the Essex Jct. Expo here in Vermont in 2020.
The BTR carryall seemed to handle dragging the cherry easily enough. I'm still considering getting one but I may build my own 1st for about a 1/4 the cost of Tim's unit. My thinking is the (5) gal. pails of salted sand I use for spreading would be better suited in a wooden carryall versus a metal one, so in the end, I just may end up with (2) carryalls!
Bill on the Hill... :~)
I swear I said something about an ultimate setup with a conveyer about a year ago. Now today you have that setup.
Love the shirt, Melissa! My garage is just outside The Rock!
Now Mike,
don't go wearing out that MS261 until you teach Daughter Hanna how to run it!
:-)
Melissa ..your arms look really toned ... you seem to be doing all the lifting ...
Nice Work adding more to the Firewood Pile in a short order!!👊👍
💪❤️👍
Thanksgiving is before your anniversary lol
Oh no I don't see the gun rack on the Ranger. Better check the garage door. Lol God bless
How come Melissa does all the heavy lifting ?
Getting her exercise on
Because she is awesome.
I absolutely love mine . I dont sell fire wood right now but I heat my home with a outdoor wood boiler and yes I could of gotten away with buying just a normal splitter but between work running my own lawn care business and now taking care of the family farm I dont have a ton of time . Plus I dont mind spending money on quality and I tell ya this thing is built to last and work . I've been splitting almost 3ft dim oak lately and dosen't even hesitate . Had some 2 ft elm didnt like the 4 way but no problem single I Opted for the 35 ton just to be sure I wouldn't ever have a problem getting though anything
Thanks! let me know if you need anything at all and I will get you taken care of!
I really enjoy all of your videos from hatchet throwing to kid's workouts, to Jeep reviews, but a return to your roots with a chainsaw, a tractor and a woodsplitter is very enjoyable too. Oh yeah, the blues music is always great. By the way, I love to read all the comments giving you advice how you should be doing things. I burn about two cords a year in a cabin in Westen NC and I started with a Poulan I got on sale at Lowes for $79, an electric splitter I got at Home Depot for $200 and I split out of the back of my pick-up using the electric spiltter set up on an old dining room table and I drop the split wood into a plastic 4-wheel trailer I bought at Tractor Supply. In the end, it is my perfect soluton. I did by a used Stihl on CL this year,, so I'm upgrading. My point is the right way of doing something is what meets your needs at your budget. It's not that I can't afford better equipment, it's just that what I have does the job. Keep up the great work and you need to get Melissa one of those "Sun's out, Guns out T-shirts so she can show off those guns.
I will never understand why people feel the need to tell you how to do things. You are a smart guy and you have figured out what works well for you. Just keep doing what you think is best.
Firstly because he asks for comments. Secondly because it's a man thing when presented with a process or problem we'll assess it and give an opinion. It's in-built. Thirdly When we ask for comments and questions, that's exactly what we expect. Fourthly the world's been built this way. Is the system broken?
Hope to see you at the Paul Bunyan show and meet Chris.
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Good Morning Morgans. Love seeing you guys working and spending time together.
for the fans of dragging poles to the log splitter and cutting them there, unless there is a need to drag, like getting them off a hillside in todays video, dragging is a tough one. Any time I have drug poles, I end up with mud on the wood and cutting through mud quickly dulls the chain on the chainsaw. It actually creates more work instead of less. There's no right or wrong. everyone has their way that makes it enjoyable for them. That's just my experience.
To bad you could not just move the unloader and spliter as a unit and just stack everything near where your spliting
That’s an awesome machine, if Wolfe Ridge ever made a homeowner model like the TSC Huskee or Speeco kinda style vertical/horizontal splitter for us guys that only split 5-20 cords a year I’d buy one. Maybe you could ask Chris if that’s in the future? Thumbs up
I noticed Melissa isn't allowed to drive the Ranger with the gun rack on anymore.
