Not your ordinary Rake, Werk Brau making short work of Big Oak and Brush 

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glad to see you know how to take care of your equipment the right way. Just fueling and putting oil in is just the start. Keeping clean goes much farther than most people know.

I have always admired how you take so much care of you equipment, because you need it! Great job!

Dad always said a man who spends 50 cents on greasing up before his daily use, saves $5000 in repairs. His equipment never broke down on a job; because with his daily grease he could spot little problems before they became big ones. Love that you show and discuss your maintenance habits!

I know what you mean about cutting wood helps you keep your sanity. Watching you cut wood relaxes me. It's so calming to listen to you while you're working! I have no idea why. I've used wood hear in the past, maybe that's why. When I was a kid we had 1 chainsaw, 1 trailer, 1 tractor, and an axe. I remember how much work that was. Maybe it's all that great equipment that I like. Keep up the good work!

DEF- Diesel Extortion Fluid. LOVE IT!

I need to go back and watch your early videos. I remember you cutting and stacking your wood in the "Perfect" wood stack.......Years ago fun.

I feel the same way Mike. Great feeling after getting the machine cleaned up and greased. Only better feeling is after doing a full yearly maintenance to the machines with all fluids and filters.

I'm crying!!! I am building all my cabinets out of Red Oak, and you cut them for firewood..LOL. It is a beautiful wood. But, I can see your point of getting a mix of different species for firewood, You go Mike!

Good morning Morgans and friends. Gas buddy says local diesel here is $4.19 - $4.29 / gallon. Hope everyone has a great day. Be safe and we'll see you down the road......thanks.

4.97 regular 5.47 diesel. It’s a long way from the 19 cents a gallon I paid when I first started driving..

A friend of mine, who doesn't own a backhoe but he owns several large tractors and a commercial zero turn mower. He washes and waxes them each time he gets through using them. If someone was to walk into his barn right now they would think it was all new equipment. I have been following you for many years and sometime I ask myself why because all I have is ten acres and it's 98% pasture but I have to admit I have learned a lot about using a tractor. I guess what it comes down to is that I enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the good work.

Cleaning Equipment feels like doing Sports or getting rid of stuff you just don’t need. Satisfactory and rewarding Berlin, Germany Unleaded: 7,79 USD / Gal. Diesel: 7,38 USD / Gal.

I’ve been clearing the woods outback and I’ve accumulated somewhere around twenty four stumps that need to be removed. I sure wish I had an excavator like yours. I’m 81 and the thought of having to pay someone to pull those stumps is going to be costly for sure. Going to look nice someday soon though. Pleasant video Mike!

Goooooood mornin’ Morgan family and all. Strong work, Mike, as always! Chris sure misses our excavator, Wallie. Sold him when we moved to Tennessee. He even misses the maintenance. Have a beautiful day.

Here in south central Texas Matagorda county diesel went up right at .30 cents last week from $3.69 to $3.99 some places to $4.09. Gasoline stayed about the same $3.17 to $3.29 depending where you go. We live within 10 miles of a Phillips refinery so you wouldn’t think it’s due to transportation costs. I have 2 Dodge diesel trucks 2003 2500 quad cab lwb 5 speed manual 4x4 and a 2010 3500 single wheel 4 door lwb 4x4 w/ automatic . My son drives a 2023 GMC 2500 4 door 4x4 diesel w/ Allison automatic, pretty much the same thing you have. Between him and I we have about 8-10 trailers from 12 foot tandem to 30 foot tandem duals, travel trailer cattle trailer goose neck lowboys, we can haul just about anything. Lol. Love the channel have a good day!

Our diesel in NJ is at $4.09. Fir one week in June the diesel dropped 5 cents below regular. Have not seen that in a very long time. Now that fall is on the way its time I start splitting my wood pile. Have a great labor day holiday. Take at least one day off.

Good morning Morgan family, Mike my father always said if you look after your tools and equipment and vehicles you’ll have them for a long time plus you should get a good price when selling. It’s great to see how care for your equipment great job Mike.👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We did a 6,000 mile tour of the west in May. Lotsa cheap gas but lotsa expensive gas too. Flagstaff, Arizona, we paid 4.99.9 a gallon. Leaving Texas into the wilds of New Mexico we saw prices of 5.59.9 a gallon. I know our prices are high in PA but some of those shocked me. I think Arkansas had the lowest prices but I forget how low...Might have been 2.99.9 or 3.09.9 something like that. Also stopped at three different Buc-ees on the way to Texas...Wanna talk about a gigantic gas station, sheesh!!!

