Thanks for sharing with us Mike and Melissa. Got a lot of milling to do. You’ll have a bunch of good boards stacked before long. Thanks for sharing with us, Fred. 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👋👋
I spent all day using my 500i cutting 2” thick slabs outta rounds that were about 27” in diameter using an Alaskan Chainsaw mill and a 36” bar and chain... the best thing about the 500i in my opinion ... it starts on every pull ... so much better than my 661 magnum ... Mike, you make it look easy man ... love the content and the commentary ...
Every time I see you moving logs with the mini x I wonder why kubota doesn’t see a great opportunity to get some exposure with a log grapple for it. Keep up the great videos!!
I wanted to know about the 500i. I was picking up some parts last week and found out my dealer has a couple in the back for regular customers that ask.
I'm a go getter, I take my wife to work every morning and then in the evening I GO GETTER. Nice oak, I hope you get some nice lumber from it. Thanks for sharing. 🇺🇸
Mike with those really heavy loads sometimes you can actually rest them on your blade so if you hit a bump or if they are just super heavy you don't over tax or over pressure your hydraulics
Ihave a question ! about what size of wood do you look for when building cabinets And when you are looking at lumber what cuts do you prefer ? i have a mill and have been milling some oaks( pin oak) and black walnut and white oak plus silver maple
@@gerryrogue7710 only rarely do I look for a specific size of lumber. When I take a commission for as project I will figure out how many board ft I need to complete a project then I'll buy 30% more to allow for waste. Any unused lumber goes into my private stash. Certain frequently used lumber like poplar I will buy in quantity and keep in stock. I normally buy 300 to 500 board ft of poplar at a pop. The only time I am concerned about size is if I get a commission to make a live edge table. I always buy my lumber in the rough and face and plane it myself. Sorry I couldn't be more specific in sizes.
@@GreggsWoodworking no you certainly answered some of my question as to sizes cause i figured people who know wood working also know and have the tools to make what they need as to make theyre profit margin even better I have been milling and making all shapes and sizes Just getting ready to mill out some poplar soon I have been slow drying it and learning alot especially how the density of woods dry (oaks ,maples ,walnut ) as-to poplar ,pine I have been wanting to make those epoxy tables and stands but dont want to limit myself to just that but thank you for answering what you could about the sizes I know with lumber prices these days Its going to get more expensive to make things and sell them
@@gerryrogue7710 I am from the Phila. Pa. area but have lived in Louisville Ky. For the last 20+ years. I'm lucky here in Ky. We have a wealth of small saw mill operators most of which have kilns. Where are you located?
Mike, I’ve always enjoyed your videos. And impressed by the time you put in making and editing them. But now the Melissa has started “ Firearms And Fashion Friday “ she is giving you a run for your money. Her editing skills have improved, and even incorporating drone footage. She come a long way from when she wasn’t sure if she wanted to appear in your videos when you first started, to being a UA-camr in her own right. And let’s not forget “ Saturday Night Live with the Morgans.
As a head sawyer in a hardwood mill herd in Wisconsin, it killed me to see you cut all those "cookies " off the end after the first one To late now LOL. Have a good day Morgan family
I sure like that excavator! It's a little on the pricey side, though. I might have to settle on getting a 500i instead. I'm retired and have 40 wooded acres. Just traded in my JD1025r on a new JD3046R. The projects that you inspire here sometimes require a little more tractor than what I had. I'm glad I have some place to go for information. That way, I won't have to make a bunch of mistakes before I learn the proper way to do things. I really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work!
Equipment is amazing nowadays, my T650 Bobcat absolutely blows me away at what it can lift, track machines are so stable, Great job Mike, congratulations on your Walk Away👍🏼🚜🪵🇱🇷
skilful/smooth machine operator, deliberately thoughtful, considerate of nature, social & respectful of family in a beautiful PA woods ... what else can one ask for, love Pacific North west, Montana & now PA woods
Did we miss video 1094? We so enjoy your channel - much better than any soap opera or one of those “series” drama shows! We do not want to miss any episodes. Can’t wait to see what you and your family are up to next. And thank you for introducing us to Hello Fresh. Every meal has been a delight.
