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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- This evening Melissa and I cut some firewood up using the Stihl MS 462, The RK 37 Compact Tractor with Forks, and the LogOX. I also tried out the 37 to see if it would pick and carry a large repurposed IBC tote filled with hardwoods.
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Equipment that we use on the Property:
RK 24 Subcompact Tractor Loader, Backhoe & 54" Granite Grapple
RK 37 Compact Tractor With Loader and 72" Granite Grapple
RK 55 Compact Tractor With Loader
Polaris 900 Crew Side x Side
Wolfe Ridge Compact Commercial Log Splitter
Black Diamond 22 ton Log Splitter
RK by King Kutter 1.5 Ton Dump Trailer
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Melissa deserves a raise for all of the manual work that she does. Glaad to see Hunter in some of the videos.
I am the RK Tractor Manager in Winchester, KY.
Just found my google login and was finally able to subscribe. I have been watching from the beginning of your channel. Morgan’s I will be sending an email soon.
Love the chemistry between you two, it's the biggest plus of the videos. It must be nice waking up with Miss America at your side, lucky man.
How can anyone not like these videos? It's great to see a husband and wife team that can work together. Thanks Mike and Melissa and enjoy that spaghetti!
Justin here from Louisiana, I want to thank you! I'm in my late 20s and just bought some property and a Kubota M5140 with a grapple and I have been watching your videos now for a few months and learning from your smooth grapple techniques. It has definitely helped in multiple situations thus far where I would have handled it differently if I had not seen how you have handled things.
I love that you lost your train of thought at the first of the video and yet it didn’t phase you. You just rolled with it. I always enjoy your vids
thom here,from Detroit Michigan,old country boy in the city,love watching nice spread yous have,i growed up on 2 farm,cutting and splitting my own wood here in the city,lots of vacation lots with trees.
Melissa you're such a tease 👍🏻 but we love it! We hope you man handle Mike the way you do the logs😂. You are one badass woman! You guys rock👍🏻 Tell Hunter hi from Oregon ✌🏻️
Wow! Mike Melissa is helping you with wood and then you tell her to go make Dinner!!🤔👍👊
Good job Mike & Melissa... This video exemplifies exactly why I need forks! In the meantime I am saving up for a 3PH mounted salted/sand spreader for the upcoming winter & then the forks.
Never had a doubt with respect to the RK37 lifting those loaded totes. Your paying customers must appreciate the good value in that these large totes hold a a bit over a 3rd of a cord, so (3) tightly packed totes should equal a heavy cord. I know only too well about the tricks many firewood sellers play on people, as in stacking it in tight on the end & throwing it in loose behind creating the illusion of a lot more wood than than there really is.
Thanks,
Bill on the Hill... :~)
It has never failed to amaze me the power of hydraulics and I have worked in the Heavy Equipment industry my whole career. Take care of that back Mike, the older we get the longer it takes to recover.
I guess as long as you have lots of help it doesn't matter how much you handle your wood. I work alone so I try to minimize unnecessary handling. You are truly a lucky man! Hey, once you get that sawmill you won't have to be buying those expensive 4x4's anymore. It's great having your own lumber! I use all the less than choice lumber to put under all my attachments to keep them off the ground when I'm not using them.
Nice to see your GREEN trees. We were marking Jeep trails on Drummond Island Michigan last weekend. No leaves yet but they will be there for the Jeep Jamboree in June
Thanks Melissa for being such a willing helper.
Thanks for answering the long awaited question, very impressive.
Melissa is A Great help for you Mike your going to have to raise her wages!!👍👊
Love your channel. Plenty of helpful information and practical tips.
I suspect I am one of your most distant subscribers as I live in Yinnar Victoria Australia (a small town East of Melbourne in the Latrobe Valley. We moved here 1 yr ago to an 11 acre property (60/40 woods and pasture) where we are developing a permaculture based farm.
