Woods no More! Calling it done, For Now

Working on the Clearing Project in the woods with the Kubota SVL97-2 Skid Steer and Kubota KX057-4 Excavator #kubota #homestead #landclearing
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[@talezfromthedashcam3138]

That Chic-fil-A is just nutz in Cranberry. I hate going thru the round a bout at lunchtime....

[@kranerwheatens]

Yep in the same boat.... my molar started to hurt 2 weeks ago. Bad. Got amoxicillin and pain went away. Getting a root canal today. Same as yours left lower back. Thank goodness for the quality of dental care we have in the good ole USA

[@BrandonFranco-p2e]

Hi Mike, Been watching your channel on and off for a year now. I got 80 acres in the California foothills. Lots of work. Watching your videos always motivates me to go out and work even when I’m not feeling it. Keep up the great work!

[@chrismorgan6898]

Mike and to all your followers, If you have an infected or abscess tooth, use and apply Frankincense Oil to the tooth and gum area. Now if you have a broken tooth easier to apply with Q-tip into the break or chip to get to the root. Use for 7-10 days apply as often as needed. Frankincense in a natural anesthetic and will kill the root of the tooth. I have done this and it works.

[@talezfromthedashcam3138]

Oh WOW I just realized this vid is 45 minutes! plus 10 to you Mike!

[@vogelj2009]

Can you imagine doing this 100 year ago with axe and horses. Strong farmers and settlers back then!!! Great video my friend.

[@brucebello2049]

Thank you Mike, loved todays video!

[@benchildress4309]

LOOKS GREAT!!!

[@gordjohnson-w7u]

Awesome as always Mike !

[@richardspengel5360]

I had exactly the same problem with a Kubota SVL 95-2S and a Kubota root grapple. If you get "lucky" a root/branch/stick will poke through between the tines just right and that hose doesn't stand a chance of surviving. That may be a design flaw or it might just be unavoidable. I cleared about 6 acres of dead avocado trees and stumps, but it took maybe a year. There is really no such thing as burning debris here in southern California. The next thing you know the whole county would be in flames. Grinders are the only way to go but they have their own grisly dangers. All I had was the skid steer but I was glad to have it. It is a lot harder to remove stumps without the excavator. I tried an excavator one time and while it is not super easy to learn how to use a skid steer effectively an excavator is whole other problem at a higher level of difficulty. What looks easy on screen actually requires a lot of skill and coordination because of how the geometry of the 3 parts of the digging arm interact. Each part is controlled separately and it is far from simple and I have to admire the skill shown here.

[@MikeMartin-o2p]

I'm with you Mike!!! I don't like mud either....

[@stevemartinez6757]

My wife and I bought 35 acres of raw land here in North Florida in December of 2017. It took us 3 1/2 years to get about an acre cleared where our home is now as well as build a driveway that is roughly 1/4 of a mile long. It was/is a lot of "work", but it's something that I enjoy doing. I call it my "therapy".

[@davidwood8300]

Crystal River here😊

[@liljoeii6091]

Yes i've had to agree with you about fall coming back quick after july Thank you for the video

[@mattandrews6697]

Sandlot was our childhood growing up! I can’t watch that movie without getting emotional! It makes my kids, who are adults, and my grand kids laugh like crazy, watching grandpa get all choked up! LMAO!

[@allamericansinceborn]

My wife and I love your videos and content. We grew up in the country, and moved into the city. "Work" we want to retire soon, and are planning on moving back out in the country, within the next 8-10 years. I look very forward to that day, when we can do the same as you all. Thanks again for sharing your videos again. They always put a smile on our faces.

[@rickbuck7583]

Good Morning Morgan's. Does anyone else think that Mike trying to get the firewood poles maneuvered around the trees, reminds them of Archie trying to get a large stick into the house.

[@garycarpenter8343]

Life! Y’all have a Day!

[@LIVINGRETIRED310]

You are pretty dang good with that excavator. And the skid steer with the many attachments

[@macdawg6403]

Nice Vid!

[@rexwoodall2179]

Mike, one of your best productions. The drone shot of the tree coming down was a nice touch. This was as much fun to watch as Saturday morning cartoons. You and Melissa could create a TV show. Axel is the baby and parents can put their hands in anything, right Melissa. Very nicely produced Mike!