I'm a Case sales rep for construction equipment ( this the name Iron Man) and our CX80 is similar in size to the one that you have. So here's a suggestion when carrying heavy items like your logs. You might try resting the bottom of your bucket with the load in it on your dozer blade. It won't necessarily help your undercarriage but it will save wear and tear on your turntable and pins and bushings up the stick.
You should collect some more of those big rounds and then create a giant checkerboard. You have to use the excavator to move your pieces and you already demonstrated how to king someone.
Good thing he had them cut down maybe they even lost a little liquid weight ! I had a standing dead red oak last year cut down and was hand splitting , got sprayed more than once ! Full of water !
Again Mike Morgan has outshined many others channels. You have an awesome skidding winch, but even better an excavator. Both seem to me to be top of the line. Then you pull out the 500i. You do know your stuff. What you did would have been so much hard work for most but you didn't even break a sweat! I wonder, do ants cause the rot, or do they move in after the rot has started? I was thinking when I saw the bark you should have fell the tree earlier, but I was wrong. You have so much good lumber there, just look at the dollar amount! Awesome. This was grand, just grand! Thanks for sharing w us!👍🚜🦌
I was about to go to bed then i saw those beautiful logs about to go to the mill….. and i was totally committed. Great channel. Way to represent western PA!
Mike you really impressed me today besides listening to 70s on seven and you know when you’re moving around you need to have the finals in the back I’m a heavy equipment mechanic by trade and you would be amazed how many supposed operators have no clue what you were talking about
That wet spot where the water comes out; now that you've got the excavator, you can dig a hole a few feet over from the trail, dig down to the shale, dig across the trail in the shale, crush and refill, and the broken shale should let it just drain under the rail.
Mike, holy cow man, that saw is a beast, that thing went thru that white oak like it was butter, tons of man glitter in a heartbeat. A good investment for sure. I sent a Hudson hub cap to Hannah not Eva by mistake for the wall, knew it was one of the girls. Jay from State College.
I use to skid logs out of the woods with my pickup truck . It had a 10,000 pound winch in the bed. One snatch block was used if the 10,000 pound winch wouldn't move the log. That increases the pulling power to 20,000 pounds. If that didn't work add another snatch block. That increases the pulling power to 30,000 pounds. The winch in the bed was used to load logs onto a trailer also.
Great job, Mike, Melissa and Eva! You guys are really just a low key family that seems to handle life in big strides and positively! I enjoy the channel and like the content! All the best, thanks, Brian
I know very little about the specs but that machine probably could have moved them even if tree had been alive ! I'm impressed with machine and operator !
@@mikesr3407 I was going by what I've heard from excavator operators. Excavators by nature have a greater lift capacity then tractors because they are dedicated digging machines. The hydraulics, framework etc is built for the sole purpose of digging and lifting large amounts of soil and rock. Tractors have pretty decent lift capacity, but they lack in digging power. Even backhoes aren't a match for an excavator.
White oak is incredibly heavy wood for sure! I cut a 12" chunk off a 24" log, & I was forced to hand split it on sight, because I could barely move it otherwise, & picking it up for transport, was out of the question. When younger, I stacked a pile of 25"X3' chunks of basswood, end over end, in the family hunting woods, that ended up going to waste, as no one ever took them.
Cutting up trees is so relaxing. I grew up in New York State , The village of Granville NY, we also had a 120 acres in argyle NY my Dad and I always had fun cutting fire wood and fence posts, great video.
those mules used less fuel and wouldn't have cost mike anything to move those logs .also if he had a male and a female log puller occasionally you get a Free little log puller ,coulda called it lil kaboda
Mike, As meticulous and careful you are about all your projects I really enjoy all your "Doing" videos! I would really enjoy a video or two about your regular maintenance habits for all your equipment too. I know there is much I can learn from that! You and Buckin' Billy have given me the confidence to do my own small-time chainsawing now.Love the channel.
