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Today we look at firewood, stacked vs tossed in truck. There is a huge difference in quantity. Also blow a bunch of heavy wet leaves with the Stihl BR 700, then take a little hike in the woods and find downed trees and storm damage.
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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.
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[@russellbowman8051]

I hate when storms damage trees!! 🌳 😫 👍👊

[@outdoorstudios2022]

Thanks for sharing! I wish there was an automatic like and comment for subscribers.

[@tommyordoyne7461]

Firewood and saw logs forever. I need one of those blowers for my wet leaves.

[@fumasterchu12]

That is one awesome leaf blower, works very well. I appreciate the wood videos as we use wood to supplement our heating. I have about 12 acres of forest on my property and can't even keep up with all the downed trees and limbs. Thanks for another great video, cheers.

[@darcywalls1465]

Glad you guys got your power back on. Kind of nice seeing the chickens out inspecting your leaf blowing skills Mike

[@papageo5]

I have seen lots of videos about one blower vs another, but I think it's time to see Mike with a rake vs Melissa with the blower!

[@dennishayes65]

I wish I had that downed oak tree for firewood!! Have been heating our house for 37 seasons now with wood in sw Minnesota. I’m 66 & not as strong as I once was. Still fun to cut firewood, & now I have a grapple and a new tractor. Sure saves my back. I still get sore after cutting & hauling wood. (Old age).

[@aldredske6197]

Hi Mike, Glad to see that the woods didn't get smashed too bad. Now you have a couple of very dangerous widow maker's to deal with. Please be very careful when dealing with them. I would give you a few pointers if you would like. I have worked through hundreds of cords of storm damage timber over the years. Take care and work safe my friend. Your friend Al.

[@chuckb.5076]

That sure is a beautiful piece of property. Glad you folks enjoy it so much.

[@steakandeggscynthiar.7714]

I see why that is your favorite. It is beautiful with all the trees and a blanket of copper leaves on the ground. We have oaks in the pasture and most are still green leaves.There are quite a few oaks that the leaves turn copper and the leaves don't fall off until spring. Some times I wonder if the leaves are going to fall off before the new start coming on.

[@jonpanzarella1221]

It is nice to walk around a wooded area and not see another house!

[@stewartew]

That part of the property you said was your favorite looks like a good spot for a deer watch.

[@BillB23]

17 to 20 min. ain't too long with content like yours. Your production values continue to raise the bar. Just keep on like you're doing and things will grow.

[@ArmsFamilyHomestead]

Ice storms are the worst! We haven’t had a bad one in several years but it does take a long time to clean up afterwards! Glad you have all of that great equipment to get the job done.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Yes you will have saw logs. Yes you should get a saw mill. No, you don't need to worry about the length of your videos when you fill them with the work you do around your property. THIS IS GOOD CLEAN ENTERTAINMENT for all ages and we like it. I think way back you showed some of that favorite property, isn't there a little hill top close to the drop over the hill? Maybe this old dawg is dreaming again but the climbing ladder to the deer stand rang a bell?? Really like the video Mike and Melissa, keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Yep you are correct

[@robertmyers461]

I watch you on my 85 inch big screen so when I want to comment I got to get on my phone and try to find the vidja I want to comment on but I got tired trying to find that video but I'm referring to the vidja where you went and helped Doug split his firewood Mike you really need to do more of that you are blessed and have had awsome equipment handed to you and you do alot with it for yourself and family thats great 👍 cool and awsome but pass it on help more people that need it especially our vets I know you got it in you just too busy to think of it 😀 😊 ya help more people with your blessings and it will come back to you twice fold 😀 😊 👍 🙂

[@WalkerOutdoors]

That leaf blower kick some serious butt. And you have a pretty nice place there , I would bet those woods are full of deer

[@wwflguy]

If you have frequent power outages especially in winter I'd strongly suggest a generator for some backup power, even if its a smaller one just to run your lights, fridge freezer tv and such up to something for the whole house. With the 4 tractors there you might want to look at a pto generator to just use a tractor to run it vs yet another small engine to maintain.

[@papageo5]

Mike with a rake vs Melissa with the blower! Hit like if you want to see that!

[@rickybeck1178]

I can see why you it that spot small gap nice deer hunting spot!

[@jim4448]

The state where I used to live so firewood but a cubic foot..MA.. NH and VT. Did the same thing.... And yes that is stack wood

[@jasonj411]

The few ice storms we get in Alabama does damaged like that big oak everywhere. But our tornado season usually makes us lots of firewood hauls. I have been working on a 26" oak that fell this past spring at a neighbors house. we let it dry a little to help cut down on the weight of it. i ended up cutting some huge branches off then using my jeep and winch pulled the large trunk section off the fence in 2 pieces. Also, i love your property. reminds me a lot of where i grew up here in Alabama.

