Why is everyone out of Firewood Already?
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We live in Western Pa. and Have around 100 Acres of Land, About 1/2 is ours the rest is my moms, We have 4 kids and two grandchildren, 3 Golden Retrievers and one Cat. We enjoy working on our property and making improvements. We sell firewood and soon will be selling hardwood lumber.
Mike, I believe you are right about your uplifted spirit being a direct result of Eva's excellent progress. More prayers sent for continued healing. Shout out to Hunter and the rest of your family.
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When you built the bunker, it crossed my mind that you were going to want a second one sometime soon. Your current bunker holds quite a bit of wood - but from a seasoning standpoint, being able to keep the older wood in 1 place and newer in another would be beneficial. Hopefully with the cold weather you will be able to get more of the logs from the neighbor's for firewood and lumber. It is wonderful on Eva's recovery.
Hey Mike, such a good video today! I know it's quicker and more productive to have logs at the splitter, but I just love watching you fell a tree, cleaning up fallen trees and limbs, i.e taking care of your land! There's literally very few places close to my house that is wooded and not posted. Being out in the woods w you is next best thing! And your happiness spreads to all of us, just as concern for Eva and Hunter, anger at numbnuts hating on you, amazement w your projects and joy at events and just being w your family! Gosh, I could just keep on going there - one video that I've brought up probably 15 times to show my family and friends is that video of Levi and Hunter walking the trails. Hunter knows them well, he was staying way up front, laughing loudly, leading Levi to his house, which Levi was not planning on doing, walked in for Kate to fix him a Coke and a sandwich! My heart swelled twice its size hearing Hunter leading his little brother through the woods laughing out loud! Such great times w the Morgans! I hope Eva will someday start her UA-cam channel, I'm definitely up for that! I wrote down Hannah and Tyler's channel but haven't watched yet. I apologize for such long comments but I get started and can't stop bragging on my favorite family! Always such great videos, always a pleasure! Thanks Mike for this happy, happy video, looking forward to tomorrow's video!👍🚜❤🙏Eva🙏
Glad your family is doing well and so are you. Wood detail was the most favorite thing my husband (who died in 2000) did together. He has a saw and log splitter he built himself. He would run the wood through splitter, then the saw. I would take the wood off of the saw table an through it in the loader or dump truck. Fond memories of working together. Then we wold bring our wood home, through it in the wood stove and enjoy the warm of the fire and each other. Honest work.
None of my business but was wondering if you are still doing bundle wood. Or since some people were giving you such a hard time do you just not talk about it anymore. Like I said none of my business you can answer or not. It's all good.
Mike I have a suggestion for you. After calculating what a Kubota bucket full of wood is to a cord (how many buckets in a cord) give customers the option to pull their own trailer in and you sell them that wood in its present condition, "X" dollars per bucket. Of course you would let them know it isn't dry and caution them on what wet wood does to wood burners, etc. Let them dry it or burn it in their fire pits if they choose and then you eliminate the need for additional baskets and that additional labor, travel time and recovery trip, etc.
ridiculous, like saying come over and cut your own christmas tree down.
I don't know about in your neck of the woods, but here in the PacificNorthwest our firewood usage has gone up because we're home more. Our house is on a slab with radiant floor heat that we use for keeping the house about 60-65. To bring it up to more comfortable temps, we build a fire in the stove. When we were both gone all day at work, 5 days a week, we burned about a cord and half of mixed cedar, alder & madrone. Last winter we went through a bit more than 3 cords and we're on pace for 4 cords this winter. It's all because we're home more. We could use the radiant floor heat some more, but wood off my property is a heckuva lot cheaper than propane these days!
Glad your family is healing up always challenging going thru stuff like you have.
On the firewood deal, while it does not really seem like a super cold season so far, the low temps have been at or below the avg for your area (Cranberry Twp). Pretty early on in the season, Nov looks to have had 21 days where the low was at or below the average. Dec had 11 days and Jan 11 days so far, last year Jan had 8 total for the month. Just a guess or adds to the overall picture.
Fuel prices are also close to 50% higher this season then last for Propane, Oil, and NG. EIA . Gov tracks those numbers. JAN Propane for example is $2.70 avg vs $1.90 last season, which actually is only 40% higher but Dec and Nov were in the +47-48% range.
