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[@bobfuchs3627]

Great video Mike, not just enjoyable to watch but very instructive. Love to have stuff explained everyday language. Nice to see Hunter with a smile on his face

[@daviddrzewiecki8267]

Love working with the Amish community they are awesome and so are their products and prices!!

[@kens.3729]

Hunter is a Handsome Young Man and comes from a Really Sweet Family. You’re ALL tight knit 🧶 and a well grounded family. 👍🙏

[@OldVermontGuy]

Great advice on wood pile safety! My worst injuries I have had were around log piles while cutting, just like you described. Great road trip for the hemlock siding, glad you took Hunter along. Hemlock is often overlooked for many uses. Great alternative to pressure treated for applications where high moisture or humidity is present. I used hemlock for my dock decking for 20+ years at our lake cabin. Held up great.

[@danryan3146]

Good advice for working on a log pile...I always try to remind myself to reset my body position before every single cut.

[@articcattrv]

I sold my tractor a few years ago but kept my mini excavator with a fixed thumb, That has been the best machine for cutting wood. I move logs from a pile to a safe area, keep them off the ground so I don't have to bend over, and I don't worry that the chain might hit the ground . With my tractor gone I use ATVs with a log arch to bring the trees out of the woods. After watching you I think next year I will have Wolf Ridge

[@russellbowman8051]

Good Advice! I got cut from cainsaw! Once was Enough!!👍👊

[@HometownAcres]

Hartstown is up in my neck of the woods Mike. Its probably only 25 minutes away. I'll have to go check them out next time I have a project that requires some lumber. Heck for $10 firewood I might buy some of that as well

[@rogerbamatutz1927]

Thanks for the cutting tips. There's just no substitute for experience.

[@leeashworth9874]

Great video Mike and good to see your misses smile

[@stevemartinez6757]

Very good information that you are putting out. I like seeing this kind of stuff. It's "common sense" to some that are familiar with what you are doing, but is also something easily overlooked and great information for a "novice".

[@alkaufmann2039]

Hello Mike....I just got into a pile of logs today and I experienced all of what you talked about. Very time consuming work and you are handling the rounds more than usual. I have a Kubota L2601 with a backhoe and what I found useful was the backhoe has a 12 inch bucket with a thumb. I would pick up the bigger logs with the backhoe and cut at about 3ft height right into a pile. It takes longer but saves your back!

[@jamesheath9385]

Cool. Always enjoy seeing Hunter.

[@theworshiptraveler6709]

Excellent video Mr. Mike. Nice demonstration of kickback!

[@kwspreu]

Impressive video from a production standpoint. Very Professional! Of course the content is always first-rate. Thanks.

[@johnclarke6647]

I always used a 55 gallon drum with a fuel spout screwed into it. I built a 2 by 6 frame to hold it and I could use the big hole in the drum to fill it when the fuel truck came by. I had two of them in the Butler barn at the farm. They would keep my diesel stuff going for several months before refilling.

[@lecourtoismargot]

Thank you for showing what is kickback and how to prevent it. It's never happened to me, but now I will know how to prevent it from ever happening. Great video.

[@leoc56]

enjoy the videos and how you try to pass along safety tips at the same time but I did get a little nervous watching you demo kickback, brought back bad memories.Love how you guys work as a team,my wife and I are rehabbing a house and my knee gave out,now I am teaching her how to measure and install baseboard moulding while I do the cutting,not ready to let her loose on a mitre saw yet but she could if she had to.Keep the video coming.

[@wayneschnare4019]

Great tips !!!!!! Good to see Hunter out , and enjoying that Spicy chicken !!!!!

[@larryhearell9580]

Lot of good tips I'm not highly educated but have a PHD from the school of hard knocks.

[@HTPJohn]

Great advice Mike. Thanks for doing what you do. God Bless.

[@allenhenry1113]

Great advice at the end of your clip.

