She Loves the New Trail, Thick and Nasty No More

Today I finished up the last section of trail with the Kubota KX057-4 Excavator, This section had some very thick invasive that was no match for the excavator
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We live in Western Pa. and Have around 100 Acres of Land, About 1/2 is ours the rest is my moms, We have 4 kids and two grandchildren, 3 Golden Retrievers and one Cat. We enjoy working on our property and making improvements. We sell firewood and soon will be selling hardwood lumber.

[@charlesreohr6236]

I've blazed a few trails with the boy scouts and cleared them by hand but we always kept them about three foot wide to keep unwanted traffic from encroaching on the trail but still wide enough for a riding lawn mower to keep down the growth. We finally planted clover because it only gets about six inches tall and keeps wild life traveling the trails so they can feed and move easier. The last trail I was part of making was on the edge of a state park. The deer and bear along with many other animals would take and use these trails even in the winter. I once found mountain lion tracks on it in the winter but as it was snowing pretty hard the tracks filled up and I lost them to the snow. Finding out that the animals used them more than us humans made me happy.

[@keithburch5506]

Oh wow, this was such fun, watching a new trail being made. The growth there is like what little woods are left in my old forest. It's now Lecho Park, a housing community, very upscale homes. The rock fort is still in place, right beside the road. I smiled really big when Melissa started shoveling and the deer tracks! Everyone's enjoying this! I do so envy the Morgan family's forest, it's yours! It does require work, but hey, Mike's got the equipment! How nice that is! Ty and Thea will grow up in those woods, and who knows, maybe Hanna and Tyler will build a nice house there and raise their kids there! Sweet! How incredibly smart was that move to purchase that land Mike, kudos buddy, very smart indeed! Another great video, 27 minutes of awesomeness! I loved every second! Thanks for sharing!👍🚜❤

[@lifewithmaggieandoscar1114]

Keith ya gotta be in Conover NC ?

[@keithburch5506]

@@lifewithmaggieandoscar1114 yep! Sure am. Moved to Iowa in 69, came back in 75 and Lecho Park was well under way. Moved to Texas in 75 for 5 months helping dad w the new house, then came back here, moved around working for Hickory Construction Co. for 9 1/2 years then went to work for Siecor which later changed to Corning for the next 35 years. Now I have a Conover address, pay Newton city tax and am in Claremont fire district. Also spent a summer in South Dakota. This is my home, no where else is better, well except heaven! You must be here too, the Morgan's property reminds me so much of my days in the woods, such grand memories. No one locked their doors at night, we would camp out and after dark we'd walk through town, not a soul to be seen! We did not have air conditioning. The house is still there. 405 3rd st, at the top of the hill is a community swimming pool.

[@lifewithmaggieandoscar1114]

@@keithburch5506 just finished a new home off of 127 near Fred T Foard. 19 acres with 12 of them woods. Looking forward to clearing trails

[@keithburch5506]

@@lifewithmaggieandoscar1114 Well again a small world, my only brother and his wife have built a log cabin just like 2 miles past Fred T Foard on the right just out of sight behind trees. I envy you too Chip!

[@kellyreep1985]

@@keithburch5506 Sounds like familiar territory. I live in the W. Lincoln community, just south of the high school. The Foard Tigers are a welcome team on the schedule, although this year was a wash due to the quar. Fourteen miles from Foard.

[@huxleyhornm7405]

Posting early. Love your channel. Mike is a good ole boy, and Melissa is always smiling and such a worker, unlike my wife, who would never risk breaking a nail.

[@johnferguson7057]

Love Melissa's hair. Looks great this long.

[@markpashia7067]

My guess is you will be scattering some seed on all of this??? Just need some roots to hold it all in place. Real nice. I remember doing this with a chainsaw, lawnmower and my F150 to pull the stumps. I cut them high to give more leverage as I pulled them over with a chain. More work but cheaper than an excavator. That garage sale lawn mower was my mulcher but it took a couple of packs of shear pins before it was over. Still a twenty five dollar mower and ten bucks of shear pins was my budget limit. Really did not take that long. Had a nice quarter mile grass drive to a parking area in the woods that was great in fair weather and made a walking path the rest of the year. Also brought a lot of firewood out on that trail over the years. Girdle them in the spring, cut them the next fall after tick season. Haul them when we could. Sometimes dry weather and sometimes frozen ground. Just never the muddy seasons.

[@davidgrisco1939]

Even after we retire early, we still have a boss. But it's much easier to work with the boss you choose forever.