[@garyjohn316]

Thanks for the videos of the truck bed loads of wood. We have been told that a truck bed of wood loosely thrown in the back is a rick(half cord) but it is actually a face cord.

[@edwardkenny2356]

Someone has their work cut out for him n her 😊 Love the walk in the woods... Thanks Mike and Melissa.

[@Goostradamus81]

Great videos, if your looking for video ideas, set up a few tail cameras and show the deer/animal movement and activity around your property. Include a few clip per video or something. Also, would love to see some of your hunting videos around your property. I know that would not keep everyone happy, but variety works for everyone. Keep up the good work Team Morgan, thanks for the entertainment and journey

[@Z-Bart]

11:00 When that big boy came crashing down, it had to be loud. Not too far from your deer stand.

[@barryespeseth7355]

Never saw the first time you found the 206 yr old oak down. You did not know then how many times you would try to get it out of the woods. More good stuff.

[@louielopez1638]

It's always a good idea to pack walking alone in the woods by yourself. I'm sure you always do in that situation...I love your property. All we have is tumbleweeds...LOL...👍😀😎👌

[@sabgab]

Good length on the video Mike! Yeah, that big oak will give things a workout. I'm anxious to see if it is a good saw log or two in there. I like that spot in the woods just form that little view. I bet that it is a good area in deer season.

[@dalelewis1016]

A sawmill would come in handy to build a timber frame barn...👍

[@dderbo]

All of the wood that my dad and I cut in the 70s we stacked 4x4x8 which equals a cord.

[@alpal4000]

I’m surprised you don’t have a whole house generator!

[@shrillcarder]

A really nice video Mike, thanks for showing me around and that Oak is a beauty.👍

[@aaron-sonjapenrod4041]

Melissa it sounds like Mike needs to make a wood fired Jacuzzi for your next power outage. That will help him get closer to his prepped 10 point quest! On a serious note, glad you got your power back!

[@Living-The-Dream]

Liked the length....more to enjoy! Thanks 👍

[@106pricey]

Mother Nature keeps providing....I envy your land. Wish I had a almost endless supply of firewood. Scrounging and searching internet for free or really good deals it is for me. Did you ever get around to posting the pic of the get her done contest?

[@106pricey]

Just watched your previous video where you added the pic of the winner....darn I should have entered...

[@michaelbaumgardner9493]

Good evening. My opinion. Take two straps to drag those sections out. Maybe get a Generac generator for the house? Don't worry about the length of the vlog. You're doing a fine job. I'm done hauling my loads of propane. Heading home after a 10hr break.

[@stevedyke639]

That Stijl blower is powerful. By the way your American flag appears to be down 6:45

[@royjones59344]

Greetings from NH, beautiful property you have there.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Thanks Roy, Years ago I worked near Keene, Pretty Country up There!

[@jmendel9653]

Do you have a preimeter trail around your acrage or just trails that wind through it? Nice property. You're a lucky guy.

[@beingsneaky]

I think you should mention "Always look above you after storm well anytime. Dead branches in the trees just an hanging there could come down on you not called "widow makers for nothing" or a fallen tree hung up on another tree.

[@bradplumb64]

Hey Mike, the yard looks great. Unfortunately my Maple leafs came down and they are under snow. More snow coming tomorrow here in Vermont. Looks like the clean up will have to wait until spring.. :(

[@CFairNH]

Good video!! I jealous, the first snow has stuck up here in New Hampshire, so some of my leaves are going to wait until spring! Lol

[@digbyodell2924]

You had some room in that stack for tighter fitment, maybe 6-8 peices and do you measure your stacks after seasoning or before? There's 3-4 inch difference there also, depending. I get a load exactly like that except more level over to the cab with 1/3 cord.

[@matthewheld8577]

That big tree needs that saw mill you have been wanting!

[@stevenrichey5068]

Here in Black Rock, Arkansas. .most of the time our wood is by a rick...4 x 8.. 18...24 inches long

[@snymat68]

I think you should get Melissa and Eva on the 37 and 24 with you in the 55, chain them all to the oak and drag it out of there in one piece (except maybe the top). Now THAT would make an exciting video! 😀 Keep up the good work! PS - How's the pond?

[@donmotz5528]

Lol...I thought I had leaves.....you got me beat.....

[@davidscottboring940]

We had an ornamental pear tree in our suburban front yard. 20 years old, it was as tall as our two story house. Our neighbors hated it because it held on to it's leaves all winter long, so no matter how many times you raked up leaves, it would drop more the next day.

[@snapperkc9317]

Power crews are amazing. Looks like you certainly have job security! I bet Hunter is enjoying the tv!