Thanks for sharing and we wish you and your family all the best in 2023!
Mike, I agree on the assbly line process, I do the same, seems like I do a better job at what I am doing if I do not try to do too many aspects at one time, sure you may handle the wood a little more, but heck when the splitter goes through a small dump truck in an hour, you get your time back.
Love your videos and everything you stand for from Iowa City Iowa! Look forward to seeing the next video...Thanks for sharing...
Not cooking spaghetti! Hilarious. I'm sure when you do Melissa, it is delicious! Keep up the great videos! Love seeing you and Mike after work.
Mike, regarding your back pain. I injured my back several years ago and I continue to cut fire wood. The key for me is to keep my saw weight just under 10 pounds. I have two saws, one is a steel and one is an echo, both 18 inch bars. Both are only a couple ounces differences. With oil and gas a little over 10 pounds. I cut alot of wood and the couple pounds lighter saves the back. If I use a 12 to 14 lb saw, 30 minutes my back is killing me
I think I started watching part time around video 20. Then full time around video 100. Its been a joy watching the chanel of a common man grow.
Mike and Melissa you make a great team and work well together. Another suggestion for naming the IBC totes, PFC Portable Firewood Crate.
Mike I have learnt to never ever ask my wife what's for dinner because I get the same answer every time "Whatever you're making me" ha ha.
Can’t tell you what good timing this video is for me. Was possibly considering the 37 vs the 55 for purchase. Thanks, this will help.
Mike keep up the great videos. To keep your logs from rolling forward on your forks try two c clamp vice grips on your forks. When not in use clamp them on the fork header bars.
Cross fitting the RK37 and MS462 just dusts those logs...nice work
Great job looking great keep up the great work love your videos thank you
I'm impressed, looking good Mike
Great video.
Now i know why the price of buying totes has double in the last year every body is watching your channel 😁😁😁👍
I feel your pain Sir, my back has hurt me since about 1994. I have my good days and bad ones, all we can really do is to do our best and make it thru another day. You must have worked for the government the way you come up with all the acronyms. And I get the same from my wife when I ask what's for supper, like they all kin folk or something, LOL! Have a great day tomorrow.
Melissa I laugh ever time you "ho downstairs"! Love your videos!!!
Glad you are feeling better Mike, Melissa could we get the recipe for the “I have no idea “ . I don’t know that I have ever eaten any of that. Always enjoy your videos and the work you do. Hi to Eva, so school is almost out and the fun begins 👍,enjoy the summer!! Thanks for sharing.
Old Dawg Dreaming, I've had alot of." I don't know !" for dinner, I'm sure it tastes the same. Lol
Another good video. Happy to see they are getting longer. Keep up the good work.
Is this another `Best fitting Blue Jean's ' commercial?
Your RUclips sign Outdoors with the Morgan’s, would go great on the metal sheets on the tote.
I like the 462. In the mix of Stihl's models that saw probably fits the bill for any job in the woods; pulpwood, saw logs, firewood.
The plastic tanks make great doghouses and you can even put a heat hamp bulb in one to heat them for winter works
Be careful with your back Mike and you have a good day
I'm going with F.A.R.T.S Firewood and Refuse Transportation System
Talez From the DashCam Hahahaha I love this!
@@levimorgan18 In my line of work, we live and breathe acronyms. I've had a lot of practice.
That was an awesome video, M&M Your reinventing "entertainment" in American culture. Your efforts are much appreciated. Jeff, Squam lake, NH
That tractor is impressive I'm trying to decide weather to get that or a skid steer with tracks
MIKE, the pix ,audio, quality, detail &content, REALLY "crisp" ! ( if thats the word?) Been watchin yinz guys since this channel started & you got this train out of the station an "hummin"! Enjoy the journey n'@!
GOD BLESS IT !!!
Great job, currently retired and living in Rotonda West Florida
LogOx makes some nice stuff. I have the same gadget you showed in this video. Thanks for sharing !