At the wet spot in the trail you might dig around and find a water source. If you find the spring put a vertical tile and put a pump in it if you have power close enough.
I appreciate you showing us trying to pick up 2 rounds at a time - I would have wondered why not if you hadn’t shared that. Thank you! Sometimes I feel like I am in your pocket 😆. Marcus from Chesapeake VA. (Currently at Yellowstone)
So nice to have the right equipment. French drain? Why not put a culvert across and dig a catch basin on the uphill side to feed the culvert? Short path and simple to maintain. Culvert could even be small like an 8 inch pvc pipe. Dad had tons of those on his place because they were free cut offs from where he worked. Check with local water and sewer companies. They often do jobs that do not allow couples and require only bells, so when they cut one to length the cut off is waste. One spot Dad put in two six inch beside each other just to move some water where he could not dig deeper because of a rock shelf.
I love the scent of cutting fresh oak,nice video Mike ever consider investing in a carbide chain on the 500i? Very pricey but with all the cutting you do might be worthwhile...
The Kubota really shocked me to be perfectly honest 👌 Do you recall what the sticker price was on that model and does it use any other attachments by any chance?
Eva could make bank retrieving rounds from the woods, splitting into a set up bag. She could turn one per day until she gets tractor time. Then look out. Possibly give Mom a break if Hunter can help load on each end.
That fule injected saw is impressive noticed dust flying with the chips and no bogging, imagine how fast it would cut with a really sharp chain probably like hot butter.
Oh I don't know, I probably would have knocked as much of that white oak bark off as I could have while I was out in the woods. Seems like it would save a lot of cleanup up at the splitter. 76 year old native prune picker from Southern California, been heating with wood since 1977 - still do.
I remember a few years ago having to turn a few pin oaks into firewood. About the same size as your white oak. People who bought the firewood loved it. I split it into larger pieces to burn longer.
I know that you do split firewood. However, I would suggest that you take a look at a few other channels that use salvage or junk wood for tables - resin/epoxy poured tables. What you would consider as split firewood, others would potentially may want the imperfections in the wood as desirable elements - and the "junk" commands much higher prices than firewood. Take a look at - Blacktail Studio along with Black Forest Wood Co, along with Woods and Workshop - Northern Ridge Designs and there are quite a few others. Suggest that you put - resin table up in the search box and do a quick view with what comes up. Just a thought.
A Blessed Sunday Morning everyone.
Having Melissa there gives perspective to how big this log really is.
Amen.
Thanks for sharing with us Mike and Melissa. Got a lot of milling to do. You’ll have a bunch of good boards stacked before long. Thanks for sharing with us, Fred. 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍👍👏🏻👏🏻👋👋
Looking at upgrading my ms 391 to a 500i
What length of bar are you running
Great video
25”
Impressive lift capacity..Beast of a machine.. Can’t wait to see what the white oak looks like on the saw mill
Beast of a machine! You might want to get some anchor seal on those ends before they start checking. They are going to make some beautiful lumber.
If anybody ever questions again why you have the equipment you do, I hope their questions were answered today! 👍💪
I spent all day using my 500i cutting 2” thick slabs outta rounds that were about 27” in diameter using an Alaskan Chainsaw mill and a 36” bar and chain... the best thing about the 500i in my opinion ... it starts on every pull ... so much better than my 661 magnum ... Mike, you make it look easy man ... love the content and the commentary ...
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you go Eva there's nothing better in life than a hard worker
Great video as always. A busy place! Can you use rounds as stools around the campfire for your reception? After which they could be cut into firewood.
That is one nice long I bet that’s going to make some beautiful lumber can’t wait to see it
But what about that orange and white saw!?!
