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[@amossnowdaharleyman9179]

Yup,been drooling while watching that winch. I see the uses but too old and broke down to do any serious logging at my tree farm. Getting old truly sux big time. Youngsters at my factory always ask why I know how to do so much. Answer is simple: I'm old and have a lifetime of "oh crap" moments that taught me a lot lol. One of life's cruelest irony's: when you have the experience you're too old to use it. :(

[@ianbryce6853]

On the strength of one of your clips I purchased Stihl moisture meter - best thing I have done. Checking all my log piles has made this so easy. Thanks from Inverness, Scotland. I love your KZbin videos. Every blessing to your family. Ian.

[@phillipbass362]

Mike I love your channel. I get up every morning and watch you first. BUT you are letting that chainsaw work you to death. Those 4 prongs in the front of the saw will help you cut better, and faster, just stick them in the tree and lift. Doing this you can cut wood with one hand, BUT don't, always have tow hands on the saw. Today you had the tree in the forks of the Tractor, and lowered it down and cut it on the ground. No keep your tree at least knee high. and start at the top and cut to the tractor, it cuts so much better and it keeps the saw chain out of the dirt. I was in the BBQ business for 28yrs and I cut my own wood behind a pulp wooder friend. I used a 310 Stihl and have cut many tons of wood with it. Great saws. Great show Mike keep up the good work.

[@henryrodgers3409]

That skidding winch sure is a must have . Being able to retrieve logs that were not possible before . Wallenstein Skidding Winch . A great Canadian product .

[@larryfowler4558]

Prepare for the weather my friend, Arkansas is catchin hell tonight, hurricane force winds and tornadoes predicted! To warn for this time of year. That winch would be an asset on any farm. Love you all from Arkansas 👍. Good video!

[@jeffhartmann2469]

SOUTHERN INDIANA HERE: We got a lot of rain last night. Too much. Beginning to think I’ll never get in the fields at my farm to cut firewood. Oh well. I truly enjoy yourn outdoor videos.

[@terrywhite7552]

Good Morning Mike. Another fun video. -12*C up here in Newfoundland today (about 10F for you guys) Add the Wind Chill and we are sitting at about -20*C. No worries about the ground being frozen up here!! This is real Winter - Snow and Cold!!!!

[@joshb8302]

Can't wait to see Buckin on your channel. He's a great guy.

[@russellbowman8051]

Great job nice load of oak firewood!!👍👊

[@vastylebbq5203]

Nice work Mike. A super useful tool, no doubt But, very expensive. I use a 4 ton electric winch running of a deep cylce battery. All mounted on an A frame unit hanging on the 3 point. I welded it my self from scrap I collected. Works good, slower than the pto drive though. made a 50 foot control cable to stay clear and safe. JMTC. Really appreciate your good work and sharing it with us. Best to you and your family in '20 Chris.

[@oldmanfred8676]

Pullin’ that log down was sweet! Nice Firewood.

[@RagsdaleCreek]

Like your toys we know they are tools but man toys my dad always said. He was a logger until his mid 40's then farmer and all his tools were really big boy toys. .. THANKS FOR SHARING!

[@waltermattson5566]

You sure make cutting wood look fun and easy. I am glad you don’t have a bunch of thick brush to go through to get to most of your trees. The winch is very impressive too.

[@Sam_Holladay]

Ready for the next video to see the moisture.

[@addisongardner1989]

Nice, Mike. Remember, back in the day, before nylon recovery straps when chains would tear up anchorage trees unless we fussed around beforehand. Nice work, brother.

[@reideichner8597]

Hey Mike, I just got my Wallenstein FX85 and can't wait to use it. They are built very robust! Thanks for your videos. You convinced me it was what I needed!!

[@scrhino40]

Mike Buckin Billy Ray is a bad man. Like the way he explained how he does his chains on his power saws and how he made a thing to keep the chains tight while he hand files his chains and even show how he uses it. Go team Hunter. Have a great day be safe.

[@frankcadillac9151]

Mike that white you just cut up would make some very pretty boards. Dead standing if milled seems to give very stable and pretty grain.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

No not at all only about 10" diameter, you work around the pith (center, because it will crack, twist, warp, and check) that doesn't leave much at all

[@rogervanaelstrog8836]

hey mike was thinking when i worked for the usfs we use to take yellow ribbon tie around the tree to remine us what trees went for fire wood or or timbered out and ever time you go in your woods you will see the ribbons from a long ways away take care n stay safe n love your vids

[@tmerkley6406]

Mike if you're looking for some really Gnarley wood, Sweet Gum is about the worst around southern Indiana. Burns hot and has a twisted grain worse than a tornado. My grandfather was on old stubborn German. He is about the only person we know that could split it by hand.

