Using the Mingo Marker for first time and Clearing trees near brush pile

[@batpherlangkharkrang7976]

Hi..... Evan, thank you for sharing your video homestead 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 🎥👍👍👍

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Good morning Evan and Rebecca and Maggie, you all got a good workout today. Great job with gathering firewood, the Mingo Marker works great when the paint is warmer and shaken WELL 🤗. You two are having a great time and doing it your way, looks great around there . They moved my pontoon boat cover like your camper cover by parking the tractor inside and bolting the bracing together with 4x4’s then jacked it up and secured it to the tractor and drove it to my house. Wish I could help more and had pictures but they were unhooking it when I got home. Hope this helps maybe. Thanks for sharing with us.

[@CountryViewAcres]

That is basically how I plan in doing it. But I have a power line above the driveway. If it is too low, I need need to go off road.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Maybe get a few more drones and fly it in???🤔 I wish you all the best of luck getting it moved as easily as possible. Got any friends at the electric coopp ?

[@Tonetwisters]

Oh yeh. This is where he later makes and uses the magical vintage-nail finding tool!

[@greybeard5774]

Man it's so refreshing to look from the side sometimes how someone else is doing the same things, everyday tasks in the countryside thousands of miles away over the ocean, the same way .. even if it's just cutting trees :)) Thanks for the great channel!!

[@larrysmith2481]

I like your videos because it is what I consider real life. I have both of my sons watching and they have subscribed. One other thing your little dog looks just like my dog. She is going through some rough times right now and I go back to your video when you told us your dog passed away. I dread that day so we just keep taking care of her and try to get her through this.

[@matsrunnerstrom5216]

Nice to see you and your wife working so good together. She is really not afraid of that work! Take good care of her and yourself and am longing to see your next video! Best regards from Sweden!

[@simplysouthernroots216]

Awesome. Nothing more satisfying than checking off the list!!! Plus starting on winter firewood early.

[@kevinbaker6168]

Good to see a partner who is willing to get out and work with you. It is so much safer when their are two people when you are needing to run potentially dangerous equipment or perform hazardous tasks.

[@boathead22000]

nice video Evan. I think the wife is as much a outdoors person as you are. so nice to see you working together.

[@katherinecalderon50]

The property is so beautiful and you are enhancing it by utilizing every area. Thanks for posting.

[@homesteadinginthegreatoutd7002]

Evan you are smart and talented in many ways and I love your homestead!

[@homesteadinginthegreatoutd7002]

Sorry Evan, I made a video and referenced you as Ethan. I think my sometimers is turning into ALLTIMERS!

[@jameskniskern2261]

A point to consider: Before torching off that brush pile. Have you thought of making a few open pit/open kiln biochar burns? It uses up the wood, gives you charcoal for soil improvement, and you will sequester that carbon in your soils for years to come. I turn all of my brush piles into biochar, and I have hundreds of trees to prune each winter.

[@patwanner1781]

Good morning! You guys are such hard workers, no wonder you property looks so beautiful. Thanks for sharing.👍🏻

[@nancygoodman8273]

I so enjoy your videos and I love seeing actual improvements and can't wait to see the burning of the wood pile. Thank you so much for bringing us along 😊❤️

[@markb1487]

Very good video,,, As a Landscape gardener myself and farm owner this is the Only stuff I watch on KZbin,,, Keep it up... 👌👍👌👍👌

[@LibertyGarden]

That was a good haul of wood. I hate taking down old, rotting trees.

[@gruntfactory1745]

Make some long skids to put under the large carport to drag it on behind the tractor.. we did that in Australia, put a skid frame around the legs and dragged it nearly a mile into its new location. 👍🇦🇺

[@Living-The-Dream]

Just got my Mingo Marker.....hope to try it out soon. Thanks for the education in its use......👍🤠

[@davesilvia9711]

that thingamjig is a joke.

[@DiddlyPenguin]

Good work. Spring is coming . The place will look great 😁

[@josephbrown-ut9ty]

JudithB We took down a big oak in the middle of my gardens yesterday, after removing fence and posts. It did cross the driveway so had to move the bee hives, drain a mud hole and clean up the mess before dark! LOL More sun in the garden all day and firewood for next year. I had to mow down a lot of tall weeds too so it was safer. Today I am raking the gardens out to burn leaves and weeds. Spring is coming altho we havent had much winter yet. Enjoy watching your progress as usual!!!

