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In todays video I'm using the RK 37 Compact Tractor, RK by Top Dog Granite Grapple, the Stihl MS to clear some brush, cut some firewood, and skid some saw logs.
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Our channel takes you through the day to day chores here on our rural property in Western Pennsylvania. We also work on new projects and maintain old ones. You will find both compact and subcompact tractors here. Lots of 3 point attachments like tillers, box blade, rear blade, cultipacker, disc, brush cutters, augers and post hole diggers and several more. We have backhoes and grapples as well.
Equipment List On Property;
RK 24 With Loader and Backhoe
RK 37 With Loader
RK 55 With Loader and Backhoe
RK by Top Dog Granite Grapple
Bad Boy Zero Turn Mower
Ford F-150
Lifted Jeep Wrangler
Subaru Crosstrek
Black Diamond Log Splitter
Polaris 900 Ranger Crew
Power Equipment
Stihl MS 362 Chainsaw
Stihl 036 Pro
Stihl BR 700 Backpack Blower
Stihl FS 91R String Trimmer
Stihl HTA 85 Pole Saw
We do product reviews, build stuff, break stuff, hunt deer, cut firewood and enjoy life with our family, Chickens, and Three Golden Retrievers. Oh and Jinx the Cat!

[@russellbowman8051]

Another Great Day Of Clean Up in the Woods!!👍👊

[@jaywest4102]

I got very lucky and married a woman that grew up in the country on a farm. When we started our family she wanted to give our kids the same experiences. They’ve grown up building forts out of broken branches, swimming in ponds, doing chores, bonfires and getting dirty.

[@David-fv7zg]

This is going to sound funny, but take one of those cheap ryobi battery pack leaf blowers with you. Blow that fire for less than a minute and you wont believe how easy it will be to get that thing started up. Like adding a billow to a coal forge, it really is that easy.

[@jjjj72yahoocom]

David I second this, we live in Wisconsin and your fire needs to be about 9,000 degrees before in self sustains. Battery leaf blower does the trick!

[@thomasdesmond2248]

I am so glad to see my buddy Hunter. Thanks for gracing us with your presence Mr. Hunter. God bless

[@heathhall4532]

I have used my box blade on the back of my tractor to skid logs out for years. Back up as close as you can hook short and lift. Keeps the front from digging in and the dirt out of the rest of the bark. That was some good help you had there. I have two grandsons about that age that go everywhere with me on this farm. Good video keep up the good work.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

You had a lot of helpers on that job Mike. They look like they were having fun too. Thanks for sharing with us .

[@hankthefarmer]

Mike. Very nice gesture towards those young buys. I bet you made their day and they'll never forget it

[@michaelbaumgardner9493]

100 acres can keep those 2 kids an plenty of others out of trouble. I helped my papaw take care of 55 acres. Life lessons learned were and are invaluable.

[@kennyp507]

First fire in the stove today, a nice change of pace from our brutal wet summer.

[@robrusticwoodlandproducts6662]

I use my leaf blower to pump some more air into the bonfire if it looks like it’s struggling a bit. I don’t blow stuff everywhere, just enough to feed. You can’t beat a good fire 🔥.

[@bruceingram3439]

Tell us more about your sawlogs. How do you store them before they’re cut? How do you plan the size and dimensions of the finished lumber? Do you have in mind what you may use them for before you have them cut or just make it up as you go? Once you have a number of pieces cut, how do you store, protect, and preserve the wood once it has been cut? Thanks for all you do Mike! I am wanting to build a 10-15 foot bridge for my ranger 570 to go across a creek with steep banks.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Bruce Ingram, I'm figuring out now what all I'm going to do, usually ends up creating more work for myself but if you enjoy it then it's all good!

[@karlcarnevale4948]

“Less talk, more work” too funny.

[@amossnowdaharleyman9179]

Another nice video to watch. Thank You.

[@jeffhewitt8087]

Tip for starting wet/damp wood. Mix diesel 3 parts to 2 parts gasoline in an old weed sprayer. It’s what the Forest Service uses in their drip torches. Works every time!!

[@mikehornsby599]

Good stuff

[@drdeergardner1636]

Im jealous of your grapple. Im here in northeast Florida and we need about 10,000 tractors with grapples

[@vancasdorph3951]

What are the burn laws in Pa? In WV we entered a period of limited burning that runs from Oct 1st to Dec 31st. During that period you can only burn from 5pm to 7am and you have to clear 10 ft around the burning area. We saw the first hint of snow flurries in the mountains this weekend. I need a couple of nice weekends to get some work done before snow starts falling!

[@FrostyMcG]

Great video Mike! I could almost smell the fire - so nice! And yeah, it’s gotten cold QUICK this year (I’m in Northern Virginia on the WV border).