With your connections, check in to getting one those attachments that will pick up a log, saw and split it for you. Save your back!
When you get the sawmill...I highly recommend that you use the grapple for loading the mill. This is experience talking. Forks, zero control.
Agree
That lift capacity impressed me, so having watched the videos on this model 37 , this is the model that would suit me.
Everyone keeps talking about Mike and his back. Was he even in the video? Never saw him. You guys make a great team. Keep on slinging shavings and look forward to the next video.
A thought for a future video, if you could round up enough help; you bucking the logs like you did here and have two people putting directly onto wolf ridge while another splits it. Then if you really have a lot of energetic people you could have two more stacking into the totes, by my count that would be 5 plus you. Might be tripping over each other, but it would be impressive to see. Hi Hunter!
Where is Mike when all this lifting is going on??? That's right, bad back !!!!! You are the man.
Hi Mike-Melissa and Family. Watch your channel everyday and I like very much i'm from Elkton,Md. but live in Fort Myers,FL.
I knew the answer was "no problem". I've looked at the specs on the 37 and they are impressive. Lift to full height at pin: 2116 lbs. My Mahindra 1533 is only 1650 lbs.
Thanks for saving Mike's back Melissa "Under the heating pad with Mike" wouldn't be a very interesting channel. ;D
Boom! 14:49. There it is
I have been using my pallet forks for a while. Sure saved my back. I use the forks just like you were doing. A grapple sure would be nice also. Ron
Hi Mike envious of your MS462. I have a MS461 and having no end of trouble getting it to cut straight. Need to up my sharpening game. Love your videos. I am from Shallow Bay Australia
I tried to buy a rk compact tractor and know dealer in my area can sell them because they have no one to work on them. So i got a john deere.
well, the mrs put the grapple on hold for now, maybe a set of pallet forks for now, they look to be handy and lifting logs would be my main use for them. thanks for that video. HAVE A DAY👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I'm still watching the video so if this still applies great! You know you will have to try the 24 now? Glad the back is mending. I knew a guy that was in a car accident years ago and it almost tore him in half. Once he recovered he wore a leather weight belt every day. I have found suspenders are nice on the back. I used a tool belt with suspenders and It was night and day from the belt type.
Eva makes me smile She’s definitely Melissa s mini me !Mike on a pipeline job I had a 28 year old punk a-s foreman tell me it would burn the hydraulic pumps up if I didn’t run the machine wide open Needless to say we didn’t get along well I learned to take it easy on the machine but get the most work out of it I learned from a great operator Have a day
Melissa you are one beautiful hard working lady. Hubba hubba
So very true, Mike's one lucky guy
Missed you pa pa Mike. Great business! Hard working family. ALL AMERICAN COUPLES!
Good demo of the rk37 lifting the wood. That tractor does about everything quite well. Yeah, the back is a touchy deal. If you tweek that sciatic nerve, you're going to be miserable for a few days. Been there.
Hi Mike and Melissa...Mike, I know you know this, as long as y'all have been married, but you really do have a good woman there. It is a joy to see a couple who enjoy just being together, even if it's processing firewood.
She is strong great worker
Melissa is firewood stacking machine
Be careful with that back Mike. (from an old guy with a bad back)
Skid plates welded on the bottom may be a good idea so those FTSSB's don't sink into the ground with all that weight.
If you consider the skid plates, also have each end turned up just a little for sliding purposes.
They're sitting on timbers.... You can see in the video.
Great job enjoyed that!!!
Looks like it is going to be an ice pack night for both of you
Great video look after your back mike 👍
Hi Mike and Melissa have a good day
I really enjoy your videos
Been watching for awhile
I’m really surprised y’all don’t talk yankee 😁😁
Oh yeah I’m from Alabama
Have you thought of ringing logs up off the tractor on the trailer then straight to the splitter via the pickroon , into the IBC .A lot less bending and walking. Count how many times you touch the wood you can only get paid once. Have a great day
Thanks for answering that long waited for question....will the RK37 handle a full tote. Pretty impressive! Great video!