[@snapperkc9317]

I was thinking the same, very enjoyable…..

[@lancegross2263]

Yeah I had breakfast with them morgan

[@KingBiscuit-iw9mu]

Noticed all the new music, nice.

[@DudeRanchDIY]

What About Bob is my family’s absolute favorite movie! Watched it countless times growing up and still to this day. “I’m sailing Dr. Marvin! I’m sailing!!” 😂

[@jimkempton5568]

Well y’all got me again! I was about to get to work outside. Then here’s another Outdoors with the Morgan’s video. What I had to do can wait a bit, lol

[@dennislamers986]

Melissa driving the quad in the mud is a great time. Dirt washes off but it takes a while for the smiles to go away.

[@madsciencegary3830]

I watch another homestead channel where they had a logging company come in and clear about 15 acres a couple years ago. They did give him credit for the logs and truckloads of pulp they took out, but he paid them the difference. I think the material they took out covered a bit less than half the cost. It was amazing watching that huge equipment fell, skid, cut logs, shred trees into a enclosed semi trailer. It was quite an operation.

[@5W5Y5]

Good Lord, I can't get any work done as I'm addicted to watching you have so much fun!

[@billiehuskins8129]

My favorite kind of video ❤

[@russellbowman8051]

Shaping Up Nicely!! Nice Work!! And Yes I Loved The Birds Eye Veiw Drone Footage Adds A Whole Different Perspective! Keep Smiling On!! 😄👍👊❤️

[@Z-Bart]

Good morning Morgan's and Morgan fans.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Good Morning!

[@SMITTY19722]

👋morning

[@chadh6899]

Good morning

[@markholmes1346]

Good morning

[@johnking8679]

Just love the guitar 🎸 pickin' music you have on while clearing your future meadow site !! Who's it by, Mike ?

[@billweaver3114]

Nothing like seeing a buck in velvet especially if the sun hits them just right they look like they are glowing it's a beautiful site

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

This one was close to dark but it still looked good lol

[@DKanon]

I want to complement you on the quality of your video productions. That opening overhead shot of the new building panning over to the new clearing area was superb. For my "time," your video shots and production is some of the best out on KZbin. That leads me to my second thought concerning comments from people on forums ... and that's about the value of experience. It seems that many people watch videos and conclude they have a better way of doing things. Perhaps, from their desire to be helpful, they feel the need to offer advice even though they have strayed outside their lane of experience. That inexperienced advice often leads to the repetition of mistakes made by others in the past ... and lessons learned the hard way. We see a lot of that going on with public policy these days ... a failure to learn from what people have tried and failed at in the past. I don't know if it's a kind of arrogance ... an unwillingness to accept the value of knowledge and lessons learned from those who have gone before, but I see an awful lot of damage done to society by implementation of previously tried and failed policies. So if you want to know how to do something (clear 150 acres) and don't want to waste a lot of time, energy and money; seek out the advice of people who have experience doing it ... and avoid those with little real experience.

[@doneggerton7313]

Y’all’s conversation today was interesting. I could not understand where Melissa said sure got the shirt. My wife would love one like that!

[@badcat4707]

Good afternoon Hunter 👋😸 and family and friends 😸😺

[@gregfisher216]

What about Bob is crazy ,classic Bill Murray , Richard Dreyfus is fantastic! If only we could work that fast ,love time lapse!

[@neilklokkenga3015]

I love that fast motion!! But love watching whatever!! Stay cool!!

[@darylh100]

We had 1 1/2 acres to clear here in Texas. Some of the trees were 12 -14 inches in diameter as well as smaller stuff. A lot of folks get a dozer to do it. We got a large forestry mulcher. When you are done no debris to haul or burn. Just wood chips. All the much goes back into the soil in a few years. Some folks will say it is more expensive but that is debatable considering all the extra work that Mike went through with the excavator.

[@paulprigge1209]

Hardwood? Different cat between hardwood and softwood.

[@6by6by6]

The thing nobody accounts for when mulching is all the regrowth that will quickly take over the land without time consuming and expensive maintenance… you’ll be calling the mulching company over & over until you deal with all the roots left untouched by mulching..