Every time I see you moving logs with the mini x I wonder why kubota doesn’t see a great opportunity to get some exposure with a log grapple for it. Keep up the great videos!!
I wanted to know about the 500i. I was picking up some parts last week and found out my dealer has a couple in the back for regular customers that ask.
I'm a go getter, I take my wife to work every morning and then in the evening I GO GETTER. Nice oak, I hope you get some nice lumber from it. Thanks for sharing. 🇺🇸
Mike with those really heavy loads sometimes you can actually rest them on your blade so if you hit a bump or if they are just super heavy you don't over tax or over pressure your hydraulics
Those would make some nice tables, dressers, chests, etc..... Fairly solid coloring!
That is one valuable saw log. As a life long furniture/cabinetmaker I am salivating over that tree.
Love your channel.
Ihave a question ! about what size of wood do you look for when building cabinets And when you are looking at lumber what cuts do you prefer ? i have a mill and have been milling some oaks( pin oak) and black walnut and white oak plus silver maple
@@gerryrogue7710 only rarely do I look for a specific size of lumber. When I take a commission for as project I will figure out how many board ft I need to complete a project then I'll buy 30% more to allow for waste. Any unused lumber goes into my private stash. Certain frequently used lumber like poplar I will buy in quantity and keep in stock. I normally buy 300 to 500 board ft of poplar at a pop.
The only time I am concerned about size is if I get a commission to make a live edge table.
I always buy my lumber in the rough and face and plane it myself.
Sorry I couldn't be more specific in sizes.
@@GreggsWoodworking no you certainly answered some of my question as to sizes cause i figured people who know wood working also know and have the tools to make what they need as to make theyre profit margin even better I have been milling and making all shapes and sizes Just getting ready to mill out some poplar soon I have been slow drying it and learning alot especially how the density of woods dry (oaks ,maples ,walnut ) as-to poplar ,pine I have been wanting to make those epoxy tables and stands but dont want to limit myself to just that but thank you for answering what you could about the sizes I know with lumber prices these days Its going to get more expensive to make things and sell them
@@GreggsWoodworking may i ask what part of the country you are from?
@@gerryrogue7710 I am from the Phila. Pa. area but have lived in Louisville Ky. For the last 20+ years. I'm lucky here in Ky. We have a wealth of small saw mill operators most of which have kilns.
Where are you located?
Once again, great camera work, it takes time. Loved the "waterfall" of chips coming off the 500i. Great camera angle.
Beautiful hunks of white oak! Glad you got it out of the woods in good order. Looking forward to seeing these on the Woodmiser!
Those are some nice saw logs!! You'll get some nice lumber from those 3.
Mike, I’ve always enjoyed your videos. And impressed by the time you put in making and editing them. But now the Melissa has started “ Firearms And Fashion Friday “ she is giving you a run for your money. Her editing skills have improved, and even incorporating drone footage. She come a long way from when she wasn’t sure if she wanted to appear in your videos when you first started, to being a UA-camr in her own right. And let’s not forget “ Saturday Night Live with the Morgans.
As a head sawyer in a hardwood mill herd in Wisconsin, it killed me to see you cut all those "cookies " off the end after the first one
To late now LOL. Have a good day Morgan family
Got to get firewood from somewhere 😂.
I sure like that excavator! It's a little on the pricey side, though. I might have to settle on getting a 500i instead. I'm retired and have 40 wooded acres. Just traded in my JD1025r on a new JD3046R. The projects that you inspire here sometimes require a little more tractor than what I had. I'm glad I have some place to go for information. That way, I won't have to make a bunch of mistakes before I learn the proper way to do things. I really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work!
that 500 is just a RIPPER!! thats enough to give any man some wood of his own!!
You couldn't even come close to wiping that beautiful smile off her face 👀 🤩🤩 Great job Mom & Dad 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
Eva driving that Jeep looked like Danica Patrick running at Daytona!! Good job "Girl"!!!
