My Favorite! Red Oak to Wood Shed, Working in the Wood Yard

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Down at the Wood Yard, Splitting wood to finish filling the shed and working on the fill area I made and spreading stone. I have decided that Red OaK is my favorite firewood.
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@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans 2 года назад

Shirts and Hoodies Here www.outdoorswiththemorgans.com/shop

@duanevanwinkle3488 2 года назад

Thanks for telling your stories… and other people’s stories. Life is about Stories and need to be shared!!

@Spinonemaster 2 года назад

"Smells like Limestone" ... that whole area looks so much better with stone tracked in Mike, and the Skid Steer does a nice job of distributing it evenly ...more room, easier to move equipment and keep things stored/organized around the perimeter .... don't you wish you could bottle that energy that Archie has .... my 7 year old Bouvier still acts like an enthusiastic pup, makes me smile and inspires me to keep moving

@PatrickCPalmer 2 года назад

Just love the smell of fresh split wood too. Mother Nature really knew what she was doing in making her forest potpourri.

@waynebarnett7467 2 года назад

Archie is just the happiest go lucky pooch I’ve ever seen ,,, a warm day, green grass and a stick he’s in seventh heaven.

@smeefamily54 2 года назад

I used to split and burn oak. Split by hand a full cord before supper and then stacked it after supper. Very satisfying work and just to be outside was heaven. Take care and stay safe. Petawawa, Ontario.

@fit4ya1975 2 года назад

Great videos Mike. I have been watching since you had about 20K followers. I retired 3 years ago at 44. I moved from the city to the country and love it. I built a house on my 5.5 acres in West Central Michigan. Your screaming fox video where you talked about owning land was the decision maker for me to do that. I have learned a lot from your channel. I now have a cab tractor and several attachments and love working around the property cutting wood etc. Your videos are very helpful and I appreciate the time you take to do it. You are a good man with a great family.

@evankibbe590 2 года назад

Good afternoon everyone 😊 ☺ 🤗

@davidhosmer1424 2 года назад

Mike Morgan loves his stone, HATES MUD but loves crushed limestone. As always great work and interesting video. Thanks

@lawrencelipon8673 2 года назад

Loved the Blueford story and the connection you made with the vendor, the way you tell the story is related to your talent in producing quality content for RU-vid and your viewers every video is clear,detailed, precise camera work, and has a story with an uplifting spin, in some ways brought back many memories, thanks Morgan Family for sharing your daily activities, and story.

@badcat4707 2 года назад

Good morning Hunter :-) and family and friends :-)

@RockhillfarmYT 2 года назад

Great job as always Blufords previous owner will probably love seeing the videos

@judithfairchild8620 2 года назад

Your wood yard is looking so much better. Loved the opening with Archie.

@wlsteffen 2 года назад

Back in 1964 we took a field trip to Wausau, Wi. There we went to the prefect Circle plant that made piston rings. I was amazed how much quality control there was in manufacturing of piston rings from raw material to boxing. For the times it was far ahead of the industry. It was located not far from where your Wolf River splitter was made. Seeing the mud flaps on Bluford brought back memories.

@jeffpoplin558 2 года назад

Melissa has been killing it with that "B roll" footage. Great job, both of you.

@evanclark6111 2 года назад

From a beginner smaller property owner with only 32 acres just south of Pittsburgh, just wanted to say how much your videos have helped me out. From spreading gravel easier , how to use bigger equipment better , and just all around good wisdom . Wanted to say thanks for all you do.

@dmorgan28 2 года назад

Great video Mike. We always enjoy them. Take care and have a good one 👍👍👍❤️

@davidbishop4015 2 года назад

That Archy is full of life. I bet he runs in his dreams. Wood yard and storage area looks good Mike. Stay safe.

@thomasyerbey337 2 года назад

Great video Mike and Melissa 🇺🇲

@mrtimemaker 2 года назад

Red Oak is a favorite woodworker's wood too. But if it has to go, it's better that is burned to provide warmth and comfort to the owner.

@louisadams8793 2 года назад

Perfect circle is famous for the piston rings they make for racing engines! have a great day and say hi to Eva!

