Ain't as Good as I once Was, But Get More Done than I Ever Did
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Working at the woodyard, running the Avant, Kubota Excavator, Stihl 500i and getting it done. #smallbusiness #sidehustle
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What do you mean, ? ya ain't as good as ya once was
Mike, I'm sure you get lots of gravel related comments.
Here, we use 3/4"- for base on wet ground.
Then we put "crusher dust" the finest size on top. Once level, grab a bunch,(15 bags) of just add water cement powder. Put it on top and rake it in a little and wait for rain or water it yourself.
I made a turnaround at the end of my driveway, as I am on a hill with a blind 90° turn on a hill. When the city came to work on a line, the backhoe operator said the asphalt road was like nothing compared to my turnaround. He was picking up big chunks of asphalt and lifting it as high as he could and dropping it on my gravel turnaround, trying to break it up!
I scrape it with my plow truck all winter, and it has yet to fail. Not even a shovel full of rocks where the snow pile is in the spring.
Try a little patch.
Being considerate of your neighbors is an admirable part of your character, Mike. It used to be a common practice back in the day. Not in our world today unfortunately.
Thanks for the shout-out to Toby, Mike. He is surely one of my favorites. A great American Patriot. He did things his way, and if you didn't like it...TUFF!
also very much admired here in Australia, the great Toby Keith.
I grew up at a time when hardware stores carried almost anything you needed. We no longer have any local hardware stores, just a Lowe’s. Rarely do they stock those simple things you need. I needed a wedge for a loose axe handle. I guess the modern way is to just buy a new axe. I found an Ace Hardware about 20 miles away and cruised on over. HOLY GREAT JUMPING SNAPPING TURTLES! It was like time travel! This place had everything! It was well worth the trip over there. Now I know where to go when I really need something.
Working smarter, not harder. That is a reason we learn further on in life. It becomes a necessity when things have to get done despite our physical and mental limitations.
Mike, thank you for considering the neighbor's barn before burning. February 1994, my barn burned. We could never determine the cause. I have not gotten over that loss to this day. We moved another 100 (plus) year old barn to our farm and rebuilt it. I don't permir any fires within 500 feet of our barn.
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Our local Ace Hardware store closed months back. I REALLY miss them. Great service, wonderful people etc. You're right Mike - support those local stores or they will be gone.
Been watching your channel for 2 or 3 years now and I'd say you have come a long way in what you do for sure. Always enjoy the videos watching your chores and family.
Oh no. How far do you have to go to find another one?
You're right Mike - Ace Hardware really was "The Place" of the helpful hardware man - as their jingle used to go. I worked at my brother-in-law's Ace Hardware store, in Bonita, CA (San Diego) when we first arrived in the USA in 1979. Great store !!
100% ...... not that I'm anti big box .... but these small businesspeople are OUR neighbors, friends and family. They have a personal stake in the products and services they provide. Wife and I are also small business owners and we do business with people who do business with us. Community is what it's all about. Appreciate big box for their huge inventory selection, etc. but we have to support our locals, it's just good business.
Been watching for years. Every episode, I do miss the man that had the regular tractor out in the woods. I still like the show.
Our local ACE hardware has grown in the last 20 years from an old creaky multi floor wooden building, to a new brick and mortar building! They still have everything you need. Yes, a couple bucks more, but it’s a mile from the house vs 12 miles to the big box stores. The employees know not only where everything is, but are knowledgeable. Great place!
Love my local Ace! With member discounts and always staff to help
Good Thursday morning Morgan family! Going to littlestown, PA today to pick up a piece of equipment for my tractor. I like the tribute to Toby in the title. Good song! Have a productive day!
Yes, I miss our privately owned local hardware store. It was a wonderful place to buy bulk supplies and explore when you had the time to do so. It's been gone over 20 years. I will add that we do have an Amish General Store that has EVERYTHING including wood stoves and nickel candy. Odd assortment of thing that farmers and ranchers need.
Missed opportunity. A little double beep when you finished loading the trailer with the Avant like the big boys do at the rock yard. 😃
Mike, I really like that Avant machine and think it's really a perfect compliment to your machines that you have. It allows you to do some things that you can't do with the skid or excavator. I will say I was not a fan when you rented it at first, but over several of your video's and seeing all of capabilities of the Avant, I've really grown to like it! I hope you add it to your business machine arsenal! Shout out to the Huntman! Thanks, Brian -Prosper, TX
My understanding is they are pretty proud of those machines!
