Making Room! Widening Driveway and Removing Sketchy Trees

[@HallnoutMhall]

Good morning Morgans and friends. Mike I know all about back pain. Constant,non stop pain. Makes a man miserable. Hope everyone has a great day. Thanks

[@sidqcampbell6892]

Mike it is always very rewarding to help out family and friends. No telling how much it would have cost them to have a company come in to do what you just did for them... You be Da Man...

[@foreverbrownsfan]

I’m 73 and started having spasms at 17 playing football irritated my spondylitis. A certified trainer at OSU told me (at 35) to apply ice immediately for an hour. Start heat next as needed. Best advice ever!

[@Laughinghawg]

Yep! I'm not 73, yet. But I'm catching up fast. Same thing happened to me at 17. Cost me a football scholarship. Back in the 70's medical techniques were a little different. Doc said operate or stop contact sports. Chose the latter. Keeping my core strong and doing the specific exercises always have helped get mine back alignment.

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

The best thing I have found for the back pain , is the heated seats in the truck . Plus they have the added bonus of keeping take out food warm , especially if you keep it covered with an old blanket .

[@jimzaino1211]

Good morning all from BUCKS county, pa. Have a day people.

[@timdyer3805]

Good morning, Mike. Sorry to hear about your back. I do a lot of stretching. Morning and night seem to help mine. Yoga

[@barryhoneycutt3894]

Love johnny Cash - Country Legend... many great songs. Like the video, and you seem to have what i call "Seasonal Projects" and they work out really well. Hard freeze, good solid ground for in the woods tree work. Seasons for the pond, and many of their projects. Not only i enjoy all the "Morgans" Videos i learn a lot, even Off the Leash, Levi's Eva's channel and the rest. So i guess i can say without fear of contradiction "YOU CAN teach an old dog new tricks. :) [72] thanks, and appreciate the sharing a section of your life. ❤💯🙏

[@devarskinnee8760]

Ice,ice,,baby!!! Works best,you have to lay down for a while with that ice on lower back.sacariliac joint left and right..I get it too Mike and sometimes you can hardly breathe.great weather here had lots of rain this last week.god bless you all.

[@Duncangonefishin]

Good morning y'all !!! Happy Tuesday, and hello from British Columbia.

[@peteatthefarm4459]

Hey.... hope your Tuesday is a good one.... enjoy

[@Duncangonefishin]

@@peteatthefarm4459 Thanks Pete ! Have a great day as well!

[@martharock8377]

I don't know if you've ever told the story of your family land. Has it been in the family forever? Does the entire family live on it? How big is it? Are there plans to build a house for Hannah's family on the property? Do you do the maintenance for the entire property on your own? You have a lot going on there, Mike!!!

[@peteatthefarm4459]

Good Morning Mike... rainy on here... Pete 🇨🇦

[@AlexanderWright-d6m]

Good morning Morgan family! God bless you and have a day!!

[@richardbrowne1679]

Good Morning Morgan Family 🌞- Have a Wonderful and Blessed Day 🤠- We getting a little snow out here in Montana

[@davidporter9289]

I remember you use to cut all of it up for firewood 🎉

[@scottleighton3120]

Great Idea with the golden ticket! I will sure to keep an eye out for it! Thanks for sharing!

[@Outdoorsy368]

I like that you do stuff for your folks and siblings. The Lord loves a cheerful giver.

[@robertcheslock9636]

Good morning Mike, guess your bag tying machine is getting a workout. You definitely keep busy with all of your projects. That keeps you young and healthy. Best wishes to you and all of your family.

[@badcat4707]

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

[@peteatthefarm4459]

Morning BadCat, glad all that rain wasn't snow... enjoy your day...

[@shanehumphrey4827]

Im 67. My back is unreal still. Shovelled neighbours yesterday and my 100’ driveway I never ever smoked either and i can hold my breath a minute and 30 sec!!!

[@frankbetz9202]

Good morning mike have you ever put a video out of doing your fire stater from start to finish how you process it and bag it I think it would be interesting? Thanks you and family have a great holiday

[@tim_g3478]

I can appreciate your back pain! I have the same issue that Mike has and it crops up once or twice a year. It comes up with just a weird twist doing something easy. Since Eva is on Winter break, get her to help you in the skidsteer or excavator. She has skills!