@kennethnorris8340 2 года назад

I would like to say, your back ground music is 99% of the time, enjoyable with the movement of the content. And, I don't have to keep turning my volume up or down. Thank you.

@everydayguy5829 2 года назад

A master at spreading stone

@olddawgdreaming5715 2 года назад

Thanks Mike and Melissa for the great video, it's really looking good and the firewood shed will be a beautiful site when you fill it full for winter 23/24. Stay safe and keep up the fun. Fred.

@chuckjones8982 2 года назад

Perfect Circle was my dad's Piston Ring manufacture was 1 was a kid, 50 plus years ago.

@paulweakley3440 2 года назад

Long time lurker - love your show. A bit of advice which you probably already know - cut logs in areas where you can gather the sawdust / shavings. Cutting over gravel will just allow spots for weed seed to land and germinate. Additionally, sawdust / shavings have tons of uses - especially when kept dry.

@billmorris2613 2 года назад

Good evening to all from SE Louisiana 3 May 22.

@ChickenLips412 2 года назад

Life Goal: Find someone that looks at you with stars in their eyes (the way Mike looks at red oak)!

@troysgarage 2 года назад

Your precision with spreading that gravel is like watching Bob Ross with a paint brush. Very artistic, "happy little gravel" 😜

@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans 2 года назад

Thanks 👍

@LongBinh70 2 года назад

Valley wood: Don't forget you can extend the reach of the forestry winch by adding a tow strap or chain (or several!) at the end of cable. Yeah, you might have to do a few connects/disconnects, but you'll get the log where you need it.

@roberthakeman9822 2 года назад

Mike the woodyard is looking awesome, I remember when you announced you made the decision to retire from your job and thought he can't quit working but it was your daytime job and you haven't sat still only to go to the house to eat and sleep and take Hunter out for his meal and you can tell what you have done and it looks fabulous and all the equipment you have purchased to make your dream come true and as I will tell you what a job well done and I look forward to see what you have in store for this summer. !

@jims3650 2 года назад

Mike I have never seen someone that loves splitting wood as much as you do.

@SMichaelDeHart 2 года назад

Good afternoon Morgan's!!

@kearnsey64 2 года назад

Mike you're so good at spreading that stone?? Nice even layers. Good control!

@Mrbink01 2 года назад

You really need one of the Wolfe Ridge Firewood Tables. Save your back!

@mikebroyles5107 2 года назад

Ralph Teetor, who was blind, was one of the sons in the family that started Perfect Circle and he invented the Speed-O-Stat (cruise control) first used on the 58 Chryslers.

@jameslemon51 2 года назад

I enjoyed your video. Big hugs to Hunter. I love your videos😁

@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans 2 года назад

Thanks james

@bobhover3863 2 года назад

Big difference with the skid steer power. No more back blading the pile you just dig right in.

@johnsadler8637 2 года назад

I noticed that too!

@BKD70 2 года назад

For sure more power, but I dont' think the skid steer has the reach over the pile like you have with the tractor loader.

@robertl.5657 Год назад

Hey Mike, Robert here from North Carolina. I have to agree with you, red oak is my favorite for firewood also. I enjoy your videos. Have a Day!

@jacklachman5304 2 года назад

HELLOOOO out there in OWTM land!!! A gorgeous day here in Virginia Beach

@johnsadler8637 2 года назад

Hiya, Jack!

@jacklachman5304 2 года назад

@@johnsadler8637 well hello there John 😜🤙🏻

@mikeelwood8626 2 года назад

Beautiful stuff… what a gift!

@dennismackiewicz9256 2 года назад

I’m in Wichita Kansas, and we got 2.80” of rain yesterday with more to come today.

@srchastain859 2 года назад

Perfect Circle made piston rings !!

@steveashworth6707 2 года назад

Great video mike!, that's pretty neat that the same guy owned blueford all them years!. Morgans good day!.