[@SawmillerSmith]

I mounted a 10,000 winch in the bed of my truck bed and have skidded logs that weighted 4,000 pounds or more.

[@SMichaelDeHart]

Good morning Morgan's!! Mike and Melissa, I saw where two Cranberry Township Volunteer Firefighting brothers passed away. Did y'all know the Nanna brothers?? My condolences.

[@davidlang576]

I knew them both, Lee and Mark, as well as the 3rd brother Neil. The entire family was/is the best! For loss of words! What a loss to the area. RIP my friends.

[@SMichaelDeHart]

@@davidlang576 sad situation. I've been in the fire service for over 26yrs in southern West Virginia and saw the email about the loss. A lot of years of service to their community.

[@davidlang576]

As the brother Neil stated about the loss, If they had $800 in their pocket, and you needed it, you would get $799, so they had a buck to call and get more if needed! Thanks for your thoughts!

[@bobbynash282]

Im new here. From ol Buckin. A first comment also. First thing l noticed an foremost is . You come across as a very nice couple. An know what your doing. Very friendly an humble. Even my wife agrees. An she likes Buckin so gotta be okay.

[@richardbonner2354]

Mr an' Missus Nash! Hey! This oak from Morgan's Mountain is as dense an' pretty and tight grained as that 130 year ol' Abuterus that Buckin' Billy Ray an' Hogan Ganges bucked up for their 101 thou', celebratory youse-toob. A fella could make some nice wok stir-fryin' spatulers, servin' spoons an' salad forks outta this lovely wood, too. Just to sweeten his Honey's kitchen up whit! Rick Bonner, Pennsyltucky [e-mail]

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Thanks Bobby, where you from?

[@bobbynash282]

@@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans lm from Gadsden alabama.

[@logan979]

Mike, I bring my wood back in log lengths to where I will process it. It is a lot less lifting for me. Right off the forks and onto the splitter.

[@nigelbaker7754]

Excactly, I'm kinda lazy, so I never pick wood up off the ground.

[@bradmetcalf7832]

I was thinking the same thing, at the minimum cut it in two and drag them out together. I want them as close to the splitter as I can get.

[@janskoropinski10]

It looks like you could get by very well with the RK55 with cab for all your tractor needs.

[@HomesteadJay]

Hey Mike! We have 18 acres and I’m in the process of trying to buy 20 more! I have a kubota BX and heat with firewood. I’ve left comments before but just want to say thanks for showing a nice setup for the homeowner! Thanks for sharing all the knowledge!

[@adamkrultz4701]

I have a farmi winch and they suggest pulling with the upper pulley to put pressure down on the blade for an anchor.

[@bobfuchs3627]

Nice log. See that you got a dusting of snow. The weather talking heads a forecasting 1/2 in of ice tonite and 10 inches of snow tomorrow. You and Bucking Billy Ray together, can't wait to see that video. How's Hunter doing?

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Hunter is good! Thanks for asking

[@ChurchsFamilyFarmCFF]

Those are very useful wish we could get one for our farm. Maybe one day look for it on our KZbin channel. God Bless

[@munched55]

*The skidder pulled that oak hanger down slick as goose poop. Buckin' was splitting arbutus with an axe yesterday and that stuff is harder than oak. He has an axe for any occasion so my money's on him in PA's Buckin' vs Wood. ;)*

[@munched55]

@@billupstateny9151 The contest was Buckin' vs wood. You're the first to mention a mechanical splitter. Nice try, though.

[@vdsgw52]

Good morning from the Foggy central valley of California. Here Almond wood is the king firewood. Crooked with lots of limbs and brush. Keep up the chainsaw, splitting and sawing videos they are great. When I found your channel I had to bindge watch to catch up from #1. Great job.

[@darrenmorrow5697]

Bought our winch the other day an older version fx90 a fellow bought it new used it once and sat in the back corner of his drive shed for the last 10 years basically a new machine including bird poop a real game changer. Thanks morgans your videos helped with this decision.

[@dennisreed7181]

Mike, you could probably take another drive-thru after the next freeze if the winds get as bad up there as they are forecasted to be down here in Houston area tonight. It should produce plenty of blow-downs for firewood and saw mill.