[@tim_g3478]

Oh, and by the way, have Hannah teach Bo how to operate the bag closure device and put him to work!

[@woodman4550]

We live on a private road that is about 1.5 miles or so. It is a constant battle with trees growing over the road. They grow towards the light. I sure could use a mini excavator. Be a lot of fun!

[@joemcmillan2089]

Fire and Gasoline by David Jack Marshall - Great song....

[@richprich]

You should do a 5 gallon refill bucket of fire starter to local shops

[@MrLangDog]

You alluded to something so true about projects. When you start at a low bar; every improvement seems fantastic. After you live with that improvement for a while you realize it should be 2x or 3x as much :)

[@billk8780]

Mike, The refinery workers used to be advised by the industrial hygienists not to combine actions with the back, such as lifting & twisting at the same time. Rather, "Point your toe, then go". Wishing you a speedy recovery.

[@Tommy-h4b]

Hello Mike your excavator still looks brand new you sure do take care of equipment.

[@PatrioticRottweiler]

Mike you could really use a drum or disk mulcher attachment for your excavator. It would make clearing your roads/trails fast and easy.

[@JustAFlyover]

Thats good the post office is finally stepping up.

[@JohnSmith-tv5ep]

MIKE, ya gotta lot on yer plate, and over the years, your time management skills have been perfected !

[@alittleofthisandalittleofthat]

No saw for that job! A back needs rest. In the cab is bad enough. I know all too well. Have had back problems since I was a kid. It took most of my life to realize a bad back needs down time. I’m the same age as you. 💐

[@fmeach7711]

Mike Morgan, the Tree Whisperer. Everybody needs a Mike Morgan in the family. Git er Done.

[@dmhipkins]

Merry Christmas!!!

[@BirdYoumans]

❤❤🎵🎵

[@Shippusher]

GOOOOOOOD MAAAWNIN EVERYONE!!…Mike, sounds like you need to start doing YOGA to keep your back stretched out…glad you have that machine cuz it saved your back in NOT trying to use a chainsaw….rest up (& I mean REST) if you can… Have a day HELLOOOO HUNTER 😊

[@donbrutcher4501]

PT will give you stretching exercises that will help you hurt yourself less often and when you do, it won't be as severe.

[@home-powersystems7782]

Fire and gasoline............love it.

[@jamesp6122]

Two words: inversion table. Worked for me.

[@mercurymangarage6186]

For me it’s knee pain. Replacement surgery is in my future. I do what I can though. Keep up the good work Mike. Good stuff.

[@alainbourdon2736]

Great video. It reminds me of my dad working in the woods. Great memories. Keep those videos coming.

[@gradycaldwell8912]

Rut excavator mower will help keep the side of the driveway clean of grass and Over hanging tree branches. Will cut up to 3" diameter. Opens up pathway throughout trails.

[@RobertLake-mf2qt]

Yea Mike, you go through all the tough work with the excavator, and you could hurt your back bending down to pick up a twig. I guess that's life for you. I go by the statement, "It's always something." Well, if you have to sit down and take it easy, sit near the fire and let us know about some of your plans for the future; that would be great. All the best to you and yours. Merry Christmas and happy new year.

[@gradycaldwell8912]

I am sure you have heard of the Rut mowes before I love the one I have. Also, widening the drive will help you ,still have to maintain. Anyway, keep up the great work and videos.

[@PBandJDIY]

Mike, that's your mum's..... powerrake the sides and level out some stone while the ground is soft so it will sink in. That guy delivering the shed is going to go axle deep in those stump holes! It does surprise me that as soon as someone gets an excavator, they have to knock trees down with it???? Saw it, drop it, cut to length, clean the tops up and stack the logs. Then, leave the stump 2 feet high and haul / dig it out. Especially with dead trees, you are going to put a top through the cab. I don't know, I don't have an excavator, I have a big saw and a 1990 Toyota truck with a flat deck and 3 sets of springs in the back. It will haul 3200lbs of crushed stone no problem. I just use logging chains and straps to pull stumps if I need to. Back pain I understand! I have my L4, L5, AND S1 going in all different directions from my work on the riot squad at the prison! The BEST thing you can do is lean your butt up against the wall and slowly relax to touch your toes or floor.... your back will pop in a bunch of places and stretch out those sore muscles. It's the only thing that helps me, and it's instant! No waiting around. I am 53 and do it no problem, so no excuses! You even have people to help you!

