All Good Things Must Come to an End! Goodbye REX
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ต.ค. 2024
- Saying goodbye to the REX600 X Firewood Processor from Carta Equipment, We ran about 30 Cords of wood through it and it is an absolute beast of a firewood machine. If you want more information check out Carta Equipment. #smallbusiness #sidehustle
They have certainly gotten their money's worth with you showing off the capabilities.
To bad To see the Rex go it is a beast 😊.
Those screws in the log remind me of the fasteners used to hold up some tree stands for hunting.
Really surprised you didn't purchase this machine.seems like it fits your needs very well
$65,000 is a bunch of money for the volume of wood Mike sells. Even if it is a beast.
@@buckwhitetail1876 yeah I agree with ya there. He's definitely in the hobbyist category so that machine is certainly overkill for his operation. But man is it aweome!
The Rex looks like a great machine for sure!
Enjoy your day everyone!!!
Mike I'm no professional fire wool person. But been cutting my own for fifty years. When I had the farm we would go through 10/13 cords a season. I built my spliter for 3pt hitch two stage hyd. pump run off the PTO. I have seen over the years alot of firewood machines/ processor.
Personally the REX is in my opinion probably the best machine I've ever seen.
I would agree!
Great video the old rex produced some beautiful firewood i enjoyed watching you split wood with it for sure🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Morning Morgans! You sure have helped to promote the REX. That's a great piece of machinery.
That Wolf Ridge is going to be glad to see it go.
Looks like Sean Strickland just picked a fight with the Navy! This is about to get real interesting! God Bless our military and God be with our Fallen soldiers! God Bless our Veterans!
Really nice machine. Hope Hunter is doing well!
👋😊🇺🇸 Those Aussis sure made a Great Wood Processor
It sounds like all you need is a portable hopper for the wolfridge.
Levi isnt allowed to play with the toys. He comes over to a ginormous pile of wood everyday. "Get to stackin' boy!"
That saying has really been relevant in my life. The best I found, restaurants, mechanics, campgrounds, parks, barbers, you name it, always goes away. I'm sure you'll miss the Rex, but you still have one of the best setups I've seen w the Wolfridge. 70 cords of wood is a bunch, especially if you're doing other stuff, like you do. We have all enjoyed the visit of Rex, but you told us the first day it was a loaner. So farewell Rex, on to the next project!! Whatever it is, it will be good. There's always good stuff on this channel. So thank you, Mike, for sharing!👍🚜❤️🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸
"Aussie Aussie Aussie." Oy Oy Oy" lol Great machine !!!
Mike, my equipment operator son in Germany(u. s. army) who bleeds Kubota orange, yes we have an SVL75 and a grand l 4060. WELOV watching OUTDOORS WITH THE MORGANS!
Impressive video. Keep them coming.
The REX 600 with the hopper is the real deal. For some people, it is a Very good design in Australia.
I can see if Mike couldn't afford the REX 600X ... to complain that it actually can make so many cords in so little time is strange logic. But you can't get into someones head. It allows time to do other tasks or time with the family. His father in law almost got killed using the other splitter, that in itself is the best reason to keep the REX
It’s 60,000 dollars , tell the father in law to stay home!
Thanks for the review of the REX Mike! I just ordered one of their vertical wood splitters (Super Axe 3150...also available from Carta Equipment). My farm is about 2 hours away from the manufacturer - Whitlands Engineering. It's really nice to see a small family owned engineering company from way over here in rural Australia making it big on your channel.
As you say, our eucalyptus trees (I mainly have big old Yellow Box trees on my farm) are a lot harder than your USA species, so our splitters need to be tough as well. Yellow Box have a habit of dropping pretty large limbs now and then (which regrow) and that's where I get most of my firewood from.
GOOD JOB!
I said from the beginning that that thing was a beast and you’ll miss it when it’s gone. Hopefully you sold it for them. Mathew Cremona uses carbide tip blades on his mill and can saw through just about anything no problem. His logs comes from tree service and has lots of metal in them. Just wanted to point that out.