[@WoodsTreeFarm]

I seen a few videos with those skidding winch, and I'm really impressed at how it changes things for compact tractors. I've seen smaller B-series kubota hauling 3-4 logs at a time out of the woods - pretty impressive.

[@PatrickCPalmer]

That winch is one powerful tool to have in the wood business. And can you and Buckin Billy really occupy the same space without causing a major shift in the space/time continuum? And maybe while he’s down here he can pay a visit to daughter Hannah’s teacher and explain to her what buckin is in the wood business? Will stay tuned to see how things work out. 😮 Hey Hunter! ✋🏻👴🏻

[@DanKlein_1]

I watched a video last week on the doubling effect of a pulley. I can see how the Wallenstein puts the laws of physics to great use. I am working on an oak right now in a bad place. A Wallenstein to drag it out would have been so much easier (and safer).

[@dmorgan28]

That winch does a really good job. Great video. Enjoyed it. 👍👍👍❤️

[@bobpurs]

Be great seeing Buckin in the States. Good video Mike love the winch 👍✊

[@sodbuster3401]

- 6 degrees here this morning , yeah be staying in the wood shop today. Great video again Mike.

[@kens.3729]

You are very Meticulous with every move you make with whatever task you’re working on. My Dad always said, “If you don’t use your “Brain” 🧠, then you’re going to use your “Feet”. If you Think about it, it makes a Lot of Sense! 👍 Thanks!

[@randycarpenter2914]

Enjoying the outdoors on a crisp morning. The winch makes hard work effortless and you now get timber that would have just gone to waste. God bless

[@jamesb990]

Nice job there Mike that winch is a winner.

[@barryespeseth7355]

I have cut 100s of standing white oak on the 400 acre farm and you have proved once again that that stuff is hard. Will burn great though!!!

[@craigsudman4556]

Nice video Mike. Loved the way the skidding wench just yanked that tree out of there. Thumbs up.

[@mrandrewdennis1]

Buckin will have fun with some Elm. Great video.

[@rowman12]

Reminded me of my confined space rescue classes with those winches...

[@johnmoyers3042]

Ash, White Oak, 54" Silver Maple might be fun to watch. That old Red Oak will be fun, throw in some 18 inch Hack Berry or big Shagbark Hickory if you can find any. I can't wait to see how well the flick works on Red Oak, I've had enough fun with 2 steel wedges and a 18# sledge splitting Red Oak by hand to last a life time. Does the Wallenstein have a scabbard large enough for a 36" bar on 77cc saw? Remember that 54" Maple from above, it had 18" limbs. I'm a hillbilly and can't do those small west coast saws with these large mountain hardwoods. ;-)

[@tommyordoyne7461]

Mike, I know you do what you do but it seems like it would be easier and more efficient if you would cut the logs into, say, 8 ft poles, haul them out with the forks, if possible, of the RK55 then cut the poles up next to the splitter. We've had above average temperatures here in Upstate South Carolina too. Have a productive day.

[@jimpikul8551]

Tommy Ordoyne funny, I was wondering the same thing. Logs to the splitter and maybe have more to work with? But then, Mike has his master plan!

[@python3574]

If I had to guess, Melissa prefers to be able to get the "workout" that comes from loading the rounds in the woods. And because she's the boss.........well.... you know.....

[@evilbrat5376]

The winch took that leaner right down for you. Location, location, location of the snatch block [3 thumbs up]. Two bits the moisture will be bout 16 on your meter. Have a safe day out there and say Hey to the family.

[@nigelbaker7754]

Hi Mike and Melissa, great videos! But I have to tell you, I agree with Logan979. I NEVER PICK WOOD UP OFF THE GROUND. I use the tractor forks to set the logs onto an old flatbed hay wagon, where I cut it, then set by hand (all of 3 feet) straight to the splitter and drop it from the splitter to a pallet or basket... The tractor then moves the pallets, eventually to my front porch. Again, I love the videos, but I'm kinda lazy...

[@rohoroyarrington3224]

Love the log cutting/splitting/stacking videos Mike...and of course using the mill. Check your pond....looks like a big round of rain heading in our general direction. 😂

[@davidalford7207]

White oak would have made some nice lumber on the mill

[@hgjobe]

Suprised that you went this long without a skidder. Soon as I got mine I knew I should have had one long ago.

[@elizabethtaylor9321]

The best outfit for getting into that kind of woodland is a quad bike with quad trailer , gets to places you never reach with tractors , ideal on soft ground and leave little damage and much cheaper an outfit to buy, with so much quad forestry trailers on the market now some with built on engine driven cranes , or make your own .