[@tommyordoyne7461]

Good morning from Upstate South Carolina. My oh my, that is a long video. Keep up the good work and the videos coming. Have another productive day.

[@KennethPowell-kx3jt]

Best you tube channel! Thanks for another great video. Love the clearing job you did!

[@ebony5766]

Hi Morgan's ! I own a small 3 acre plot n the woods of Ohio with a small cabin. Several years ago I wanted to clear one acre for "pasture" compared to you, mine was easy. A couple trees, sticks, pinecones, brush and a lot of jagger bushes. It took a couple weeks because it was me, my spouse and a wheel barrow and ropes. We got it done and now it is a good grazing area for deer. BUT I was thinking about how much work you have had to put into clearing your dozens of trees. Imagine what our forefathers endured with a horse or mule, a.shovel, saw an ax and ropes....it is a miracle they were able to do that isn't it? I'm a 69 yr old woman and I just love watching your thought process when you work. It's a massive puzzle of which you put together the pieces. Love your channel.

[@Brian-ye3kn]

Love the channel. First time I got here. I imagine I missed tons of stuff. I am 71 and love to work outside. Can't wait to see more. All the best to you and your new trucks. Lucky guy. I am sure you worked for it.

[@johnpyle8027]

More woods, clearing and firewood. I love it! Cleaning those trees out sure was faster than the old days of the skidding winch. Not as fun to watch, just glad to see working in the woods!

[@williamhill9432]

Today’s video is exactly why OWTM is my favorite uTube channel. Excellent work Mike! Melissa is your right arm too, I know you’re thankful to have her as your wife.

[@carlgrove6083]

What an absolutely great show this time, Mike, the extended time made my day, and what a lot of work you hot through, plenty more of this type of show please ❤

[@Duncangonefishin]

The meadow clearing is looking good! Might be a great little area to put another cabin or guest house for Eva to live in after she finishes college.

[@dmhipkins]

Good Morning!

[@Panon1]

A shoe is from the old film camera days. A cold shoe on a camera simply mounts an accessory. A hot shoe mounts the accessory and has electrical contacts that provide a signal to the accessory (e.g. flash) synchronized to the shutter. Love your videos. PaulL

[@paulvanhouts3365]

Hi Mike, I enjoyed this vid. I noted before that I can watch machinery clearing and earthmoving because there is something quite satisfying and relaxing about it. It reminds me of when young having my land partly cleared, only a small acreage compared to yours. The dozer spent a few days and I did the rest with an old ferry tractor. I had no loader but the grader blade on the PTO worried the logs and stumps during the burn, till there was just a pile of ash. Regarding your tooth, you need to be aware of a condition called osteomyelitis. That is a bone infection which takes a good deal to heal and usually with complications. Please don’t let infections go untreated. That’s from a nurse who is now retired. I enjoy your family, vids, ethics so take care.

[@deskingdom6205]

Mike, my wife uses slightly wet newspaper dipped in ashes to clean the window on our slow combustion heater. It’s amazing looking back at your early years. Thanks to the Morgan’s.👏

[@gregstapp1684]

beautiful job Mike ... also finish that course of antibiotics ... working on your teeth with a possible abscess is no joke really bad things can happen ... looking forward to the cabin project ... ✌

[@steveott1884]

Stump removal is sooooo gratifying!

[@larrypalmer2415]

Mike, well done. Your attention to detail is very evident in this video. Outstanding editing.........we just got home from our cabin, first thing I did was watch! Makes my day!

[@garymixson687]

Looks like a great location for a NEW HOME BUILD!!

[@johnsandell4501]

Seed over a wild flower cover as it will be a wonderland of beauty.

[@pkope6849]

Good morning Mike , family and everyone here. Mike I've been watching your channel since May 2017 and really enjoy the content. The first video I watched was , #20 Must Have Tractor Attachment !! I used that video and replicated that piece for my Kubota. Thanks for taking us along and all the effort....👍👍

[@stfd1249]

I think your videos are the only ones I watch daily and I liked the longer format. Philosophy is spot on, keep on keepin on!

[@tjlaw3612]

Hey Mike, Melissa's a Queen. Love her.