If your sole source has been wood I'm sure those folks are set up with stock piles and high efficiency rigs that get long burns with dry wood. But I think folks who are having a rough go and are out probably had no plans of using so much to offset costs, add to that their set up is likely less efficient then the hard core folks.
Our son really enjoys watching the channel with me, all the machines and saw work going on. Stay safe out there.
And that's why I love you guys! The pure joy you got from hearing a piece of wood split. Keep enjoying life family, and thanks for letting us all in!
Yep, I understand. Being back in my woods makes me feel good. Do some clearing of dead trees, some cutting, some splitting and have a fire going. It's a good feeling. Some days I go back there and do nothing. Walk around some, think about what I'm going to do next, maybe start a fire. For me, very relaxing. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Mike. Cold one here too. We woke up to -6 this morning. I think people are out of firewood because everyone burnt so much last year. We burned more than we had available since we were working/schooling from home. That allowed me to keep the fire going all day, every day. We depleted our normal winter stockpile in pretty short order. Typically, we have enough just from doing like you - cutting the blowdowns on our property. I actually had to buy firewood from some other people last year. I've never bought firewood before last year.
Hey Mike - why don't you cover that cut wood boards right at the firewood bin? It has snow laying on the top boards! Thank you for the videos and great job. Also, good to hear that Eva is on the healing fast track.
A good parent always has their children’s health and well being on their mind. You and Melissa have done a great job with your kids and that’s always a great reason to be happy.
I split 400 cords today and only touched 1 split piece in the process. You really do have the firewood processing figured out. I've certainly used a few of your ideas for my own processing, but I'm still using mostly manual labor and a vertical splitter.
400 cords? 😳
@@countryfriedent poking fun at his awesome setup and how quickly he really can process wood. That and at first I thought he was going to load up the trailer with wood using the excavator. 😂
If you have customers who want to buy 'green' firewood, I see no problem selling it to them as long as you make it abundantly clear how green the wood is and what that means. If it were me, I would give every new customer a brochure explaining moisture content, wood species btu content (particularly hard vs soft). I'd split the wood directly into your dump trailer and sell by the trailer load. On the bill, give the customer a few moisture readings from their load. There is no problem with the customer stacking and drying their own wood.
Im another one that didnt get prepared for this winter. Most of the wood that i cut this past summer was red and white oak. I have very little ash and cherry that is ready to burn now. We decided to not burn at all this winter and just hit it hard in preparation for next winter. We are going to try to get 2 winters worth of wood cut and split before next winter. That will give us good seasoned wood every winter from then on. So glad to hear Eva is still recovering quickly. Stay well, stay safe and yall HAVE A DAY
Glad to hear Eve doing good. We keep praying for her. I am out of wood to sale because I have so many fire pit customers. I sell both green and seasoned wood. I have a very regular clientele for green wood which start ordering at first of year for next yr. One usually orders 5 cord first of January every yr. Another will order 3 to 4 in February. It will be harder this yr because the tree service that I got logs from sold out. So I am having to look for wood to cut.
I can totally relate Mike. When things are good with my family I tend to be relaxed and happy. So good to see Eva recovering so quickly. It's not like she smashed her finger or something:)
I sell a small amount of firewood every year here in the Phoenix area and sold out by Christmas eve. I have been scrambling to find some dry wood because our season is obviously very short here in the valley. Love the Morgan's and the content! Look forward to all you have planned in 2022.
Mike; You may need to build a second or third pad for firewood as you are out growing yourself which is good to see. All the best 2022 to you all. What I was meaning is Cut into one, season one and draw out of the third one.
Children are blessings, man enjoys his time in the woods, and a loving spouse. Perfect recipe for happiness.
One thing I'd like to say everybody has their own way of cutting fire cutting wood and one of the things I've noticed is that mike always uses the middle of his bar whereas I always set the dogs in and run it hard so anyways he's doing a great job thanks Mike
18 degrees, one pull to start the conveyer, the sounds of fresh wood splitting, life is good Mike Morgan!