[@paulbirkholz4927]

Thank You for including this important safety information, I work with a guy.And his son and a friend were cutting wood and the friend was too close, and when a piece was cut thru it sprang up and he was hit in the head and upper body, he was airlifted to the hospital, but within two weeks he died from his injuries, this can be vary dangerous work, you always have to pay close attention to what you are doing.

[@DrakeMiester]

Lunch is on Hunter,good on you Hunter ! Those are great prices on lumber I'm a huge proponent on a clean work zone to Always spread the knowledge of experience

[@dmorgan28]

Mike. That was a good video and some good advice. Points well taken. I’ve run chain saws for years as well. You are right on. You can’t be too careful. Enjoyed the video. Thanks 👍👍👍❤️

[@jimkimler9460]

Hunter and a road trip with dad plus BK. Priceless

[@ishure8849]

Gidday to the Morgan family from down under , Mike you're right nothing more difficult than cutting blocks in a mashed up pile . PS I love you're music .

[@jtfoto1]

No wonder you guys go through so much firewood. The timber looks like softwood the way the saw was going through it. In Australia the best firewood is called Yellow box and whilst it burns slow and hot it is as hard as hell to cut and very heavy. It's a great way to get a workout cutting that stuff. Loving the channel guys.

[@stacykittrell3670]

Love the fact that Hunter and Melissa smile all the time. Be careful out there guys, Ready to see the mini cabin. Ready to see the next video. Lol

[@DrakeMiester]

Melissa's smile is infectious !

[@aaron-sonjapenrod4041]

You are an expert... on being a nice guy

[@Gwalker0220]

Great Advise and big news. GP Outdoors the guy with the log skidding winch is a huge fan of yours... He replied to a comment of mine, when I tried to get a coupon for Melissa that he would love to get her a coupon if he could... His reply was funny... He has followed your channel sense the beginning he said! Really wish you could read his reply... It was in one of his latest videos with the skidding winch... I tried getting you a deal on one... Sorry but no coupon! Lol.

[@tomb8847]

Love that you number your videos how about putting dates on them

[@earlrumble1692]

I totally agree with your approach with log piles! One problem I've encountered is having the cut-offs rolling down and smashing my toes. This has been a recent occurance so am now saving up for some steel toe boots!

[@petermavus4131]

Always nice to see Hunter riding shotgun..looks like fall color foilage took a hit from that windy storm...but the gray,s of firewood looks good...as Melissa said this "crisp"weather can only get you further into the mood of increasing that split pile....excellent safety tips

[@rustyhaught171]

Hay cliffs got some grass coming up!!!!👍

[@seanworkman431]

Hunter riding shotgun with his Dad, just great and some valuable chainsaw tips from the most professional Weekend Warrior I know.

[@thomasjohnson9768]

Great safety reminders. As winter ice and snow approaches, I remind myself to use extra caution with my tractor on hills. Fishtailed a load of firewood once and tipped my small tractor. No injury, but scared the heck out of me. You seem to have plenty of hills there too. Keep up the good work.

[@kens.3729]

How about Snakes hanging around the piles of Logs when you using the chainsaw ? We have issues with Copperheads here in the Midwest (STL). Thanks! 👍

[@brucebello2049]

Another great video Mike, thanks

[@mantrafiscus]

I should think that it's better to keep the work space clean so that if you do have to make a quick exit because of a falling log you stand a better chance of doing so. I prefer to learn from people like you who have actually done it than people who have only ever talked about doing it.

[@liffy8333]

Really enjoyed your instructional safety video! Very well done.

[@ryanr2690]

There is another Amish sawmill up that way, head up Rt19 a mile and a half past County Line Cafe, road to the left just past ESCGR. It's south of Geneva swamp. It's called Neil's Hemlock, it has signage on 19. He carries hemlock and larch wood. We have a barn and live edge gardening shed that he cut the wood for and his son built. We also have a shiplap larch accent wall in each of the bedrooms at camp that came from Neil. His prices looked very similar, really nice guy.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Thanks for that!

