#420

[@lawrencehp1]

Nice work on the trails. Lot slower for me.....

[@davidweldon3464]

Hope you're hunting some morels around that old apple orchard.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Hunting but not harvesting

[@SethKrieger]

I received the following from a friend and thought about who might really appreciated it. You guys popped right into my head. (from Seth, living a great retirement on ten acres near Orlando Florida) Here it is... Remember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like: • When your loved ones come home, always run to greet them. • Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride. • Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure Ecstasy. • Take naps. • Stretch before rising. • Run, romp, and play daily. • Thrive on attention and let people touch you. • Avoid biting when a simple growl will do. • On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass. • On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree. • When you’re happy, dance around and wag your entire body. • Delight in the simple joy of a long walk. • Be faithful. • Never pretend to be something you’re not. • If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it. • When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by, and nuzzle them gently. That's the secret of happiness that we can learn from a good dog.

[@davidzembrzycki4294]

Just got done clearing the trails here in alma n.y. Now getting all the machines checked out oil changes etc to be summer ready. Take care and be safe.

[@paulsoutherland8701]

I have similar old Apple and pear trees in Ohio. I just ordered a pole chain saw to start my trimming on them. I would be very interest to hear from your other subscribers too. Or like another subscriber mentioned, invite an arborist and make that a video.

[@russellbowman8051]

Way to Getter Cleaned Up!!👍👊

[@davidwarden4350]

I’m no pruning guru, but I would prune that apple tree back hard. Cut it way back and do it now. It’s not good shape now so you won’t hurt it much. Have a good week

[@petew5272]

If you have apple wood, please don't commit it to firewood until you've contacted any wood carvers in your area. I understand that apple wood has a fine grain and good cross-grain strength that enables the carver to carve fine detail.

[@PurpleCollarLife]

Great job.

[@jameshalliday412]

My 2 cents: Leave the apple tree. They’re fun/easy for climbing and a good reminder of what once was there. I hope to clear (expand) a little opening back in our woods this summer. It’s like you’ve got a secret park all to yourself. Beautiful. Thanks for all the great ideas and videos. Always inspiring.

[@450rmaniac]

Just got to work on my trails this last week. Ended up having to call it quits about a 1/4 the way through as the ground was still too soft to run the tractor over. Better news is we are potentially getting more snow this weekend! So sick of winter at this point. We doubled over our normal yearly average already for the season and she won’t give up.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

I would be tired of it as well, thats crazy

[@bruceingram3439]

Thanks for the videos! Our trails lead maintenance as well after a wet winter. My grandson told me he gets old, like me, all he wants to do is ride on his tractor and make trails. I am making a trail now I call Rusty. It’s after my dog I had to put down. He is resting beside it.

[@bruceingram3439]

Melissa Morgan yes about two weeks ago. I cried.

[@newhampshire-bob1604]

Dang! You got me watering up about my dog Gus...

[@waltermattson5566]

I would like it if you mount a camera on the Ranger or a tractor and show us all the trails.

[@randylipnicky1221]

Hope all is well with the family. Just a heads up the rk37 will not lift a 330 gallon tote filled with green white oak. It will roll it back and get it off the ground enough to move it on flat but not any higher. Hoping it will when it dries to get it in the wood shed. Should lose about 500 lbs..

[@johnpyle8027]

I have to say I think that RK 37 is the route to go if I guy had to have just one tractor. It's just a stout beast! With that hitch those viewers made and a wheeled rubber tire device like you see propane tanks hung from to move, but lower, I believe a setup like that the RK 37 would have gotten that big oak log out on a dry summer day! That orchard is so nice back in there it is almost a shame not to do something with it! Maybe a hammock and your favorite beverages if nothing else! You'd have to stop for a minute to do that though! ;o)

[@frankmann4585]

Enjoying the videos as usual. Mike, you have most all the equipment I can imagine a fellow needs for a place the size of yours (and mine) but there’s one thing I can’t imagine not having that you apparently don’t have- a big equipment barn! Mine serves the purpose of keeping my tractor and implements out of the weather and ready to hook up, and gets me out of the sun and rain when necessary. Do you have plans to do that someday?

[@donaldcharlesworth1676]

I may not be telling you anything you don't know, but from what I've learned is fruit grows on new growth, so I'd trim it back and watch it sucker out

[@riverfallscory]

Do you find morel mushrooms out by that old orchard?

[@bentleyrichardson4283]

I'M NO ARBORIST BUT ALL I DO IS TRIM IN MARCH BEFORE THE TREE STARTS TO BUD OUT OPEN THE MIDDLE UP AND LET THE AIR AND SUN IN DON'T TAKE ANYMORE THEN 1|3 OFF NOT VERY HARD AT ALL I TRIM ABOUT 50 TREES A YEAR NOW AND THEY WERE ALL OLD GROWTH ON MY FRIENDS FARM PEOPLE TOLD ME THEY WERE NO GO AND WOULD ALL DIE THEY ARE ALL DOING GREAT NOW ITTOOK ABOUT 10 YEARS BUT IT WAS WORTH IT

[@nickclark2501]

Bentley Richardson BINGO on your method.

