I take a little trip to the river to show the view, discuss a problem, clean up some ash logs and rant about my organization. That's it. Created by InShot:inshotapp.page...
The Wallenstein winch would do the job. Mike Morgan with Outdoors With The Morgan's has one & he really likes it. Walk around your woodyard & you'll found ur cookies by tripping over them. If my grandson would of heard you say anything about duck hunting he would have been wanting to go!!!! Lol WST, have a great rest of the day!!!!
Hi John! I agree that Wallenstein would do the job. I have seen Mike Morgan use his also. As for the cookies, maybe I need to tell your grandson that he can come duck hunting up here if he wouldn't mind strolling through my woodyard and trip over some cookies? I think that would be fair 😂😂 Thank you for taking the time to watch! Take care my friend. WST
Hey Mike!!!!! NICE ASH!!!!! i always hear that from my mom and sister whenever i talk about firewood with them and the kinds of firewood i have in the area that we love in. On the wood across the river, id say a rope winch and just take your time on it. Carry all looking great as usual and able to carry it all, lol
WD30! I live the ask, especially dry and ready to go. I’m putting that project on hold across the river. The department of natural resources is picky about work on the river side. If I do anything, it will be done with the 4 wheeler and and trailer. The carry all 👍👍👍
HAY MIKE, REAL NICE PIECE OF LAND. YOU GOT THE PERFECT SETTING. THE PEACEFUL FORREST, THE LAZY RIVER, AND A LAKE JUST DOWN THE WAY... FAR-OUT... I LIKE THE IDEA OF FLOATIN' THE LOGS ONLY IF YOU HAVE OTHER USES TO JUSTIFY AQUIRIN' SAID PIECE OF EQUIPMENT... WHEN IT'S TIME YOU SHOULD MAKE A "MIKE'S FISHIN' HOLE VIDEO "... HAVE FUN AN STAY COOL BROTHER... PEACE...
Hello Gringo Pines! Thank you very much for your comment. We love the property and the peacefulness of it. The only time it feels like a World War is the said, duck hunting season. I agree with you, the haul of would needs to justify the expense. That being said, I wouldn't buy equipment without other uses. I can always use a winch. I may do a fishing hole video next summer. We kayak up the river to get the lunkers. Large and smallmouth bass up river are nice! Thank you for watching as always! Take care, brother. WST
Hi Del! 🤣🤣 So you’re the 8 year old I was talking about 🤣 I’m glad you enjoy the videos. The idea is to get something done and to make it fun. Mission accomplished. Thanks for watching as always. We appreciate you. WST
Hello MSOH! I agree and I agree. I love working in the woods in the winter. I just have to work a tad slower to make sure I don’t stick a chain in a rock or don’t fall on my butt! Thanks for watching and stay warm also! WST
Hi RodKris! Thank you for stopping by and checking out WST! We are very blessed to have the property we do. I hope to see you again on WST. We appreciate all our viewers! WST
Hey Mike, thanks for the carryall video recommendation. In the near future, we will need to build one for the orchard to lug around all of our tools! Looking forward to checking out Outdoors with this Guy. Best, David and Rachel from CFS
Hi David and Rachel! I’m glad you found the video helpful. A carryall for what you are about to do would be tremendous. You can even carry Tank around! Don is a great guy over at Outdoors with this Guy. Hope all is well and thank you for stopping by and watching! WST
Hey Cajun! That "proper up thingy" is a PITA! I actually think it did the opposite for me and what little rep I have 😂 Thank you for commenting and giving me some hope for tomorrow! WST
Hello Again! I agree that if I do this, I will start small and go from there. Going to take trip over there to access the situation again. It has been two years since I made the trek. Thanks again for the comments and watching! WST
Hey Todd! I figured you for jumping on several other gems I sprinkled throughout the vid. Instead, you went for something beyond left field…. Like the parking lot. 🤣 Todd, I’ve seen you get some nice ash on your channel. Thanks for watching and being entertained. WST
Hey Cherry 🍒 Man!! Always nice to hear from you. I am glad you enjoyed the video and you were right, I received a lot of feedback. I always enjoy the viewers getting in the mix! Take care my friend! WST
Great lil talk. Your a smart dude and you ll figure it all out. You should get some great reading out of this one. Great video as always and you have a great one!
THE STAN! The fact you called me smart has made my day and I cannot wait to show the wife. I am glad you enjoyed the video. I do what I can to make mundane, well, enjoyable. Thank you as always for chiming in. I always looks forward to it! WST
I absolutely love a cold calm day. What great working weather. That may want to check out that winch that Larry Hottle uses with a rope. Obviously a buoyant piece of wood would not be any strain on the rope. Also that ash looked really good!