Wolfe Ridge is a great splitter. I have an Eastonmade12-22 with a box wedge and I love it. Very fast and you don't have to handle the wood as much as other wedges.
Another great video!!! The rex is a well built machine made to last
Mike, you need to convert that ibc tote on a cart to travel along the Woodmizer to catch the man glitter.
Nice machine,you are going to miss it!!
GOOOOOOD
MAAAAAAAAWNIN EVERYONE!!…Mike you’re sure gonna miss that REX…probably the only one happy to see it go will be Levi 😂. That’s a lot of wood for stacking. He does a great job. Bummah for you hitting that metal with your chainsaw.
Glad Hunter is doing better too. Catch yinz on the next one.
Have a Day
HELLOOOO Hunter 😊
Rex is quite the log splitting beast
Yay ..great music as the video tempo was speeding up as wood was racing through REX! That was fun! Thanks Mike.
👍👍👍👍👍👌Great machine and the feed conveyor is an excellent feature , feeding an endless supply of rounds without having to leave the splitter until empty, your production was very good and easier on the back, and eliminated some of the touches, by using the excavator for the bull work thanx for showing to us and sharing your opinions!!!
Good Morning Morgan Family 🌞- Have a Fantastic and Blessed Day 🤠
Tree stand steps for climbing a tree for deer hunting
I always keep a spare chain or two so that I can just keep working if I hit something. Take them all to the shop when I get to the last one. Winds up saving a ton of time.
The metal in the tree looks about the right size for gate hardware, such as a hinge or a latch. Thanks for the video!
That is certainly a "beast" of a wood splitter. And both of y'all have come out good on you using it. However, all good things come to a end. Hope Hunter is doing well. Stay safe!
Just wanted to shoot you a line, telling you how much I enjoy watching your show Had my own landscaping excavating business 25 years I loved every day of it. Had dump trucks, back hose, bulldozer, tractor loader, and I loved every minute of operating them, which is why watching you brings back. Great memories would still be doing it, if I wasn’t 72 years old and wore out. As the old saying goes, if you can do something you love every day it’s no work at all.
I like the quarter spin technique.
Not many can do that effectively
Agreed!!! Took just a little bit to figure that out, but my goodness at the quality sizing it can hammer out. 👍🏻👍🏻😎😎😎
Would have loved to see some of your fave gnarly Elm rounds go thru the Rex!
Sad to see it go. it was the most productive splitter so far.
The weirdest decision I've ever seen a guy make... people always surprise me.
If I had one, it's nick name would be "Chompers"
Mike, if I were you, I'd hang onto that splitter. It looks like a keeper to me.
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Man the poor old ford dump truck needs some love. Just sitting there rotting away.
I’m so glad you got a chance to show us and use this splitter, but I’m still trying to figure out how to afford buying your Kabota excavator, skid steer LX4020 and the other tractor let alone your $1,500 stihl chainsaw and 0-turn mower and Dewalt tools from Amazon, who’s not an authorized dealer (meaning NO WARRANTY). Then if I want to pull any of it I’ll have to buy a $80,000-90,000 dollar truck times 2! Ohhhhh I forgot to mention the saw mill, the outdoor building, the 40 by 60 building with kitchen, office etc. then there’s the the dump truck, the new dump truck. Heck I can’t even find the tools on your website like chainsaws and lawnmowers you’re currently using and I’m sure the more emails you acquire benefits you financially,right? That email list has got to be worth some mulla$$! Simply safe, haven’t been able to afford that either. You bring a whole new meaning to “ keeping up with the Jones’s “. Down here in Missouri we still use the term Carpetbagger, prob of Jose Whales but you’re unscrupulous means of gains for yourself is starting to feel unobtainable to your value as a TH-camr.
Building is 40 x 72 not 40 x 60, if you are going to obsess about what others have instead of focusing on achieving what you want at least get the details right.
No hand clap, I had hopes after yesterday that it would return. Who else misses Mike stacking rows of firewood? That was a thing of beauty!
You will miss the rex a lot . If I was you I would't have let it out of my yard till third shed was full . Good luck with Hunter and the seizures.