@keithburch5506 2 года назад

Boy I wish I had half the spunk Archie has! He's running in circles just daring you to try and catch him and get his stick! I'm always wishing I could smell the cut wood and now I'm wishing I could smell the limestone and topsoil too! Things are really happening and looking good. Such good stuff, really good. See yall tomorrow! 👍🚜❤

@petermavus4131 2 года назад

Wood cutting season and now stone spreading season

@savagefirewood 2 года назад

Good day Morgan’s I will say you have raised the bar on quality firewood down to the presentation. That’s what I’m all about. Outstanding Mike cheers Brad you’re neighbour to the north 👌🏻🔥🇨🇦

@Trumptrain2024Vance 2 года назад

Ralf Teetor invented cruise control he is a blind engineer! He was the company's lead engineer Perfect CIRCLE piston rings!!

@michaelmcswain627 2 года назад

Yeah I remember in the south when we did dirt work if we was in a hurry we would use water trucks to help pack the dirt, you need that moisture to help pack the dirt, I know when I built my house I let the dirt pad set for a year raining and drying, and it made for a good pad no movement when I built. Hey Mike, I know you do firewood business but it hurt to see such a beautiful log cut and split I don't think that little bit of a crack hurting that log at all by what I seen. Oh well like you said money in the bank. I can hardly wait to see you sawing some of those logs it's going to make for some beautiful lumber. See you in the next video

@realairplane261 2 года назад

I was getting ready for winter also Motor Mike. Cut up some big straight basswood into 12 inch chunk and then made kindling wood out of it. I like basswood because it is straight grain and splits easily.

@bradleymcclintock7771 2 года назад

Gotta love red oak !!!!!!!!!

@savvy1803 2 года назад

Luv the wood yard vids .

@rustysparks8645 2 года назад

Excellent video - with Mike on Editing & Static camera and Melissa on Mobile camera. Welcome to M&M Land. 🌞

@ronwig7665 2 года назад

Red oak is good wood, I love the smell of wood cut, and fresh cut grass,Melissa good camera person

@ChakatNightspark 2 года назад

Use the tractor to tamp the stone down. instead of the skid steer. will take a little longer. but the wheel has more localized pressure then the skid steer tracks will. Will press the stone down more firmly. You can use the skid steer to press the stone down if want to. But instead of just forward and back in one direction. Also go side to side. IE up and back, then turn 90 degrees then go up and back that way too.

@michaelmullins1290 2 года назад

The Bluford story is cool in itself. Now the original owner will get to watch his truck in use. I've done that RU-vid explanation! Lol

@vinceborg5463 2 года назад

Hi Mike, I load a dump truck with stone or soil and drive up and down in reverse using the duel wheels as a roll, load up Blueford with shale and give it a try, it works fantastic in the yard at work and i find damp stone is much better than dry. I will keep an eye on your video's to see if you try it. Cheers, Vince Borg Melbourne Australia

@michaelcato9255 2 года назад

Archie has such great energy. Love to see him run circles with his stick. Do you have Dogwood trees in your woods? It looks like one at 3.20 just to the right of center screen. White flowers come on the trees before the leaves show up. Pink ones are also beautiful.

@snymat_68 2 года назад

Lol. Mike, you're done splittin' wood like you're done buyin' stone! 🤣

@raymondbrown3385 2 года назад

Nice one

@1944chevytruck 2 года назад

yes crazy weather everywhere!...looking good u2 ...awesome machines you have Mike!...thanks 4 video. be kind.

@leonardvirtue5753 2 года назад

Nice 😊 👍

@John-logistics 2 года назад

Mike I always load up my dump truck heavy and roll it in when it is wet

@stupiddems9422 2 года назад

Inventor Ralph Teetor invented the cruise control in 1948 he was the president of Perfect Circle... in Hagerstown, Indiana... He had many inventions including the cruise control...