[@stevemartinez6757]

I'm sure that the marker works well for it's intended use. Me personally, I just use the "eye measure" since the firewood that I cut is just for a "camp fire". I'm not as anal about it as some youtubers (looking at you Mike from Outdoors With the Morgans). If cutting firewood was for sale or for profit, then I might use something like that. As far as brush piles, I was able to burn a pretty big one this past weekend due to rain on Friday into Saturday. Low winds and everything wet made it safe for me to burn. Of course my wife was there to help me much like your beautiful Rebeka does. Regarding the drone and footage, I opted for a lesser expensive drone than yours and am still learning how to use it properly. The drone footage in my opinion enhances your videos and looking at some of the shots overhead should be something that you "regularly include" (just my opinion). I realize that it takes extra effort to not only do your regular camera shots, but also fly and watch what your drone is doing. However, I think that the footage really makes your video(s) even more interesting. Finally, it was good to see you wearing proper PPE. It's not really something that I "enjoy", but when I see what it does and the potential of what could happen without it it makes me appreciate it more. Some of my friends "laugh at me" when I "suit up" to do a task, but it doesn't matter to me. I need to "be there" fully functional for my wife and family. I would rather be mocked and made "uncomfortable" in the name of safety.

[@hartleyhomesteadmichigan6041]

Really like your channel! I hope I can build my channel up like yours some day!

[@SheratonParkFarms]

My wife just admitted to me that she held the Garden house up to her ear to see if she could hear the air coming out because water wasn’t coming out as quickly as it should. You guessed it! Haha. Great video as usual. Love your content. Chuck with Sheraton Park Farms

[@brandonbeckemeyer1579]

This may save you some work in the future cutting fire wood. We have used our scoop tractor to pick up the logs bring them to where we stack and hold them about waste high so it’s easier to cut. Great video the property is looking great!!

[@rg1599]

Brandon Beckemeyer I just bought pallet forks for my Mahindra and I’m looking forward to using them for this purpose.

[@brandonbeckemeyer1579]

rg1599 that’s awesome, I hope it works well for you I always find that you spend more time moving the fire wood than it takes to process it. Hopefully it will save you time and effort.

[@bethstuart7448]

Yesterday, hubby and I were at our land working to clear it. He yells at me and says" How did Evan say to put this blade on?". Trying to fix Stihl, brush cutter. Lol Thanks for being an inspiration.

[@Bex-rg8pj]

Great video Rebekah and Evan 👍

[@bendigr]

maybe contact your local fire company and see if they will come in and burn that pile as training? plus you'll have fire trucks on site. win, win. The Do's & Don'ts of burning safely?

[@tombryan720]

Great video. I have a mingo I haven't used

[@scottschaeffer8920]

Brushpiles for rabbits is an excellent way to use the crown and loose branches. As you prune your fruit trees, they love the sweet bark.

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

looks like a good job. New friend Ruthie

[@richysoutdoors2591]

Just caught this wood cuttin video guys. Nice job.

[@EC4400]

Hi Evan, Seems like that chainsaw is paying it's way again. Glad to see it going thru that wood like butter.

[@zacharywatters1843]

Just cut a piece of pvc to the length that you want your wood and use it to spay paint your lines on the tree. Works great

[@blktlhunter]

Evan, I was going to mention the concrete exploding but decided to keep my mouth shut. Sounds like you are not too concerned about it. I do believe once it pops like that, it will continue to deteriorate. Maybe patch the spots that do as it seems you have some extreme freeze/thaw climates there. Best of luck!

[@Tonetwisters]

Don't know why ... but chain sawing seems to be my favorite thing to watch ...

[@paulettejohnson351]

i am new to your channel and i love the out door

[@jasoncorreal8810]

I hope you have a video of the burn! The pyro in me has to see it. Might be cool to see it from the drone!

[@mitchmccall7616]

I have moved a 24 X 16 carport assembled, after some "miscalculation" of the best place for our greenhouse. We used 8" PVC pipe as roller underneath, after using a floor jack to raise the base frame. Fastened a 2 X 4 side to side at the front and a tow strap to the truck. Little by little we got it moved with no damage and no injury's.

[@terrynoraturner1848]

I use semi rotted trees as my kindling or when we want quick heat for cooking. We also use it to warm the house in the morning then let the fire burn out.