Yeah Mike, my anniversary is coming right up too! In April! :|
Hi ! The set-up you have looks like it’s the catz azz for what you are doing ... I have saws and a supersplt (no tractor or grapple etc) and buck my poles/trees to length ... then bring machine on location and split away ... if I’m doing 6-16” pcs I can zip along .... only drawback of machine is the wood needs to be lifted about 30” to the table ... heavier pcs / larger diameter rounds necessitates using a gantry crane with an electric winch and lifting tongs or a roller conveyor whereby you slide the chunk up the wheels to the work table ... for a guy like me that does 20-50 face/year (heat with wood , sell some , fell trees and split on location for customer ) Its a decent side gig plus I just LUV running Me ported STIHL saws ... seems like the 12-16 inch straight rounds are the sweet spot for my operation ... it’s definitely a great workout but don’t think I’d like to do it as my bread and butter - Some split by hand with axe or maul and that’s ok - I prefer the splitter 😆
Hey Mike and Melissa, great day started with the “Fox Patrol” on watch !! I really don’t think your method of gathering and processing firewood needs any improvements. The equipment you have and use so much is a fantastic set up and well manufactured for years of operation. Everything is well represented by your honesty. Really enjoyed seeing Melissa spot the figure of a human inside the cut off log and sharing that with us. You both are doing a fantastic job around there. Thank you for the many hours of entertainment you have given too many that have gone down the same trail with you ! You are all a blessing to You Tube and to us. Have fun in Cambridge at The Paul Bunyan Festival. Maybe next year?
HEY MIKE AKA DAVE HERE if ya find a SMALLEST skid steer and s grapple bucket that quick load speed load effect this saving Melissa from burn out might be accomplished. GOOD LUCK FROM 45 YEAR CAREER FUEL MAN
HA!! Kudos to Melissa for rolling her eyes when you said that your anniversary is coming up and she shot you do in flames when she said it is not it is in February!!
“I didn’t hit anyone” your not trying hard enough 🤣
Your making my back sore watching you load that wood Melissa. I think I better lay down for a minute or five. 🥵
Really going all in on the wood thing. Be carefull you might have to change channel to Firewood with the Morgans. All the equipment is awsome. Im a little jealous got to tell you. Dont forget the mini cabin / sporting clays / target shooting / hiking / biking / hunting /golf / ???? Dont want to be all work and no play. The little soldier with you going off to war was great. I really enjoy your camera work. You all have a safe day !!!
I love the sound of the wood splitting itself! Great video! Thank you for showing so much of the work that you do!
I starting singing Stevie Nicks/Tom Petty "Stop Draggin' My Log Around" at 1:35
Or how about 'Trees Fallin' instead of 'Free Fallin' 👍
@@Morgansunleashed Thanks. 👍
That’s where my army man went!!!!! Anyone else notice the gun rack and rifle are no longer mounted onto the utv after Melissas little confession? It either means one of two things, either Mike got the fox or Mike doesn’t like the idea of his gun rack and rifle being smashed into the garage door. Not sure why the latter would really be an issue so maybe be got the fox.
Street Rocket Joe: My first thought when I saw "your" army man was it was going to be used as a target! Then it was Noooo, don't shoot the army man. haha
D.A. Ballou I know I hope mike doesn’t shot it. Hopefully he mails it back to me I lost that little dude in a ditch like 22 years ago.
Hey guys we had cut wood for a living I would love to have a rig lik that lol the 6 to 8 pound splitting mall put a good wear out on us you can make lots of money cutting wood u guys r cool
I've been wanting to check that Paul Bunyan festival out.
Unfortunately, the farmtruck has the new tires and the wifey don't like to ride in it. 😂😂
I am super impressed how all those rounds were the same length and it looked like you just eyeballed the length. If I had done something like that it would be +- 6 inches. Any tips or tricks on getting then so uniform?
I'm just here to watch. I have not a leg to stand when comes why and how you do things. Thanks for sharing.❤
Great video. Hope to make it to Paul Bunyan
Hey Mike you are a turkey a love yourself it looks like it's working great not Melissa she does really impressive she works her butt off great team see you at the Paul Bunyan Daniel Boone have a good one
Whose the 65 dislikes jealous you don,t have Wolfe Ridge?
Mike, all of that equipment is awesome but doesn't compare to the help that you're getting from Melissa. I am doing basically the same thing as you, getting home from work , cutting firewood off of a stock pile and selling around 30-40 cords a year using chainsaws and American CLS splitter, no elevator, no help, it's my gig. Occasionally I do have a helper. Another person makes a huge difference, especially when you're both on the same page as the 2 of you are. I'm envious of your set up, can't see myself with a processor either, although at times i think that it would work out. Keep up the good work, I look for your very helpful and informative video's every evening. Thank's for letting us into the going's on at the Morgan Family Ranch.
Haven’t seen the Mingo marker in awhile. Do you still use it or are you just that good at eyeballing?! Love the WolfeRidge....super efficient! I’m $aving for a good splitter to do 3-4 cords a year. Great video!