@tonyszemborski4330 2 года назад

Great videos, love them all. Please clean up that small pile of bark next to and on top of the wood bunker. It's driving me goofy.. Lol

@pattyberan4523 2 года назад

Waiting for a Blueford shirt. 😊

@marcuswhite3628 2 года назад

Lots of wonderful fragrances!! Red oak split is as good as it gets. Topsoil, burning leaves, 2A or B limestone - I could go on & on! Smell is one of our senses that often is under appreciated. Marcus from Chesapeake VA currently in Sarasota Florida❣️

@heymakerphd1982 2 года назад

Careful there! Your fan club might mistake whether you're braggin' or complainin'!! down there in FL. Don't get too proud of your smellin'. I was, until a young woman agreed with me! She simply said, "You smell!!" I thanked her, said "I know", then had to stop and think about it for awhile. Procter and Gamble says wimmen can detect odors about 8 times better than men!! So again, don't get TOO proud of the way you smell!! Keep on bein' a 'smart feller'!!

@billmorris2613 2 года назад

If I had a dog I would like to have one just like Archie.

@craigsmith2889 2 года назад

Perfect Circle and Sealed Power rings were the two largest manufacturers of piston rings. “Slinkies” are actual long coils of piston rings before a single cut is made on the coil. Many a child was introduced to slinkies from parents who worked at piston ring manufactures. Dana Corporation actually bought up “Perfect Circle”. Great to see some of this history exposed on “Blueford”. Have a Day.

@earlhollar1906 2 года назад

I was going to mention the mud flaps on Bluford the first time I saw it but I've tried to comment less because I have a tendency to appear as a know-it-all, because of my different occupations over the last 71 years. During my employment with dealerships after attending a couple years of trade school for automec., I installed quite a few Perfect Circle rings on Pistons during overalls. I would say the slinky came from the two thinner rings that make up the oil scraper ring or bottom ring on the piston. Much more flexible than the harder stiffer compression rings. Ingenuity and necessity are the mother of invention.

@craigsmith2889 2 года назад

@@earlhollar1906 I also noticed right away because I worked for Sealed Power for many years and you’re absolutely correct about the scraper ring. We would often gift wrap non-conforming rings and give the slinkies away to children at Christmas time.

@berthongo8531 2 года назад

@@craigsmith2889 All the films we watched in auto shop class in the 70's were made by Perfect Circle.

@davidbehnke4417 2 года назад

One of the many plants I worked at was the Hagerstown Distribution Center . We packaged those piston rings for distribution all over the world. They were made in the two manufacturing plants in Hagerstown. The thing that is amazing is the guy that invented the cruise control was blinded as a child. Dana is a tier 1 supplier to many OEM suppliers. Your Jeep has many Dana components as well as your pick up. One of the oldest plants is in Pottstown, Pa.

@damogranheart5521 2 года назад

Holy moly! I am now empowered by more very 😎 🆒️ trivia! I love this kind of stuff! 😊 Thank you!

@PatrickWagz 2 года назад

Hey Mike, It's a good thing that Archie was there to lead you up to the house. I don't know if you would've found your way home without having him there to follow!!! That's a Good Boy Archie!!!! 🪵🙃

@brentfarrow8125 2 года назад

Mike you need to make a cutting table waist high to put the logs on that way you don’t have to bend over plus you can roll the rounds right onto the splitter 😎

@Tomrryaniv 2 года назад

Thanks Mike! I have learned a ton from you.

@holymoly6829 2 года назад

Brilliant 🤩👍

@DoctorBill 2 года назад

Really like the music.

@rexwoodall2179 2 года назад

I see Archie is exhausted as usual, ha ha! I love the smell of the outdoors, too. Red Oak has a distinctive aroma and does produce a lot of heat! The White Oak is more desirable for lumber! Good to see you both, Mike and Melissa!