Hi Woody! Yea, I would need something similar to what Larry has. As for the ash, it was prime. I’m glad you get excited over nice ash like I do. I’m going to split it in an upcoming video. Thanks for watching as always. WST
Hi Mike!!😀😀 Nice pieces of ash!! Your idea of using a winch to get those trees over to the high ground is probably the only way you are going to get it out. Unless you can make a trail with the 4 wheeler and freeze it down. Then use a small trailer behind it to haul it out. Unless you really need that wood it might be more work than it's worth. Take care my friend!!😀😀 Logger Al
Hi Logger Al! I agree with your statement 100% I think doing it in bits with the 4 wheeler is the safest and failproof way. I have also reserved the right to say, it is not worth it. I plan to take a stroll by foot over there and access the situation again. I appreciate you watching and commenting. Take care my friend! WST
WOW Mike thanks for the little shout out there!!! Your A great guy and I love your Channel. As far as getting those trees out, If you maybe wait until it warms up a little get a small boat. Like a John boat Id think even just a trolling motor on it should work. Cut the trees into 8 foot logs and float them across. The logs will float and pull easy. Thanks again mike for all the kind words! Take care !!!
Hi Don! You are more than welcome. You video was very much worth mentioning. I know people want a carryall. Well, you showed them how. I like your john boat idea. It would be a easy way to get them up stream....I think. We will see if I decide to do this or not. Trust me, I want to! I appreciate you and your channel. Thank you for watching! WST
Hey Whackin! Hope all is well. I am glad you like the shape of my carryall 😂 It does what it needs to do and I am grateful for that. Take care my friend! WST
Hi Mike. If you can get a 4 wheeler trail to the trees that your tractor can maneuver down. Keeping the snow packed on it with the wheeler will get frost into the ground if we get some cold weather like the west is getting. Your tractor could then go down the frozen trail. The boat pulling logs in the summer is interesting too. As others have said it might just not be worth it either. Take care.
Hi Dave! I am leaning toward your idea the more I think about it. The super hero in me would like to make this some sort of grand extraction, but the value of the wood and the expense wouldn’t be worth it. I’m going to let it keep freezing and take a shot very soon. There are laws around rivers and lakes that may not allow me to drag wood through the river. I have to check on that also. To your last point, this whole idea may not have any value other than entertainment. Thanks for watching and for the awesome comment. WST
@@WSTMike I’m from NW Ontario. It’s common here to get through swamps and muskeg that way on “winter roads“. I do like the idea of a Wallenstein winch or a similar European winch for your tractor. I think that they work fantastically for a smaller to medium bush lot. I’m looking forward to seeing you get the wood. Thanks fotr
Hey WST I love your 1st idea. Maybe in a couple of weeks buck it up and pick it up with a 4 wheeler and trailer? I have the opposite problem that you have. My land goes from 200 ft above sea level to 1000 in a short distance. Good luck with whatever you decide on.
Hi Harry P! Dave made a similar comment earlier and it is something I am strongly leading toward. I see your issue is quite different. Do you have a monster truck you are hiding from us? How do you get up there easily in the winter? I appreciate the fine comment. Thanks for watching! WST
If we get snow I can't get to the top. I have pulled a sled with the saws in it and hiked up. At my age it is hard if the snow gets over 10 inches or so. Keep up the good content.
This probably wouldn't be economical but maybe find a strong tree at each end and setup a zipline for 8' logs and just send em LOL looks like a peaceful place for doing renewable resource extraction!
Hi Deadwood! Your idea is the best so far. I think that would be a fun adventure! Not sure how feasible it is, but I definitely have the anchor trees. I would have to string that baby tight and have some pretty thick cable. Anyway, I loved the idea, because you made me think about it for a second 🤣 Thanks for watching and commenting. WST
Hey mike, so this is the project you said a capstan winch would be good for. Beautiful land you have, a river and lake, heaven. My idea …. The winch would work, but better fun would be to drop the trees, build a trebuchet with the wood, buck the rest and then use the trebuchet to fire the rounds to the dry area. Would be great viewing….. actually that idea is too good, I’m going to do it. Chris.