Equipment is amazing nowadays, my T650 Bobcat absolutely blows me away at what it can lift, track machines are so stable, Great job Mike, congratulations on your Walk Away👍🏼🚜🪵🇱🇷
nice lookin saw log...Kubota amazinng machine... thanks 4 video. be kind.
Beautiful. Boatbuilders would love to get ahold of that white oak. Lots of great uses, obviously, as it’s beautiful wood.
skilful/smooth machine operator, deliberately thoughtful, considerate of nature, social & respectful of family in a beautiful PA woods ... what else can one ask for, love Pacific North west, Montana & now PA woods
Enjoyed watching a man that knows what he is doing with a saw. Watching people see saw the bar. Is painful.
Did we miss video 1094? We so enjoy your channel - much better than any soap opera or one of those “series” drama shows! We do not want to miss any episodes. Can’t wait to see what you and your family are up to next.
And thank you for introducing us to Hello Fresh. Every meal has been a delight.
No there is not a 1094 I think Mike accidentally skipped that number.
@@Dale.Nienow That is what we thought. Thanks for confirming our suspicions.
I'm a Case sales rep for construction equipment ( this the name Iron Man) and our CX80 is similar in size to the one that you have. So here's a suggestion when carrying heavy items like your logs. You might try resting the bottom of your bucket with the load in it on your dozer blade. It won't necessarily help your undercarriage but it will save wear and tear on your turntable and pins and bushings up the stick.
He will have a new one next year
I love when the saw just "eats" it's way down !!
U noticed that too ! She Cuts !
What's beautiful tree. It will make some nice paneling for the new building.
I bought a Stihl MS 362 CM yesterday, 24 inch bar. It's a beast 💪😎
You should collect some more of those big rounds and then create a giant checkerboard. You have to use the excavator to move your pieces and you already demonstrated how to king someone.
lol
The lift of the last log was very telling of how heavy the logs were. You could see the machine tilt downhill. What a fun day!
Good thing he had them cut down maybe they even lost a little liquid weight ! I had a standing dead red oak last year cut down and was hand splitting , got sprayed more than once ! Full of water !
Again Mike Morgan has outshined many others channels. You have an awesome skidding winch, but even better an excavator. Both seem to me to be top of the line. Then you pull out the 500i. You do know your stuff. What you did would have been so much hard work for most but you didn't even break a sweat! I wonder, do ants cause the rot, or do they move in after the rot has started? I was thinking when I saw the bark you should have fell the tree earlier, but I was wrong. You have so much good lumber there, just look at the dollar amount! Awesome. This was grand, just grand! Thanks for sharing w us!👍🚜🦌
I was about to go to bed then i saw those beautiful logs about to go to the mill….. and i was totally committed. Great channel. Way to represent western PA!
Awesome! Thank you!
I love watching you work with those machines, you work them like surgical instruments
Mike you really impressed me today besides listening to 70s on seven and you know when you’re moving around you need to have the finals in the back I’m a heavy equipment mechanic by trade and you would be amazed how many supposed operators have no clue what you were talking about
That's one nice piece of equipment it saves you a ton of work nice logs to without a sawmill i would have got a lot of fire wood out of that tree
Can't wait to see the lumber once sawn!
That wet spot where the water comes out; now that you've got the excavator, you can dig a hole a few feet over from the trail, dig down to the shale, dig across the trail in the shale, crush and refill, and the broken shale should let it just drain under the rail.
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I was quoted $1326 for the 500i and it’s not even available at my dealer for the near future. A lot of people waiting for their saw.
Wow those are some nice white oak logs. Great video Mike. 👍👍👍❤️
Oooohhhie!! Just what we woodworkers love… slabs from a dead, rotting, hard-leaning tree.
Mike, holy cow man, that saw is a beast, that thing went thru that white oak like it was butter, tons of man glitter in a heartbeat. A good investment for sure.