Hi from Perth Australia (witch is the most remote Capital city in the world), fuel price for 91 octane is $2.15 per litre or $8.14 per US Gallon

Good morning from Upstate South Carolina. Now that's how an east coast guy make his equipment last for a long time. Have another productive day.

Thanks Mike enjoyed that, we always prepared our units after we finished everyday, but then we always worked them 6 hrs a day so sometimes, depending on the job they would be lubricated at mid day, makes a huge difference after a busy year, nobody wants to replace bearings sooner than needed! Brilliant oak

Growing up I remember hearing my dad say take care of your tools and they will last longer. Still good wisdom to pass on. Living in the Arizona desert with temps still 100 degrees and more, I can't wait for Fall.

Diesel is 4.59 here but I found a station in Lansing that was selling it for 4.09 so I filled up the tank. 30 gallons at .50 a gallon I saved 15.00. Not bad but I can’t believe I’m boasting about 4.00 a gallon diesel. When I bought my Chevy diesel in 2003 it was under 2.00 a gallon. By the way I live in Mason Michigan. Enjoy the video sure do wish I could afford a excavator I could really put it to use in my woods. Everyone have a great day.

Always good to see a man taking care of his equipment. Way back years ago, you really amazed me how you'd clean up the machine you rented before returning it. That's a great mindset to have. I don't use diesel, but it is over four dollars. Gas is $3.35 to $3.60. We really can't afford another 4 years of Biden, money wise or morally. I'm one of your followers now on X. Thanks Mike.👍🚜❤️🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸

Thank you for the video.

I admire you for your organization. You used to be physical in your cutting and stacking, splitting, and general work. Now I see you are machine plentiful, so you don't have to be. Good planning on your part. I have been watching over a few years now and noticed the difference. Hope You Have a Better Day, Boscawen NH

We put in a woodstove last year to offset Hydro cost for the furnace. last year you could have bought bush cord delivered from anywhere from 275 to 350 now it’s well over 450$ and up luckily, I got a good buddy so I buy it for 250$Plus, I pick up any free hardwood logs that I can.

Good morning Mike, looking good around there. Enjoyed the video and glad to hear that your not leaving youtube . Got a lot of firewood and lumber to mill out of that big red oak, it will keep you busy for a while around there. Thanks for sharing everything with us. Stay safe and keep up the fun too. Fred.

Monday morning I decided to remove 2 crap trees growing close to my building and it's pretty steep in that area. So I cut the first tree but not all the way and the other one was right next to it. They were about 4 inches in diameter. I then took my 20 foot strap and after some fighting got it around and back through itself. Then came a clevis and hooked another strap into the long one. At the bottom of the hill there is a wooden fence. So then I added 3 sections of 10 foot 3/8 chains to that and then drove my tractor up to the chain and hooked to the bucket. Put the tractor in low gear and 4 wheel drive and started pulling until I couldn't pull anymore. I had to finish cutting the back tree with pole saw. Now these trees had vines growing everywhere. As i pulled it along the hill I started removing the chains. Until i got it where I could remove the main strap, then put the fork attachment on. I picked it up and tilted it and started my way through the gate opening and into the pasture, brought it down to my brush pile and then got on the other side to pick it up and set it on top of the pile. Hard to believe I hardly lost any branches, just a few to pick up. Came back with vegetation killer and sprayed the stumps. Now the area looks great! The people before us threw garbage everywhere, which really ticks me off, that's just laziness.

Take care of your equipment and it will take care of you! We both seem to live by that.

DEF = Muffler Fluid I use the sprayway window cleaner also. That stuff is great, and kinda smells good too. Mike, you still need to get yourself a Heavy Duty Lynchpin for your bucket attach pin!!

Gas in Central Illinois, below Rt.80, is $3.69 per gallon.

Awsome video as always! I’ve always loved cutting wood and splitting it myself. It’s soothing to the brain. My Grandfather was born in 1899… He’s the one that gave me the love of the woods… and the creeks. He told me , when you see a lot of acorns and nuts….it was a sign of a rough upcoming winter!🥶❄️ Mother nature gives the animals extra food… to survive the tough winter ahead!