I'm out of wood because I slacked last year when oil was so cheap. I will never do that again. Got burned from a local guy who told me he had 2 year seasoned hardwood for sale. The wood I split in October is dryer than what he dropped off. From now on, I will always have the wood pile full. And never take delivery of wood without checking moisture content. Don't take peoples word for it. I have another cord of kiln dried coming next week. $450
Yikes!
You’d be better off just paying for whatever is your main source of energy is, that’s a lot of money for wood.
Yeah thats the dilemma I have. Oil by me is $3.30 a gallon. Although I did take down a dead standing ash, or something like that. Moisture content is around 20%. I have it burning right now and it seams to be burning. We'll see tomorrow. Literally just lit it. But its taking off
I have a couple of ashes standing dead here too. I went out back this fall and a nice big ash is dying from the Emerald ash borer. Will most likely go and cut it. Keep bottom portion for planking. At least 24' diameter. Upper limb part I'll cut into firewood.
Any good father worries about his family, that's what makes him a true man. Been keeping y'all in thoughts and prayers for your entire family.
I'm not yet did 100 cord in November and had 50 left from last season. Too many 40-50 buck wet wood loads out there this year ! Just keep doing what you're doing
Nice to hear that some people can have a bright outlook on life each and every day, especially this time of year. Maybe we just live too far north up here in Saskatchewan Canada, but I'm so over winter already and we still have a couple more months to go yet. Course we've had an exceptional cold winter here too. Lots of -30 to -40 degrees Celsius. But am glad to hear that your daughter Eva is recovering so good so fast. God bless your whole family.
Where are you going to put all this spilt wood the next couple weeks? Glad to hear everyone is getting better and doing good. Happy wife, kids and dogs happy life! Y’all deserve it. Have a Day!!
13:08. I like the sound of wood splitting too ………..then the music starts!
I enjoyed the video.
Sitting in my 1953 masonry house with minimal insulation in the walls. I’m glad I put in a geothermal heat pump years ago!
Absolutely nothing better than when everyone in the family is in a happy good place !!!!!
Thanks for the videos which DEFINITELY help me stay in my happy place !!!
I used to love that sound too except when I crushed my finger trying to go fast so I could return the rented log splitter back to Home Depot before they closed. Boy was that a stupid mistake just trying to "save a few bucks". The finger is still there, a little bent, but it works... I'm reminded every time I see it to slow down and smell the roses. Love your channel and your whole family. Please give them all a hug from Amy and Richard.
I think that you use athletic greens as a fortified breakfast and this is also why you get happier as it settles into the body. Anything that can keep the stomach happy. I do know the road that you mentioned would be easier to travel from point a to point b. You are then making it like your turnpike highway system which is what you don't have or need as its a trail, not a highway. If it came to safety then yes.... build it, but to just make quicker .. NO. Keep some things as they were. Have you ever thought about taking like "around five acres" and setting it up with a splitter, some bins or pallets, a small tractor, and some odds and ends tools for a spot that Levi could set up like you have for cutting on his own? Let him see what its really like to own a business an get customers, delivery system, and other just to see what is involved. You have a lot of things to be grateful for as to where you and mrs.M. were when starting in life. I hope this lasts the time for all future generations of Morgan's ... I best stop here as I always talk too much repeating myself over
Good morning everyone, 25º in Kansas City. Stay safe, be humble & kind and have a day. 252k
Phil!👍
Morning Phil. I got 14° with that cold west wind and a bit of snow on the way. Stay warm.
@@oldmanfred8676 Brother! 👍
Good morning friends :-)
Morning, guys!
Working in the woods this time of year is great! Hard work keeps you young! Keep it up!
Mike, I've had an abundance of people needing firewood this year too, had 12-15 cord ahead this summer, getting low now, time to restock the pile I guess, I usually try and be a year ahead for seasoning, but this year has been pretty good, busy. 👍 Videos
Morning everyone watching. 7 inches of snow in Virginia Beach VA, it was beautiful, now come on out sun. Hope the Morgan's as well the rest of us have A GREAT DAY.
That's a big snow for the tidewater area!
We got about 2" in Williamsburg
Same here in East TN. Not as many people cutting it for extra money like there used to be. Larger farms have been cut up and sold and there’s less logging going on it seems. We have a lot of wood but sell when the timing is right. It’s not our fault that people are miserably unprepared and wait until the last minute to buy wood.
