#626

[@MountainMapleRanch]

This mention of our Channel was so kind. Thank you for your kindness. We also feel pretty lucky to have RPR as neighbors, cant get any better then Heath and Cedar. We all make a good team.

[@hammer9390]

Glad RPR suggested your channel. I watched one video and had to subscribe.

[@nevastarn6394]

just subscribed! hope i enjoy y'alls videos as much as RPR 💜

[@karenminckler4198]

Just subscribed too.

[@karengossett1475]

Well I haven’t watched yet but I know it’s going to be a doozy! A new channel, raccoons and comments about how sweet Calli is 👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💖

[@coffee8866]

I subscribed to your neighbors youtube channel. Its great to have neighbors that take the time to help one another for sure. And those raccoons, lordy, we killed off maybe 14 of them this year from the farm in Iowa because they got into the coup and caused a huge mess. Took the pelts to one of the Reservations nearby so they could use them. Hope that was the last of them this year. Great video Heath and RPR!

[@laruedouglas1064]

What a beautiful scenery to come out and see everyday 🥰. Love the changing of the leaves.

[@fa7807]

Another comment praising you and your efforts....but just want to acknowledge the way you live your life is great for you and your family. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@michaelbrausch8874]

Brought a tear to my eye when you thanked your daughter and told her you loved her!

[@shadegarden7375]

Yay for Mark! Such a tremendous help to you guys!! I can see such a big difference!!

[@davidbowsher879]

Wow, Callie is getting so grown up and responsible. I loved the maturity in her interaction with you about the cats and dog. You and Cedar are raising some GREAT kids.

[@renatoazevedo9514]

I appreciate the help your son is always willing to give you on your difficult chores

[@charlesurrea1451]

That ash pile will would work wonders in a compost pile. That's some good dirt!

[@karenminckler4198]

Ruby is such a sweet dog. I just love how she loves to ride everything and anything with you. Love how your family works together. It’s such a joy to watch your videos.

[@eric_seguin]

Thank you for the music and the video and thank you Mark for being a great neighbor.

[@DHarri9977]

It's going to be a long winter and it looks as though you've been successful in completing many critical tasks that will directly impact the family in terms of needs. Glad to see you getting a plan together for the new property and working out the thinning of the trees on the bottom part. With all of that wood, you'll be plenty warm in the shop to do other projects in between pushing snow. Thanks for letting us tag along Heath, you and the family stay safe.

[@EyeintheSky999]

Nice to see and old tractor working again. Looking forward to the new paint job.

[@mitemluh]

Awesome Sunday video. Love that your buddy Mark helped you out. The property is absolutely gorgeous wow! The colors are popping the seasons are changing. Its going to be a good winter.

[@MrMissunderstood74]

Again another mighty Wholesome video from you guys, :) i loved the interaction between you and your daughter over the cat and dog incident.. showed a bit of the true relationship between you and your family which was very healthy :) my favorite channel on KZbin right here. 🙏

[@richardthomas1743]

Hello and thumbs UP to Red Poppy!

[@TheMitchyevans]

I'm glad you explained that dog situation. When she started talking about Ruger I got so confused I had to watch it twice to make sure I wasn't hearing things.

[@ChiChi_Shaw]

Thank you Mark for the help at RPR we're grateful that you helped the family I've come to love so much. ❤️ Heath you have to take care of your chickens and you've done what you needed to you. You're an honest humble man and that's why I find peace and serenity just watching your videos. The new lands going to look amazing because of your hard work. Look at RPR, it's such a beautiful place. That's Cali ooww so sweet, at first I thought it was Cheyenne. I love ya'll for real ❤️ God bless you abundantly and may he give you peace 🙏

[@karengossett1475]

I know! I just can’t get over how much she has grown. Beautiful inside and out 🙏❤️ I am not her grandmother but I do love her 😂👍

[@josephbrown-ut9ty]