It was great to actually see Levi on the video! I’m assuming he will become more of a regular sight as time goes by, as his name is Morgan too! Thanks Michael.
About a mile from my work was a little tiny old school hardware store that sold a little bit of everything they would cut and thread pipe for you they would make you chainsaw chains to length, and they would make keys on an old fashioned manual key cutter. Not one of those new ones like they have at Walmart and Lowe's were you just stick the key in it and the Machine cuts it this one is you had to clamp the sample key in and it followed a pain and that moved the key blank in and out against the cutter wheel never had a single key cut wrong from their. Unfortunately they closed about a year ago but about 15 minutes away in the opposite direction is a larger little old school Ace Hardware that sells everything from heating and cooling parts plumbing parts parts for wood stoves tools kitchenware lawn mowers literally everything you would need except Lumber, and I try to patronize them as much as possible
In my area, the redesign of a closed clothing store into a large Ace hardware is progressing nicely. Can't wait to be able to support a local business.
Mike looks like you need to add another course of block to the wood bunker.
By golly Levi looks good nice seeing him god bless him and his family amen
Mike, after listening to you for over a year now, the Toby song I hear in my head most the time is “It Works For Me.” I love the real world views from a no nonsense guy like yourself. The natural selection one still make me chuckle when I remember it by seeing where it might have failed. At 70 I’ve seen a lot.
Mike you are a master at spreading stone !! I've tried it with my little Kioti but am not as coordinated as you and I end up with piles of stone instead of even spread . Maybe because of age 82 and being a first time tractor owner is the biggest contributer to that outcome . Any ways , I always enjoy ALL your content . Keep up the good work !!
Good morning Morgan's. We have a local Ace Hardware just about 3 minutes away, great people, great service, locally owned. My dad used to say he would love to own a hardware store. Back in the day (in the 50s) he owned a laundry and dry cleaning business, which happened to be next to a hardware store. I helped out at his business occasionally and he'd send me over to the hardware store for something, I'd tell the clerk it was for my dad, didn't have to pay, they would settle up at the end of the month for the charge and everything was good. Ah, the good old days!! Later he sold the dry cleaning and laundry business, became a stockbroker and retired as one of the vice presidents of Merrill Lynch.
I feel the same way about supporting local business. But that doesn’t mean I always do 🤦🏻♂️
Yep... I'm not a Sprig Chicken either. I just spent almost 8 hours doing a 400 hour maintenance on my Kubota BX25d Tractor. So ... do you do you own maintenance Mike? You should do a video on what is involved and educate the viewers about the dinged hands and black & blue bruises when you pick up a wrench and do your own. Love your videos.
Mike I wish I could do half what you get done in a day! Then I remember I'm work on my eighty first birthday and am blessed with still being vertical! So headed to the woods to down a tree or two to season out a year or two.
And I see another telehandler in your future!!! HA HA
It was cool seeing Hunter today.
Mike, you're smarter than a lot of folks here, but they still try to give you advice on why you're doing this or that. Thank you for your patience, and keep up the good work!
Mike , good reason for not burning the brush pile . Don't want to burn down the neighbor's horse barn . Seeya
I agree Mike, support your favorite local small businesses. They need it and work hard to make people happy. Also definitely not a good idea to burn that close to a horse barn, could cause them to panic from the smell of smoke causing damage or injury.
One gets wiser as they get older to help make up for the physical decline. For example, when I drop something instead of just bending over and picking it up, I ask myself, "Is there anything else I can do while I'm down here?"
I ask myself, "Do I really need that?"
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Mike....Good on you for being considerate of your neighbors when it comes to burning. We had the unfortunate experience of neighbors who felt they could burn whatever they wanted (including Styrofoam and mattresses) even during a burn ban, and we lost a whole row of cherry trees on our property line🤬
As a retired sound mixer, I blanched when I saw Levi with his ear buds as his only hearing protection. Most phones have a DB meter. Anything over 85 db, starts the clock. It's like radiation. It's db/time. 85, for 8 hours ...is right at the edge. Anything higher, the duration goes way down. After 45 years of movies and TV, I now have hearing aids. I wear my muffs all the time. Because even hearing aids won't help, if you damage your hearing to the point of no return. From using a chainsaw, to driving screws with an impact driver ... cover up!