[@terrygroce1594]

That is going to be a great trail and deer hunting options. Yet another fine time with you and the excavator.

[@evilbrat5376]

Just like Archie trying to get a stick through the gate - - - - 🤣 had to laugh at that one.

[@NinfaCarpentergeorgia198]

The large oaks are great!!! But the old giant chestnuts were the best!!! Not too many folks around that remember those!!!!

[@paulkeller4889]

i really like the trail building videos. Love to see the multiflora rose and grape vines bite the dirt.

[@markjohnson5556]

What would be interesting to me is to put a timer or a clock in a corner of the screen when you fast forward to get an idea of how long it takes you to do things.

[@Guitaural.]

Hello All...trail building is so satisfying - to do, and to watch. Nice edits at the beginning Mike.

[@deanrambler9006]

I didn't know the excavator was able to pivot the boom separate from the cab. That just gave it another level of versatility!

[@BAMFWOODS]

It’s really cool you have areas that you can actually discover. Change a bit. Etc and don’t scratch the machines!

[@lonniechartrand]

At the 10:33 mark ii sounded like you ran over a camera! Whew! At 20:00 mark you mentioned the problems with grape vines. You ain't wrong there!!!! I have some HUGE grape vines growing up into some of my trees and a few weeks ago I got hung up on a vine that I did not see and had a six inch diameter by three foot long limb come out of a dead snag behind me and hit my shoulder and crushed a bottle of water in the cup holder of my tractor's fender. Luckily it did not hurt the tractor, but scared me a little! I actually thought my arm was broke at first, but all was OK. I ALWAYS leave the ROPS up on my tractor, but you sure have to be careful when working in the woods with them up! Several times they would catch a limb, or vine, causing things to fall around me.

[@kirbydison3959]

Nice job with that swing boom; you could thread a needle.

[@deibert1]

a log bridge would be a sweet addition to the trail system :)

[@michaeldurling793]

Mike, ya sure got some glorious woods. I have five acres with about 30 percent wooded, the wife and I went about 2/3rds of the way to the back and carved out a small camp site all by hand. We love our tent camping and she loves to be in the woods. I consider myself blessed for that. Ya'll have a day hey!

[@jimbehrend4327]

Mike you never cease to amaze me on how good you are on that excavator. Grabbing the vine with the bucket and thumb, great job. Sorry to have missed you at the Paul Bunyan show, couldn't get there. Hope to meet you all one day. Feel like I have already know you for years. Keep up the great work.

[@millcrafters]

My sentiments exactly. I feel like i know these guys so well I'm like part of the family.

[@oldmanfred8676]

@@millcrafters, Yep, we all do.

[@scottashwv8350]

that big stick(tree) stretched from creek side to side would make Ty a good plank to walk; Argh Matey! or resting spot or a guard rail.

[@gibsonmj1958]

Something I always thought would be fun doing. Nice job. A future update would be interesting to see how the water flows during a major rain storm.

[@maryohara6192]

I love the smell of good dirt too. My boys love mud and dirt. 4 years ago when they were 13 and 11 with a couple best friends I took them to our park they wanted to through their football around and I needed them to burn off energy. When we got there, there was a hug mound of new dirt, the boys were like it was the greatest thing. They played on it wrestled played king of the hill, it was hot and they were sweaty with the dirt sticking to them. I keep towels in my van and they sat on them going home then I hosed them down in the back yard before letting them inside. They had a ball.

[@cashxx]

Hopefully that pipe is big enough. Get a large rain it may run around it and blow it out, but doesn't look like much runs there so may be ok. Think I would have moved it down stream some and not so close to where the 2 streams meet. I've seen a couple of similar setups with steel pipes growing up that had that happen. They were large steel pipes put in by loggers, but that was in stream with running water all the time and large rains it would really flow. Eventually went around the two pipes and mades its own path. Nice having the property and equipment to do this stuff!

[@mikerobbins5049]

Good job Mike. I wish I could keep logging roads at my old farm open but I dont have the equipment nor the money to buy the equipment. Another factor is I live 2 hrs from the farm.....

[@bobbyd6499]

Cool maneuvering around all the standing trees with that saw log Mike. You’re a consummate professional. Thanks for yet another trip out to your woods. I TRULY enjoy living vicariously through your vids. Still, that forestry mower you rented would’ve made this new trail in NOOOOO TIMMME AT ALL.

[@craigsudman4556]

In the spring if you find your self being thirsty and you have one of those grape vines up in the trees, give it a whack with a big knife or pair of loppers and you will get clean clear water running back down out of the vine. Great video Mike and Melissa, thumbs up.