Deep in Texas on the border Diesel sets at $3.79 / gal.

Happy Labor Day weekend, I'm about to jump on the highway for my smallmouth bass fishing trip. 10 months till the next trip, winter sucks 🤣

Great the way you look after your equipment

Good Thursday morning Morgan family! Have a fantastic Labor Day weekend!

I would buy ANYTHING that you would be selling with NO WORRIES. The maintenance & Preventative maintenance you do on your equipment is something EVERYONE should strive to be like. AWESOME!!! 👍👍👍

In SWFL 🌴 it’s 86° (feels like 106°) thanks to the tropical storm that just missed us! Diesel is $4.21-$4.41 Regular gas is $3.61-$3.81

That saw log will give you good runners for the skids in the wood shed.

Hi Mike and Melissa I'm from Onrario Canada Regular gas here is. $6.30 to $6.53 a US gal. And diesel is $7.00 to $7.54 per US gal.

A clean tractor is a happy tractor! Cool video! Brian.

$5.30 a gallon in WA State. Saw it as high as $5.99 gallon this past weekend in a rural part of our state.

I love red oak, so for me I would have milled that tree into lumber. Always pays and pays and pays to treat routine maintenance as a priority. Ray Stormont

As of today in S.E. Michigan our diesel fuel for the road is $4:12 gal,... 89 octane gas $3:43gal,... I enjoy your channel, for me best channel on youtube,..

I’m 35 miles North of Dallas. Diesel reached $3.99 for 9/10 of a gallon yesterday. Always wondered what happened to the mystery 1/10…

Mike, The reason they don't put grease fittings on those bucket pins is because they are in the dirt and the dirt mixes with the grease and it turns in into a grinding fluid and accelerates the ware in those areas.

In Texas yesterday Unleaded : $3.29 Diesel: $3.69.

It is so nice to see people take care of their equipment and keep them clean and greased

Indeed. Firewood is gold when you need warmth.

In our small town in Central Illinois today, regular is $4.099, diesel is $4.199 and regular non-ethanol is $4.599.

MOST IMPORTANT MAINTENANCE IS CHANGING THE OIL. MORE OFTEN THE BETTER ‼️‼️ MACHINES ARE LOOKING FANTASTIC ‼️‼️ Vinny 🇺🇸

Oh come on Mike, get a chipper! LOL! Ya when you get done with the building, and the cabin, you can start on a pole barn for the wife's farm animals! Love you e! God bless you and your family!

3 in 1 oil is my go to for small jobs. Been around for a million years. Think it’s made in merka

Love how you take great care of your equipment. Folks need to pave close attention to your videos. Well keep equipment lasts longer and sells for more. The clearing area is looking good again. Love your videos

To be short & sweet ... I love your videos!!!

Mike when you were removing the end of that log it reminded me of something that I was going to say. Some of those trees when you are limbing them would be a perfect size for the solo burners. I think that would save your daughter with hers.

Diesel extortion fluid 🤣

Eh Mike .in Ontario we pay a $ 1.67 a litre which works out to about $ 6 ,70 a US gal

Diesel jumped to $4.50/gallon in the past couple of days. $141 to fill my Duramax. Premium Non-ethanol is $4.60. If I am in Rapid City Diesel is $.20 cheaper. How long it would take to chip that pile depends on the chipper. The one we used to clean up after a storm a few years ago would probably do that in 20 minutes. But it will take a 20" tree with ease.

Get ready to build a small barn. Lol I like the vision you folks are seeing in the future

The cheapest I have found at Katy Tx is $3.19 for unleaded (cash price). You could have brought down a load of fresh spit red oak to Texas back in May, and it would have been fully dry by now. I don't think we have had a high temp below 98 since mid-May.

“And no I’m not gonna chip it!” Made me laugh out loud Mike.

I agree with you on grease and oil. I kept a grease gun under my seat and a tube of grease in the tool box. Gas at Walmart is 2,99 highway diesel is 361 and farm diesel is 240. We ha e the largest refinery east of the Mississippi lop on the Mississippi coast which helps us on the price. Having all that oil in the Gulf of Mexico doesn't hurt. Have fun and stay safe!

