I'm going to Sell LESS and Make MORE , Changing up Firewood Plan

[@hillbillyrv]

Melisa wins the award for the LARGEST sun glasses of the day.....Congrats Melisa.

[@jefferyholland]

Some folks say cleaning up leaves suck. Apparently if done correctly it blows.

[@gordonhagge7195]

When I was younger, we split firewood by hand. Our price was $30 a cord, $35 delivered. We did have a large saw attached to a 1937 Chevy flathead rear axle to cut rounds.

[@adamharriger5193]

Not sure if you have explored this already- but your local/regional campgrounds would be another great outlet for the smaller split “boutique” firewood. We travel as much as possible with our camper, and high quality firewood is always a priority. Since regulations usually won’t allow us to legally haul our own (and also have to consider weight and payload in the truck when towing) we always buy our wood at or near the campground. Would love to be able to purchase higher quality, dry hardwood, in species specific for cooking. We always travel with a solostove and love to cook on it, but most campgrounds only have low quality softwoods not great for cooking. Campers are captive buyers while at the campground, and most would be willing to pay more for a higher quality firewood.

[@triroo107]

Melissa transporting back from the groovy 60’s, great sunglasses 👍

[@straydawg461]

That's what I was thinking, she could pull off a flower tucked in by her ear with either a leather or wreath headband and it would be Woodstock time!

[@Outdoorsy368]

Far out

[@davids4754]

Watching you guys keeps me motivated !!!

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Happy to hear that

[@savagefirewood]

Good day Mike , you are bang on with smaller quantity equals more money I’ve been doing this for the last year selling bundle wood for example will be making approximately 240 per face cord instead of $130 the same amount in kindling is about 450 cedar that is 🇨🇦 . That’s my current thought and the way forward for me. Awesome channel Brad.

[@badcat4707]

Good morning to Hunter 👋👋and family and friends 😸😺

[@davidmorse8432]

Hi BadCat, Happy Mewsday! 🐈😼

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Morning!

[@damogranheart5521]

Mewsday? My cat Houdini would like that!🐈‍⬛🫖📚🌙

[@davidmorse8432]

@damogranheart5521 That's a good name for a cat. 👍

[@badcat4707]

@@damogranheart5521 // Houdini might also like , Purrrsday and Caturday too 😹😸😹 and I agree with David - that's a great name for a Cat. 👍👍

[@sidqcampbell6892]

Wow Melissa you sure took me back to the late 60's early 70's with the glasses and bright psychedelic shirt now if you had on bell bottoms and boots you would be a definite throwback girl

[@LaLaLucky7777]

Yeah she is definitely a Dime piece!

[@PatrickCPalmer]

Movie star vibes. 😍

[@LaLaLucky7777]

@listenupfoolio Are you seriously seriousness or just serious!?

[@LaLaLucky7777]

@listenupfoolio Pull my toe!

[@herbertemmerich4819]

Eine hübsche Frau kann nicht mal eine hässliche Brille entstellen 😂

[@overwatch2671]

Morning Mike I agree with you. Finding a niche in your firewood business, establishing a clientele, then it runs itself. Great video. I'll keep my eye open down here where I am. Finding a good used roller that's in relatively good shape is half the battle. Having it hauled is up there is a piece of cake.

[@jakebredthauer5100]

I suppose he could make a towed roller.

[@overwatch2671]

@jakebredthauer5100 negative ghostrider

[@jakebredthauer5100]

@@overwatch2671 I have a short piece of every heavy pipe.

[@overwatch2671]

@jakebredthauer5100 you guys really don't get it, do you? The man wants a vibrating roller.

[@DavidRobinson-mx6cl]

Very nice , thanks for sharing !!!!! 🙏👍😊❤️

[@jimconnor8274]

Good morning Morgan's, looks like you're pretty well covered in the blower department. Blowers don't detach the lawn. A Toro 4800 lawn sweeper vacuum or a Smithco 48 or60 ride on sweeper. Dump the leaves on the burn pit. Your lawn would grow much thicker and healthier. Nice job on the driveway. Matt at Diesel Creek mite be able to hook you up with a roller.

[@christaft4684]

I love your channel. and I love your wifes glasses!

[@BRENTTULLY-uk5tr]

Hi 👋 Mike Morgan

[@adubbelde1]

Here the only firewood available is Ponderosa Pine. If you drive 60 or 70 miles you can get hardwood, but I've not seen the quality of it. When We moved here 9 years ago a cord of split firewood was $100. Two years ago it was $220. We've cut our own for the last couple of years but I see it advertised for $250 a cord. I'd gladly take a cord of Oak for $300. I do have around 1/2 cord of mixed hardwood, oak and ash. I use it on cold days because I can sustain a fire or at least have hot coals in the morning if my last fire is hardwood. We burn in a KozyHeat fireplace. It's supposedly around 75% efficient. but as I approach my 75th birthday I am planning on changing over to a gas fireplace. I ran a gas line to the fireplace prior to finishing the ceiling below.