The reason why firewood is in demand is people would rather burn wood than oil particularly with the price of oil being 50%+ over last winter. Plus, my situation is such that I would rather buy firewood from my local good guy. Support your local wood guy. Wood is good!
Watch your video and I believe you should be splitting your wood a little bit bigger and putting rounds in your firewood for stocking the fire at night we use to call it night logs. They just hold your fire at night better . What you are splitting is for backyard fires great for that but to heat a house a little bigger is better.we did firewood for years sold a ton truck load stack everyday for years . Just a little advice but you seem to know what you're doing .Enjoy watching your videos.
It's a great relief when a situation turns out well, even if you thought it would. That's especially true when it involves your children.
We're happy that Eva is on the mend, and that problem would be with her any longer.
Mike & Melissa are good steward of the woods, you good people!!
Greetings to your entire family, Mike and Melissa - have a day !!
I like you in the woods cutting firewood way better too! Sliding trees with the winch, clearing, messing with the pond stacking wood in the original wood yard etc. That's why I started watching this channel. It's too late to go back I guess...
Up here in NY, there is discussions on a clean air bill and a possible future ban on woodburning stoves and furnaces. I currently have a 3 yeer supply and more to cut. Doing good so far. Is there any room in PA for those escaping NY? 😅
Come on down. We loved to have ya.
Is that really what they are discussing though ? Or probably more efficient stoves and furnaces perhaps??
Y,all need to tar & feather the dumerats & take your state back !
Instead of moving to PA. Stay in NY. And fix your own states issues instead of screwing up the next. Not meaning to sound nasty just realistic.
@Joseph Forgione
Didn't the state of Vermont ban wood burning stoves in the 1990s?
Claimed wood haze/pollution descended in all the valleys.
You can hear it in your voice, how giddy you are at the sound of wood splitting. I can't imagine an unhappy Mike Morgan. And of course every parent is relieved when there child is ok after a surgery like Eva's. You two are no different. You have a lot to be thankful for. Many blessings for your family. Stay safe.
Your question why is everyone out of wood? This winter has hit everyone, much different. The last few years have been warmer, or have not had the prolonged cold snap that we have been having. I'm in Mich. by the way. Your system is a lot more convenient for folks, rather than cutting their own. And many of us are getting older and can no longer cut and split wood for ourselves like you young folks
Of course you're gonna be in a good mood after your little girl had that surgery and turned out so well.. Worried about one of your children is a big strain a lot of stress. All your viewers are ecstatic that Eva has such a good outcome from that surgery. You can be excited but just don't be Running around the woods with a stick in your mouth!😂
I ran out of firewood here at our homestead. I think how wet it was this fall and warm this beginning of winter a bunch of people didn't get out to get all their downed trees or the tree that where down were in just to much mud and junk.
I know we have a large tree in the woods behind us I could not get with the amount of mud it was in, and now with this snow. It will have to wait till summer, I hope
Is it just me or does anyone else love the sound of that pile wood being moved around?
It usually quiets down for firewood sales in mid- winter. Not this year. I’m waiting on two semi loads for resupply. We usually get a big spike in the early spring when folks start to run out.
I'm also amazed at what seems to be an awareness of animals to hunting season (maybe shouldn't be surprised?). We sometimes have 30-40 turkeys at a time hanging around our cabin, but you would have been hard pressed to see or even hear any over the last couple months -- same deal with the deer.
Same here in northern Mississippi I haven't seen hardly any Turkey since November and the deer season been the same way very slow
I think your customers are watching and knowing they’ll have wood next year..and your happyness rubs off on us all!
We have gone through a lot of firewood this season. I gave a bunch away to friends, donated some to families less fortunate and we burn a fire in our fireplace pretty much nightly. I have said in the past that I am in North Florida, and believe it or not it gets "cold" here... at least to us. I will also get an outdoor fire burning near where I'm splitting and cutting wood just to stay warm when I take a break.
Good morning Mike, you like the snap karakul pop of rice crispies too ? Sure sounds good in the proper places. That area you were talking about being flat would be a great picnic area with a pavilion cookout area away from the hustle bustle in the evenings and early breakfast cookouts. Glad everyone is doing okay around there, makes life better for sure. Stay safe, Fred.