JudithB We dropped a 50' oak on Saturday, and filled the truck with the canopy wood and about 10' of the trunk. Probably go back asap to get the rest of the log. Meawhile I am stacking and moving wood to the stacks, so we have room to work around the splitter. The cooler dry weather is making this an enjoyable chore, and I figure I may have to start the stove soon. I seen to be more sensitive to the cold now, old age is not fun!!! I plan to paint the stake sides on my yard trailer, and the old handle on the wheel barrow, and the new one. Then I will repair it. I do some mowing in between, and so dry the dirt flies. Burn ban is on so getting the grass cut is a priority too. Another week until possible rain. We are protecting our chickens from possums and raccoons have been see in the valley below, hope they stay there!!!!

[@Aiko2-26-9]

I know the Maples are invasive to your area but they certainly make it beautiful in the fall. I'm looking forward to your drone shots when it's full on autumn. The Plum trees are going to be so pretty in the spring.

[@terrikopke3496]

Mark is a friend you want today keep happy! Some of Cedars canned food in a Christmas basket would probably be very welcomed. Just a suggestion....

[@robertbradford7892]

A grapple bucket is nice when you're dealing with brush.

[@michaelc.3812]

you guys are very good friends taking on a visitor who doesn’t like cats nor your dogs. That’s a tall order. Bless you.

[@keithwallington4966]

hi heath and family hope you are all well and i can see from your latest content that you are having lots of fun and getting to grips with your new land by the looks of it the fall is setting in . can you let us see a plum from the tree you have just pruned for i like most have not seen one thank you for sharing and taking the time to put this out there .

[@anitamoolman168]

The autumn colors are beautiful

[@meaww7373]

A lot ashes ..can sprinkle.at the chicken coop and goat pent,so they can roll on it.. Also good for vegetable patches, 👍👍👍👍👍👍... Good the dogs have their fence area ...a good way to discipline and training ..... 👍

[@ACO-Amy]

Awesome job men. I've subscribed to Mountain Maple Ranch and have enjoyed their videos. Thank you Heath and Mark.

[@michaelc.3812]

it’s a good thing, a blessing, to have friends like you have (especially like Mark and his excavator).

[@michaelc.3812]

Man, Heath, it gives me a sense of relief that you (and Mark) have gathered a bunch of firewood so early in the fall!!! Doesn’t it make you and Cedar feel really great?

[@iriszamora11]

Don’t forget wood for the cabin too! Good job that is how blessings come!

[@devisionhun]

Well, that’s gonna be plenty firewood for next year for sure! Nice help from Mark and great move with the stacking done now.

[@simonsays2774]

I think firewood could also be an additional source of income in the future by selling it. Each year it grows more than you can consume. You can, after all, plant other deciduous trees to make your forest less susceptible to disease. With monocultures you have the problem that all trees are affected by fungal infestation. Greetings from a German forest owner ;-)

[@feelthesteel5173]

I have in the past been critical of your planning heath but one thing I can admire is your graft in tasks like this. You truly know hard work I applaud you for this.

[@breakheartorchard4761]

That firewood storage area is awesome.

[@marlene7832]

I LOVEEE how your trees are beginning to change color. Every year I marvel at the beauty of your place, especially in the fall. I grew up on the farm in western Oklahoma, which has it's own special place in my heart. Your lifestyle is hard, but oh so beautiful. I'm too old to do that now, but good for you, Cedar and your kids. I absolutely love your channel.....and I'd take out the predators too 😘

[@marygordon3032]

Hey Heath and Cedar that Excavator was a big help on the wood for the winter and thanks for sharing this great info!✅✅✅😎😎😎🤩🤩🤩💯💯💯

[@randyarbgast5964]

Have always enjoyed watching your videos, thank you for the recommendation to your friends KZbin channel Mountain Maple though his contact is different still enjoyed it.