[@thebradleysoncatbirdhill6849]

Mike, I am totally with you on your concept of the firewood sales strategy. I don't think I'll ever do bulk delivery again. I get $635 per cord of wood selling bundles. And I never have to leave my property... all from a self-serve stand at the end of the driveway.

[@njonebale7889]

That’s a good profit on a cord of firewood…..problem with that is ….how long did it take to sell that cord of firewood bundles to make that 635 bucks…I sell just cords of firewood and I can deliver 3 cords by noon on a Saturday and make 750 bucks….your making more money with less product but if you break it down your not making much at all per day….bulk firewood makes the most profit quicker….this time a year I’m delivering anywhere from 5-15 cords a week…and that’ll be the average for the next three months….selling less product means making less money!

[@wildbill23c]

@@njonebale7889 Do you change your prices depending on the season? The guy I get my firewood from charges less if you order early in the spring, and around September he bumps the price up as winter approaches. I understand why he does, but is that a common practice in the firewood business?

[@njonebale7889]

@@wildbill23c I changed my price three times in the dozen years I’ve been making firewood, 200/ cord…then to 220/ cord and now it’s up to 250/ cord from three years ago when fuel and inflation increased from you know who…but I deliver whole 14’ dump trailer loads that are well over a cord and everyone knows it so they always repeat…while the mason dump guys are charging more for less…I believe that extra quarter cord made the business…I sell many many loads a year…volume is the key.

[@hunterlogan2913]

back when as a college student I sold firewood part-time for 3 yrs. When I had lots of raw product more than I could process & sell as finished product, spring thru mid summer I sold lots of 6' length logs by the pickup truck load to those who wanted to save $ and able to further process it. I touched the wood twice with the Wood making me almost all of the $$. As winter neared and through out it, I only sold finished product firewood cut, split, delivered, and often stacked at a premium where all my handling along with some scarcity made a lot of $$$ per truck load. It worked very well to maximize >> ROI

[@Greenline-mr2kk]

@@njonebale7889 You are totally missing his point. He is saying that he never has to leave his property, and he is getting 635/cord. It does not matter over what time he is selling. If you understood business, it is about $/units. In all likelihood, he can be working his day job (assuming he is still employed), making X/hour while people are putting $$$ in his firewood stand box. Meanwhile, you are driving around, burning through fuel and time all to make the delivery.

[@LaLaLucky7777]

Simple safe and Blink are awesome! Simple marvelous!!!

[@johnkirby6547]

Sounds like a good plan Mike 👌

[@ToddBadham]

Give a thumbs up if you want an update on the Ford High Boy!

[@Sandy-nj9ke]

Good morning Morgans. That land plane is one slick attachment, does an awesome job. You are absolutely right, if you could hit that with a compactor to tighten it up and would complete the job and last longer. With all the equipment you have in the yard you should look a vibratory smooth drum roller attachment for the skid steer or mini skid or even the tractor. I am sure Messicks could hook you up with something. If you buy a used roller that you are going to use sparingly, that is another piece of equipment to maintain - oil changes, batteries, hoses, tires, etc. Have a great day!

[@HallnoutMhall]

Good afternoon Morgans and friends. Preparing for the cold aswell Mike. 63° now with a high of 34° Thursday with snow. Never seem ready for the change but nothing we can do about it. Have a day! Thanks

[@bhaskarparam9711]

Yes they look very pretty looking wood

[@larryhudgins6988]

Mike, I gots to words fer ya "roadside stand". Best thing i ever did. It's a money maker hands down.

[@TheChief3102]

Good morning Morgan’s!! Have a day!!

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Morning! You too

[@suebolasevich123]

Loved your comparison to the blowers so funny

[@pauls4708]

with the new housing being built nearby I think you have a good plan

[@PatrickCPalmer]

That landplane is a game changer on the driveway.

[@jeffhennings6579]

Another nice video guys

[@Bo88y22]

I don’t know why you don’t sell pine for fire pit ( non heat ) burners. It’s best for creating an atmosphere for sitting round a fire pit. It seasons twice as quick as hardwoods. Easier to cut and split and is very cheap to buy. It could be sold at a slightly cheaper price returning a premium for what it is. Just a thought.