[@seather863]

Bloomsburg, PA Logging Expo is Friday and Saturday.

[@newhampshire-bob1604]

Logging, firewood collecting go hand-in-hand! Mike is going to feel conflicted!

[@lemuelcasillas7572]

Saluda Virginia

[@andrewdykstra3929]

Do you have morel mushrooms in your timber?

[@dodgeman658]

Mike the apple tree looks good but could use a trimming, but wouldn't want to pick those apples at that height. Maybe you should plant some hybrid apple trees the start producing by the second or third year. All different kinds from honeycrisp, and pink lady, to johnagolds. The best part is they only grow to 7-10 feet tall, better picking!!

[@regsparkes6507]

That RK37 is perhaps and arguably the best sounding of the three you have there. I enjoyed the trail working sequence a lot. But if I may make an observation,.......the camera on top of the ROPS gives a great view, BUT the sound has a 'tinny or false' audio, could that be the resonance of the ROPS feeding through the mic?

[@mp3625]

Well guys spring has finally sprung here and with that comes the melt and flooding.

[@dmorgan28]

👍👍👍❤️

[@douglashingsbergen4304]

Grandpa would prune when the tree went dormant for the winter, but always said the time to prune is when your blade is sharp and the tree needs it. I don't remember him ever letting any blade get dull.

[@patrickhathaway6178]

Have a cool day!

[@StreetRocketJoe]

Oh new video idea thanks to Melissa. A race between the ranger and the tractor. Since Melissa thinks the ranger is faster then the tractor. But with a huge twist it's an up hill dirt drag race both machines pulling the dump trailer with a full load of firewood in two wheel drive. Obviously it would have to be a timed event since you don't have two dump trailers that we know of. Nor do you have a trail wide enough to for a side by side race again that we know of.

[@judithfairchild8620]

Yes that slab is a bit bigger than both of you.,

[@williamfreeh9598]

i live in toledo ohio where the jeep is made. it does my little old heart good to know that there are so many jeepsters all over the country.

[@johnserra8497]

Hey Mike. We get a lot of ticks this time of year and becomes very bad. Do you have the same issue and what do you do about it?

[@shawnb2927]

@John Serra - ticks are terrible this part of PA and most of the warm days all year long. We've already found them on us from working the trails. We have guinea fowl around the barn and house which helps enormously to cut down the tick population if you can stand the noise. Otherwise, it is lots of bug spray and making sure to check for ticks every night when you've removed the outside clothes. There doesn't seem to be any long term preventative measure if you are in the woods a lot.

[@ilmo2313]

Nice sunset. The right tools make it a lot easier. I did it the hard way for years.

[@hmrbruce]

What is your opinion on filling tractor tires Just a general question on it.

[@ADSC2006]

Beautiful Sunset in the background.

[@jeffklinger1164]

Build a little gazebo up there!

[@tonydpayne]

Hi guys, like your videos. We live outside a small town called Tarago about an hour out of Canberra, Australia on 125acres. How big is you place? It looks nice.

[@edwardfinn4141]

Nice video, Nice handclap, Nice couple!

[@harrykeel8557]

Your comment on the elm you were splitting on your most recent video, reminded me of when I split fire wood when I was still at home. Sometimes I would get a piece of red oak that would be just as bad. However, we didn't have a wood splitter, it was a maul, wedges and most of the time an axe. Oh yeah, a lot of brute force.

[@billonthehill9984]

Cut out the deadwood Mike & see what you got. If you can access the tops, lop them off, until you like the look. You can do the pruning right now, before it blooms out if possible. Apples are super hardy, and almost always come back better after pruning them... They thank you by rewarding you with fruit... Sometimes they skip a year producing apples... Bill... :~)

[@billonthehill9984]

You guys mentioned Butler, PA. As 12 year old back in the mid 60's my dad & two other friends, Big John & Little John did a boar hunt in Butler at a game preserve. It was my first time out with my Barkers Dept Store Marlin 336C 30-30 rifle. As fate would have it, I got my first kill shooting the largest boar in the pack. It came out of the pack & literally started to charge me, but it stopped about 30 yards away me, sniffed the air, turned it's head & I squeezed off one round directly into his right ear as it dropped immediately, dead before it hit the ground... I also remember how good tasting this animal was! Bill on the Hill... :~)

[@johnbailey9682]

Heyyyyyyy did I miss it did not see your mom out there trimming the grass with you ? So how soon are you going to put that pool in for Mo ? Yeah right your on it right haa .

