#284

[@annietaylorsmith3876]

I absolutely love how you two work together! Your videos are such a joy to watch.

[@joehollisremax]

Mike you are a lucky man to have a partner like Melissa. Bless you both. Love to watch your videos.

[@korishan]

Nice! I'll be swinging the ax this year as well. I don't have a splitter, and I'm installing a wood stove for heating. Power bill was way to high last year for heating. I live out in the country and wood is free 😁 It's great to see that hubby/wifey working together. Wonderful to see those kinds of interactions in this crazy world. And even Piper! 💕🎉🐕

[@jlen82]

The couple that splits together sticks together!

[@treeclimbing7798]

jlen82 -👍🏼😀

[@johnspader3388]

Absolutely nothing lime splitting wood my best year 55 CORDS with a 6 lb plumb maul fresh air and exercise

[@sonnicman]

Piper did a great job of supervising, and gracious she just adores you, Melissa!

[@johnreinburg859]

Mike, you make it so easy! I have never split firewood that easy. I chuckled when you told Melissa to "hurry up". Piper is a big lap dog and loves Melissa!

[@shaybo234]

Talk about your multitasking skills Melissa! Wow!

[@nadovidaich2364]

Team work, I love it. Awesome job, guys!

[@russellbowman8051]

Now That Was Pretty Quick Work By Hand!!👍👊

[@longislandcerealkiller6385]

Very nice to see two of you respect each other very nice

[@theradicalreformer2894]

That took 20 minutes. Good teamwork and Mel is always smiling as usual.

[@Hfoutdoorsyt]

Good team effort. My wife and I are the same way. It makes life easier when you are married to your best friend. Love the videos. Happy Thanksgiving. Stay warm up there.

[@Thomaslmurry]

Wow! Four years has changed a lot of things! 😊

[@MapGameday]

9 minutes and 27 seconds. Enjoy your channel. You guys look like you are having fun.

[@snapperkc9317]

22 minutes Pipers a happy girl, her smile gives it away!

[@CatHound]

12 mins? Good team work.

[@shaggy1823]

I have no idea.I was to busy watch Melissa!!

[@dsmtsi]

The dog when you first started splitting is the best part of the video. Watching the axe go up and down, taking steps back each swing... and then gets bored and walks off to find another adventure. Lol

[@henryrodgers3409]

Looks like that Fiskers splitting axe works really well . Wife and husband working together, nice . That Piper is a smart dog . She backed right up when Mike said " look out Piper " . Another nice video . 20 minutes .

[@hansmuller9575]

Mike, from this sidee of the ocean / merry old Germany: Suggest for safety reasons to not swing the axe in direction of Melissa and Piper. A 90 degree angel to both would cost nothing but you would gain an extra safety range. I work and like this typ of axe very much. But when it is sharpened well is is a weapon. In case it slips out of your hands no human beeing or animal should be endangered.

[@stopfollowingme2391]

The wood is flying at 90 degrees from the axe every chop. That's why his assistant is at about 135 degrees. Out of the way of flying wood and axes.

[@NHPsychoticGoat]

@@stopfollowingme2391 axe's can and do slip and wood dosent always go to sides when chopped. Either way- putting ur gf wife and or partner n dog is a risk no one should take. Rewatch video...she was in line with axe many times. Period

[@rogerdickinson920]

I cringed when I saw that.

[@johnkaneiii9167]

You guys work great together, I would say it took 25 minutes 👍👍

[@michaeldougfir9807]

My wife watched this too and enjoyed it. She and I just did a cord+ for barter and she really enjoyed that. But we did use the Craftsman 27 ton splitter. And she unloaded it all when we got there. It was her idea. What a gal! Thanks for the bit on your dog. I believe that certain critters were meant to be pets, and it's no wonder they are good family members. I have an 8# maul and the same Fiskars splitting axe you used, in addition to the hydraulic splitter. And around here we have very knotty ponderosa. So that advantage is golden to us. But the local favorite wood is lodgepole pine. We don't have a lot of hardwood unless a tree dies or a construction company takes out an oak for example. My time guess is 40 minutes. You two were really going at it!

[@edwardde3]

Interesting video. Thanks for sharing.