Nothing better than spending time in the woods. I could live in the woods full time.
The deer gets the memo from Mother Nature to let them know when the season starts and finish! You only harvest the ones that don't pay attention! Be safe, be cool! Beach, NC
Seriously! I imagine them reading the memo on the bulletin board above the time clock when they punch in to start their day. Memo includes locations of known blinds.
That is some pretty wood! You are doing what you love for the folks you love! Recipe for a happy life.
I’m telling you I’ve gone to 5 different big box stores for wood just because they typically always have it .. someone has bought it all up! I have a cord or so I’ve been seasoning for about a year because I found last year wood was being sold at 60+ moisture and clearly that’s unacceptable.. mine still isn’t ready bc it’s mostly oak.. I’ve wanted to start a side business for firewood to supply quality wood locally but it’s just not something I can make money with without the logs and a splitter doing it by hand I’d be making almost no money per hours of labor… I live in the south so only 3-4 months you can burn but still I love fire wood and wanted to create a premium seasoned wood and idk if I can without investing in a splitter and a log company to drop it off
Hey Mike, just another one of my annual comments. Glad to hear Eva is doing well and am happy to see your success continuing.
We didn't sell a whole lot of firewood this year and it wasn't for the lack of trying. Usually we get a big rush in November or so because people didn't think about it until that first cold night but that day never came this year and it wasn't for a lack of trying. I think a lot of people are hard up on money with the cost of everything going through the roof so they are buying as little at a time as possible.
Anyway, thanks for the amazing content. God bless you and your family, I wish you nothing but the best.
edit: how is the 500i treating you? I'm considering getting one which would be my first Stihl in a long time (besides the bossmans mTronics I wont touch with a 10' pole).
500i with a bark box and some bigger dog love mine rips through anything
I think the reason no one has wood is the fact there are people like you that will do the work for other people, and they will pay for the service. Not bad for a retired person. Glad to hear your daughter is doing so much better - she is a trooper. Stay safe and have a day.
Firewood is moving here in central Mo too. Our son has delivered 130+ loads, 8 ft bed, already. Will go well over 200 before winter is done. Keep up the great videos and have a great day.
That is awesome
The snap crackle and pop of firewood! I see some primitive camping sites back there on the flats! Great firewood supply!
Looks like a great day in the woods. Chilly damp start here in Northwest Florida but I may grab the Stihl and do the same. Take care.
i said it in another video another wood bunker/ bank would be a good idea. Fill them both and as one empties fill it and draw dry firewood off the other. More is always better than not enough.
I believe there are less people making firewood. And nobody knows how to season wood either. I can barely keep up with the demand. I love the property videos.
Morning Mike, +9 this morning but-4 with the wind chill. We just got done with 71 straight hours of below zero with the wind chill. Nice load of wood. We have had so much wind this month it’s not funny, most of it 25+ mph. Glad to hear everyone doing great and take care
I just closed on 40 ac of woods this fall, about an hour and half south of Cleveland. It was logged a few years back by previous owner. I could cut for probably 5 years and not run out of firewood lol. however I am terrible at identify types of trees. I grew up in the woods all my life hunting but never been any good at learning tree species in detail. I wanna make some money of the wood that is literally laying around. Any suggestions on how to learn tree species, or maybe a good guide or book on them. I am currently looking for a book or something but most focus on leaves and other things that are not present once the tree is dead and on the ground from logging.
When you do what you love you'll never work a day in your life. I've always done music because that's what I was put here to do. At 77, I've certainly had ups and downs as we all do, but in general I've had a happy life because of doing what I love for a living. You are getting more and more organized in what you love to do. I can just imagine a burden is being lifted as Eva gets better as well. I too love the crackle of that log splitting. That's why I love your channel. We get to live vicariously thru you and Melissa. Carry on my friend!
Mike and Melissa, just keep on keeping on !! Can hardly wait each day to get on line and see what my PA family's (ODWTM) been doing !!
Surely the old dead trees are dry enough to sell, Mike. You seem to have enough of them on your property !! Had to put another blanket over my knees when I watched this mornings video !!
This San Diego city slicker gets C.O.L.D. just watching you guys !! Tee Hee !!