Yes sir, I'll say it again, that Rex is one impressive machine! Great tip on the big rounds also!
Noooooo!!!! I love the REX 😢 I thought you fell in love with it too 😅
I agree Mike the 600 is the best I’ve seen and I watch a bunch of firewood videos. Yours in my opinion is the best show going. And looks very well built. Is the cost really high.
Mike, You may want to consider offering a small discount to not stacking your firewood and loading the split wood directly to your trailer and delivering it to customers who will stack and dry it themselves. I bet you a number of customers will take you up on the offer this spring. Win win.
If you consider the labour savings this splitter provides, it would pay for itself in a short period of time for a professional firewood producer. It is also a much safer machine than a standard log splitter.
Though I’m Australian I’ve never seen a Rex before seeing it here. I understand why it has been made so strong, Australian eucalyptus timber is very dense, can be really knotty and hard to split. I’m planning to purchase the Rex’s tiny brother, the SuperX. They are more expensive than the generic Chinese log splitters but those splitters usually do not last long splitting Australian hardwood.
Great video,
Thanks for sharing. Take care, all the best, and God bless,
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Thanks 👍
Thank you Mike, I will miss the Rex too, cheers
Mike,another excellent video and making more fire wood 🪵 for Levi to stack 😮😊❤
Wow that thing flew through them rounds with that technique 👍
Hey Mike! Just wanted to let you know I really enjoyed the music that you add to your videos. It’s amazing how much music can bring out a story.
Keep them coming Morgan family .👍
This is a tool used in the industry your in, your candid insights are invaluable period. Thanks. Ray
Good morning Folks. This bitter sweet time to send baack the Rex splitter. Almost see the thaught of that awesome machine leaving bringing a tear to ike's eye!
Mike....I will make sure I wear black today to show my mourning for the Rex leaving.🫡
Definitely think from a single person splitting, it looks like a better option then the traditional splitter
The Rex looks to be an amazing work horse.
Thanks Mike for showing us the capabilities of this machine. It is a fantastic piece of equipment and seeing you learning the machine and how to best use it to fit your needs was great. I watch all of your videos and throughly enjoy each and every one. Thanks
I have thought that some of your split wood on this machine was bigger than those on the wolf ridge. But I’m just someone watching from afar. Enjoying your videos.
Great job
take a pickup bed with an unloader conveyor that will feed rounds to the splitter..
or use your dump trailer.
Good job
Damn, I was just getting won over to the REX. Your videos showing the REX were very good and descriptive.
HI Mike, I have to say I was a non-believer initially but after seeing you work this machine, it makes complete sense. Very efficient for the right operation. Thanks for sharing!
Great finally Mike 👏
It's a beautiful machine for sure and built well.
Good morning Mike. Can’t wait to see the replacement for the Rex. Great video ❤
Hi Mike, this is the 3rd time I had to re-subscribe to your channel since mid summer last year. I always appreciate you and your family!
Rex is an Awesome Piece Of Equipment Mike You Have Demonstrated It Well!! You Have Put Out Quite A Bit Of Firewood!! Thank You For All The Videos!!
Keep Smiling On!!
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Good afternoon to Hunter 👋👋😸 and family and friends 😸 / big wind and rain storm here in Montreal took out many folks electricity
and even the cable internet was out for several hours , I'm only getting to catch up now 😸😺 ( went out for a few hours to make mischief 😸 )
I will never understand the imperative to criticize others. I have watched many things I perhaps disagree with but I inherently understand there are many ways to do something and that one man’s truth in another’s falsehood. The right way to do anything is the way you feel good about and if you learn something new there remains the freedom to choose. I just enjoy watching the process and your perspectives.
Good morning Morgans.
It’s a great machine and you did a fantastic job demonstrating it and showing all its features.
Good morning Morgan family ☕️
Mike, I’m surprised you’re not keeping REX just for it’s mobility and production. Have a great day
The dealership should sell it to him with at least 50% discount. 🤔
it was the perfect machine for Mike, and he's sending it out like a black sheep.