I sent a Hudson hub cap to Hannah not Eva by mistake for the wall, knew it was one of the girls. Jay from State College.
Your saw is only as good as the sharpness of the chain.
@@iansmartel5473 so true....maybe even take the riders down. Did that on my chains when logging in the Pacific Northwest
Woodturners would love those rounds that you designated for firewood you could sell and make money from them.
I use to skid logs out of the woods with my pickup truck . It had a 10,000 pound winch in the bed. One snatch block was used if the 10,000 pound winch wouldn't move the log. That increases the pulling power to 20,000 pounds. If that didn't work add another snatch block. That increases the pulling power to 30,000 pounds. The winch in the bed was used to load logs onto a trailer also.
I see an upgrade to the game room flooring to quarter sawn white oak. Those 3 logs, would make Nathan (Out of the Woods) jealous.
My husband’s mouth is watering!!! All he can see is awesome flooring and fabulous furniture!!!!
This seems to be the only way to movie logs easily.
Great job, Mike, Melissa and Eva! You guys are really just a low key family that seems to handle life in big strides and positively! I enjoy the channel and like the content! All the best, thanks, Brian
A lot more strength and lift capacity then the tractor. Break out force for digging makes the difference.
I know very little about the specs but that machine probably could have moved them even if tree had been alive ! I'm impressed with machine and operator !
@@mikesr3407 I was going by what I've heard from excavator operators. Excavators by nature have a greater lift capacity then tractors because they are dedicated digging machines. The hydraulics, framework etc is built for the sole purpose of digging and lifting large amounts of soil and rock. Tractors have pretty decent lift capacity, but they lack in digging power. Even backhoes aren't a match for an excavator.
Why haven't you built a trailer hitch receiver into your blade yet? you will then have a self loading log trailer and way easier on the undercarriage
Nice when the logs debark themselves before they even get to the mill.. what a time saver!
White oak is incredibly heavy wood for sure!
I cut a 12" chunk off a 24" log, & I was forced to hand split it on sight, because I could barely move it otherwise, & picking it up for transport, was out of the question. When younger, I stacked a pile of 25"X3' chunks of basswood, end over end, in the family hunting woods, that ended up going to waste, as no one ever took them.
Cutting up trees is so relaxing. I grew up in New York State , The village of Granville NY, we also had a 120 acres in argyle NY my Dad and I always had fun cutting fire wood and fence posts, great video.
Can you imagine pulling those logs out with a team of mules! There was the time that was the only way!!
those mules used less fuel and wouldn't have cost mike anything to move those logs .also if he had a male and a female log puller occasionally you get a Free little log puller ,coulda called it lil kaboda
When are you going to cut up the 'Park Bridge' logs?
I enjoy all aspects of working with White Oak.
It's heavy and hard.
Mike, As meticulous and careful you are about all your projects I really enjoy all your "Doing" videos! I would really enjoy a video or two about your regular maintenance habits for all your equipment too. I know there is much I can learn from that! You and Buckin' Billy have given me the confidence to do my own small-time chainsawing now.Love the channel.
Mike has shown maintenance on his videos before. He is as meticulous on maintenance as he is on his stacking.
Great Sunday and a great video GOD BLESS 🙏
At the wet spot in the trail you might dig around and find a water source. If you find the spring put a vertical tile and put a pump in it if you have power close enough.
You’re great with your daughter. You get my “Good Dad”, pat on the back award.
Happy Christmas & all the very best wishes are sent for the new year..
Regards from Yorkshire.