[@michaelstanley8233]

Excellent information to pass along. I think they now make chains that help reduce kickback but kick back is always their. Looking forward to you mini cabin series. Maybe after it all build you should make blue prints with material and cut list. I would bye one. Even if it was the cabin blue print. Love your channel you guys rock.

[@Newman81964]

Yeah, they have bars that are sold as anti kickback because of the shape of the nose end of the bar, but the chains I don't think are sold as anti kick back. And yes, there is always a risk of kickback even with those bars. They are more of a reduced kickback and not anti kickback.

[@tommyordoyne7461]

Hi Hunter. You look like you had fun on the trip with your dad. Mike, don't forget the house wrap on the mini cabin. Also, I was wondering when you would get back to that pile of logs over at neighbor Cliff's. Hopefully you are keeping a total on that because you asked up to guess the total number of cords in that pile and I want to know how my guess "stacks up". Have a productive day. 👏

[@mikemarriam]

I cut 80 face cord out of truck Ioads one year and found a log jack helped. You could roll the logs off the pile and lift them off the ground with it.

[@johnclarke6647]

Kick back - always watch the tip of the bar and the kerf in the log. If it starts closing up, get the saw out and put a felling wedge in the kerf. If the end of the bar gets to close to another log, pull it out a little bit. Wear steel toed shoes because rolling logs can make mince meat of your toes and feet.

[@bobpurs]

All good points Mike. 👍 . Good video

[@wayawolf1967]

Hand placement on the saw handle is very important for safe operation in case of kick back. The saw brake lever should be centered in front of your hand to stop that spinning chain in the event of a kick back situation. Getting hit by the chain saw in the forehead is never a good thing but if it has stopped spinning because the brake band engaged during that kick back, well that is the better outcome of that bad situation for sure. Just be alert , in control and aware of your surroundings. Great job Mike !! Keep up the great videos. (Marty in KY)

[@alpal4000]

Nice thing about a pile like this is you can get a lot done while keeping your bar sharp and out of the dirt

[@eastwindfarms3671]

Great video, thanks for sharing!

[@harrykeel8557]

Thanks for the tutorial, even who I may be a "professional" , your talking time to show people what can happen is a good public service. You didn't mention one other danger about cutting in a pile like that, especially if the weather is still warm and some the more flexible critters are under some of it and decides to come out from underneath the wood makes one hurt themselves. Years back I was cutting down a tree that had grown up in the middle of the tounge of our house trailer, we are in a house now, but as I was cutting I caught movement in the corner of my eye and a very long and brown snake recorded he had had enough of me and my chain saw. Needless to say, I am not sure if the tree ever got cut or not.

[@johnclarke6647]

Right, cut the easy stuff, first. Then the tough and dangerous stuff. I make it a habit to carry my saw in my left hand with the bar pointed behind me, so if I fall down I do not fall on the bar. The reason I carry it in my left is because I can still use my dominant hand to break my fall.

[@Sellarmusic]

You're exactly right on every point about cutting wood in a pile and the danger involved. You also set an example by having the protective gear on when you cut. Given all the people that buy log loads these days, your advice may save someone a trip to the hospital. Good job Mike!

[@markjones4090]

Great video and advice.

[@JhaeMo777]

Mike I lost a friend 16 years back because of a kickback. He was a climber and a professional, we subbed him out for the job because there was a tricky tree close to power lines and the house.He was roped in about 25 feet up in the tree working his way down. I had just gone around the house to the trucks to take a call , he had his ground guys (2) of them with him when all of sudden I heard screams. His saw kicked back right across his throat. It was one of the most horrific and traumatic events I've ever witnessed. Be careful...please ...everyone. RIP to my friend also named Mike.