[@gastoncannon4710]

21 mins, 43 sec, give or take whatever it takes. Good teamwork. 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

[@treeclimbing7798]

Melissa you’ve got a natural on camera presence. and easier on the eyes than Mike 😂 I can’t remember, I got distracted. 😃

[@NHPsychoticGoat]

Eye Candy for sure. Mike ur a ugly cuss....lolol jk

[@xxrice]

With two people, 11 minutes. Also American made Council Tool makes great classic mauls and axes. Keep up the good work. OWTM is my favorite channel.

[@HTPJohn]

A great vid Mike & Melissa. It's fun going back & watching video posted before we started following you. A lot of fun. God Bless.

[@1thirdstone1]

You folks are great!!! I can tell by the way you love your dog!!!!

[@Iowaflyboy1]

Good accuracy swinging that ax. Great exercise for you both!

[@brianwalmsley447]

Good to watch a couple work as a team 😎

[@royjones59344]

I'm up in NH and must say your life sure looks a lot like mine. I've only ever split with an axe and just leave those big nasty pieces for an outdoor fire. I'm new to the channel and am having an absolute blast catching up. Happy hunting, splitting, stacking, burning, snow clearing and all the other fun stuff!

[@1811bruce]

18 minutes and 43 seconds. Great job!

[@michaelrivest2107]

What a GREAT TEAM ! made it look easy and FUN at the same time ! 16 minutes 43 seconds.

[@bobbiggs5660]

30 minutes on the hand splitting! Awesome video, got love the fresh outdoors in any weather! Have a great Thanksgiving!

[@KeepingItDutch]

Made that look easy. Ive got to get to splitting some more myself. Its got super cold here.

[@MartyInTheWoods]

Mean and lean splitting machine! Very precise splitting work.

[@panheadxp]

It seems we like the same things, I guess its a PA thing. I end up on your videos a lot , thank god Melissa is easy on the eyes. lol Sorry Mike but I am jealous of your toys and especially your farm. It is nice to see some good people own such a beautiful farm. Thank you

[@johncourt9580]

Hi I'm John from the UK Wales been watching your channel for one month found it very interesting and fascinating the way you handle tree trunks you've now become my daily soap along with Home and Away, Out Doors with the Morgans, don't ever stop and what a treasure you have in Melissa with her beauty and super fit body, great sense of humour a huge reason to subscribe. I loved the cross fit episode and the 135 lbs lift would cripple me, and Eva with 95 lbs lift at only 13 amazing. Hannah is also super fit and Hunter is so funny love him. The quality of your videos is so professional and great music i look forward to my daily watch. Love you all not forgetting Piper xx

[@lonesomehomestead9045]

Great idea using tote frames for wood storage / stacking

[@tbonemc2118]

Hi from Oz. I used to split firewood like that by the 5x6' trailer load. I didn't do it for a living as I just wanted to clear up all the fallen timber I had. It was very old, large diameter (500mm up) and as hard as nails and many the time the hint of a knot or branch would literally have my block splitter bounce off. The angle of the blade on my splitter wasn't as acute as yours which I liked as I noticed yours sticking in a couple of times. You call them rounds but we know them as billets and because they were so big I always worked the edges. My man toy on my property was big old JCB backhoe. Best toy I ever had. I tried ever so hard to plant that thing in various bog holes on the property but became an expert at walking it out on the buckets instead. I had some remnant stumps about 2 meters in diameter that had the notches cut in them for the ax men's planks from another era still standing on the property. Another curiosity from those days was a large hollowed (naturally) log used as a culvert pipe on one of my creek crossings. A tip for you is logs make excellent culvert crossers or small bridges. Dig out your ditch over a road, notch out the banks deep enough to take the logs you want to use and then lay your road base over the logs. I actually worked at a modern mine that used this method on their mine site using timber from the site. A funny story to me but not my neighbor was the day he came across with his tractor to collect a log I said he could have and he broke his tractor completely into two pieces trying to move it. He's never had that much happening between his legs even to this day. The log was easily 3' diameter and about 40' long and I had no idea how he was going to move it. Anyway my 20 acres of heaven has gone now but I left it as nature intended. It was just north of Brisbane and I didn't have a deciduous anything growing on it. I can't get used to the difference at your place between the seasons.

[@mayatuck]

Mike, Melissa, and an x27! A winning team in any book!

[@jasone9729]

I will say 18 minutes. An axe is faster, but i can't split all day with an axe anymore, but the log splitter sure helps with that. Either way having a good helper makes for more production and a more enjoyable task. Thanks for the video.