Still enjoying your videos... Thanks. A quick question for Mike. I'll be the first to admit, I know nothing about chainsaws. I was wondering if the chains ever break. If they do would that chain fly out the end of the bar. What got me to thinking is when Melissa was down range next to the tractor checking her phone.
If those are intermediate bulk containers, what is a large bulk container? A water tower? What about a small bulk container, a drinking glass?
You two work well as a team I will say first time I have ever seen someone where cowboy boots when dealing with firewood that was interesting.
I have a question that you guys would know more then anyone.
When you are cutting firewood is it better to cut straight through holding the chainsaw straight or do one side of the log tilting the chainsaw then do the otherside of the log?
I knew you guys would know since you deal with firewood a lot on a regular basis
Hey quick question, have you thought about making shirts and hoodies with a Outdoor with the Morgan’s on it ? Probably more work for the both of you but I will buy your first one !
HI mike, I believe they hold 240 gallons
Thanks for the videos. I have been binge watching them at work in Indiana, live in NW Ohio though. Keep it up!
I love it, Video Brain Lag syndrome: "Uhhh, oh yea...". "Melissa, what are you making for dinner tonight?" "Reservations." Nice work kids, great video. Always nice to see the both of you working together.
I think you oughta do a big split number 2 or like a comparison of the wolf ridge vs the other log splitter you have the black diamond one or the huskee
Mike when you get that sawmill you will have a lot less firewood as those would of made some nice slabs.
Why you don't try to use a weight lifting belt? I started to use it some months ago when I split and move around my fire wood. Now I can split firewood with less effort and it's more enjoyable. Have a great day! Hi from Italy :) 🇮🇹
HAHAHAHAHA !! Thanks Melissa !!
Sure wish I had a few of your red oak rounds to make salad bowls. I haven’t seen any here in southern Oregon.
Mike you have to pick up on those hints buddy. The kids are fed she wants you to take her out for dinner. God bless
Hello from NJ. I enjoy all you videos.
Very impressive!! I can tell you and your viewers that a john deere 3025e will not lift a full stacked 275 gallon tote. Best It can do is a loose stacked with the front cut out so that the wood is sloping from the back to the front. This should also apply to the john deere 3032e and 3038e also. Not dissatisfied at all with my john deere though because it is only rated to lift around 1100 lbs I believe Great videos mike .
Nice to see you old folks working together. Be careful and take care.
Jason from schaefferstown pa. An it dont want to stop raining!!
Mike you been blessed with a wife who likes aa good workout. Say HI to Hunter.
Mike why does Melissa act like she is goin down stairs. ? Hey she's outside. LOL
@@jameslemon51 Where exactly on vid the do you see that?
Mike, Glad to see you're feeling better.
Do you put caps on your hydraulic implement you disconnect it, as I tend to lock the 2 line together to keep them clean? Just couldn't tell from the vid
Another good video Mike! But I gotta ask....Melissa is helping you out with the firewood processing. Are you helping her in the kitchen? 😆
Frosty McG ...Good luck with that one!😂😂😂✌🏻️
Nice.😆
Hi Melissa
A "Pinch-A-Log“ might be a handy tool for handling this kind of rounds. Might safe your back. It will be still a good functional training .
Have a day
Just LOVE your videos. And I love how your BEAUTIFUL WIFE isn't afraid of working hard
Not cooking spaghetti”. Good one Melissa!
Mike, I recommend doing Yoga on a regular basis [2-3 times a week]. It's great for keeping and staying flexible in your joints and spine area. I've been doing it regularly for 15 years. As the saying goes...use it or lose it.
Got to shorten up the name a bit Mike to RRFP. Renewable resource fuel pod
I like that, sounds modern, efficient. and positive.