Hi Chris!!! 😂😂🤣🤣😂😂 That is hilarious! A TREBUCHET would be AWESOME! I can see White Oak Rounds flying through the air, people scurrying about hoping not to be a victim. It what be complete CAOS and I would love every minute of it! It was your idea and you should do it first. Once successful, I'll ask for the rights to duplicate. When do you think you will do this, next video?? 😂😂 Thanks for the amusing comment. I got a good laugh out of it! Take care, Chris!!! WST
@@WSTMike I’m visualizing it right now. The video titles and future options 1. Felling trees 2. Building a trebuchet 3. Bucking logs 4. Man launches log into space Then follow on videos 5. I was arrested for being a hazard to aircraft 6. Space Logs bring down Elon Musk Starlink Satellite 7. WST bottle flips logs with trebuchet
@@TheRuralProject you’re on a roll, brother. I liked all the titles that sounded uber dangerous and insane. Bottle flips a log!! 🤣🤣 I appreciate the humor!
I am assuming them trees are downstream, if they are upstream cut them into manageable lengths and float them to the landing ( way old school) might be enjoyable on a hot summer afternoon
Hi Heinzie! The trees in question are downstream. So, letting the river work for me is out of the question. I will have to work against her. We will see what I decide to do. If this becomes a reality, it will be one heck of a video! Thank you for watching as always. WST
Hi Ben! That sounds fun, I guess. Not sure if you all like the occasional snowfall or not? Be safe and I will pray you get inches and not feet of snow. Thank you for watching! WST
@@WSTMike oh yeah it’s pretty neat usually only last a day or so. Yes it snowed Sunday some places got up to 7”. Just a warning my new video probably goes out later today and your name might be mentioned but you may not be happy about it lol.
@@OGAOutdoors Ben, just got an ‘emergency’ order for 50 bundles tomorrow morning. I have zero on hand, lol. But it’ll ‘break even’ the bundler, so I said yes, haha. Will be 24 degrees I think
@@nelsonridgefarm You better get it going. Let me know if you need help I’ll bring my two Tpost and head that way. Oh and they are paid for just like your bundler. Congrats on business doing well. Take care, Ben.
As a river fisherman, I'm guessing that the river would never freeze enough to run the machine on. I once met a guy who hauled sunken logs out of a former mill river with an ATV.
Hi Anthony! You are exactly right. It never freezes over enough to skid logs etc. It will sometimes freeze enough for deer crossings, that's it. The 4 wheeler is the first plan of attack, so we will see how that goes very soon. Thanks for watching my friend! WST
There you go it must be time to get your winch just think of how much wood you can get once it's frozen and you can get over there spend a day or two just pulling to dry land then you have All the time to get it cut
Hi Larry! I appreciate the comment. I am going to take that project day by day and see what is the best way to tackle it, if ever. I thought it would be a good thing to throw out to the viewers. I was hoping you had a chopper and would offer to fly up here and helicopter the wood to the woodyard! Now, that would be a great video! Thanks as always for the time! WST
Mike, a great piece of property! Duck hunting at its best. Nice Ash that you got bucked up. 2-3 ideas, 1 is to float the logs like the good ole days if possible, 2nd would be to see if you can get a winch nears and do it that way, 3rd is to see if it will freeze hard enough to get over there with your tractor or mini Excavator. That is the only way i know of unless you have a friend who owns property near you that you can access from a different side if not to far out of the way. Nice carryall! Don is a great guy, been following his channel and really like his Carryall project. @outdoor with this guy Don what part of Missouri are you from? Thanks for the great content Wood Sweat & Tears!
Hi Craig! Now that I know you are not from Michigan (I apologize by the way) I'll treat you with the same respect as other wood hounds in that state..... pretty darn good! We love the property and pretty fortunate to live here. As for your ideas, 1 and 2 have merit. Idea 3 is not possible. The river doesn't freeze that hard due to current. The only way to that part of the property is from my side. My neighbor has ponds and a developed "park like" area on the river that he would not let me take equipment through. It is just a matter of figuring out if the cost is worth the reward. I am in the process of figuring that out. Don is a great guy and I saw that you were supporting him. A simple thing like a carryall for us "wood heaters" is a nice tool to have. Thanks for watching as always. We appreciate you!!! WST
Mike, Not a problem at all! It is hard to keep track.of names and where people live. I see, i wasnt sure about your property. Hope you can figure out a way to get those trees out. Don is a great guy. Your videos and his are great. That is what keeps us woodhounds coming back. Have a great evening!
Prioritizing around weather?? never thought about that I just thought everyone else just worked throu it like I do.. Now around snow I can understand that one as you cant find anything even the shovel my son left in the yard.. LoL Thanks for the shout out..