[@markw2266]

No argument on price but you can't compare the two. I've done both and the tractor and winch is by far my favorite. Opens up a whole new level of production and possibilities that you can do with a atv but it's just harder to do. I was convinced that smaller is better and I remember reading thread from a logger that pointed out you need weight to move weight. His experience has proved me wrong, while I still use a atv once in a while my go to is the tractor. My other issue is the weather has been so bad it's always a rush to get as much in a short period of time to avoid the mud. Tractor helps out greatly with volume. Love the self releasing block, got to get me one of those!

[@elizabethtaylor9321]

Mark W I suppose it’s horses for courses , the woodland I have to manage is cross crossed with ditches so makes it near impossible for tractor work , two sturdy pallets make good bridges for my quad , usually take out about 3/4 ton at a time , mostly birch in 2 metre lengths .

[@deaglanmustapha2943]

White oak thats 1/4 sawn is absalutly buitiful! Exallent rot resist steams really well .Great for boat building &furniture!

[@matthewsims359]

That winch made that white oak look easy. I remember when you tried to pull it with the rk55 and it was raising the back tire off the ground. Pretty impressive. Say hey to the family and yall HAVE A DAY 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@PatrickWagz]

That Wallenstein skidding-winch is slicker than snot on a glass door-knob! :-)

[@Lukaslukas-lo4oy]

Greting from Poland

[@richardbonner2354]

Lukas 1640! Great day from Pennsyltucky, Lukas! Is your neighborhood in Poland anything like The Morgan's Mountains? When I visited Germany, I was pleased to find much of it, very similar to the Pennsylvanian Appalachians. Great Healthy, Happy Prosperous New Year, Lukas, to you and all o' your'n! Rick Bonner, Pennsyltucky [e-mail]

[@oldtireman4665]

The logs may have been on the small side but I bet you might have been able to get some boards out of that oak worth a lot more as lumber than firewood. Looks like you’ve settled on using the chain instead of the cable to choke your logs. I think your cable will thank you in the log run.

[@scribbleOG]

A grapple is a must have for me

[@TheHarold2nd]

Not work harder but smarter. nice job.

[@OldVermontGuy]

Good morning from No. VT - we are looking at warm weather this weekend also, can't catch a break this winter in terms of having consistent winter weather. My wife loves the warm weather but it make so many issues, but I love her unconditionally!

[@jimspirnock1184]

Good morning Mike that winch is awesome. It’s nice to watch you guys and can’t wait to see BUCK’N try to split this stuff by hand. Had some shag bark hickory to split would never have got it done by hand.

[@Newman81964]

I get a lot of that Shag Bark Hickory here where I cut. It is even a pain splitting with a splitter.

[@InquisitiveSearcher]

Now that it has finally turned a little bit cool, are you using that stainless steal fire pit a little bit around the house?

[@garysmallwood1]

Whoa, gotta have one!!!

[@ac283]

Thanks!

[@chrisc3197]

All the big boys toys to play with

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

I just cut a red oak that been dead for 3 - 5 years that was very heavy wood, I had to cut the blocks in half to handle them, they were wet the top was dry wood but the trunk was wet

[@oldmanfred8676]

Larry I cut a downed Swamp Oak and it was heavy and wet, had been dead for years. Really hard to spilt with a maul. I cut the pieces in half.

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

@@oldmanfred8676 That's what I had to do also some I wished I would have quarter them. They were only 20" blocks

[@focustuner10]

It would be interesting to see a contest of you with the log splitter against Buckin Billy Ray with his ax. Set a timer for say, 10 minutes for example and start splitting. Biggest pile of split wood wins.

[@theoisaac3564]

Good job enjoy your channel is good

[@carlgreen3932]

Just a thought. Couldn't you cut short logs and use those forks to take to the yard, then cut your rounds there? Seems a lot of extra work to saw and load rounds in the woods. But maybe you have a good reason.

[@noc8076]

Anyone looking into a skidding winch, if you can afford to, do get a remote control! It is much better being able to control the winch from a distance. You can also run the winch from inside the tractor when pulling out logs. You can then release the load, pull the tractor ahead like up a hill, then pull the logs back to you. Also if doing self recovery of other vehicles, you can then drive the stuck vehicle while controlling the winch on the tractor. And Mike, try not using the lower pulley on the winch. Its mostly for when you need a lower pulling point like if pulling to the side and you are in risk of pulling the tractor over. The winch will stall out way before you pull the whole tractor over backwards.