[@ronaldclark2624]

Nice video, thank you! I am 83! My wife of 44 years who is soon 82 is still the person that I married, and I am still nuts about her! Our bodies are aging but the Spirit lives on! Ron PTL USA

[@dan92677]

Sorry that you felt that you had to explain to city folks that Farm + Chickens + Raccoon is a non-starter. You're doing really fine, I think. Land is coming along just fine, too!

[@russellwatters5891]

He didn't have to, most of his subs knew already

[@laruedouglas1064]

If you wouldn't have done it, they would have a feast and you wouldn't have any chickens left.

[@anitamoolman168]

Good for you

[@wildbill23c]

Went and checked out Mountain Maple Ranch as you suggested, another great channel to follow along with, mentioned that you sent me there. Its nice having helpful neighbors, he's got equipment you need, and I bet a lot cheaper rate than the rental yard...if its anything like people around my area, they either charge very little maybe enough for fuel, or don't charge at all, just so they get the enjoyment of playing with their fancy toys LOL. Have a great week RPR family.

[@BlueDude263]

Suggestion for wood... Pallet it in chords, Stackable? then get forks for tractor.... Easy to load on site, then move when needed. Once stacked, it can be tied down, for the stacking if need be,

[@canuckyank82]

Tell the city folk it is a giant rat! A beautiful John Walton episode! I learn so much from you. Origins of wild plum trees and the wildlife that benefits.Thanks for a great video!

[@breezyridgeranch]

Video idea for us gear heads who love your videos for the "trucks and equipment". Make a video going over all your past and present trucks and equipment. Tell us about each item and what happened to each and or why you sold it. I was looking for the outcome to the k30 and eventually found where you said you sold it and the skid loader but would love a outline video covering them all. Your old red Ford single cab from the beginning of the channel is why I found y'all in the beginning. 5 years later I still love y'all's stuff

[@pamt7740]

It's amazing just how much you have done on that property over the years. When you said as you were cutting the firewood how you are feeling it now and then the camera fell over I just cracked up. Had me choking and coughing. (just getting over a cold). I will certainly check out your friend. I love these sorts of video's. (Just an oldie living vicariously through you all here in the UK.)

[@Warcity777]

One thing I have learned over the years is you can never have to much firewood. Keep up the great work love the videos!

[@harrytaylor6854]

yes i like that tractor as well nice to have a good neighbor willing to give a helping hand .Can never have to much firewood thank you for another great video and yes racoons are not good animals to have around they can make quite a mess and have to be dealt with well done looking forward to your next video take care

[@russellwatters5891]

The new property cleans up nicely, ya'll will have pasture/grass in no time. Love what you're doing ❤️

[@randalltaylor3448]

Heath, I love the jazz music at the first of the video. It seems to go with the action. Nice job as usual.

[@edwardnicoletti8438]

Brazing is an adhesion. Welding is actually joining metals together. There is a 100,000 PSI Brazing rod with the flux already on the rod is in that welding guide that I sent to you. The only caveat is that if you braze Cast Iron, you will never be able to weld the Cast Iron in that repair spot with a Cast Iron electrode because you will never be able to totally remove the copper alloy from the Cast Iron.

[@JeremyP-121]

You should build a divider in the wood shed so you can always get to the older more seasoned wood in one bay and put the newer wood in the other bay.

[@grpcchurchnortonva.8024]

Loved the video ! Nice to see you cutting up all that good firewood !

[@chrluc]

I really enjoy the longer video!

[@egood4531]

Saw something different and it may be an Idea. 1/2 Hoop greenhouse with firewood stacked inside around the outside were the walkway for a winter greenhouse. Claim was the thermal mass of the wood helped to keep the greenhouse warm. The top was against the house on the southern side. Heat loss from the house also helped warm the greenhouse. Firewood was close to the back door for easy access.

[@deanbarr5740]

Heath, a good shepherd is gonna protect his flock. Whether it's a wolf or a raccoon you did what needed done. I grew up on a farm back in the 60's, even back then we took care of our livestock and our corn patches by thinning them down rodents. Mother nature has always replenished, even the raccoons.