Great video!
Great video. Would love to see you demo a firewood processor.
19:30 I would save that. might be some revolutionary war artifact worth millions
The Rex folks are lucky to have Mike Morgan demonstrating there equipment for them. Expert operation plus fantastic commentary. I’m sure they will get some sales from letting you use it.
You kind of surprised me I was one of the one to thought you might keep the 600. I know you like it and personally I think it does a better job splitting than the other splitter does it is a good splitter the way it looks and I’m glad that you got some use out of it.
This was almost like a farewell service. "Rex was a great friend to the Morgan family. I hope that when he goes to his forever family, someone will pay a premium for him being a TH-cam star! It was great getting to know him! Mike, I do enjoy your videos very much. Would I ever love to have a neigbour like you around here! Greetings to Melissa and all the family. Sorry, Hunter, we don't have a "Sheet's" around here, but we do have Mary Brown's! Bessings from Dartmouth, NS
Great video. The folks who build that machine have a sharp marketeers to get you to do that extended demo for them. Really good machine for the right applications.
Mike mate you will be sorry to let the Rex go is all I can say . Happy to see it again
That is a damn nice splitter!, but priced for the big time firewood people because its one of the top splitters on the market!.
I commented before that i contacted the Rex people and they have a splitter blade with 4 knives. That seems to be the solution to smaller firewood. Seems to be quicker to that manipulating the wood.
Possibly get Wolfe Ridge to make a similar feed hopper for you splitter
I guessed completely wrong on this decision. After watching you work on the rex, I thought that you would make the investment and go with the machine for the splitting up of the logs. I did like the thoughts that you have on the ^dryers" of lumber and fire wood.
At first, I thought I hated it. But as you got better with it, I seen how fast it was, and I fell in love... Hate to see her go...😢😢😢
Great demo, use, and review for those of us who are in the market.
You're a great source of first hand information on all your equipment Mike! Hope the Hunt man is doing well.
You should buy the Rex for sure. You can run it all by yourself with much less effort. As you get older it is going to get much harder to cut and split firewood. All you need for the other splitter to be efficient is a coveyer table to feed you rounds. I'll be then it would be as fast if not faster than the rex.2 guys is always much fast. One guy can be bucking rounds and loading while the other is just splitting. Also stacking always can use multiple people. Shoutout to LEVI!!!!! Nice job buddy!!!!
I agree with James on buying the Rex, we aren’t getting any younger Mike.
Enjoyed the video!
Maybe Wolf Ridge should come up with a smaller size hopper and a convers that you could add to the big wolf ridge like yours to save the second person l the handling
IMO the best part of the REX is the hopper.. If a stand alone hopper could be built or purchased and used with any other splitter it would be so handy!! The no bending over and the ability to load with a machine is awesome..
I was hoping you were gonna keep it!
Saying they made the investment in the title the other day I assumed it was keeping the Rex!
So was I!
He can’t keep it. It’s not made in the USA, you know what I’m saying. NOT ALL GOOD THINGS ARE MADE IN AMERICA.
I really like the Rex600x, it is a hoss. 1 man show for 200 + cords per year is quite a lot of firewood. You did Carta Equipment good, you showed their machine, honest evaluation of the performance, and a few videos explaining how it performs. I do not know why, but i love watching firewood production, and home owned saw mill, lumber production. Reminds me of splitting firewood for my dad over 45 years ago, by hand. Many probably have no idea how much a cord of wood really is. Especially split by hand. Great Machine, i would guess quite a few will purchase just watching your demonstrations. ty Mike tell Hunt man Hey for us :)
Am I the only one who hears Terry Jacks singing?
"Goodbye to you, my trusted friend"...
I definitely was hoping the Rex was going to stay. Lol
Mike, still you have the Rexcavator II! I will miss the Rex 600 but I agree with the decision to invest in the kiln.
Mike, I think you should buy that machine. It is a money maker, let's face it, money really does grow on Tree's for you.
So long Rex, I’m going to miss seeing you eat a hopper of oak!
Love the Rex