[@ScottWigfield-jc3ku]

That's why I watch you Mike you are always thinking about the future but keep the consumer in mind you will do good no matter what you charge for fire wood 😊😊😊😊

[@russellbowman8051]

Awesome!! Think That's the right idea specialize and there is more money to be made in it!! Keep Smiling On!! 😅👍👊❤️

[@Pattywaterhouse]

Thank you for showing us how you start your fire. I now start mine the same way , but I use Birch bark as a starter. Keep your videos coming our way , love you and your family.

[@lexystevenson3265]

Good morning Morgan's! I always enjoy your content and look forward to each new edition. Each time I see you using your gargantuan blower, I wonder how your chickens are reacting! Hello from beautiful western Colorado!🎉

[@toddpacheco4748]

Mike,that sounds like a great 👍 plan excellent work and video keep them coming Mike 😮😊❤

[@EuroYardService]

Great comparison on those blowers. And it proves the point that there is no overall best. It all depends on the task at hand. And it’s awesome having options which one to choose 👍

[@Shippusher]

GOOOOOOOD MAAAAAAAAWNIN FROM NEWPORT, RI…up doing my side hustle again 😁😁…done teaching for the day… time for some Delicious seafood 🦞 Mike, you’re a smaaaaht man!! You’ll do what’s best…as Long as you still keep Your most loyal customers (like neighbors Cliff & Jeanie) stocked with firewood you be all set. Have a day HELLOOOO HUNTER 😊

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Morning!

[@steveashworth6707]

Customizing your firewood operation sounds good especially when most firewood sales don't entertain specialized firewood. So quantity and qaulity makes a good balance.

[@earlrumble1692]

I have a smaller stove to heat with. A 16 inch piece just doesn't fit. so I have been cutting all my wood at 12 inches, and since I a am pushing 80 yo the larger stuff is hard to handle'. So I agree with your thoughts on a new plan.

[@garyfaulds2613]

I used to blow my leaves around an around an around, but got a mulching kit for the lawn best money i ever spent . I got a ton of maple trees an leaves are great natural fertilizer for the ground . But each to there own .

[@realairplane261]

G, exactly. Mulching is the way to go. It add s good nutrients to the soil.

[@simonthebroken9691]

I would prefer that. I haven't found anything that worked. What do you use exactly? Would you share a link to it?

[@realairplane261]

G, you are spot on.

[@black_dog_barks]

blowing and racking leaves is so old school... mulching is way to go....

[@joescott803]

Coming from a pro stand point, when you don’t chop the leaves they’re quicker to just blow back when the wind swirls in the cold months. It’s hard to deal with massive amounts of leaves just grinding them up. A mulch blade and a bagger is king Especially if you have woods nearby

[@MarkSullivan-n6e]

Mike, I believe it’s called value-added, firewood , when you cut firewood for a specific market at a smaller size but change a higher price. Like when you buy a small coke in the checkout line but it cost as much as a 2-liter, or you buy a small bowl of fruit instead of the whole bag of apples

[@paulfrizzell31]

👍great video, Mike 🙂

[@jrifire]

19:31 Im finding there's always sacrifice whatever way you work things. Smaller quantities to suit the fire pits or campers etc ends up as more handling so you increase your labour hours per quantity sold. I like to try and combine both as much ss I can- a bitta bulk and a bitta higher margin smaller quantities.

[@andrewsamanthamadison3320]

The classical music mixed with the power equipment! 💋 chefs kiss! 😆

[@gusswenson7811]

Good morning Morgan’s Here in NH the demand has risen as well.. Green wood is going from $225 to $275 a cord is what I am seeing. Seasoned wood is going for about $350 to $400 a cord.. If you can find it.. Most smaller producers also don’t have to advertise.. People go back year after year.. Truthfully I don’t see but I don’t look for the smaller wood like you want to get into. It’s probably there but I don’t see it.. But I understand your shift you want to do.. Economics at work.. Not a thing wrong with that.. Thanks for sharing your perspective with us.. Have a Day Cheers

[@anthonybowes9273]

We have just purchased a used Hamm HD8 twin drum ride on compactor, which is a 1.6 T machine with a 800mm wide drum. You, I think would be best served by a bigger machine say 3T plus. We paid for a 2013 machine, about $9500.

[@WilleysFirewood]

Small splits = big money. That is the direction that we are heading with our firewood business as well.

[@TheOverlookMaine-cl7gf]

We started using reclaim works great preventing washout from heavy rains on our hilly driveway

[@richardbrowne1679]

Good Morning Morgan Family 🌞 Have a Wonderful and Blessed Day 🤠

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Thanks you as well!