[@werewolfpa6628]

Mike as I mentioned in another comment I'm not that far from you . I would come an help you any time I'm off work to help clean up an downed trees . I Donate the time to Help out a fellow Pa resident in need of help. I love the out doors an like minded like you love my power saws .

[@gastoncannon4710]

Great video, glad you got you power back, was thinking you may have to change the name to off grid with the Morgans. Take care 👍👍👍👍

[@robertappleby4734]

beautiful property y'all have

[@jasonmccook843]

Mike, Look at this way at least no trees fell on any buildings. Like the song while you were leaf blowing, could you provide the name of the song and artist. Thanks,

[@mikehale9744]

now how bad would it be on the grass if you just left the leaves until spring???,we just bought 84 acres and oak leaves have covered the ground and i was looking at vacuum pull behind but after seeing your jet pack!! works pretty good.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Would be all mud in the spring if you don't get them off

[@arthurbuckyelksjr7918]

Melissa said she wants half of firewood money so why did she not help load the 2 loads of wood. LOL

[@densanden]

Good Video on how much wood can actually fit in pickup truck. When did buy wood I just took there word for it. By the way I see you do have chickens . My bad. LOL

[@michaelmarkes4818]

that's gone be a good 3-4 videos cutting up all that oak lol

[@brettdisher6985]

The totes/cages you use for firewood are made to be stackable, could you make a video and see if cutting that side out compromised the structural integrity too much to stack the cages? Just don't fill them completely full so they rest on the metal part. If it fails it will fail to the cut side so it shouldn't be too dangerous if you stack them from the back side. Thanks it would be greatly appreciated!

[@jeffreyallan2545]

Mike, what is the song and artist you are playing while blowing leaves. I’ve watched a ton of your videos and this is the first song I’ve actually liked. :-) Thsnks. Jeff

[@103m95g]

During the walk , I was wondering what happened to the tower blind build?

[@bobvanarkel7583]

By your comment, has some of that been timbered in the past? I don't see any older large growth trees similar to the downed oak! A forester is a good resource you can utilize for knowledge on forest management.

[@heathhall4532]

Mike your like me you need skidding winch for the back of your tractor. All I have is hills.

[@greymanzink6118]

What was that comment the other day about the firewood business? Looks like you'll have a lot of competition from this cleanup. Plus needing to hire some full time help with all the work.

[@stereolababy]

that rk 55 needs the work!

[@joelcoddington4715]

Where i get my fire wood here in iowa. If i had it stacked over the bed rails they would make you throw it out until it was level with the sides of the truck. Because then your taking just to much..

[@funwithguns89]

I see some logs for the woodmizer ;)

[@talezfromthedashcam3138]

Actually, I'm kind of surprised, with all the equipment you have. You don't have a backup generator and a switching system for such emergencies.

[@johnbrown8627]

love all your videos from john in scotland

[@JackofAllTrades1]

Mike, I have a similar setup with my property up here in NH. I’m thinking of clearing a section for my kids and fencing it in. My question is....the fence you have, do the leaves go under it or through it? I guess, in other words, is your fence off the ground and that’s how the leaves get through?

[@johntwerp]

I was wondering that same thing.

[@spudgamer6049]

He's said in another video that there is a small gap under the fence, iirc.

[@JackofAllTrades1]

Spud Gamer thanks Spud.

[@michaelchastain4957]

I really enjoy your videos!

[@chriswatts4145]

Hey Mike why don’t you install a whole house Generator?

[@popcanfixit8862]

Just a suggestion you do these little quizzes every now and then. Why don't you do a quiz to find out how much wood is in that big oak tree that fell down and have people guess how much wood there will be after it's cut and split and stacked. You know like a cord or a cord and a half you get the idea. that would be a good one I think. I think that would be neat to find out. Just something to think about.

[@lebonsk1]

you have no freaking idea how clean is your forest compare to north west quebec boreal forest ... holy batman my forest is nasty

[@nickeckman6704]

Another great video morgans!!

[@jjjj72yahoocom]

You have boiler wood laying all over. Ever thought of making that a part of your firewood business??

[@febbral]

Mike, the music selection is great, excellent choice. Where do you find these titles?

[@mikehaas6678]

did you ever build that deer blind/stand that you had talked about

[@1dh11]

That's about right, tossed in a 6+1/2ft box 1/3 cord. In my 2014 F150, 8ft box, tossed is 1/2 cord. Humped up the same as in yours. 16" pieces

[@weaverkevin5462]

It's a6ft bed .try 8 ft bed with 4ft sides .you will be darn close to a cord.

[@ruffntumble1964]

Hey Mike, did you ever announce how long it took you and Melissa to split that load of wood in the Ranger last week???????????? I had guessed 34 minutes. Not sure if I missed the answer somewhere.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

yes in the next video after that 13:24!