[@soonstrgzr]

Looking forward to seeing Billy Ray , Try some Maple, Hickory, Or some Walnut rounds to split.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Good morning Mike, GREAT VIDEO and right on point for the Wallenstein fx85 logging skidder. It’s a game changer for sure. Have fun and be safe around there. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@HerEcolife]

Good morning early birds.. I'm new here great looking channel. I need to catch up.

[@brutebetter9188]

Wonder if it would be better to measure moisture when you split it for firewood? The lower trunk should still be wet.

[@davidkirkman2223]

Mike I get my skidder today. It left the factory yesterday .first one off the assembly line for 2020 custom painted,(Fx41)

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Nice, email me pics when you get it

[@danielrandolph9170]

Good video Mike my name is Daniel from Mississippi yal be safe

[@john0119]

Nice! Great Video Mike

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Thank you

[@1973congo]

Hi Mike, do you still have the RK 37 tractor? I haven't seen it in a while and this model I am considering with the full cab enclosure in southwest Virginia. Also torn between the hydro vs the shuttle shift. Did you reach an agreement with Rural King concerning your three tractors? Great, informative videos as always and I watch them just about every day. Thank you.

[@wes827]

nice setup!

[@user-hz6cu6ch9e]

Instructional video 👍

[@markschmidt5036]

Good afternoon Mike. Just a thought for you, I run into the same situation when I'm running around in the woods I see a tree that I need to pull or a rock that I'd like to move but I never have the tools or equipment with me that I need to do the job. I've gotten in the habit of keeping a small roll of surveyors tape in my pocket. It is a convenient way to mark things for those to do projects. Good luck with all this wet weather, not much of a winter in New England.

[@dwightarnold6980]

Mike! I NEED A JOB LIKE YOURS.,,! Then I would probably get a few things Done,!

[@RosaStringWorks]

I don't recall if you have a grapple bucket or not. They're expensive to buy. You can get a kit to make one for just a few hundred dollars. I guarantee you if you get a grapple bucket you'll never use the forks again for log handling.

[@dougmoore7116]

Thumbs up

[@AndyM.]

WOO HOO!! Buckin' Billy Ray and the Morgans together!!!!! My head is about to explode with excitement!!!!

[@barryd.thomassr.9156]

SEEMED ALMOST TO EASY! HEY HUNTER!

[@Ghazlett24]

Mike please put the tips of those forks down when you park the tractor. I dont want to see anyone get hurt from tripping over them. ❤

[@BK245595]

Great vid as usual. I( understand that a comment helps with KZbin, so I'll start commenting on each vids, even it is just great vid. DO keep the great vids coming.

[@mikeadams2339]

Im guessing 18 percent h2o onthe meter. I would like a whole video on different wood red,white oak,locust ect that iz dead down or standing. I love the conversations on weather needz seasoned or not.

[@alkaufmann2039]

I'm guessing a bit higher on the moisture. Maybe 23-24%

[@alkaufmann2039]

Interesting. .......very dense wood. We will see when Mike uses that meter!

[@jasonoroark363]

Need to have a race with spliting wood. Buckin vs wolf ridge lol

[@woofersd2383]

That oak, cut 6 inches long, bout 2 inch diameter split, works real good on a Weber kettle, charcoal grill. (Bout 1 hr worth of smoke) Prefer Apple wood. Oak works too.

[@waynesheffield7011]

This winch and the log splitter would sure make a difference for me... but they sure are pricey.

[@edwardfinn4141]

Solid handclap there Mike...

[@johnminto7723]

Some trailer deck boards would have been my choice over firewood

[@keystonekid7451]

Excellent way to spend a day away from work! Keep on skiddin’ mike!

[@kurtsimmons1587]

Mike kinda surprised you didn’t save any for your sawmill. That was pretty straight.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

I don't even think it was 10" in diameter, wouldn't get hardly anything at all out of it

[@firefightingmailman]

Mike do you have any hickory in your area? Let Buckin Billy have a go at hickory. I have had a eight pound go devil just bounce on hickory.

[@R3dp055um]

You drove *over* your camera for that opening shot? You're a brave man. Good video, thanks so much, yet again.

[@johngallagher2313]

Good luck on hand splitting elm. I never found it to be worth the effort. If I can't split a round in about 4 whacks it goes to the machine pile. I gave up on elm a long time back. Lots easier to split wood out there.