[@billonthehill9984]

Great job here... I stumbled upon your channel this morning. Excellent video quality & camera work too... I have had my eye on the Mingo Marker for some time now as presently I use the Acc-U- Mark in 16" with the circular magnet for attaching to the end of the chain bar. Haven't broke it yet or run over it with the tractor! (yet)... I live on 90 acres here in N. Central VT. Bill on the Hill... :~)

[@margaretpervier8357]

Get the marshmallows and chocolate ready!😊❤️

[@dwaynekoblitz6032]

As it turned out, while not the easiest task, moving the carport actually went halfway smoothly.

[@chasviaud4123]

Good Ground Hog to you & hope that little varmint doesn't see his shadow, in regards to the parking area for farm equipment maybe you should plan the shelter so the tractor can remove items from both sides which would need the shelter turned 90 degrees. Just a thought.

[@Brockjn]

Hey Evan I started watching your videos because I'm an AVID Allis Chalmers fan and collector. As an arborist I have some advice. :). When you just touch the ground with your chainsaw I'd suggest sharpening it right away. Just a touch up. I see you're cutting with a dull chain and kickback is a serious concern when it dulls up and nothing dulls it up faster than touching the ground. Sand and dirt are the biggest enemies of the chain. Love the D17 tractor. It's my fave of all Allis Chalmers :)

[@michaelbobbiharris2587]

Good video

[@barbarahuber1409]

SSL Family Dad just measures out the inches and makes a mark on the chain saw guide bar. Then he just measure with that, pivots the saw around & cuts. Much quicker and easier than using the mingo marker.

[@matthewbesecker4432]

Evan, if you haven't burnt the pile yet, may I suggest doing a live video here on KZbin?

[@danielheartsill4269]

How about putting the carport on skids and pulling it over. Would be great if you had snow and pull it with that great old tractor. To me you are very lucky to have that old of machine that doesn't have a computer to screw up at the wrong time with all the stuff that goes with it. You are doing very well and enjoy your videos.

[@millerurbanhomesteading8632]

sure you can move that carport..... just make sure you have spreader bars at bottom framing. it will drag over there with the AC tractor.... and maybe keep the pull end up off ground a little.....

[@russtownsend2898]

Good video,don't know why I'm watching tho.I get a chance to do this quite often,maybe just to see someone else sweat.GOOD LUCK,BE SAFE.

[@sharonanspach2734]

i just love what you are doing to your property..my only concern when you do the burn that the pile of wood is so high, especially with all the brush that surrounds it

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

Winter exercise will keep you young. Looking forward to the big burn. Use caution with the drone. Drafts can cause fatal crashes. I know. :-)

[@loraineleuschke4186]

You are going to have a good spot there once you get it cleared. I think a cover would be nice.

[@donmacdonald7758]

Nice job clearing trees Evan are you going to leave the stumps or remove

[@CountryViewAcres]

I will go back and cut them off at the ground and burn out the bigs.

[@royphelps8084]

If its standing trees ,its firewood. I'd cut up lots of the limbs for wood too , people here pay extra for that dead standing trees .

[@SandraLThomas64]

Off topic but just watched your video on stocking your pond. My dad use to row his little boat out after Christmas and would sink the tree in the middle of the lake for fish habitat. Do you ever do that? Thanks for the video

[@CountryViewAcres]

When we clear trees off the dam 4 years ago. The pond was frozen. We piled up brush on the ice. When the ice melted the trees sank in the pond.

[@williamhager1872]

Very interesting, thank you! Also, Carhartt jackets are supposed to have paint and stains on them - Yours looks great.

[@totherarf]

Don't forget to clear your nozzle! A quick turn upside down and a 3 second spray is easy and will save a lot of cursing when you use it next time ;0) Maybe burning the pile is not the best thing? Do you have access to a chipper? .... if not a hire for the day of a tractor mounted chipper may be worth it! Wood chips are great for your garden or even building up your soil in general. It could be used as an addition to your compost or even in the barn as a underlay for the hay for your goats! ..... and it would make a good video ;0) Anything that won't chip can be burnt so it is a win/win scenario ;0) TBH even if you burn, the ashes are a good addition to your soil!

[@petercollins6527]

Where are you located? We are in Florida on a 10 acre horse farm . We have 3 horses, 2 dogs and even with the horses, we are constantly mowing and trimming trees and maintaining fences. We really enjoy your videos. thanks !!, Pete

[@olehemlock]

Nice chainsaw work! Thumbs always wrapped around handles, not standing over the saw with the saw between your legs when bucking wood, make angle cut first when make your notch and most of all wearing all your ppe. Very rare to see this in videos.