@jimholland7851 2 года назад

Growing up we burnt wood exclusively for close to 12 years. We had a large red oak and Jack oak area we cut out of for probably 50% of our wood. The red oak is super straight grained and not a real tight growth ring. I used to split up to 8 foot long pieces up to about 8 inch diameter with just a couple swings of an are all the time let alone split the burn lengths like it was kindling. And like you said burns hot. But I always thought it dried pretty fast if it froze hard during the winter like maybe it freeze dried. Enjoy your videos a lot. Keep up the good work

@bryanbest5113 2 года назад

You have so much power now, don't need to pull down the pile anymore

@terresiagregg9326 2 года назад

Wood yard n shed are looking good

@kranerwheatens 2 года назад

Funny how we all have our preferred firewood lengths. Mine is 23

@brianhosey3811 2 года назад

Your equipment is Badass! So jealous but in a good way! I'm an orange guy myself and have been for years. Great machines! Took a lot of guts to pull the trigger on your decision to do all this and it just makes me smile to see a man and his family make it! It's a blast watching the videos and I wouldn't change a thing Mike! Keep up the great work! Brian Centennial Cycle Repair LLC

@georgecoffman377 2 года назад

As the story goes one of the engineers that worked for perfect circle piston rings use to take home the coils of rings to his kids to play with. And that’s how the slinky was invented that we all have played with.

@ledbyonme2064 2 года назад

Mike's woodyard. Because that's what you're making it.

@donbrutcher4501 2 года назад

Perfect Circle Piston Rings - Used'm

@russellbowman8051 2 года назад

Nice To Set Up Splitter When You Have A Little Bit Of Time And Make Some Progress On The Wood Splitting Process!! Very Nice Oak!! Oh! Wish I Had Just A Little Bit Of That Energy That Archie Has He Don't Ever Seam To Stop!! Keep Smiling On!! 👍👊😊

@jbfuzzy 2 года назад

just a suggestion. save the centers of logs, make 4x4s and some 5/4 x 4 and create some skids that will hold firewood in 1 cord lots for storage to season.

@judyphillips3832 2 года назад

Forgot yesterday.. Longer videos! Really enjoy watching.

@johnmorgan2430 2 года назад

Looking really good Mike

@oleberg4196 2 года назад

Hello Mike and Melissa. Just wanted to tell you that after years of trying and failing to get me what I wanted for my birthday, my wife Elizabeth, finally got me what I wanted. A Outdoors with the Morgan's t-shirt .I will wear it with pride.

@curtisharlan9230 Год назад

Hopefully get check in November

@trailerpropop1 2 года назад

Mike,the best compaction tool you have is Bluford with enough weight in the bed to do the job. My neighbors did a 2 acre pond that way and it worked great!

@morgansword 2 года назад

You will see the dream

@Willy12927 2 года назад

Supplied a customer with a load of osage orange firewood. Said it was the most amazing firewood he had ever used. The only drawback is that because of its' high BTU rating, you must have a stove/furnace that is heavy enough to withstand that much heat.

@bossillini4674 2 года назад

Have you ever done a video on how to sharpen a chain saw? I’m in awe of how your saws are always uber sharp and cut straight.

@Bo88y22 2 года назад

Buckin Billy Ray Smith is the man for sharpening videos.

@papadave9061 2 года назад

Oak DOES take a long time to dry. Up here, it's not great until it's been split and stacked in sun and wind for 3 years, at least. It's still my favorite firewood, despite the wait.......it's worth it. New RU-vid channel......"Celebrity Blueford". Another possibility is "Archie and the Morgans". That guy has more energy than all of us combined. LOL

@jamescole1786 2 года назад

45/4/23...hey look..Milissa was driving that big tractor 🚜...very nice to see her handling some of yur equipment! Let's film her driving each Truck/tractor/skidd steer/lawn mower/excavator/saw mill/wood splitter...& of course...shirt printing/pressing/color-izing machine!! Go Milissa ! 👍👍👍👩‍🔧

@richardpedersen9189 2 года назад

Perfect Circle = PISTON RINGS !!!

@warrenjohnknight.9831 2 года назад

Mike's Tractorland, 😆😊.

@johnbailey9682 2 года назад

Looks like you’re doing a great job keeping that saw very sharp have a day Mike .

@patricklamson1391 2 года назад

A while back when you initially mentioned doing bundle wood you suggested calling the bundles “Hunter’s Select? Is he still going to be part of the Family Business? I have a family friend that is similar to Hunter and he really loves it when he is included in doable projects. He is semi verbal when he wants to be, “I can do” is one of favorite sayings. And he really can do!!