[@tannenbaum3444]

Prune the dead branches off down to the branch collar and any waters spouts you can reach.? It'll still have some nice apples for the deer, and maybe some for you and Melissa. The tree probably has some fire blight, now is a good time to trim, sooner the better. If the there were other apple trees closeby I would be more concerned.

[@thomasbrighton6159]

How would Sherman handle the big tool box? I ask because I’m thinking about one for my Mahindra Max26 which is fust a couple of horse power more?

[@robertmalis4493]

I love gyros

[@allupinski6339]

Without giving away your exact location for privacy reasons could you show an aerial photo of your property and talk about it. I think it would be very interesting. Keep up the excellent videos and content.

[@shawnb2927]

@al lupinski - look at some of his earlier videos where he used a drone for that footage. Since the drone crash last summer, Mike hasn't sourced a new one

[@robertmalis4493]

So weird seeing you drive on the wrong side of the road lol love the videos

[@edwardkenny2356]

Good afternoon Mike and Melissa...The old apple orchard area is pretty as a park. I'm thinking it'd be a wonderful spot for a picnic table, making it a wonderful place to come to read, meditate, etc...😊 Thanks once more.

[@thefirewooddoctor]

Was what I was thinking. Be a nice camping spot and not have to go far from home.

[@edwardkenny2356]

@@thefirewooddoctor Yep. 🏕

[@gerryhoffman5667]

Mike trim apple in late fall after harvest,cut dead stuff & suckers will make a lot of difference next year. Nice videos.

[@LostCaper]

Nice property. I do a lot of this type of work myself and very much enjoy it. Thanks for sharing.

[@golfermoc]

Mike, looks like the rain is coming back down here in WV, makes things tough to get any sawmilling and firewood cut up this spring

[@troyeager8877]

I'm trying to justify if I need a tractor. I have 600 feet of driveways and only five acres that I mow with a 60 inch Gravely zero turn. Which I love. But do you think I need a small tractor with a front loader? Or suck it up and keep doing it like I have for the last 13years?

[@bobbybaker1365]

love your show where can I get a wife like yours

[@sustainableliving880]

Great videos Bruce! Whenever I feel like doing some work I just watch you until the urge passes!

[@HeBillsHim]

I would love to own this amount of land one day.

[@rodstanley881]

love your videos I am from Michigan

[@dennisgodaire485]

Great tool-rack ... smart. Thank you.

[@ns4wsm]

Love the videos guys, great job. Good info for a future tractor purchase, or chainsaw. Thanks from Bluefield,WV.

[@logbuilder69]

MIke, the music you feature is great! Could you sometime spend a minute and tell us where we can get it? Thanks for all you both do. The thing I appreciate most is that you are both 'real' down to earth folks. That ranks high on my list. Y'all are who most of us wished we had as a neighbor.

[@lonahlen8655]

If you are looking to sustain the variety in the old orchard you could graft onto root stock. Restoring an orchard in this way certainly takes time. Perhaps Mike is reminiscing about bellyaches acquired whilst eating green apples.

[@terrycastor8299]

It appeared you experienced a bit of slipping on those trails. Would ag tires help with that or would they just dig deeper ruts? I recall our farm tractors could dig some deep grooves when it was wwt.

[@waynebarnes2679]

Hey Mike and Melissa I would rather be in your part of the world right now than mine, it looks nice where you are, here we are looking at snow about another 20 cm in the forecast. All the best.

[@lloyddahlen1141]

Thanks again 👍

[@casycasy5199]

make those dead limbs into smoking chips

[@jakes.1199]

I saw some may apples in the video on your land. You can look for Morel mushrooms around those areas, and fry them up!

[@brendawiseman1232]

Good day from Allen and Brenda from canada nice

[@deenaj44]

I would cut the dead out of it and prune it back alittle

[@scooterdubrul525]

Where did you get the tool rack on the back? Cost? 7/6/2024

[@glblb3030]

the leaves are already green up there,not here yet in east canada

[@ADSC2006]

Yep, snow is still melting here north of the capital. Calling for rain tomorrow and snow Saturday.

[@ChrisR1946]

Mike just found your channel what is your day job? I live in Leicestershire in the UK.......

[@shawnb2927]

@Christopher John Ricketts - Oil & Gas

[@michaelrust4192]

North central Indiana here. Really enjoy your videos . You have motivated me to get things done around my 2.5 acres in between the rains

[@kevinhenry7273]

Melissa and the dogs are "trail monitors".

[@kurtsimmons1587]

Mike there sounds like there’s something amiss on your tractor! Not sure if it is your water pump or something with the oiling system. It just doesn’t sound right!

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

It's fine, microphone on camera makes it sound different than it really is

[@frankcadillac9151]

Time spent building and maintaining good woods roads, is time well spent.