[@echampine]

Many years ago, my friend Donna had 22 trees in her back yard. She wanted to get rid of 12 trees. The tree serviced wanted $1,200 per tree. I'm sure the price has gone up by now. It took them a week. It was a lot of work for them but big money too. Thanks for the videos.

[@kennethbagster8236]

Good morning Morgans.

[@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans]

Good morning!

[@fricknjeep]

hi there forms are interesting , just like a lot of people that leave comments , some know whats going on and others think they know , best to all john

[@jimconnor8274]

Good morning Mike, great job on Your clearing project. So relaxing watching You operate Your big boy toys! Good luck on Your root canal repair. The skid steer is making quick work of building the Morgan Critter Hilton with those big stumps!

[@terresiagregg9326]

Good morning Mike have an awesome day burning n cleaning up

[@jacklachman5304]

GOOOOOD SATURDAY MORNING EVERYONE OUT THERE IN OWTM VIDEO LAND!!!…Mike thanks for your honesty. Youcould’ve never mentioned the oops 😬 broken fitting. But like Tom Hause yinz honesty is awesome. Project looks great. Hoping you can harvest or get pics of that huge 🦌. Have a day HELLOOOO Hunter 😊

[@dirtgreaseoutdoorpeace6637]

Another great video Mike and enjoyed the longer format. Clearing looks great. Maybe a clover mix for the deer and turkey would be nice.

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

Mike, a cold shoe is a mount for a camera mic or flash that has no electrical contact with the camera. A hot shoe is one which has contacts that have contacts that can receive electrical signals (to signal a flash) or send data (sound from a mic or on/off switching from a shutter release) direct with the camera. I’ve been looking for one to mount a mic to my camera. Thanks for the heads up on where to find them.

[@oldmanfred8676]

I have a Craftsman utility blade cutter that I use a lot for cutting everything. All you have too do is change the blade, brand new cutter. After a while the “anvil” gets a groove cut in it and makes it not as efficient at cutting. I found replacements made by a guy with a three D printer, I bought four of them!

[@scottspencer9697]

Mike there is something therapeutic about watching you work! God bless! Stay safe.

[@markholmes1346]

Great video, looking forward to WV! ✌🏼❤️🙏🏼

[@stevehennessy3588]

Start blinking because I'm ready for Fall. We caught a break today - hi of only 93! Back in the 100s for almost three week starting in a few days. Clearing looks great and can't wait to see the progress at the WV spread.

[@fredcory2686]

I helped a neighbor clear 4 acres of wooded land for a pasture. He was able to get a crawler excavator to take down the larger trees and remove the stumps, I bucked and hauled off the logs - still took nearly 4 months part time.

[@horaciobortoni1153]

Thanks Mr. Mike., you are amazing and the best! I really enjoy your work!

[@jeffglasman19]

Nice job you wood have never known they were their.

[@jeffselchow5719]

Mike, with the variety of things you do on your property, I for one like the longer video formats. Thanks for sharing all you do.

[@milocolby3140]

Hey Mike love your videos realy enjoy them just a random thought tho on the shower house could you not just build a small walk way from back door that way not taking away any room in cabin thanx for the entertainment i get with my morning coffee

[@tomdesantis938]

Mike love your work videos you make it look easy. Your wife has a great smile you got to love her personality.

[@shaunomeara843]

We used to do a bit of land clearing the standard change was $7000-10000 per acre depending on job size etc, so you can work out what its likely to cost and admittedly that was 20 years ago so you can imagine that would be double now!!

[@larrycaughron1321]

Birds of a feather--back in the late '60s in high school I was eating some "corn-nuts" and I felt something bad against my tongue, I felt my right lower back tooth was missing a big chunk. I not only broken my tooth but also chewed it up with the corn-nut and swallowed it. 👍🤣

[@brianrice6993]

Not that I wish u misfortune but it’s good to know your human and you do break stuff. Can’t wait to see how you do the shower house.

[@HallnoutMhall]

Good morning Morgans and friends

[@davidmorse8432]

🍩🍩🍩

[@oldmanfred8676]

⁠Brothers

[@HallnoutMhall]

Good morning fellas. Keep cool down there.