[@michaelmullins1290]

Oh yeah. I love the smell of fresh dug dirt. I use to hang out with my cousin that had a excavation business when I was young.

[@uberuser1999]

Like a Boss @8:19 threading that log through the other trees. Well done!

[@brianhina8538]

Thanks for not leaving us hanging while your at the Paul Bunion show. We were going to go (to see you guys) but we picked up a new puppy on Friday and did not think it would be good to take her on Saturday bring only 13 weeks old.

[@mikemcguire8351]

Satisfying to clean up A thicket and see daylight on the other side. Nice trail addition. Y'all have a nice Sunday.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Yes like when you finally punch through!

[@jeffpeters1014]

The job always goes long! That’s okay when you are improving your own land. Nice work! If you clear it,the deer will come 😆

[@jimsweeney25]

Can't wait to get back into the woods to do what you're doing. Unfortunately, here in SW NH, we're water logged by months of rain. Hoping for some dry weather ahead.

[@dennisfontalbert7090]

I LIKED THE COMENT TO PUT THE BLOW DOWN TREES ON EACH SIDE---BUT THE PROBLEM IS MIKE IS A ROCK MAN

[@michaelmullins1290]

If I had your abilities and equipment and land, I'd have a 2 lane highway through the woods. I have none of the above. I feel like you'll fill in the trough more in the future.

[@steveashworth6707]

Great job making your new trail!, Melissa I remember those mud pie days real well! And the girl down the road trying to eat a piece of it!, lololo!. Morgans have a day!.

[@marcuswhite3628]

😂 Like Archie pulling a stick through the door…😂 This question came to me many times while you were clearing brush from the trail. Have you ever found any artifacts (arrowheads, mini-balls etc) from the Revolution, Civil War or just plain Native American hunting parties etc. You might be surprised what you may find with a metal detector. Marcus from Chesapeake VA.

[@oldmanfred8676]

Maybe French and Indian War.

[@timjames8503]

Great video Mike!! This is just a thought, dig out in front of the inlet side of the pipe for a small pond, and use the pipe as an overflow. You could make it as big as you want.

[@jedhancock5611]

This is probably my favorite video you have ever made!! Love watching you make trails in the woods. It's my favorite thing to do!! Thanks for the video.

[@onthefritzfarm]

We’ve got a place where our loggers made a logging trail and it was an uphill trail. It quickly became a water runoff down to our stream because it was the lowest part of the hill. We have huge ruts in it. We are going to close it and bulldoze it to stop the erosion. I’m building a new trail that should be better.

[@brucealvarez9263]

Now you have to plant grass on it so it doesn't get muddy. We know how much you hate mud ;)

[@williedunn2690]

If it is smaller than a creek and has running water all the time it is a branch. If the water dues not run in it all the time it is a gully lol.

[@moman0166]

Can I be in your family? I know everything doesn’t go perfect but your family is great example of America!

[@fordboss9275]

We too always called a creek “crick” in upstate NY!

[@donleach306]

The same here in Oregon.

[@johnsadler8637]

And Missouri Ozarks.

[@brucechapman6405]

You need to name each trail. Like the orchard way, the 007, by the pond. Lol

[@billchurch180]

Want to thank you! I have been trying to reclaim trails that have been neglected for 20 years with a Ratchet Rake on the loader of my NH 1920. It has been frustrating, I never thought to use the backhoe and then the rake to finish the trails. Bill C

[@bradleymcclintock7771]

Well that looks like a great trail 👣 Mike it's funny when I'm watching you try to take the logs through the trees I would be moving my phone to try to help get around the trees. Nice job 👏👍

[@runtimmytimer]

I cut in 1.1 miles of trails through my property. The deer started using trails as soon as I opened them up. One section they use so much I ended up putting a stand on it. Glad they use them so all my hard work is being well utilized.

[@timwilcoxsr2712]

You could have placed those Popular Logs on the edges of the trail (by the culvert) to act as guard rails.

[@papadave9061]

WhatEVER you do Mike.....don't scratch the machine!! LOL I'm the same way with cars. I started daydreaming there for a hot minute thinking if we had a couple hundred acres, I'd get an excavator and have at it on a regular basis. Fun stuff.

[@HallnoutMhall]

Morning Morgans and friends. Hope all are well. Have a day!