[@kennethainley5254]

Hi Mike . Here in North Western Rhode Island a .75 cubic foot small bundle of wood costs anywhere between $6.95 and 8.95. So maybe your idea of selling small bundles is a good one. Keep up the good work with your videos. Best, Ken.

[@TheDutchGambit]

Great idea on the firewood diversity, follow the market and adapt accordingly. Nice video again.

[@imbthree]

Nice to see some tractor content again. It's what brought me to your channel many moons ago.

[@richardfredenburg5619]

I love Melissa always smiling and like my wife the sunglasses the bigger the better.🤣

[@budcanter9747]

That blower attachment is the best implement you own for the amount of leaves you have!👍👍🇺🇸

[@bradw3313]

As a comparison, I paid right at 300 for a pallet of wood pellets for the pellet stove. These are made from sawdust and wood cutting byproducts I believe. Nowhere near the quantity of wood as a full cord. This 300 in pellets saves me over 2,000 in propane a year and heats house better. Point being, going smaller and charging more is a good call. Those new houses likely don’t have wood burning fireplaces. May be worth checking those houses out as they will be your future customers. You may even want to become a dealer for the brio/solo stoves.

[@keithburch5506]

I'm sure Cliff and your regulars will still get the usual firewood, but I like the idea of selling less, making more. Specialty firewood. Yes, it sounds like a win-win. Again, the land plane does a wonderful job. The drive looked bran new. It would be nice to roll it. If you had a roller, do you think once a year would be sufficient? Mom's and sister's drives don't get a whole lot of traffic. Maybe you should revise your new idea of selling less, make more, to selling more and more until you can buy a roller!! Lol, I know you've got it all planned out. You carry on doing what Mike does, and I'll carry on enjoying watching. I've not bought a Jackery yet, I hope the snow holds off a little longer. I've recently put $7k on , well under, my Trailblazer. I will have no trouble driving in the snow. I just hate losing power. Mike, thanks for another great video. Have a day!!👍🚜❤️🙏🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@fthwheeler1]

Your first time unpacking the Solo Stove and watching the video is when I brought our Solo Stove. Love our Firepit.

[@WilliamSMorris-wv4hz]

Good move Mike. That small stuff will be popular!

[@mariowickel456]

Mike using ibc totes for sm. Wood wrap the tote in chicken wire or hardware- cloth

[@peteatthefarm4459]

Good Morning Mike.... hope your Tuesday is a good one.... Pete 🇨🇦

[@badcat4707]

Good morning Pete , my friend Brian in Saskatchewan told me they got 3 inches of snow on the weekend 😸

[@peteatthefarm4459]

​@@badcat4707ouch, please have them keep it... enjoy your day....

[@davidmorse8432]

Hi Pete, Should be a nice day here, currently 58° F, going up to 77 this afternoon. Have a day! 😊

[@fixinanddoinstuff2134]

Good morning Pete, 43f just north of lake Erie. Tire change today and service brakes. Have a good one

[@peteatthefarm4459]

@fixinanddoinstuff2134 Morning, hoping the rain holds off, temp around the same here in Ontario, just west of ottawa.... enjoy

[@barrywinters1142]

Back in the 60's we cut, split (by hand), delivered and stacked Ponderosa Pine for $27 a chord. Pinion Pine was $35.

[@billyladner3062]

Our leaves don't stop falling until around Thanksgiving. By that time the Robin's show up by the hundreds. I let the leaves stay so I can watch the robins scratch under them searching for food. When they leave my lawnmower muncher cleans them up Coastal Mississippi has two months of fall and summer the rest of the time. Have fun and stay safe!😊😊

[@daleotto5748]

Have you thought about getting a hydraulic vibrating Roller for the front of your acid steer. You can use the weight of part of the skid steer to compact and roll down and it works great. Let me know Otto's Plumping & Heating.

[@MikeZMonroe]

Melissa and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat….in shades. 😊

[@bobcobb7719]

At $300 per cord I’m nothing but envious. In central Alberta, surrounded by trees I pay $500/cord and I have to pick it up. Birch is the only decent wood we can get so when I hear cherry, oak, maple as firewood again, I’m envious . Great idea on the smaller, speciality wood.

[@matthewsims359]

my favorite thing about this video was the firewood in the tractor bucket. well, also the land plane. that takes me back to the earlier OWTM

[@I_must_get_a_van]

Hi Mike, have you considered purchasing an Amish wood bundler. They are easy to use and they bundle up a nice size for pizza ovens or for small fires. Another channel (Hometown Acres) built a small covered open shed where he put firewood in it for a price and it was an honour system with a box for the money. I think it works well for him. It could be worth touching base with him for his thoughts. You live in an area that have honest folk so it could work for you. Cheers Steve PS All KZbinr’s help each other.