[@njb7209]

😎👍

[@LarryJohnson7]

Another great video. Thanks for sharing

[@garyadams9521]

Lumnah acres in New Hampshirite has a lumber company clearing their property on KZbin. I don’t know what the cost is but they are doing a great job. I watch all of their videos just like yours. I just like you guys. I also watch cob hill, and out of the woods. I am happy all of you are making money off of KZbin.

[@billh2735]

Mike, for that person that wanted to clear 150 acres. If he did it at the rate you are doing yours, it would take approximately one normal work week to clear one acre, so it would take over 150 weeks to clear 150 acres. This is actually three years not six months as you stated in the video. Just wanted to show what a daunting task that would be. Bill H from Cranberry Township PS good luck with your root canal

[@MikeSparkman]

Hey Mike! I have found several neat things on ETSY. Mainly for my ammo reloading process. That is a rabbit hole that never ends in the way of aquiring tools to make the process easier and faster. Some of the etsy people have come up with creative 3D printed tools, that solve problems with popular equipment, that are affordable.

[@roberthagood4770]

Thanks for the video. May GOD bless you and Yours.

[@johnkirby6547]

Looking good, Agree get over to the wv property before it's too late and get started..

[@richardwolfgang6712]

You were talking about the time it takes to clear a forest with the modern tools you have, That makes you appreciate the old pioneers clearing old growth woods with an ax, maybe a saw, and horse. Some of the trees may have been several feet diameter. Great video.

[@davecrawford4418]

I think you have mentioned it before.....Imagine doing this back when it was virgin forest! Got to hand it to the people back in the day.

[@johnpaugh1607]

Hi Mike have you ever gotten that cnc router unit running and the fire starter package machine? Love to see them running. Great videos following for 3: years now.

[@randykrochak1185]

First great video! We are in western Canada, north of North Dakota. Here, LP well buy your wood lot to make 4x8 chip boards. We had a 75 acre lot that we sold to them, good size trees like yours. Been told by the loggers, what you get for the logs, you well invest about the same a D9 Cat cleaning up the stumps into a windrow. You then have the cost of disking the land and cleaning the roots.

[@silverheels9072]

Awesome Intro Music !!!!

[@lonnien.clifton1113]

YOU DID A GOOD JOB MIKE. LOVE YALL

[@twilamoore8879]

Food for thought. Working at a tractor shop, and making hundreds if not thousands of hydro hoses, before putting back on all of the covers and clamps on the hoses, the mechanics always fired up the machine to make sure there were no leaks. Saves a lot of time if they do. Plus you can't charge the time to correct your mistake to the customer.

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Looks great Mike and Melissa, can you put up a zip line from the upper meadow down to the brick house meadow 😂😊. Just a thought. The meadow will look awesome all green after seeding! Stay safe and get the work done in W Va. Got to have a winter wonderland to relax and play. Fred.

[@dst286]

Good morning Michael

[@jimjensen1414]

Mike: meadow is looking good !!!! Satisfying to see you "subdue it" !!!!

[@terresiagregg9326]

The land clearing looks awesome Hi Melissa

[@BobBell-f4i]

Good stuff, I also like the longer videos. I watch while on treadmill.

[@yellowjeepcj]

We are now seeing dedicated tiger cat mulching head 500 hp mulcher. Mulching everything including stumps to 6 inches below ground. Estimates of cost are around $300 per acre. Leave the mulch add lime and sow grass and in a years time cows are grazing on the new ground.

[@katieleonard6391]

Gorgeous land!

[@nickjm37fordel1]

I didn't realize the clearing project was so close to the mini cabin !

[@ronkosmer7164]

He Mike never commented on one of these things before but I live down here in a little town Logansport, Louisiana and we have a small farm little under 300 acres half and timber 1/2 in pasture. We run about 30 cows on the farm when I start watching The program my son recommended to me and saw what you can do with that excavator you changed a lot in my life I went down and bought me one of those KX0 57’s so far is one of the best investments I’ve made I bought it in June 2022. Add about little over a year now have a little over about 110 hours. I like to watch your program so I can get different ideas how you maneuver that machine do you have a way with it? I have a long way to go I just thought I’d drop you a line to let you know that I appreciate and watch your program daily. Thank you.