[@ruffntumble1964]

@@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans So Mike, you do realize that you need to make a follow-up video to that original one. The next one should feature Melissa doing the splitting of equal type and size of wood in the Ranger to see who can split the fastest. I know you may risk some embarrassment here, but it's only fitting to see which Morgan can do the job best.

[@bigbigby4657]

Not too bad on the length of the vid... Being from Tn. I thoroughly enjoyed the music, sounded like Annie Lennox? Never heard it before, I'd appreciate it you let me know who it was and the name of the song 😆... Ice damage reminds me of our dreadful 1993 ice storm. A Lot of tree damage around here, frontal system was only one night but with the cold air behind it the ice lasted 2 weeks before melting, with the power out for about a week, and heard trees breaking for days. I'll be in wait on seeing how you deal with that big oak on the hillside.👍

[@comlbbeau]

Bradford pear trees are bad for that kind of damage in our area. It appears your feathered friends appreciate your blowing efforts in keeping the yard clean. Hardly any difference in the blower's performance in wet or dry leaves.

[@frontierguy449]

According to your measurements: 6.5 ft. long X 5 ft. wide x 1.75ft.(21'') = 56.875 cu. ft. struck capacity (even with the top of the box). One cord, 4x4x8 ft. = 128 cu. ft. so anything more than 44.4% of a cord is the amount you pile above the height of the top of the box.

[@chesterbradbrook5883]

A face cord as he called it was 4ftx8ftx16 inches

[@duntone]

I am 100% certain that throwing that wood in the back of the truck like that took your “wood stacking” OCD over the top!! How long did it take you to reorganize it into proper stacks??

[@specwar64]

Any word on when the outbuilding is going up?? Thought i heard mention of that in an older video.

[@bogillespie4774]

How come you're not out deer hunting Pennsylvania opens this week

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Next week it opens

[@beingsneaky]

tryna hide ya tree stand? or is it a tree fort??

[@rhyssimms591]

Can You please do a Fire Stove video

[@borjastick]

So the question is how much does one third of a cord cost where you are Mike? Good video as always, keep them coming. I feel we live in very similar countryside. I live in very rural SW France full of woodland (mainly oak and chestnut) and cattle farming. The area is full of the famous Limousin cows. Here I pay €60 per stere (cubic metre) of 50cm cut chestnut or oak. That would be about €220 per cord or in US $ 250.

[@budmiller3477]

You missed a few leaves lol

[@TheFirewoodHut]

Mike, do you use Star Tron (enzyme additive) to your small gas engines? A Small engine repair shop owner told me to either use high octane or use Star Tron additive for the 10% Ethenol gas. He said that the Ethenol can gum up the carb when sitting for a length of time. Imagine if the USA ever got hit with an EMP event. It would be a life threatening situation. Yet most of human history has lived without this 'modern convenience'.

[@450rmaniac]

Silvermana, this is a true statement. Ethanol collects moisture and that is what causes a lot of the problems. Same concept for watercrafts. Do not use any ethanol when water is a common element around. If you are using the gas quickly and it isn’t sitting, there isn’t much to worry about. There is more additives out there to combat the issue, however, Star Tron is a brand that I hear more than others. Stabil will help as well but will not eliminate the issue.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

I use ethanol free gas for all my small engine stuff

[@casycasy5199]

i see you have chickens .do they take care of ticks in your yard

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

yes they do!

[@daphlavor]

I have taken 4 van trips full of leaves to my local twp compost facility, came home and bagged another 8 bags, and I’m still another dozen to go ☹️. It’s due to 13 trees on my property.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

They really pile up don't they

[@paullavoie8087]

How much for a cord of wood and does price change if it is seasoned or not?

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

About $250.00 per cord, little less for unseasoned

[@hartymcfarte]

how come you blow the leaves across the fence.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

OOPS forgot to mention about the harvesting the trees. You have the resources to harvest and soon to mill lumber plus a great firewood business with the new owner "Melissa" so selling the timber off would really mess things up for that area. They not only cut the trees down but destroy the young growth or a lot of it while removing the other trees. Tree farming is fine if that's what a person wants but it takes away many other enjoyable tasks and recreation for you and the young-uns to partake in. Just rambling this morning, too much coffee (jitter-juice) ;-)

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

How much is Melissa paying you? lol

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

NADA.... NO COMPRENDA ;)

[@randykovack4472]

arent you concerned about snakes when you walk around ?

[@jamielc3437]

I feel like you I feel a little bad when a big beautiful tree gets blown over. Its good for wood but i mean it took so long to grow then it's dead. Its a bit of a shame

[@southernshock]

Hi can you plez tell me the what's the name of the song so love it