Hopefully some other brands will bring you a wheel loader to try. One brand down. Several to choose from. Levi has made a great employee.
Not burning, just being safety minded or just plain common sense, take you pick. 👨🏻🦳 🐄🐄 🚜 (“smoke” or just being a good neighbor!)
"Well, I used to be a heck of a man
I split wood with just one hand.
But I can't do the things I've done before." -Snake Oil Willie Band in the song " I Don't Look Good Naked, Anymore". Check out their video of the song on UA-cam.
Morning Mike. Before you scrap something that's not charging.....Check the charger cord. We have had three bad cords in the last 4 months. One didn't work first time outta the box. They are so cheaply made because they are low voltage. I always try a different cord before I scrap anything these days. Expensive rechargeable flashlight....Cord was scrap outta the box. Manufacturer was great but sheesh, I was gonna return the whole light. They didn't even want the old cord back.
Hey Mike. It was pretty cool getting to see Levi hard at work. I kind of figure since he has his own channel that you try not to show him much on purpose. Maybe it is like since he is his own celebrity, you would have to pay him more to make an appearance on your channel. Ha Ha. Anyway I think it would be really cool if you could get the Avant to add to your tool box. I realize you are not asking our opinion and mine is not worth much but I like that machine and think it offers you so many options on things for the future. I wish the company could offer you some kind of deal that would make it well worth the investment. After all they are getting some really good advertising on your channel. I think they would be very wise to at least give you a really big discount if not sponsor it altogether. I also think if you are going to get one, you really need the bigger one. My thinking is that if you eventually sell the skid steer, then you will certainly need the biggest Avant you can get. Thanks for letting us feel like we are a part of the team even though I just sit here in my chair and watch all your hard work.
That Avante 860 looks like it is a lot of fun to use.
You should buy that Avant if possible .They might give you a deal since it is used a little and you rented it from them .That little loader looks really handy for your home projects and the cabin site too.
Seeing the stone reminded me. Did you ever post you last years total for stone? I may have missed it if you did say. Just curious. Great videos.
Use Moldex ear plugs under welding helmet. Love my Ace hardware ! Always get the right parts for my small engines
Go for it Mike, you deserve the Avant, looks like it is a better fit for your work than skid loader! Hope you decide on getting one. Press on!
Mike two more rows of concrete blocks would double your storage volume of wood in the bunker.
Good afternoon To Hunter 👋👋😸 ( long time no see in a video ) and to family and friends . Good on you Mike !! for not burning that
little brush pile , could you imaging if the wind were to carry the smoke up in the direction of the stables 🙀 the Horses would probably
get pretty freaked out by that 😿 / in all the years you've never taken us ( the subs ) to the stable for a visit with the Horses ? , would be
nice if your neighbours would be willing to let you do that ? 👍👍🙏
Hi Mike. Busy man. Firewood, Hunt Man, Levi splitting oak logs, & doing mom's driveway. That oak firewood will be " easily ready" by this fall. Maple is lovely firewood. ( I cut a lot of maple in my 37 yrs of firewood logging. 😍😊😉👍) I'm " tired" this wet weather! 🤬😡😠😤🤔 I often wondered? If we're heading for a severe drought? 🤔🤔🤔🤔Say Hi to Eva. 😍😊😉👍❤️💜🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I like the regular am/fm 3M headphones, they pick up radio stations better 🤔. I had tried the Bluetooth ones and went back to the old ones . Who knew
Thanks Mike for the shout out, Ur friends at Ace of Evans City
I must have missed the rock total for last year...know I was nowhere close but curious how much rock you used.
You're a good man, Mike Morgan. Always thoughtful of others.
Great reference to Toby Keith and that infamous song, Mike! I can definitely relate; most equipment/tools/material seems so much heavier than it did about 20 years ago. LOL
Common sense is a novel concept! 5 Home Depots 20 min from here, A new Ace opens in 2.weeks, we will see ?
Is the Avant that much better than your two Kubota tractors. Four wheels.less.damage, one is green the others orange. I like that you pumped the brakes on the dump truck, new barn, .
Melissa working out, my Dad did fire wood, my brother's pumped iron, Dad split and loaded wood. Dad how come you didn't ask for help, it's just easier to do it myself
I do the same thing Mike. Always try to hit the local Ace Hardware first. People are helpful, and we keep it local. Of course we always end up at Lowe’s or Home Depot at some point.