[@alankrumwiede6050]

I have a sore back too. Stretching it out😊

[@joebledsoe257]

I am having my back reassembled this Friday. I know back pain. I have Spondylolisthesis and severe stenosis. Hurts mid back to my knees. Ive had many nerve blocks and finally the correct imaging to indicate that a vertebra is offset by 20mm, thus impinging on the spinal cord and nerve roots to the legs. I’ve been in a recliner on heat pad for muscle tension relief for 2 months waiting on this Friday. But now I can watch you without fear of critique for a couple of months.

[@matthewward631]

I understand your back pain. I get up every morning at 6 am, can’t do much of anything until about 8 am when the back starts to loosen up. Then I work until it starts to hurt and that’s the end of my work day. Besides being a stubborn old guy, about every 4 months I get a shot in my spine to stop the nerve pain. My outlook on life…. I might be old, but I ain’t dead yet!

[@jimconnor8274]

Good morning Folks. Always enjoyable to watch Mike work His magic with Hi Kubota tools. A sawyer helper would make setting out some clean stems to pick up later. Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Mike your fire star starter is as poplar as our cub and boy scout pop crop. We would load my wagon and go door to door. It sell out faster then could go get another load.We raised money to go to summer camp .

[@micheleallen7036]

Good Morning, Morgan's. Hope you have a great day

[@jeoinaforest]

Morning Mike! Give that back a rest!

[@judd_s5643]

I hurt my lower back decades ago. When it would go I head off to the chiropractor. I did this for years until I got a “Inversion Table” and I will tell you I have not needed chiropractic care or ANY down tip because of it. I may get on it once a month when I just feel any discomfort. A minute of rocking +/- 45 degrees, a complete vertical with a twist left then right and it’s done. My back is no longer an issue. Cannot recommend an inversion table enough. I will always have it at the ready. If you decide on getting one make sure it is UL listed. You don’t want to be hanging upside down and it breaks. I use the TEETER.

[@oldjarhead1125]

Good morning Mr Mike. Give it another 10-15 years & you'll have acks in places you didn't know you had. LOL This 77 y o Old Jarhead in WNC knows....Have a good one bro. Enjoyed our talk this morning.

[@thall740]

I want to tell you how I absolutely got hooked and enjoy your videos so much. Keep up the great work and Mary Christmas

[@DavidIngalls-n2f]

Good morning Mike and family from Crawford County, Pa.have a day.

[@Terry-su8fw]

Good morning from NC, Mike! Try an inversion table for your back. Best $200 I ever spent. Merry Christmas to you and the family!

[@TheKajunkat]

Mike, those cordless chainsaws are really handing for keeping on equipment. They don't spill gas or stink and can take care of a lot of trimming on jobs like you did today. I have the dewalt 12 inch 20V and I'm constantly impressed by what it can do.

[@jake6618]

Dual pictures on the screen is a distraction. You do good work, one camera angle is enough.

[@les3d50]

Mike did you ever fix the fire starter problem with the unhappy customer.?

[@1944chevytruck]

GOOD JOB!

[@JustAFlyover]

Back pain is your body yelling at you to take it easy. Ice packs and heat packs are our friends!

[@jbbrown7907]

Your video yesterday started me down a rabbit hole. If not for you, I would have known nothing about the dtones.

[@LauraThiry]

You make tree removal look easy - when it isn’t. Skills!!!!

[@scottchrist1677]

Mike, how about some apparel for Christmas?

[@justsaynrush9689]

The back thing is a rough situation. I know what you go through. And I'm 69 and here to tell you anything you hurt or injury when young is going to remind you constantly when you get older. For us people who physically worked for a living. But that was my choice. I worked the way I wanted to. Turns out that was a mistake.

[@greggatto4023]

That was so satisfying to watch. Fun machine!

[@redeyetrucker520]

It would be great if Kubota gave you a 100 series excavator to demo, it would make the additional work on that driveway a whole lot easier.