[@frankfoust1037]

Hey mike i was thinking that you might get one of those wheelbarrows there’s two wheels in the front and two in the bag as a place for you to put your firewood and that way she can wheel it back-and-forth make it a little bit Easier for Melissa

[@nedkistler9934]

Mike,I like the way you explain things it shows you care a lot about what you say,some just talk to tell,but you tell as you talk,That's a sign of a good instructor.Be blessed to to the All of yours

[@waddeym]

Wow! lumber is a lot cheaper in PA than here in TN

[@batnav10]

Besides the normal safety equipment (faceshield, gloves, ear pro, chaps and steel boots) when using my saw. I always have my phone and a tourniquet on my person at all times.

[@ohiofjr]

that MS261 is a nice saw . She cuts 'eh? I have one and love it

[@cannibalchainsaw]

We get our firewood logs delivered by loggers, and the pile is maybe 8' tall, well over my head. We bought the last load 2-3 years ago and the stuff on top is starting to rot. Now I'm just hooking a chain to the ones on top and dragging them off of the pile and cutting them up on the ground. Saves all the tripping around and worrying about logs rolling.

[@robertdendooven7258]

He is a link to an older video of how someone stacks their logs when they get delivered so that it can be cut easier and safer. Link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oH3Od4OObt-FpJI

[@focustuner10]

You actually reminded me of a problem I had when I bought my chainsaw about a month ago. I am a lefty, you cannot buy a left handed chain saw so when I was running it I realized that my body and head were lined up with the bar so I had to learn to run it right handed instead which wasn't easy. But I am safer now because the bar is beside my body instead of behind it.

[@marksalter6569]

Nice video you guys,glad to see hunter is doing well..

[@dodgeman658]

Nice demonstration! Your definitely right you learn from mistakes and don't do them again.. But it is still more relaxing watching you cut firewood then me doing it! But my pile doesn't seem to dwindle down🤔. Hope Hunter got that spicy chicken sandwich!!!

[@roged3229]

Just a week end warrior! Plus after work on Monday,Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday

[@rohoroyarrington3224]

As usual, great advice on staying safe. Hunter looked like he enjoyed the road trip....and his sandwich lol. Have a day

[@jeffhartmann2469]

Mike….I’m anxious to see the hemlock boards you purchased. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen any. Probably have but just didn’t know what is was.

[@mitchjones8976]

Thanks Mike safety is key things can happen so quickly thanks for keeping everybody aware

[@johnpyle8027]

We are about the same age, I will be 54 in January. I don't know if you experienced it as a mid teen, but here in Missouri in the early and mid 80s everyone wanted railroad tie walls and landscaping. My dad and his brother got a tip on over a hundred thousand ties that we had unlimited access to. When we got there and made it to the ties (with the password) they were a mile long and dumped in piles as tall as a two story house. We had 3 trucks with trailers and made 3 trips. I was a Hod carrier for my dad growing up and no stranger to hard work, but I was tore up after climbing around in all that mess and digging out 200lb ties. Not sure how my dad and uncle did it (my age now) I think it took a week for the joints in my ankles and knees to tighten back up. All those creosote soaked ties rotted away 15 years ago! lol

[@mikeadams2339]

Thankz Mike. Good refresh on safety tips. Sometimes im in such a hurry! Burnin daylight!

[@leonardvirtue5753]

Beautiful! !! Nice.😆 again

[@chrismchenry9891]

I agree on what you said because I use to work for a place cutting trees and safety is a major priority when using a chainsaw because I dumb move and you can in the hospital in bad shape in serious injuries so it don't pay to take chances when handling a saw and be VERY safety minded I have a ms461 so I know how to be careful and think before you act

[@keithhughesheritagelogging6888]

Here is a little story ,I went to rual King to by a rk55 in Angola Indiana today over 1 hour from my house and I weighted 1 hour and 20 minutes for a representative who never showed up.

[@WoolysWorld]

I love watching your videos, and it's great to see you always wearing safety gear when your using the powersaws, your videos are inspirational to so many people, hopefully they will do the same.