[@annesweeney5552]

Ooooh getting some beautiful color going on in those hills

[@northeastoutrider2124]

These are the types of projects on my own property that make me very glad I own a good hydraulic grapple for my tractor. The grapple makes handling material like this so fast and easy.

[@vaalrus]

a 12’ 6x6 or length of steel beam makes an excellent rake when grabbed with an excavator.

[@davidstakston1950]

Plant a pear tree that survive the Winter cold spells. I have a pear tree here in Wisconsin and the coldest days go down to -30 degrees F. The neighborhood squirrels, red fox, deer, rabbits, etc. all enjoy a good pear.

[@moey6159]

Great job 👍👌

[@tonymccreath4540]

To do list getting smaller before winter. Just grass seed up at watermarks, and gable end shop still needing siding. Things in good shape this year.

[@Susan.I]

Interesting about the wild plum trees and the pioneers!

[@memecats5698]

Grout and Grogu (aka Baby Yoda) are off limits! 😂😂

[@TheoriginalANGEK439]

From above your land looks really good where you have cleared it. 👍 I can grasp the magnitude of your property. Know that your doing a fantastic job. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@danielholloman7087]

Lots of wood work making fire wood. What did Pres. Lincoln say, if you gave me 8 hours to chop down a tree, I would spend 4 of those hours sharpening the axe. Probably same could be said for chain saws. Loved the choice of music on this episode.

[@jasonlightfoot4145]

That dog will have plenty of interest in Ruby as soon as she is in heat, you can rest assured of that. Good on Kali for looking after her cats, Mama instinct are strong.

[@kenvangoe9358]

The acreage is coming along Heath but don't believe you'll be able to get the roads and the shop done this year once the snow flies the new plow truck will be a priority so you'll be turning wrenches instead the clearing land your done for the most part it can wait till the spring plus you still have the bunker to finish up too its great to have friends with heavy equipment be careful and stay safe my friend God love ♥ ya

[@disp507]

Your a good man Health, you are doing a great job taking care of the land and your family. Don't let the nay-sayers make you spend to much time on them. Great to see how the family keeps growing and evolving. Love the videos. Take care.

[@SWAMPHUNTER644]

Much as I love trees and decided to go to forestry college for my life's work, one of the first things they taught me at college was that a tree growing in the wrong place is a weed and should be dealt with accordingly. A weed can be tolerated if it doesn't hinder a better tree from growing or isn't smack dab in a roadway you need to access your property, or where you need a pad to store your equipment. I hope you can lovingly get Cedar to understand that without letting her emotions get in the way of a logical and sensible decision. I think you are on the right track. It is really no different than picking vegetables out of her garden but on a larger scale. If you let weeds grow in your garden, all your efforts of fitting and planting and fertilizing will come to naught and you have simply wasted your time. You are not a family to waste your time. You have improved your woodlot and saved money for heating your house and made your property more park-like and accessible so you can all enjoy it. When I laid out trails on my property, I purposely left undisturbed islands in the woods for wildlife habitat. They need a place for food and shelter too.

[@colinmorgan7771]

Just luv Rubi what a great laid back loving animal that listens and obeys her master...well that we can see lol...My god just watching the cattle walk by my dog would jump the fence and be a terror. LUV RUBI

[@cherylholasek2193]

I was raised in the city but now live in the country. Unless you live it city people just won’t get it. Love the videos. ❤️❤️

[@dereksniper3094]

You have such a beautiful property

[@BootLegJustice]

Love to here that Jazz playing!