Try a Telehandler which will hook up to all your current attachements. Lifts 6000 lbs. or more.
Two days ago I was looking at a small fleet of those AVANTS. They look smaller than the model you rented. The rep you had on a previous video mentioned they sold some to a Canadian company. I pass their compound three or four times a week. They use them to clear sidewalks here in Hamilton Ontario. They did not get used much last winter.
I didn't make a comment about burning the brush, but we do forget you have close and I mean close, neighbors
Motor Mike thinks all his neighbors love him, well maybe “like” him.
Since you have the wheeled vehicle just would like to see what else it could do while you still have it in your clearing to clean up that area more and see if you also can go down the hill and remove a lot of those dead fallen trees down near the creek everything else in that area and you can easily pull those trees out that hilly area where those trees have fallen while you still have no wheeled machine.
Although I know you’re going to do what you want to do is refuse to tell you what to do, I would like to see if you were able to go down those hills and pull the trees from that area and get those tree logs at least brought up to the wood yard area while you still have it, so you would not tara the ground up with the tracks.
Sincerely!
R.S.V.
You are getting a lot done, yes, but you are getting some help too!
I love our local Ace as well, it used to be a Sears Hardware. Anytime you own a home you need a store like that. Of course I will go to the box store to buy some of the big stuff you can't find there, but they are very handy to travel a couple minutes to pickup the small things fast.
Definitely more firewood available than ever. I saw yesterday a firewood guy from Northeast Ohio and he said if you have more firewood you sell more firewood or something like that.
Good morning Morgan’s -from Ojibwa, Wi. Another great video! We really like the music in this video!😊 Have a blessed day!
Chip flowage.
Bad news Mr. Morgan, I'm here in Chester County, PA. That darn Japanese Stilt Grass is already starting. Someone told me once it doesn't start growing until it is hot out, like late June into July. I can officially call BS on that, as with all this rain and cool temps it is popping up all over, already 2-3" high in some spots. The battle has begun over here, I wish you all the best.
Trying to come up with a revised song lyric … Not as good as I once was but keep buying equipment to help me stay even …. Needs some more work 😂😂!! Thanks for sharing your experience.
We found the Ace Hardware in the little town where we go to the YMCA - about a block away. I find excuses to swing by once a week. I’ve always liked them, but the one in Greensboro is almost downtown and hard to get to. Ace, a couple of independent farm supply stores, and Tractor Supply altogether about have me covered.
On the avant machine Mike, do like I do.
Put your foot down and beg the boss for the avant machine!!!!1🤣🤣🤣
I am right with you about Westlake's Ace Hardware. I always try to support them, even if you have to pay a bit more. Many big ticket items these days have fixed pricing, meaning they are the same price at almost all stores. It is a no brainer at that point. As far as bigger ticket items, I purchased a mower and blower at Westlake's, not to mention about a ton of loose bolts, nuts, and screws.
I bought a set of those 3M headphones after watching you use them. Those things are awesome; they shut out the splitter and mower noise while letting you hear good stuff.
Good morning Morgan’s. My curiosity is getting the better of me and I was wondering if you ever figured out your stone count from last year. Have a great day
Did I Miss the Video about how much stone was used last year. Great videos by the way. Keep up the Awesome content
That's a lot of wood, it sure is good that you have Levi and some amazing wood processing equipment. Sure would hate to process that wood with a crosscut saw and axe 😊.
Try one of the bobcat toolcats with the 3 pt. Probably too small for you but would like to know what you think of them.
It’s was neat seeing Hunter in the back drop as you were talking about Ace Hardware.
What a treat it is to watch the master backer upper!
Lots covered this morning You’re going to miss the green machine Re the fire at mums place It’s great that you respected her neighbours with the horses As we knew you would 🤗🤗👍👍
I have 3m Worktunes too. I wore out the cushions. I was able to find replacements. I'd post the link, but mine are older, and may not fit all models. I don't want to mislead anyone.
can't you pull the dump trailer with the avant? that would make it a much easier to get things moving...
mike you will miss the avanti very handy, but i must say that it is a shame to see old bleford getting boxed in and not used
Surprised you don’t have your own rock yard to go along with the wood yard. Lol😅
Hey Mike, ever consider a Cast Mini Loader? Stan the dirt monkey seems to really like the 2 he's got.