[@fredhart7904]

Might look into buying a cant hook, I am older so flipping over logs to cut the other side is not as easy as it used to be, A cant hook with the option stand will allow you to raise the log up off the ground helps keep the bar out of the ground, Just my two cents,

[@millerurbanhomesteading8632]

they are call a timber jack.... TSC.... i bought mine at a flea market for fraction of retail cost.... cant hook and timber jack.... saves bars and back breaking labor.... lol....

[@rg1599]

Fred Hart I have one and its very helpful. If the ground if soft or the tree is crooked it doesn’t work as well. I just bought pallet forks for the Mahindra so I might not use it as much now.

[@tombryan720]

The Stihl combo cant hook and log stand are made by log rite. Very good quality

[@silkedavid8876]

Please check your pile for any animals that might be sheltering there during winter, like hedgehogs. In Germany it is traditional to have a large bonfire at Easter, farmers used to collect wood all winter, now they have to stack it right before burning or make sure they disturb any animals. As well, some of those rotten tree trunks could be left lying for insects to use as shelter and food, and the insevt s will be food for birds etc

[@rg1599]

The animals will leave when the fire starts unless you mean he should have a firearm handy for hunting them.

[@josephbailey4463]

Yo Evan, If you burn on top of the pad the heat will destroy the concrete.

[@Infinity.....]

"Hi Miss Maggie"! :)

[@adambaldwin8692]

Bolt temporary wheels on the carport legs...then you can push it!

[@Techguyz1]

Safety tip on cutting down a tree the catches on something when falling, you were lucky that tree fell and not kicked back at you. Be careful.

[@larrykluckoutdoors8227]

I like my Mingo.. I also cut a 1x2 at 15" and use sidewalk chalk as a marker. Work on limbs and crooked limbs.. People will tell you that you are doing everything wrong. Who cares, keep doing it your ways

[@philgriswold2133]

I guess it's a good thing you didn't get a pistol for Christmas. Every time you looked down the barrel of that paint gun I cringed. Just kidding, I know your smart enough not to do that with a gun. I just couldn't help but make that comparison. One of the reasons I like you channel is that you show all the realities of life, not just the edited versions.

[@millerurbanhomesteading8632]

i heard one time that the smaller limbs and branches of a tree have higher btu rating cuz they have a tighter grain. structure.... i dont know if that is true, just heard it before.....

[@gman77gas]

First and last time i bet you used that marker!

[@ozarkmountainoutdoors4737]

I'm curious, I cut a lot of firewood myself and I'm really picky on species of tree I burn. I noticed you are cutting bodark.(yellow) Where I'm from people burn hickory, oak and walnut. Your last big tree was walnut from the looks of it. Which is good. What are your results on burning other tree types?

[@murielmartin6533]

Did you have any !uck using the blue stump remover on the trees you cut around the dam

[@CountryViewAcres]

That stuff was made to kill the stump, so the tree doesn't grow back. And yes it worked fine.

[@millerurbanhomesteading8632]

lol ... the only tree hugging going on there ....... is loading big chunks onto the trailer...... lol...

[@davidpowell4601]

Lift with your legs! My back is sore from just watching you lifting the heavy stuff!

[@joannak4640]

Cannot wait for the brush pile to burn 😁 I have to say that I DID notice 3 ads in this video. It that normal? A bit much

[@bigDH123]

Awesome, i love firewood videos, and definitely looking forward to the big burn. What kind of tree was the biggest one?

[@CountryViewAcres]

It may have been a walnut tree. But I dont remember any walnuts on the ground around there. The wood was dark brown like walnut though.

[@bigDH123]

@@CountryViewAcres Thats what i thought it was also. We don't have the nice hardwoods you guys do, so i'm not really familiar with them all. Thanks, take care

[@richardtherrien377]

Hello go to your chainsaw dealer and ask for a magnet mesuring stik to put on your blade and den you just put black tape for the size you want maby 12 14 and 16 inches try that it would be a lot faster

[@jacquesblaque7728]

To avoid clogs w/marker-paint, gently smack upper end of Mingo to release spray can. Hold can with tip up and push nozzle to side to blow paint out of nozzle. To avoid finger-crunching handling firewood, I'd suggest www.forestershop.com/forester-log-pickaroon-usa-hickory-handle.html and/or pulpwood hook- saves lots of bending-over too. Very cheap insurance. Before burning pile, I'd suggest going around it with brushcutter for at least 10' swath. Keep Smokey-Bear happy.