[@jameskennerly9748]

Beautiful Couple love y'all!!

[@auntievan]

How about 15 minutes, oh and truly love all of your videos! Informative and fun:)

[@QuantityEngineers]

"When I nod my head, you hit it."

[@daddyrabbit835]

5:21 Smart making use of the trip back to the bed without being empty handed.

[@thomasbroking7943]

Great times.. I only had a fireplace for 1 year and i grabbed wood everywhere, every weekend. .my neighbors would say you're going to be so thin come fall..not quite the case.. That sawing,chopping,carrying and stacking builds a mean appetite. .i was solid musles all tightened up, but not an ounce did i loose.. Nice to have so much equipment. I would eliminate as much bending as possible. . great videos .

[@cfishel15]

Hey Mike, another terrific video! I'll guess 14:30.

[@waltermattson5566]

Melissa is fast and a hard worker. We might want to help her negotiate her contract. She probably doesn’t need it though.

[@Halscamp]

I just subscribed a week or so ago when I saw the stacked firewood comp and just now noticed you say you have a lifted Jeep. Whatdoyagot? I have a 95 YJ, SOA, 35's, Dana 44 front & rear, Detroit lockers front & rear, 4:27 rear end, 360 AMC V8, 4 speed standard, 10,000 lb winch, Chromoly axles, Holley 4 barrel. Minus 10 Cslsius in Eastern Canada right now with the wind chill at minus 26 Celsius. Glad I unstacked some firewood and restacked it in the basement beside the furnace. Darn cold for Nov 14th. Happy splitting.

[@walterforstbauer774]

Most species of wood do not split that easily but I did get a laugh at how easy and fast you did it. . I had three of pieces of twisted Douglas fir which took a longer time to split than you did for the whole load.

[@jeffbrooks8504]

Another great video, enjoyed it. I'd say it took 25 minutes

[@foldingchaise8387]

35 min. - Mike you are a lucky man !!!!

[@user-yi4fv3qw3q]

I just bought a Fiskars splitting axe after watching you use one. Love it.

[@stevemcclure3935]

27 minutes, 43.5 seconds (to be precise). Beautiful Piper and very smart too.

[@robbooth7904]

Good job. Piper is a beautiful dog.

[@johniac7078]

Nice team work.

[@FrostyMcG]

I’d guess 20min to bust all that up - WITH Melissa doing all the leg work! 😁

[@stanyoung9546]

That’s it guys love it

[@shrillcarder]

Great job guy's.

[@Living-The-Dream]

She works better then the black diamond 😂👍🐾🐾🐾🐾

[@roseannestrada5028]

Melissa is smart she starts loading at the same time!

[@tinpony9424]

Moe: You take the axe, I'll hold the wood. When I nod my head, you hit it. Curly: Nyuk nyuk.

[@kevincameron8437]

That’s the way i used to have to split it as a youngster. My dad bought wood by the tractor trailer load. He cut and I split and stacked. Good exercise.

[@aldredske6197]

Hi Mike , my guess is 10.4 minutes. LOL!! I got into a little tussle with a person in the comments about being able to split the wood faster with a axe that with the splitter with the kind of wood you have there. Thank you for proving my point!!😀👍👍 Take care and work safe!! Your friend Al.

[@motor2of7]

Our yellow lab is named Piper. She’s a princess too.

[@Chefwin01]

That spltting axe is awesome! I have the same one.

[@bobvanarkel7583]

22.46 mins Piper and Melissa with their beautiful smiles No downstairs or clap?

[@frankieholland6758]

Harry said that the working woman I've every watched work, Man you've really got something in her.

[@c50ge]

45 minutes. beautiful dog, we had 2 goldens when our children were growing up.

[@rodneydewar4064]

Good job splitting the timber but I was more interested in watching your dog walk around . I love goldies

[@ramrod0304]

i got a splitsec woodsplitter look them up i think you love that woodsplitters i got my and i will never go back to hydraulics wood splitters Good videos!!

[@daytimelawn3759]

19 min 29 seconds. good show

[@kevinhenry7273]

M & M Firewood, what a team!