I so enjoy listening to your thought process on growing your business. Where would we be without small businesses indeed. How to you handle equipment insurance? Bundle with house or totally seperate?
I apologize if this has been asked before, but what process do you use to layout/mark your 16” marks when you’re cutting poles?
Also, does the Log Cabin Inn in Zelee, still have amazing prime rib?
I just seen an automotive show for restored trucks and cars. They hard a High-Boy like you have, fully restored that will sell for between $130K to $150K. You may want to give it a good wash and wax, she's worth some $$.
Mike , if you’re selling your Bronco , see if you can straight swap it for the Avant 🤷♂️👍
Its great in seeing Hunter in the video today . He has come a long ways from when we first saw him in your videos. Need to see more of him when you can. Stay safe and have fun in what you like to do. From AZ.🌞🌞🌞🌞
You sure can tell how much the Avant packs the loose gravel. love the NEWSLETTER
Hello, might I text, that poor oll blueford sure looks very lonely hiding back in the shadows, I love that oll truck please get it back into the cycle of life, pretty please, say hey to the chipper chick, and let her back out every now again , thanks.
I hear on getting old bud 58 and feeling it if I lived closer I would love to help ya out for sure being busy is great
Best tool in the tool box is a deep credit card.
We"re Sure Mike's Chief Motivator give's Him Good Sound Advice on the use of Depth on the Plastic.. LOL....
Is there a reason you don’t use the spreader gate on your trailer to spread stone. I have a 10’ dump without the spreader gate and I was thinking of making something that would work as a spreader gate. Is it one of those things that sounds good on paper does is not very effective in practice?
Intereting video this morning as I'm doing the same thing up here in Plattsburgh,ny. We had 3 triaxle loas of driveway mix stone delivered. Here.. I try to spread 4-6" on the 2000' road way into Our home. My nephew uses a 6' york rake to crown the center.
Where are you storing the 40 baskets!😲 the clearing?
Mike as much stone as you put down in a year have you ever tried millings from asphalt with your land plane you could spread them out pretty nice and just rent a roller for a few hours to pack them tight should work well for you with all that base you have down already
Hollywood isn't getting much screen time these days. Is he rengotiating his contract? 😎 EDIT: after watching the whole video, I now notice his screentime has increased (he must have got a contract extension 😊).
well for me after being in automotive robotic welding enviroment for over 20 yrs and military for 20 yrs , now i am my own boss on our small farm - definitely more satisfaction for myself , so i can really understand your view
we sell produce and cut flowers at farmers market
plus my military retirement and social security , just have to watch how i spend is the biggest thing now
Avant would be great with roll over forks
That Avant is a very versatile machine! If it is what you want I hope that you get it. Best wishes.
Always enjoy your vids. Peaceful.
mike-----got an idea. I saw some rust in your moritz trailer, the one you hauled stone in for this video. Consider having your trailer bed sprayed with same stuff they use to form protection for truck beds. What ya think?
Well i have to say Mike,these Sunny Days make feel 100 percent better..i think i knocked out 10 chores today..haaa...i think its the Vit C in the Sun..that does it..i cant stand the cold no more..there no two ways about it..good for your old Bones,,haa,,Maybe your Dif,,i dont know..
Mike another excellent video and work on your mum’s driveway in this video 😮😊❤
GOOOOOOOOD
MORNING EVERYONE FROM
PADUCAH KY (still)…just finished watching this video…had to go into the simulator to teach this morning….Mike I just spread/Sprinkled 40 Tons of (57 clean stone called here) on my 300 yard driveway & parking area. Used YOUR system of spreading (THANKS FOR SCHOOLING ME YEARS AGO)…I was thinking the same thing you FIXED when I saw Levi with them damn non hearing protecting pops in his ears. I use My 3M head phones ( Thanks to you) all the time.
Great seeing Melissa, Levi & Hunter in the video!!
Keep
Up the great work !!
Until Saturday
Have a day
HELLOOOO HUNTER 😊
Can’t get shed of Paducah, huh?
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Nice to see Levi...for 3 seconds.....lol Mike...you my kinda guy!
hi there
got a head set like you have and others , worked about a week , unluck of the draw i guess , now just use them as ear protection , , good show best to all john