[@DavidHard-o7p]

Thanks for the video Mike! I think it’s called “value added” in marketing (the specialty firewood). Anyway good luck with the new idea! (Tell Hunter “Hi”!)

[@dougdorn9226]

Good pricing on the cord wood..$350-400 per cord up here in southern NH

[@Davidmckenzie-u8k]

A great plan ......... more money .

[@DanAkaPharaoh]

I'm still baffled by how similar your climate is to ours, I live on the West Coast of Sweden, and the leaves and temperature seems to align. Maybe we are bit cooler in the summer, and since we have the sea, the snow won't stay. Love the content!

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Thanks so much. That is very interesting

[@michaelmullins1290]

Seems like your customer base isnt gonna change much. Hometown acres did a video with a firewood guy. The service he provided was amazing.

[@timb5280]

@2:48 Hello 1975! 🤣 Thanks for the content, as always it is very enjoyable. 👍

[@Tdale85]

Good morning!

[@davidmorse8432]

@@Tdale85 Hi Ted!

[@johnnymorris9280]

Mike, I was watching your video today and i remember a few episodes back you talked about how fast the grapple worked on your vermeer mini skid. Have you thought about putting in an inline orifice, or an adjustable flow valve. But I would check with vermeer before installing one, just to make sure it won't void your warranty.

[@norplan9050]

Mike .... Your new Leaf Blowing Toy certainly makes Short Order of Dispersing the Yard Waste😊😊👍

[@willb3018]

Before watching the video....sell less make more .... sounded like he was jumping on the :shrinkflation band wagon.😉

[@caniacstevehenderson7115]

Good luck !!!😮

[@calvinjohnson7806]

Thanks for all your videos

[@582ChevelleSS]

Mellissa reminded me of the 70;s, with the paisley shirts, bellbottoms and platform shoes. Those were the good ole days

[@georgefarning69]

Good morning, everyone from Iowa!

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Morning

[@waltermattson5566]

When you were stacking the firewood next to the building it looked like you were carefully handling bars of gold. Have a great day everyone.

[@johnhaug5527]

Hi Hunter!

[@OneEyeCustoms]

Lmao, the excavator comparison!! Great😂😂😂

[@brichm03]

Good morning from Michigan!!

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Good morning!

[@tomscott3939]

good ideas!!!

[@marcusjohnson5739]

you could hold the BR800 in your lap while you drive to get leaves up then turbine can blow at higher angle to push leaves further not missing the close ones

[@Mike-p7e]

Hey Mike! Your roads are beautiful!! Just think how good they would be if you a had a ROLLER you know you want one !!! LOL. Mike Peabody,Massachusetts

[@lifeontherez]

I cant believe y'all might get snow before me 😂 we were supposed to get snow here for the past week or 2 but it just goes right around the valley we're in. Great job helping your mom out with her driveway, excellent job

[@GrantRowell-u9q]

Like the bright outfit Mrs. is wearing today

[@DanaFoster-vl5os]

Great job

[@straydawg461]

I liked your comparison pics for the blowers, the last one got me 😂

[@rossboyd2272]

Mike I always love your videos I love your family you and your family are a true replica of the true heart of what the American family used to be and the heart that makes this country great . Now I want to praise the people of bucks county for making a stand for the strength of America to bring back the voter integrity and hopefully some truth and justice back into our voting system. Stand strong and continue to stand as we all should be that shining light of truth, thank you ! Thanks for what you do Mike and family ! Oh Melissa I see the 60s and early 70s is making a comeback I sure enjoyed those 60s and 70s looks good on you ! 👍

[@bobvrnr]

THE GLASSES!!!😆

[@scottroley2684]

Hoping you guys get some fire starter back in stock before Christmas. It makes great gift's

[@chrissheathewoodguy]

I agree on the firewood idea. oddly enough i get asked fot firewood than lumber. but I don't do firewood fot other people. maybe firewood in bundles for smaller stoves extra and types specific is something i might try. but I'm not really set up for it.. at this point in life I'm trying t do less , not more work. lol

[@realairplane261]

I remember going to grandpa and grandmas farm and the only lawn care they did were sheep in a white picket fence Around the house. Now that was a smart way of doing yard work!

[@sidneyhoopengardner1612]

Good luck with artisanal firewood!

[@realairplane261]

😎Sunny and 65.

[@davidmorse8432]

@@realairplane261 Hi RA, you must be having a heat wave in the swamp.

[@rb2530]

👍👍

[@badcompany3057]

Interesting plan.