[@Bob-ls7uf]

Pink Floyd - Careful With That Axe Eugene

[@Bredddi]

may want to consider if results would be different using wet wood? I process all my firewood on the site of the felling using a log splitter connected to the 4 wheeler. It is my first season doing it so I don't have any aged (this is my own fault and kudos to you for having some dried to split) mine certainly doesn't make that sound when I hit it with the axe, it doesn't pop, its stringy and its every third piece has to be swung on the blade and hammered upside down with the axe to get it to separate. hopefully next year things will get better with left over wood drying and processing during summer, but for now, log splitter is only reasonable method time-wise for wet 8" logs. - nice video sir.

[@waynejohnson9855]

Not sure where you get the idea dry wood splits better than wet, I split everything with a x27 and I split it as soon as I cut it. Letting it dry makes it harder by far.

[@scavuman]

I really enjoy splitting wood - who needs a gym membership ? This was a Great Video, Displaying Great Values - Give Piper a scratch from us all.

[@rnilazarev2553]

Супер !!!! 👍👍👍👍👍

[@stevehawkins8066]

One and done. You got really good aim swinging that splitting axe 🪓. Thanks for making these videos. They are both informative and entertaining.

[@nrolled2888]

How do you load/stack the IBC Tote racks with wood? Particularly the bottom of it.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Check out some of our other videos, covered it all

[@thelms4205]

Great job still enjoy videos pray y’all doing well.

[@kjamesjr]

Cherry and maple splits like a dream. Now let’s see that again with some elm.

[@Trivit30]

Yall are the most wood chopenest people I ever saw.... it should be outdoors with the woodchucks.... wow

[@PfeilerFamilyFarm]

Hey I thought those ladies said to step into the swing? The next challenge.."The John Henry" see if you can out split a half cord or even a cord against the Melissa and the wood splitter. Ha Ha. Always a pleasure watching your videos Morgans!! Thanks for sharing.

[@Bushcraft242]

Great exercise as a strength and conditioning specialist power drive chop chop

[@benjaminanthony5201]

Great video

[@Lanninglongarmmowing]

Try putting a bungee cord around a group of logs. That should help them to stay up after being split in case you want to split them again. Also a good hard stump helps them split better too.

[@josephpostma1787]

I just use a small tire screwed to a stump.

[@Bass2010]

Team work makes dream work and alway better to have you best friend with you

[@jc-botaman1077]

28 mins. Mike, you are either well practiced or a natural at using a splitting axe. I was always a terrible aim, always had access to a hyd. splitter so I never got any good at hand splitting. Awesome job, both of you!

[@blroy1018]

Mike, your wife Melissa, suggested I invite you out for a game of golf. Which, I could agree. However, if you swing a club just as good or better than the axe, well, I will play caddy and drive the cart🤣! But, the invitation is always an open standing one! Of course if I play caddy, Melissa drag me off in her to CrossFit for a workout of humble pie🤣! Great job folks! Piper rocks!

[@blroy1018]

@@Morgansunleashed, slow but, steady. I fractured some bones in the left hand while sparring in my Krav Maga class. I was wrapped up in the moment🤣! Well, that left my left hand useless. But, sit ups and running have been the deal. Hand is healing fine. I will be back. Having serious withdrawls. Thanks for checking in. I would welcome you as my accountability partner 👍🏽💪🏾!

[@josevelasco3245]

“Watch out piper”...dog takes a couple steps back 😂

[@kimberly1567]

yep, i instantly noticed that too

[@tlpoutdoorsman]

Dude I would not watch this channel for 5 seconds if it wasn't for Melissa standing there holy shiz!!!!! You keep that eye candy on your video and you should go up to a million subscribers🤣🤣🤣 sorry man really I'm not a creep but I know Beauty when I see it wow nicely done my friend keep it up

[@daddyrabbit835]

The thumbnail got me, too.

[@harryfatcat]

I love my Fiskars X27, great splitting axe. I use the tire method, it works great!

[@TXGladiators]

Eye Candy awesome. How is the wood stacked in the containers?

[@Chris-jh3tg]

Impressive. Wonder if you could do Osage that quick. :D

[@kerrybowden9097]

Now that's team work 29 min. 32 sec.

[@prattsgreenhousefarm9473]

23 minutes. Well done!

[@PwnzTube]

You sir have one well trained dog!

[@blroy1018]

I am a fan of you both. But, on these one? I give it to Piper! She figured it out. Love her. She reminds me of my dog growing up.