Melissa is so awesome a go get her and a beautiful lady . A hard worker.
Why haul the rounds in the dump trailer? Take the splitter and conveyor over, fill the dump trailer with split wood, then dump that near the pile to stack. Great videos. Love your setup, very jealous...but I get ideas, too!! :)
I have the Wolfe Ridge 35 SHO and I split a LOADED 12FT dump trailer on my own in 1.5 hr. I spent more time loading the log lift then actually splitting. People should deffinatly get one
Next time (which often happens to you ....) of a very long trunk cut, I suggest:
1 the tractor holds the trunk up
2 the operator cuts into pieces;
3 you, on the wagon, step back slowly, a little after each piece cut, the piece make it fall directly on the platform!
First on one side then on the other.
You will avoid too many bends !!
Hey I see you got a Slippery Rock shirt on. I used to go over there to the Lutheran church. Do you know the Fusco's who's son plays guard in the NFL. Debbie Fusco used to babysit my 2 when they were 4 and 5. They live in Cranberry. Small world.
MELLISA ,IF YOU KEEP LIFTING ROUNDS YOU WILL HAVE WHAT THEY SAID IN COMMERCIALS ALONG TIME AGO ( GLUTES OF STEEL ) clean version KEEP IT UP ! ! I USED TO HAVE MUSCLES WHEN I RODE MY SCHWINN 18 SPEED THOUSANDS OF MILES A YEAR IN THE HAWKEYE BICYCLE ASSOCIATION CLUB IN IOWA !
With all your toys I din't know why you haven't invested in a Log arch to preserve your trails, Dragging must be tough on the trails. By the way I'm originally from the South Wales / Colden area of NY but reside in North Florida now.
Good morning Morgan’s. This is like having a friendly neighbor to speak to each morning. Love your videos....don’t see how you are able to maintain the pace but I do enjoy the daily vid.
Me too.. at first i not like ..but now .. owsome.. family...
With the way it splits, you don't have to maintain the pace for long periods, do some each day for a short period of time and it will get done. Pick away at it a little at a time.
That's OK Melissa, I was yawning, too. LOL Not because of Mike talking, either. I started my day early this morning and it is catching up to me.
Mike, Soon you'll need a larger crew. You'll have to look long and hard to find someone to come close to your current helper. It is nice seeing couple work as a team. My dad said the Clydesdales of the Budweiser team were soft, very out of shape. He turned eighty acres of weeds into a well working farm behind a horse. So you both are in better shape, and pull together better than that famous team. Morgans either the horses or humans, earned reputation for being handsome and hard working. My folks folks were Plum crazy, feuding for decades, never pulling together. Your family is great example how a family can be, and should be. Not perfect, but a working example. It is an example others can draw strength from. It can help restore faith in unknown battered souls. Thank you all and God bless you.
Hi Mike, it must be gun season in Pennsylvania already because Melissa loaded hers today.
Don’t challenge her to arm wrestling, might not end well.
Keep up the good work you two. Love the videos.
She's the hardest working beautiful 30 year old I've ever seen. Oh yeah, nice pics of the turkeys.
Mike, it's what is or works best for you. You got a super cool set up and for what you do, it'll last a long time and be a great asset for you to make things a lot easier and even maybe a bit quicker. Melissa, You got it. I mean you got what it takes to make a better day for everyone and I know Mike is very thankful for that. Your smile is what I'm talking about, A smile does wonders. I know because if when I meet a total stranger and if I don't leave with a smile on that person's face then I feel that I done something wrong.
There are a lot of good God loving people out there and I can tell you and Mike are that kind of people. You can't beat a channel that's as good as this. I smile every time I see any video. Loving couple and family. I feel blessed to met you all through this channel.
Have fun and be safe at the Paul bonyon ( Can't spell that ) this weekend. I feel you will get to meet a of of folks that are like us, have the same common ground...loving the outdoors and life.
God Bless
Michael from NW North Carolina
Great team work.
You’ve been doing it long enough to know what works and what doesn’t. Keep up the good work.
My wife and I and 4 month old will see ya at the show! Excited to meet both of you! Great videos!
Looks like you have quite a bit of cherry on your land. Ours here in Upstate NY are dying. I agree with you... leave the debris in the woods... less around where you are working. Plus less mess to clean up later.