[@dougmoore7116]

I’d name Mrs. Morgan and the dogs Trail Boss. Thumbs up

[@urbanothepopeofdeath]

Mike, If you didn't have a grapple, what would you be using to clear?

[@pedintx]

I love your RK37 setup that you were using on this video. You had everything but the kitchen sink!!!!

[@footiesthecatyt5474]

Hey Mike, love your show. How many acres have you got there?

[@jerrylong3580]

I said it before and I will say it again. You need a chipper shredder for that tractor 🚜 so you can just cut it and shred it and not worry

[@mikehornsby599]

Great job enjoyed that !!!!

[@ranger6x660]

Great video Mike. Hi Melissa and Hunter! Hey Mike any more thought on the RK 37 and shuttle shift vs the hydro.

[@JDSWeather]

I'm gonna be purchasing a Jeep real soon I'm looking at The Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport, Sahara, or Rubicon Edition with Soft Top or bikini top package possibly with custom sound system & 6 speed Manual Transmission color is Neon Green

[@wandagilmore9133]

DAVIE, FL. and was 85degrees today. R and W

[@tudorwynphillips6458]

That tractor set up with grapple is great Mike. Nice video again. Hi to Hunter from North W👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@keithmartin7831]

I don't know about pruning. I used to prune a 60 acre apple orchard but every limb to be cut was marked well. Apple wood makes Excellent wood to smoke ribs or Boston butts on. Remember that.

[@robertbogues8955]

hello mike, I was just wondering do you ever see any black bears on your land?

[@tonydagenais3654]

Fort Coulonge, Quebec, Canada big floods...but nice property mike

[@scottshook2695]

Hi guys It is pouring rain here again in Halifax Nova Scotia so to see the sunshine yesterday wash a treat for us. Keep up the great work

[@leroyroutt4791]

Enjoyed the video as always guys, thanks! I gotta share this with you both, every time Melissa shows up my mind snaps back to episode 386. I instantly see me and my wife in that situation and my wife telling me exactly what Melissa told you "I know you're not, that's what I came out to tell you that your not" ! I love it!

[@tomashbaugh8891]

Mike, Greetings! I agree that tool cart is pretty sweet, but I have to tell you the truth that one you made yourself is nice too. I really like it. I think there’s room for both. Maybe you could attach it to one of the other tractors (of course it goes without saying....you’ll need additional equipment, ei. Chainsaws etc.)

[@mechanic2874]

apple trees need a lot of sun light so surrounding trees need to be sacrificed

[@thomasdesmond2248]

Great video Mike. How are you Hunter hope you are enjoying yourself. God bless

[@Living-The-Dream]

👍🤠

[@philmorrison6898]

Holy smokes Mike, I worked on the Wayne st bridge a few years ago! June 6, hope to make it! Just look for a big guy, white hair, and a who farted look on his face! LOL!

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

lol

[@jerrybrock5335]

Suppose to get 2 to 4 inches of snow again this weekend in northern Wisconsin. Looks nice in Pennsylvania.

[@thefirewooddoctor]

Ugh, hate getting snow this late and am in Central Wisconsin. Have a ton of building and outdoor projects to do and the forecst Saturday sucks.

[@jerrybrock5335]

@@thefirewooddoctor they've changed our forecast. Looks like it's going south of us. I'm in Cameron Wisconsin.

[@thefirewooddoctor]

@@jerrybrock5335, am loving the updated forecast. Have a ton of projects to do. Hard to work when so stressed from the job.

[@MrTodd51]

Is everything ok with the front end geometry on the Ranger? It looked a little splayfooted when it drove it drove up to meet you.

[@Z-Bart]

Melissa is a trail monitor. :)

[@JohnSmith-tv5ep]

MIKE, great job on the video and editing., I watched this story twice, counted 25 different scenes, listened to your comments, story telling, and dialogue with Mellisa, this video was great! Had great intro, story line, drama-(Mellisa's late) suspense- ("what was that bang?), Mellisa's comedy, and a happy ending, all in 18 minutes. (With no commercials watching on I- phone!) Yinz got ABC, CBS, NBC BEAT!! Hands down! !! Just one other thing to mention! Mike, you can save $30,000 !!! ( put the Swimmin pool closer to the house !!!)

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Thanks so much John

[@newhampshire-bob1604]

So watched yesterday's video, like the song "Still water runs deep", was tapping my feet to it while watching. Today it was stuck in my head! Ahhhh! Caught myself many times running it through my head, DOH! But as far as the apple tree is concerned, cut the dead stuff off and let it go if it is still producing apples. That would also be a great area to plant about 8 more apple trees. The deer would love it and provide you guys with some apples as well. I am sure Hunter would like apple picking! 3-way bonus!

[@dst286]

What time does mike get outta work?

[@KATBIRD1026]

+ how many camera setups in that hour + ?????????????