Always a great day when you spend time in the woods
Hope everyone is having a great Sunday! 😊 👍
I appreciate you showing us trying to pick up 2 rounds at a time - I would have wondered why not if you hadn’t shared that. Thank you! Sometimes I feel like I am in your pocket 😆. Marcus from Chesapeake VA. (Currently at Yellowstone)
Picking up that heavy load reminded me of your video #645 at time between 14:30 and 14:60
I watch you guys when I can I am disable I did that kind of work most of my life I allways loved hard work. Thanks for shareing your work
Greetings Mike/Melissa, wondering if your planing to do any work on the pond dam? Later
impressive lift on that Kubota,
Thats my hydraulic log turner
@@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans Need d rive belt for Kubota Z122r zero turn
@@OutdoorsWithTheMorgans ooooo
mmr in
I pop one on my blade and carry another with the bucket that holds the bucket one steady so you can move two at once
70’s on 7! One of my fav stations!
Mike
Why don't you put a few buckets of shale
In that mud hole by the spring..it would firm it up, and let it drain off..
From Mpls, Mn.
So nice to have the right equipment. French drain? Why not put a culvert across and dig a catch basin on the uphill side to feed the culvert? Short path and simple to maintain. Culvert could even be small like an 8 inch pvc pipe. Dad had tons of those on his place because they were free cut offs from where he worked. Check with local water and sewer companies. They often do jobs that do not allow couples and require only bells, so when they cut one to length the cut off is waste. One spot Dad put in two six inch beside each other just to move some water where he could not dig deeper because of a rock shelf.
Beautiful log... can't wait to see it on the mill! (Pun added at no extra charge.)
Mike, sure am happy to see you use all your safety equipment. Stay safe my friend
I love the scent of cutting fresh oak,nice video Mike ever consider investing in a carbide chain on the 500i? Very pricey but with all the cutting you do might be worthwhile...
The Kubota really shocked me to be perfectly honest 👌
Do you recall what the sticker price was on that model and does it use any other attachments by any chance?
Nice to See Nature at its BEST!!
Learn something every time I watch. I’m leaning towards the kx 57-5 or u55-5
Mike I’m glad. u have a way to move your white oak logs. Mine are bout 23” x 91/2’ all I have is my pickup and can’t hook
The Kubota brings all the logs to the yard...
Eva could make bank retrieving rounds from the woods, splitting into a set up bag. She could turn one per day until she gets tractor time. Then look out. Possibly give Mom a break if Hunter can help load on each end.
That fule injected saw is impressive noticed dust flying with the chips and no bogging, imagine how fast it would cut with a really sharp chain probably like hot butter.
One of your best videos of all time. And I've been following several years.
Good morning everyone!!
Nice !!
Hope you drug the rest up for fire wood !! 😊👍👍👍🌎🌞
Put a 4 inch till in !
You should get some pretty lumber out of that 👍
Looks great there is a lot of cabinets my friend just great planks
Oh I don't know, I probably would have knocked as much of that white oak bark off as I could have while I was out in the woods. Seems like it would save a lot of cleanup up at the splitter. 76 year old native prune picker from Southern California, been heating with wood since 1977 - still do.
Can't wait to see them on the sawmill, if you're gonna let them sit will you need to paint the ends with anchor seal.?
I really wish I could smell that oak. The sawdust looks to be quite fine.
mike with that size of tree i bring out the 660 mag chain saw with a 4 foot bar
Good thing you're in the excavator. Tractor tires would have given you trouble.
Beautiful log thanks for the demo
I remember a few years ago having to turn a few pin oaks into firewood. About the same size as your white oak. People who bought the firewood loved it. I split it into larger pieces to burn longer.
I know that you do split firewood. However, I would suggest that you take a look at a few other channels that use salvage or junk wood for tables - resin/epoxy poured tables. What you would consider as split firewood, others would potentially may want the imperfections in the wood as desirable elements - and the "junk" commands much higher prices than firewood. Take a look at - Blacktail Studio along with Black Forest Wood Co, along with Woods and Workshop - Northern Ridge Designs and there are quite a few others. Suggest that you put - resin table up in the search box and do a quick view with what comes up. Just a thought.
I always cut straight down the split once I reach it. Then the only waste I have is the center board.