Another great video Mike shows how a little maintenance goes a long way to prevent major repair. Gas in our area is $7.51 a gallon and diesel is $7.75 a gallon.

Climb on top of the pile with the machine it may bring the size of the pile down by a lot. Always helped me in the past.

Ramble on! I learn a lot just by listening. Thanks for educating those of us who need it.

Smart to wear gloves when greasing. I always end up with grease on my hands after greasing.

Nice rake. I purchased a similar one from my dealer. It is a 36 inch. It is great for clearing and loading out brush and logs.

fuel here in southeast Louisiana is about a dollar cheaper than you guys up there, 2 months ago we were paying 2.98 a gallon for road diesel not sure what it was for farm fuel.

In Isanti, Minnesota at Kwik Trip Diesel is $4.49 gal, regular gas is $3.44 a gal

Love watching you take care of your equipment!

I'm working in Israel and 95 octane gas is over 7.00 USD a gallon . Not sure about the deisel, but I'm sure its up there too. Everyone is hot for the Teslas and the Chinese EVs. Charging Infrastructure is not good yet

Great place to lay out some seed for deer season coming up.that will bring in a nice bucky!!! Nice property mike.

Keep up the good work, old boy looking good 👍🏻 👌 👌 💪.

The only thing missing on your New Tractor. A bumper sticker. Saying "My Daughter goes to University " . 😊😊😊

I have some red oak to be blocked and split. I know it won't be ready for this year. But here where our humidity is relatively low there's little doubt that they'lll be ready for burning next year. Ponderosa pine that we split several weeks ago is dry enough to burn this winter. I had a single round that I hadn't collected from when we dropped a tree in June. It's about 24" and it's quite light now. firewood pieces I've picked up are definitely lighter than when we split. This area is considered "Semi Arid". Dew points in summer are usually in the 40's or low 50's.

5:58 ..................Diesel "extortion" Fluid LOL, such a way with words Mike 🤣

I try not to think about how the oil companies are raking in the money. On a nicer note, keeping the equipment clean and maintained is a smart ideal. Depreciation control!!

Diesel here in the Napa Valley is $5.99-$6.19. Regular gas is $5.49

Mike , there is a recall on the new Ford pickup rear axle . Check it out before you haul your big machines .Stay safe

Mike, if you take care of your equipment, your equipment will take care of you. This was a quote from one of my teachers and has stuck with me since then.

Good morning Mike and the Morgan family. Diesel in WNC (Asheville area) anywhere from $4.10 to $4.40 a gallon.

Blessings on you and your family, and your homestead!

So satisfying to watch

I was wondering how you liked the light bar. I cannot tell what your scratch really looks like but try "clay baring" it.

Great equipment............great channel

Morning Mike n family good to see you taking such good care of your equipment it will last alot longer

Diesel went up about $0.75 in a few days. Kinda sucks when virtually every vehicle I have runs on the stuff.

Hey, Just a mention about washing your equipment on the grass any weed seeds you have like the China grass you'll wash it into your nice lawn I wash mine on the driveway now and it runs down into the drain

You can use the leaf blower to clean your dryer vents.

You are correct Mike that keeping the equipment clean and greased pays off in the long run. I clean off the tracks and undercarriage on my excavator and bulldozer after each use and do a complete wash down after each big job is complete. That way they stand ready to go for the next job.

my dad was the same way, he took great care of all his equipment and vehicles!

Cheer up on your greasing of the mini, Tony from Fast Ag Montana on his 100 ft air seeder takes 2 hours and over a case of grease because it has around 300 grease fitting just on the seeder

Diesel is $4.49 a gallon in Onalaska, WI

That oil looks just like the oil u use on instrument valves

Hey Mike, there’s another product out and has been out for a lot longer than that one that’s called creepy oil by morel it’s red in color got a pleasant odor to it. I use it a lot on all the door locks in the house. The key locks on the doors of the vehicles ignition switches put a drop in there and you can forget it for a year or two and that’s just fine. It works really really well. You can also put it on the end of a bolt have the nut above where you’re putting it on, and it’ll creep its way up the threads. It isn’t real good at that but it’ll do it.

Mike, keep talking! I always enjoy your insight and thoughts. Thanks for sharing.

Nice work cleaning all around!!👍🇺🇸