[@rockeerockey6941]

Lots of poison ivy vines on those trees & firewood! Be careful when you split & burn it

[@larrybarber]

When you cut a tree up roll a cut piece under your tree to finish your cut without hitting the ground.

[@darylmorse7337]

Not sure about a possible health issue from burning the logs with paint on them. It seems like it is more trouble than it's worth. You have been cutting wood for a long time. So it seems like you can easily eyeball the 16" that you want. Besides what's the big deal if you are off an inch or two? : ) seems like it's more time consuming and really nit necessary.

[@cterrier]

I'll never use a Mingo Marker as I don't have a fireplace or the need to cut firewood. Still I was interested in the cost (36.00 on Amazon) and the Paint was $6.00 per can. That seemed okay to me, but probably a little high. Then I saw the price of replacement wheels, The 18" wheel cost $19.00 and the adjustable wheel (from 6" to 24" is $15.75. Both seemed high for a piece of plastic. The cost to make the Wheel is got to be around a $1.00 or less. Guess the small volume of sales is probably whey the cost is too high. It seems to me the Mingo Marker should come with the three wheels and cost $36.00.

[@BUD100ify]

That last tree looked like Black Walnut, a very expensive furniture wood...wow what a waste.

[@CountryViewAcres]

I ran it through a board foot calculator. 1" thick 10" wide and 8 feet long and 10 boards total. If I was able to sell the to a mill for $1.50 a board foot as an uncut log. It was $100. Not worth my time. I used to buy walnut rough cut and kiln dried from a saw mill for $2.50 a board foot. So $1.50 a board foot is probably pretty close for an uncut log. Not worth the 4 hours to load and haul it to a saw mill in an attempt to sell it. Time is the resources I have the least of, because I work full time. It might be worth it to some people but not me.

[@BUD100ify]

@@CountryViewAcres Thanks for the reply...I understand

[@davesilvia9711]

80% of the time it has nails in it if its in a yard.

[@ChurchsFamilyFarmCFF]

Was hoping you would have tried to push them down with the tractor.

[@ChurchsFamilyFarmCFF]

Just for the fun of trying

[@bradmetcalf7832]

I have not watched the entire video yet but I felt I needed to stop and make an un-invited comment. If this tree is really just fire wood why did you feel the need to cut it so close to the ground? Cutting on your knees is IMHO a bad habit to get into, that tree was almost on the ground before you were even starting to move. I wear the correct PPE also but it won't stop a trunk from flattening ya. I would much rather cut at belt buckle height then go back and cut the stump off.

[@ericwalstrand3512]

Crazy Russian Hacker loves the paint marker.

[@ustinman8446]

When do we burn the pile????

[@CountryViewAcres]

hopefully I will burn it today, depends on the wind and weather.

[@zafer6398]

🙏✔🤗

[@AbdulRauf-fm1wq]

Where are you located?

[@jimcameron6297]

when can you light off that pail

[@CountryViewAcres]

Hopefully soon. Waiting for a day with very little wind.

[@lattimerfamily580]

I didn't know what a brush pile was

[@stephaniewilson3955]

Given the poor state of your spare land I would dig big, deep trenches, fill them with the rotten limbs, add the brush on top then cover it all with the soil that has been dug out. Give it a year or two and the resultant mounds will sink as the wood rots. You will have the richest soil you have ever seen.

[@markushofmann813]

Wrong world. Whilst I artificially bring dead wood for insects into my urban towel garden of 6x8 m, whole deadwood trees are burned here instead of simply leaving something standing for insects, birds and other animals. greetings from Germany

[@bank80]

You probably could have gotten a few hundred bucks for that Walnut tree.

[@jbbrown7907]

I'd call this gadot a fail. Use your bar to measure each chunk. By doing so you can measure any length, and you dont have to buy paint. Think too about how you hinge your tree.

[@brumbylove9090]

I would rather hear the chainsaw noise than the loud music, I like all your activities.

[@augustreil]

Morning everyone !

[@CountryViewAcres]

Morning August.

[@ncrpejxi]

Just eyeball the length

[@ithacacomments4811]

Call the volunteers to stand by for your burn.

[@nickihall1758]

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