[@sidogg4113]

Question for mike... if he had to pick one size bar for his saw, what would it be?

[@markboettcher9443]

And here all this time I’ve been getting safety tips from your videos!

[@mickycapps7856]

You don’t have to be a expert to learn from mistakes Mike. Great video! All safety instructions are born of someone’s mistakes or ahah moments.

[@spike0226]

Mike. I love the “I am by no means an expert” comment you use regularly. I actually wait for it in your videos. Makes me smile. That slogan on one of your t-shirts is something I would buy in a heartbeat. Guess I’m a simple guy but I would like to see it in print. You and Melissa make videos I love to watch, and yes learn from. Have A Day folks. 😊

[@troyeager8877]

I have never had to do a plunge cut. But what makes me nervous is debranching a fallen tree. The small limbs like to jerk the saw.

[@mikefortune4796]

As with all tools Mike safety has to be paramount

[@talezfromthedashcam3138]

Great Safety video! I wish I could give more than one thumb!

[@munched55]

Good video Mike. Lessons or reminders, they're both good to get. I know you're not green at this but piles of logs like that always make me nervous no matter who's doing the cutting.

[@billanj.9937]

Good advice Mike. Looked like a great day to be alive in Penn. I'm watching from Maine for the next couple weeks service hit and miss hope I can stay current . Have a good week all. Thanks Morgan's

[@stevenlink4069]

How do you Sharpen your chain, do you hand file or do you use a chain grinder?

[@vastylebbq5203]

Great tips Mike. Experience is a great ( and sometimes painful) teacher. I carry a short handle pickeroon in my hammer loop to pull the loose blocks away from my feet. That way I don't need to set the saw down and bend over a lot. BTW I cut all my wood from piles like that after skidding it tree length out of the woods. I just think its more efficent . But I don't have a Melissa like you have. VBG. Love your channel . Enjoy.

[@stevehartley4773]

That RK would look awesome with a Halverson 120 on the front of it.

[@deaglanmustapha2943]

Looks like Hunter was "Groovin" on the ride in the truck!

[@TheSnakeman3]

Thanks Mike. Another informative, entertaining and rewarding day of work.

[@davidsprigg2669]

Good advice Mike.

[@matthewsims359]

Good to see Hunter. He is really getting comfortable in front of the camera. Say hey to the family and yall HAVE A DAY 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@nickloughrey9841]

Greetings from Ireland!! Just wondering how you got on before you had all this equipment ?

[@memyselfandifarmer]

I use Cable Hardwood on rt 488 west of Portersville. Closer. Didn't they use FOXS water service to fill the pool! 🦊

[@leonardvirtue5753]

Cheers.👍 mate beautiful family 😆

[@johnhightower8737]

Awesome!

[@dondemque8180]

Those were good prices. In Canada that is double easily

[@thomasbrighton6159]

Sage advice to start my Sunday with- thanks Mike!

[@glennwolfe1663]

Thanks Mike for another informative video. You asked @ skidding winches. Have seen the igland skidding winch used looks good and is 3pt hitch mounted. Good seeing Hunter and you road tripping together. Stay safe 👍

[@leehobin5132]

Greetings Mike & Melissa, I changed the power saw chains on my saw to the anti kick back type, they don't quite cut as good as the regular chains, but at 72 years of age I can live with it, my reflexes are not as fast as a younger person's.

[@Newman81964]

Those anti kick back ones can still kick back. They are more of a reduced kick back and not anti kick back. I run one on my one saw and it has kicked back some one me, but I watch for the issue and have been able to avoid being hit by it mostly. Have hit my leg a few times with the chain. Back when I first started cutting my firewood, I didn't know about chaps and have a scar across my thigh to show for it. It only took that 1 time and now wear chaps.

[@daved7024]

Nice Video! Hi Hunter😊☺️

[@garybenedict3394]

Great video Sharing your knowledge on safety never goes out of style. Continue to work safe.