[@67dueceman]

The cleanest and fastest way to get that fire going is a leaf blower. You'd be amazed how hot you could get it without adding any extra oil or fuel.

[@MyHMMWVaddiction]

You may have to do a little in woods tractor maintenance. You know, drain the water seporator 😉

[@ArmsFamilyHomestead]

Summer to winter here in Oklahoma too.

[@chichalds]

Daniel sup bro....glad to see you watching here too...i am a subcriber to you also!

[@Cephous67]

Those temps sound great!

[@seanworkman431]

Great video, if Melissa is keen on a saw mill I used a Lucas Mill some years back, worked it really hard and would have another without question, easy to set up and operate alone but better with two. Those two boys are wonderful, get them started young they will thank you for it later. Love that grapple.

[@gaylonreedy1545]

I met with the folks at rural King a few days ago and test drove the rk 37 hydro with cab and backhoe. Very impressed with the people and the machine.

[@kyleolle3557]

Additional fire starting tip in a damp situation. My wife would change out our bed pillows every 12 to 18 months. I would save the old ones for starting a damp brush pile. They act like a giant candle wick and give about a 20 minute burn that is nice and hot. Don't stack the pile completely, stuff the pillow in, saturate it, light it and continue to add the rest of the brush. I prefer to use old engine oil or hydraulic fluid. Burns slower to ignite damp wood. You can also use some of the other fluid suggestions provided by other viewerss. I prefer the used oils. It starts off slow and as the oil heats up in the pillow it creates a gradually hotter fire with out flash back.

[@clarkwheeler8764]

Mike, suggestion---how about considering getting a portable sawmill and cut up the really good logs into lumber..and possibly even custom lumber cutting. With the front grapples to load logs on the mill, you already have a lot of the hard work taken care of. And good lumber sells year round.

[@Zomsky]

I know they’re terribly expensive Mike, but gosh you’d love a Lucas Mill. They are great for the “smaller” saw logs under about 18in diameter - almost waste nothing. We’ve had a 6in one for about 15 years, amazing how much you end up using it!

[@gymsreviews8155]

Great video

[@imo8628]

Thanks Mike great stuff. A very happy birthday on the 21st, the same day as my brother inlaw/ best mate, but he will be a lot older than yourself, enjoy. I'll be heading back home from Australia to Thailand on that day. Cheers

[@Living-The-Dream]

Another great video! Thanks! 👍

[@harrydavis4250]

Use the 3 point hitch to pick up the front of the log.

[@PatrickWagz]

Hey Mike, Have you ever considered doing a video on your woodstove??

[@daveroberts9921]

Don't let those ashes go to waste, they're good for the garden.

[@richardromano4086]

Hey Mike , I am in Oregon and starting the slash here isn't very easy most the time ,

[@matthewsims359]

This video just helped me plan my weekend. I have a big brush pile at the farm that needs to be burned. I think i will take the family to the farm Saturday morning and do some firewooding and then, that evening, have a bonfire and roast some hotdogs and do smores for dessert. Sounds like a plan.

[@TheUserid82]

Have you thought about a general use flatbed trailer you can pull with the tractors so you can use for both hauling long logs out and building supplies to where you are working?

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Andrew H, yea or like a small log trailer

[@edwardkenny2356]

Boy, I have to think that the grapple is worth its weight in gold! Imagine if you didn't have access to it... ugghhhh. I havent yet, but I'm going to check out those wood stacks.

[@jimkimler9460]

Hey Mike should've had hot dogs and smores for ypur two helpers😂😂

[@emil8786]

that grapple is awesome!!!

[@larrypalmer2415]

Great video! Loved your helpers! I see the RK 37 is a shuttle shift, do you like it? Im going to an auction tomorrow that offers one just like yours, with 70 hours on it..... I'm very interested based on your videos.....I lobbied the local RuralKing dealer to let you keep at least one of those tractors! Great exposure for the brand!

[@briankshaw8755]

Nice fire. Thought you were gonna have to put a little diesel on it to fire up.

[@bigtime37ja]

Excellent music selection in this video

[@ColeTheCornstar]

What are the future plans for this timber?

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Cole The Cornstar, not sure yet

[@coggins63]

Mike all you need is a little diesel on their problem over

[@vietnamvet5826]

Try a spinner on your steering wheel. My Dad always had them on his farm tractors and I wouldn't be without one on any of my tractors.

[@BNSFGP38]

I use a small ziplock baggie filled with kero or diesel and throw it in the middle, gets that wet wood going in no time.

[@scwalsh1100]

happy belated birthday

[@bgray1009]

45f i live in scotland thats a shorts and tshirt day here lol

[@sabgab]

10/21 Birthday eh?! That is also my daughter Faith's birthday!