[@philsmock4943]

Making a new trail is fun job. More fun if you have a good excavator. Being back in the woods is such a great time for anyone. We have been cooking with a Dutch oven over an open fire back in our woods. Thanks for sharing another great video in your woods. Can't wait for tree cutting and wood splitting time.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Thanks for sharing with us Mike and Melissa, the trail looks good and will be great once it’s been over a bunch and gets packed good. You both did good. Fred. 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻✋🏻✋🏻👊🏻👊🏻

[@larrypalmer2415]

My son Daniel and I were at the PBS on Friday, what a perfect weather day! It was good to be able to see you guys again, after last years Covid mess...Daniel enjoyed meeting you, said afterwards," Melissa is a nice lady.."I said she has a heart of gold.....also, someone asked Daniel if he was Paul Bunyon!!!...LOL....Daniel needs to go on a diet.....Anyway, good to see my favorite KZbin friends again....take care......

[@chucklogan7296]

Maybe bring down some of your limestone and lay over your culvert on the new trail?

[@russellbowman8051]

Love the New Trail Addition to the Rest of the Awesome Trails on the Morgan Ranch, Lookin Great!! 👍👊

[@richardgillard779]

Great trail. Deer on my property can never let anything get past them. They seem to want to know what’s going on. Wife and I make a change or do maintenance. Deer are there within a few hours. What are you going to do with all the down timber? Fire wood or mill lumber?

[@daviddavis6855]

If you had a set of strap on axles an a strap on hitch you could tow that nice log out of there!

[@morgansword]

Mike, something for cheap compared to the many accessories that you can get into, a handy tool would be a tractor mounted winch that is operated by the three point and Sawing with Sandy has one on his Kioti tractor that is handy as a pocket on your shirt for about twenty five hundred and whats so nice is its really easy on tractor and the operator. Your into firewood as he is as well as his little sawmill. He does this for him an not commercial stuff so its right down the trail .... woolstien or some name like that. I think if you saw it that it would be a stocking stuffer for you. And its a way to share videos too. He answers all of his subs as well.

[@robertdean9392]

Trail complete except for some.touchup!!! Looks great and you were correct, plenty of good habitat for deer!! Big Hello to the family, and be safe and see you on the next video.

[@ralphjacobsen1845]

Nice trail. Wish I could have been at the Paul Bunyan show. Hope you two had a great time. Jake and Vernice Minnesota.

[@danschramm1397]

I see another mini cabin build coming, this new trail is prime real estate !!

[@vaughnmaurt5013]

Yes! What a great spot for #2 …..mini cabin.

[@brianberdon2695]

I think Melissa is in good shape. She would be good on that elk hunt . Is that elk hunt on some rocky steep terrain and miles uphill for hours. She has good cardio from what we see. Mike how is your cardio.

[@mariowickel456]

Mike, time to Call the guys with that forestry mulcher and rent it for a few days again.

[@candi_7]

Same here Melissa. I'm from Pittsburgh & we called it a "crick"(creek) too. Pittsburgh slang, I guess. :)

[@raylund2036]

Mike Looks good are you going to take some of those big rocks you have left over and place them at the mouth of the pipe to create a head wall to sorta slow down the erosion when you get heavy rains

[@MacBailey]

That rope size grape vine was what I got one of my worst near misses about. Was cleaning out under a bush and did not see the vine snaking over to a large walnut about 15 feet away. Pulled down a large dead limb about 6in in diameter and 15 feet long that landed right across me and the steering wheel of my open station tractor. Missed my head and face by inches but scraped my shoulder and ripped my shirt sleeve. Total shock when one second you are scraping weeds with the bucket and the next instant you are under a massive limb. No real damage to me or the brand new tractor, but I sure watch for grape vines now, and cut them off whenever I see one as they are bad for the trees long term.

[@cjm3508]

Great trail! Looks really good!

[@jeffsaunders4785]

You are good. Saw what you did getting that log through the trees !!

[@jamesmoore768]

As always loved the video! Making trails as a kid loved making a trail! It’s a blast! Have a day Morgans and God Bless Y’all! ❤️👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@royscarbrough3589]

Y’all play in the mud/dirt-you just have much bigger toys to play with! Party On!

[@aaronbaum2542]

Nothing like a "Great" trail building video before church!! Well done Mike And Melissa!! All the Best to you and your family!! God Bless!! 😊

[@treggliebler6237]

Has Melissa figured out the new path is really for a new deer blind yet? 😁 Love your content, keep up the good work!

[@berthenderson1932]

How about some nostalgia tree and stump removal? You know, with kaboom sticks, the way it used to be done.

[@jimreilly8588]

Please teach Ty and little sister to pretend. Makes for great entertainment. My daughter was wonder Woman for a solid month many years ago.