Good morning, Mick from the big island here, Missy you get an A+ on backing up today and oh, way too hustle on the fire wood today! Not a betting man but, Missy if you ever enter an arm wrestling contest I'm betting on you.
How many times did that log get hung up on corners? Did you eyeball the length on those rounds or was the log marked?
Melissa let you go first so there would be some rounds to split after you got there. If she'd gone first it would be all done.
Fast as that splitter is, Melissa is even faster!
Put all those logs at Cliff's in the dump trailer and cut at home so you don't mess up his place with all the chips ;D
Conveyor into the new dump trailer??
So Mike am I mistaken? I don't see the locking pin which keeps the splitter from coming up off of the lifting ram. I think (YOU Should he he) keep doin things EXACTLY as you are doing them; every one has their own opinion of how other folks should do things...you're doin fine. Keep up the good work and videos. Are you working poor Melissa too hard so that she can't cause problems? ;) Nice video guys keep 'em commin, thumbs up!
See you guys at the show! Im picking up my Wolfe ridge splitter there can’t wait! #WorldsOkayestFarmer
It's ready to go now! We will have your machine on the trailer outside the gate so it can be picked up at anytime the day that you come to the show. Just stop in at booth 460, and I will have one of my helpers get you loaded up!
You might want to think about parking a dump under that conveyor lol just a suggestion! Great splitter love you vids!!!
It’s called double heat wood. Hot when your cutting and splitting plus stacking. Hot when you burn it in your own home.
Cannot tell for sure but if you have a slot on the front of the Polaris using a ball hitch is very useful at times instead of backing. You have more control of your turning the trailer or other equipment while pushing it back. Just as info.
Mike, you are spoiled. You have the tractor to lift the wood to make it easier to cut and not have to worry about hitting the ground. Then you have a beautiful wife who isn't afraid to work and really works very hard. Keep doing things the way you are, that's what works for you. I am sure you have tried other ways already in the past and settled with the way you are doing things now because it worked for you. I made a couple of short videos recently, with the latest being a brief tour of my property and finally posted a couple of videos on TH-cam. Don't see any wild animals in these videos though. Someday soon after I heal a little more, I might record a quick little video of where I have been cutting some firewood. I have a lot of wood up there that needs cut, many downed trees. I try not to cut any standing trees if I don't need to. I hope your whole family has a great day.
My neighbor here in Ontario has a processor and does over 1000 Bush cords a year. He also has a welder on that thing every weekend repairing weld cracks. Lots of upkeep.
I also noticed that the gun rack is not on the Ranger, so is that because of backing into the garage door?
Personally think bobcat is easier. Pickup, cut and split with out touching the log. If one does it right. Split into trailer and haul home to dump.
If you ever plan on coming to the real north like Northern Michigan. Please let us know. I know we have some outdoorsmen up here that would to meet all of you from down south. We are known as Trolls up here for we live under the bridge. Enjoy you videos.
I’m done telling you two kids to cover your eyes
would sure like to see you try a Husky saw on the channel
Why?
😂
He's got work to do and actually finish
C'est la vie
Melissa made an great point about preparation, people often forget about the time spent prior to the final product. There is a hardware store down the end of my street, they have most everything but are expensive but to divert to a big chain type store and save a couple of dollars, I've just wasted an hour of my time. You two are a great team, thanks.
Another great video from the Morgans! You are 110 % correct firewood is a lot of work, everyone has there own way on doing things to make it easier some ways are better then others. But I agree cutting it up in the woods is the best because of the mess👍 . I'm hoping I can get the chance to get out to the show coming up. Keep up the awesome videos!
You should take the splitter and conveyor to the neighbors. Then haul home and dump less handling that way.
Hey Guys Just a suggestion Why doesnt Melissa take one of the tractors hook it to the trailer and bring more at a time Trail goes in a circle so she wouldn't have to back up ALL GOOD lmao Double at least the production could save some fuel too All the best
Using the new dump trailer for cliff's wood is the ticket.
**Neighbor* Cliff
:-)
Good morning Melissa, Mike and Hunter the wood master, i now have another addiction must watch you all every morning but it,s ok just love watching you guy,s thank,s so much. My surgery is next wednesday,, looking forward to watching what you have next week love you all.
I'll be at the show in my booth for Crown Royal Stoves but I'll definitely come over to meet you both and check out the splitters! See ya soon!
Why not convey into dump trailer ? Or IBC totes ?.🤷🏻♂
I would like to see your Jeep show some pictures. What do you guys do for jobs during the day/night