[@MrBusbahnhof]

you need a wood chipper for this stuff ;) use the chips for compost or for heating. not just burning that stuff down without use

[@markfeasel9431]

My 2 cents. Never load brush into a fire in the smoke. I have heard of tractors stalling then you can't get them started again. Tractor burns up. Sounds crazy but have seen it. Just FYI. Like your videos.

[@thomasdesmond2248]

I am curious what you use to heat your house? Outdoor wood boiler? Would love if you could share some of those things. God bless

[@kevinmason3086]

We get close to the same weather here in ohio I'm probably 2 hrs West of you tues night its going to get down to 32 degrees

[@bullrun1]

I love using my grapple as well...whats your comfort level with the grapple, hydraulic hoses/lines and getting in on the fire like that ?

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

In and out quick, I remember I was on a job once running an old Cat 235 Excavator with a grapple, not a thumb a grapple loading a huge burn pit, I was always afraid the old girl would quit when I swung over the pit

[@donmotz5528]

Ya Mike that is a nice saw log.....cant wait to see your logs get milled to boards.....take care...... :)

[@time7559]

used motor oil really helps getting a brush pile stated

[@Education-1964]

So does a propane weed torch

[@shayn4220]

Get out the br 700 and let it idle on the fire it will go right up 👍🏻

[@jasonmccook843]

Good video! Mike, have a question. Of all the implements/attachements you have what in your opinion is the best bang for the money? As all ways enjoy the videos.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Jason McCook. For what I do I think, grapple, land plane, and that little dump trailer

[@jasonmccook843]

I can see the grapple being a huge help. Thanks

[@cmexrayu]

Nice video! I need a tractor. 10 acres. Half needs brush cutter, half trail maintenance. Gravel drive, food plots, garden...Torn between RK24 and RK37. Thoughts?

[@76rogergann]

I'm in the exact same boat as you. Almost exactly, and I'm torn between those or the RK37 with a cab.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Either one will work, the 37 will lift more and be a little quicker grading, tilling and things like that

[@NHHalKnowsHow]

Mike, is that a dent on the hood of the 37?

[@Will7981]

You need a Woodmizer

[@jeffclaus4422]

I went to rural King and asked about their RK tractors. They looked at me like I had four heads.

[@stereolababy]

now the rk37 has been smoked in - there goes your resale value

[@rockyevans5171]

great vid. Love your choice of music.

[@dpgoodall]

Mike, how do you put that fire out at the end of the day?

[@shayn4220]

Did wood all day today a 24 inch round red oak probably 175 feet long and 2 ash 20 inch round , but I had to move by hand , let me tell you I prey one day for a tractor with a grapple , my back shot , hows your back after lifting all that red oak onto splitter

[@phil.paulastocks2276]

Starting brush fires: 3/4 diesel fuel and 1/4 gasoline. Very hot fire starter and not explosive.

[@stevenjohnson9304]

We cannot burn ,fire dept. Wildfire danger is at high east of oregon city.

[@MostlyOutdoors]

Is it worth it saving saw logs? Or is it more valuable to harvest as firewood for you. There is a ton of perfect firewood in that log. Do you sell the saw logs?

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Mostly Outdoors, watch video 100

[@jdef1]

And there’s the assurance needed that numbering your videos is a great idea! :)

[@dalelewis1016]

Chased away every mesquito In a 5 mile radius...🔥

[@lucashamm8228]

Do you get your tractors at rural king

[@acteon-nature-wildlife4507]

Bonjour jolie vidéo merci du partage dommage que tu ne me visite plus

[@allenhenry1113]

question for ya! what's the best way to cut down a dead tree in your opinion?

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

allen Henry, safely lol, they are all different so no one answer

[@allenhenry1113]

I understand, to broad of a answer lol

[@davidh266]

I like bonfires but would be worried about damaging the tractor

[@botabob]

Baileys-online.com is the exclusive dealer for the Lucas Sawmill - Take a look at their product line - I ordered a peavey from them last week - I'm tired of struggling to roll logs by hand. - Cheers

[@bendigr]

time for a bandsaw mill?

[@casycasy5199]

use your leave blower to get the fire roaring

[@Bubba45347]

what would you do with out the grapple looks like you use that thing more then anything so far

[@kvn08cosmo]

If someone posted a video of themselves gathering free natural gas in their backyard - and then taking that free natural gas and putting it into a pile - and then taking that pile of free natural gas and they lit it on fire , , , , , If someone were to do that, I would call them an idiot. Now I'm not going to call you an idiot because you have taught me a lot of things and I like you. But it did give me some serious chest pains seeing you waste all of that good fuel.

[@chichalds]

Whats up with the democrate hate ads coming through on this channel? Lots of mike dewine hate ads as im watching

[@chichalds]

Meaning ads telling me not to vote for dwine here in ohio...and believe it i am voting red

[@kevinvallee9049]

Great video

[@jimkimler9460]

Hey Mike should've had hot dogs and smores for ypur two helpers😂😂