[@gregritter5883]

Hey Mike, I got a little trick for you. I’ve had back issues all my life. I’m 73 years old. I had an L345 fusion many years ago. I know it’s you’re talking about something you can do if your back is bothering you and you’re uncomfortable in your chair or watching TV Get out of the chair lay down on the floor and put your feet up where your butt would be in the chair, scoot your butt up to the bottom of the chair and lay like that for 15/20 minutes I think you’ll be surprised

[@bigeburris7220]

Back pain can be awful to deal with...take care of yourself Mike!

[@Ed2015-d9k-s]

Good Morning to all the Morgans and the Mackenzies, I am an avid follower of your channel along with Concrete with the Hauses since the beginning. I want to wish all of you a very Blessed and Merry Christmas along with a very Happy and Healthy New Year 2025.

[@michaelcook184]

Good morning 😊

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Morning!

[@marriedwithsmallengines]

Good morning Mike and Family! Watching from Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦

[@TODinWY]

I love it when you "fire up" the F&G song!🤣👍

[@andybonneau9209]

Do the Golden Tickets also entitle the bearer a tour of the factory? 😂

[@doughershberger4285]

I can hear your nephew, Damn uncle Mike I know what I’ll be doing before pumpkin season. lol

[@kc8bdr]

Good morning.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Morning!

[@StephenKlena]

I think you should watch Mike from dirt perfect channel on taking down trees with an excavator. He’s an ace operator.

[@akdouglas6633]

Great job Mike you may need a load of gravel Hydraulic power is amazing in hands of capable people like yourself.

[@dennismahonchak3228]

Mike, nothing for nothing. You should put up a sign that reads Soft Shoulder where you pulled the trees for whoever is delivering the shed. Thinking they have more room then they have, could result in a disaster.

[@WilliamSMorris-wv4hz]

Come to Bluefield WV I have a few to get down Mike😂

[@RobertSimons-i4r]

That little excavator is impressive !

[@donnellkellum4709]

Great job,as always

[@frankbetz9202]

O buy the way I'm from Eugene Oregon I watch all the time thanks

[@scotthsmith64]

Almost can't watch when "I Was Fire And She Was Gasoline" starts playing....LOL

[@michaelsexton7652]

Great video ! Very timely for me, as I am about to rent an excavator to remove some big oaks near my drive. Do you think an 18" or 12" bucket would be more helpful? These trees are also close to the drive, but more lively than the ones you took out. I am thinking that a 12" would concentrate excavator's power more? And definitely minimize damage to driveway? Hope your back gets better quickly - a bad back turned me to Christ earlier in life.

[@alfredgilpin8251]

I would leave the root ball of the trees on the lower side of the path they would stabilise the soil just saw them low

[@brioncommon5701]

Merry Christmas. Why have us do a "hit or miss" Take a pre-order. sell it, bag it, ship it. It's a no brainer.

[@paulfrizzell31]

👍great video, Mike 😎

[@jeffdickerson3]

Great video

[@gc1799]

I would have thought a chainsaw would have been the tool of choice!!

[@LostInThe0zone]

I would think it always a good idea to carry a saw when cleaning up trees.

[@MJF40]

I tweaked my back about a month and a half ago. Lower back. Now I'm hard on my back, but then I got some type of respiratory illness followed by the flu. I know my son brought home the flu. I'm not sure about the respiratory thing but I can tell you that tweak in the lower back isn't too kindly to hard sneezes or coughing fits. Thankfully both have passed, but I too seem to tweak my back at least once a year

[@glenhamlin3415]

Love the music

[@jameskennerly9748]

Awesome video! Always enjoy yalls videos!!😊

[@rudyfisher7660]

Also, this more borrowood for you to make a cut up split up

[@davidfooce1890]

Were you an old wampum hardware blaster ? I spent a large portion of my life as a driller/blaster for a large se ohio coal company.

[@jcullipher01]

I think I saw the same video of the dozer and dead tree, looked to be a fairly new dozer.

[@CRH113]

You may want to mark those soft spots for the upcoming delivery.

[@petermavus4131]

Take it slow and I hope you get BACK to normal…happy property grooming.

[@Tommy-h4b]

Hello Mike. You may have tweeked your back when you slid down that limb on the hillside the other day when it was kinda covered with leaves. Remember?

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Yea I didn't think of that, that may have contributed to it

[@carolscott3868]

Mike did Jim ever get back to you???? Yup some 2B will dress that up just fine....