[@debrabradburn4074]

Fall colors are beautiful

[@chrisvogt6040]

Love the way the trees look and change colors

[@markwatts1966]

Love old-fashioned values that you have just a same more people have lost their kindness like you all along with mark's help from MMR. Just a thought with where you store your wood have you thought of putting wooden divides in place to make three sections for oldest too just split to help with keeping it in order then you could sack high without mixing them up if it could work for you and by making them wood you could slide them out of the way if needed? I love your water shed

[@kevincarr1987]

once the fire dies down you could use the ash to enrich the soil for your garden

[@MsBee777]

That ash is so good for soil improvement. If you or your wife had the desire to make homemade soap the old timer's way, that ash is necessary for that purpose too.

[@DeanFamilyAcres]

Hope that plumb will be OK. At least here in 7b/8a now is the worst time to prune. Ne property is looking great.

[@jono9549]

The ash from your fire is good for your garden!

[@shadegarden7375]

Portable containment pen for the dogs!! Great idea!!! One out at a time!!

[@ohhpaul7364]

Firewood warms you more than once it warms you when you cut it down it warms you when you cut it up it warms you when you split it it warms you when you stack it it warms you when you bring it in it warms you when it burns.

[@mickeyt107]

Just a word of wisdom, you should prune your fruit trees in late winter/early spring before they bloom, not fall.

[@BrianEltherington]

11:54 Said out loud; OK, "just don’t cut yourself again”. Then the camera took a tumble, LOL.

[@D_Mukness]

I think Groot will be tougher to handle. He is groot after all.

[@williamhenley2185]

Looks like it's time to build an equipment shed on your new property.

[@jamesmcgraw9570]

Build a curtain wall separating the two halves of the wood storage area. One Lear use from one side while storing new wood on the other. Our wood shed has a walkway in the middle with wood stored on each side use from one side then the other. That way the wood has dried out for a whole year.

[@randallreece3636]

another great video....great job

[@williammitchell8247]

Groot is the tree... you are definitely handling him accordingly LOL! Rocket is the name of the racoon.

[@jefftrag1956]

You might think about a big heavy duty dump trailer. Unloading things will be so much easier and there are so many more things you can do.

[@caden01691]

I agree, he'd benefit so much from a dump trailer. From stuff like this all the way to hauling and laying gravel.

[@CathyInBlue]

23:30 I can smell this scene.

[@maretteschulz8898]

Trust the woman to make sense.....not double handling the wood pile........😁😁👌👌

[@CCRider5312]

I Subscribed to Marks channel Mountain Maple Ranch From your recommendations!

[@duanelarson2560]

Love your choice of music!

[@michaelc.3812]

For those who don’t grow up in the country, the “sticks”, don’t understand what damage a raccoon can cause. Please have compassion on farmers and Heath who must deal with such difficult animals.

[@millicentsquirrelhole582]

Poppy devotees worldwide started bustin' early 4-wheel tractor samba moves durin' tha' openin' salsa nee mambo nee urbano musical interlude..vamos la'..n'..hoopa!

[@honkingdonk3981]

I'm going to check out Marc on his channel. I used to watch busted wagon ranch but they stopped uploading.

[@MemphisMechanic]

And while busted wagon had fantastic content, it didn’t exactly make fot an easy watch. His editing skills/attitude were nearly as bad as mine.

[@michelewalters9421]

Just wondering about building a couple wood carts that can be pushed or pulled with one of the atvs or the Polaris type vehicle and rolled right up into the porch area. Then the carts could be pushed into the storage area, loaded there and the not have to be unloaded at the porch area

[@seesea-sv3xw]

People complaining about removal of Racoon likely never saw the blood bath left after an attack by a racoon, owl, or fox, it's like a scene from a horror movie, but instead of people it's chickens and it's real, have to get rid of the Racoon: "Jason" "Michael or "Freddie" 😉

[@grahammj1yt]

Yeah, new music selection!

[@ariel_at_home]

For those who need it, the name of the channel for Mark is Mountain Maple Ranch.

[@Susan.I]

Looking great!!

[@tofubus3610]

How much even the slightly higher position of the camera changes the view to awsome view