[@lynntraylor1646]

The part where Mike is backing up with the big log looks just like Archie with a stick. Love the woods.

[@garyjohn316]

You need to put down river rock near the openings of the pipe.

[@kevinjmoore2359]

A woman that knows how to dig, Mike, you are a lucky man.

[@haroldhubbs8117]

Just a suggestion ,when moving logs around leave them parallel to the incline of the hill creating a natural terrace

[@sherimcgill5139]

That would be gorgeous as a walking trail, but I’m sure this trail is for four wheelers, side by side, equipment, etc.

[@darwinbenedict2874]

Just discovered the channel! Great stuff and love watching. Kudos for calling it quits this last May (I think). The company I worked for squeezed me out in 2003 by freezing my salary and, more or less saying you are done. I didn't have a side thing to go to except shooting and woodworking. Keep up the videos I will enjoy. I envy the equipment you have and use.

[@oldmanfred8676]

Dayum’ Darwin, hope you are doing okay financially. I’ve been “retired” since August ‘98.

[@dmorgan28]

Wow that made a really nice trail Mike. I’m sure Melissa will like that. And the dogs! Good work👍👍👍❤️

[@thebradleysoncatbirdhill6849]

Hey Mike! Beth and I have a really good friend who actually makes wreaths out of wild grape vine. He uses it to make the circle while the vine is still fresh and just cut, and then lets it dry for a few months before he makes the wreaths. Pretty cool use of an invasive pest plant! 👍

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

I have seen those, pretty cool

[@onenuttybuddy]

Loved the comment about Archie trying to get the stick through the gate. Great visual! The trail is coming along nicely. Your excavating skills are really getting fine tuned lately. Its always good to the Mrs. helping out. Loved meeting you both at the show. As far as I could tell, what I see here is what I saw there. You guys are the real deal. Thanks for the video. Take Care, ASH

[@thomasstrout1738]

Nice work, the dogs will be very happy also.

[@MarkWilliams-lf5tc]

Chipper chick could chip that brush right up and put it on the trails for mulch

[@bruceguidosh2120]

Being less than an hour from you, yes, this whole past week WAS fantastic to get work done in the woods!

[@johnpyle8027]

I foresee the next purchase being a forestry mulching device of some kind.

[@TheHobbyFarmHomestead]

Trail looks awesome! I did not make it to the Paul bunyan show this year but maybe next time. Life just get's busy sometimes. I have been looking for some property for awhile now. It would be awesome to be able to have property to build trails like this. You guys keep up the good work!

[@matthewsims359]

Looks good. I enjoy watching the excavator. Stay well, stay safe and yall HAVE A DAY

[@holymoly6829]

Looks like there’s lots of ready for processing firewood by the new trail Nothing wasted with you guys Culvert pipe Top soil Firewood & compost

[@markgundry9331]

I grew up in Fall Creek WI, some said crik, some said creek. So even up here in the MidWest we all talk a little different.

[@kevinpendell7621]

You could've used those logs for curbs along the dirt crossing...

[@uppsalahazzemarkstedt2759]

I say only one thing - a tiltrotator for the excavator, Mike! :D

[@tknoerle1451]

Melissa sounds like my mom, she liked the smell of good rich soil too. I grew up loving that smell too, & I still do!

[@vastylebbq5203]

I was being the same thing ( trail development) yesterday. No excavator, just B2910 and a chainsaw. Plenty work even with good equipment. I found two bees nests! The cab on the mini ex was definatly on my mind! Enjoy your work, and Melissa's smile. Take care. BTW. Hold your wife's hand when your walking! She's worth it. Seeya

[@jGoodloejr]

Gosh , I can see Halloween at the Morgan’s, never know what’s behind the next trail! lol

[@loycemarch8409]

A chain saw yp the middle for saplings busjmhez and vines to prepare for that machine would be faster.

[@Hunter-ym2kk]

lol.. Archie and the gate.. nice inspection work Mellissa.. "she likes dirt".. so sweet..

[@margee0227]

Hi Mike and melissa, one suggestion I'd like to put in is you should leave some roots in your uphill path because when it rains that path May well erode.

[@danielscullion3422]

You just pulled down Tarzan’s vines, his the going to be mad.😆👍

[@eringillespie1630]

Looks like you have a lot of trees to process

[@NinfaCarpentergeorgia198]

I can just picture Sasquatch watching this an just wondering what’s going on!!! And thinking to himself when it’s over, “I could have done that in 5 mins” .... lol