Hi Daniel! There are things I should have done before the weather I know is coming. Otherwise, you are right, you just work through it. As for your shovel, it is in your yard. That is the best I can do to help. Thanks for watching my friend! WST
Hi Adventures at Home! I appreciate the comment. I love peace, quiet and beauty. That is what attracted us to this homestead. Thank you for watching! WST (Also, I will be checking out your channel today)
Hi Harold! I agree with you. It all adds up over time. Plus, it is an easier pace to work at. Thank you for checking out the channel. Hope to see you in past or future video chats. Take care! WST
Hi Dave! The Mule is a nice machine. We have a dealer very close here and see a lot of them around the lake. Smart to bring the wood to where it makes sense. We agree! Thanks for watching! WST
I’m just trying to figure out if I’ve ever seen left handed chainsaws before, as for your tree problem I would say if it doesn’t freeze hard enough to get across that low spot with equipment then maybe try in the summer floating them across. You sure don’t want to get wet this time of year, take care
Hello ALL Firewood! Nice to have you. The trick to getting a left handed chainsaw is switch the camera around using the screen side to shoot the video. It inverses everything. I do that from time to time to get a certain shot and left handed saw comments. You are not the first. If I can get 2-3 weeks in the 20’s, it’s worth a shot to get across the low land. There is just not a high probability of that. I appreciate the comment and thanks for watching. More to come. WST
@@WSTMike lol good trick, I cannot believe how they can do that. There is also ways to help build a ice road of sorts, if you have a quad or something like that you can smash down the snow before a real cold snap then it will turn to ice and help hold up the tractor
@@a.l.l.firewood8883 4 wheeler smashing will ensue very soon. The temps are on our side for the moment. It will be a very poor man’s version of ice road truckers.
If the river freezes couldn't you cut them down let them fall down onto the ice or even not on the ice to break it and then use a children's toboggan or an engine hold off of a car and a four-wheeler or something and take them across the ice or even when there where your lowland is if you don't want to build a pass because it'd be too expensive for to build it big enough for the tractor or truck you could probably put some Bank gravel in it and make yourself a roadway for a four wheeler if you have one
Hi Kent! The river unfortunately never freezes over thick enough to put any measurable weight on it. We have had deer cross from time to time, but that is rare. With the deep freeze hitting Michigan and other parts of the country, there is a good chance it will freeze over. The other thing is there is a decent current in this river. Just too risky. The plan right now is to use the 4 wheeler and beat down a path. I'm hoping it will freeze enough to use the tractor eventually. We will see! Thank you for watching and commenting. We appreciate it! WST
Friggin 3rd attempt at leaving a comment on this video. Is RU-vid holding my comments for review or what? Are they afraid of me sharing my brilliance with fellow RU-vidrs? Afraid of how successful they will become if they receive such said brilliance? Anyway, I’ve got the answer for your dilemma Mike.👍🏻
Hey FM! If you go by the book, RU-vid will say it is the users fault. After careful calculations.... that would be you. I appreciate you throwing the word brilliance around like it follows you. Now I'm sure everything I've said to this point is incorrect, so, I would just love to know what brilliant answer you have for my dilemma? I am also very sure that the viewers are on the edge of their seats right now. Is there a part two to this comment? Please say, YES! Thank you for watching and I would like to apologize on behalf of RU-vid for them holding your comments for review. They just don't like the rest of us getting brilliant. WST
Hi Max! I am glad you enjoyed that random act of things falling out of my mouth. Have you ever seen a kid before Ritalin? Crazy! Take care my friend! WST
Hi Bill! Just like Ax Men!! Do you remember that show? I watched that show religiously. Boy, wouldn’t that be something to see on WST! Thanks for the “not so crazy” but out of my budget idea. Take care my friend! WST
Hi Brad! I agree with the airlift idea. I appreciate the knowledge on the CH-47, but Walmart just sold their last one.....Anyway, back to the drawing board. I appreciate you, Brad! Have a great day and thanks for watching! WST
Hello Mom! You know, I actually made that same comment earlier today to a viewer. That would be the hands down, easiest way to get this done. So when are you bringing your helicopter over? 🤣 Thanks for watching! WST
Hi John! The river never freezes that solid. There is enough flow that the ice never would get thick enough to support that kind of weight. We will get enough ice at times that there will be enough ice for the deer to cross. I appreciate the comment and thank you for watching WST. Hope to see you in the comments again soon! WST