Hi Guys, hope you're all well. Mike, you need to build something like a square corral, with two gates opposite each other. You could drive your totes in one gate to stack against the opposite gate, and then when you're ready to sell them, open the other gate and pull them out. It would be the first ones in are the first one's out. Just an idea, stay safe.
Hello Mike, I agree with you about the payed videos, people have just gotten way too critical about everything in life. Your family has probably one of the best channels on UA-cam. Keep up the great job and just keep being you.
I am so happy to hear that Eva's recovery has been coming along so well, and blessings to all of the Morgans!
You need a set of tire chains for the front wheels of your tractor, it would make the hills a little less sketchy.
I have 12.4-24s with chains on the front of my Deere and it goes anywhere
The way to test tractor stability is to stand in front of it and try to rock the tractor by hand with the FEL.
The tractor manual suggests you need over a 1,000 pounds of ballast in the rear.
I assume you have RimGuard/oil in rear wheels. Can add wheel weights. Then a ballast box or ballast rack.
And finally, Bora wheel spacers make a big difference, too.
Cheers
Your an inspiration to me Mike!! After watching today's video, I went out and did some tree limbing and bucking up some dead pines!! It sure is beautiful with the fresh snow. I'm so happy that Eva is healing and doing so much better!! Say hello to Hunter for me! Have a day!! 😊
Great that you use the dead and downed trees. Since you are not pressed for inventory and have the time it is like getting "free" wood. Good land management Mike
Happy for Eva and for the entire family. It’s nice to see good things in life come true. Everyday is a blessing and should be greeted with openness for good things to occur.
Love the look of cherry and wish we had more in south west ontario. I have my eye on one mature tree that will be milled once disease starts to set in.
Have a great day Morgan family!
Absolutely got to love being outside anytime but ya when it's colder there's no bugs love the fresh air for sure
I seem to be burning a lot more wood this year. I'll be lucky if the remainder lasts another month. Gonna need a bigger woodshed. More time at home, increasing energy costs, inflation in general may be adding to the demand for wood for home heating.
Yup, FJB
As noted in a prior post, You could have stacked some of the mill's 10 ft. bark edged cut-offs vertically around the rear of the bunker and doubled the storage volume. As is now, you may still be out of firewood next fall, so keep cutting!
We're still waiting here in Southern Wisconsin for enough snow to open the snowmobile trails. Maybe Sunday! Most of the storm went South of us.
So glad to see that your daughter is doing well! I've been burning a lot more wood this year simply because our home heating costs have gone up so much. The thermostat has gone down and the wood has been flying off the stack.
Yeah, you cut a jag of wood this season, you got the system dialed in. You clear the table top, selectively of course, and you could do a sweet Airbnb cabin and knock down 300 bucks a night. Nice set up, nice work.
Personally I think its not only Eva's progress, but that she's a very special person.
Just came in from splitting and stacking about 3cbm of firewood (Germany),to watch a Video of someone doing exactly the same thing .crazy world.🤔
My neighbor calls me weird. After a day of helping him replace a culvert. He calls and asks what I'm doing. I say, watching a video of someone installing a culvert.
Crazy world 🤣
Come here to Minnesota and tell me you like going outside cutting wood here on a cold day -20
Good morning MORGANS. Thelma and I enjoy morning coffee with you and your family just about everyday. Regarding “why is everyone out of firewood?” - Consider this: to use firewood, folks need to be at home. Who has been stuck at home for several months? Everybody!
Hey Mike, always good to feel happy, especially these days. Not for nothing but the flat spot would be a great spot for a rustic wedding venue.....
Mike, could be right about uplifted mood. We are all happy and relieved with daughter Eva's continued recovery. So happy things are going well with family. And Channel. quick question, what is your optimal moisture reading for firewood? Might be helpful to explain and show samples of progressing drying inventory.
Wouldn’t it be a little faster to use your sidekick than the tractor to do the wood pickup out in the woods. I love your channel and family and so happy that Eva is recovering so quickly
I reckon the side kick is to light an wouldn't be safe on the snowy hill woods have a day love from TEXAS
I was gonna say...the price of heating oil might have something to do with the increased calls. Casual burners might be relying on wood for more of their heating needs. And yes, folks were home a bit more this summer, maybe a few more burn pit fires. The central PA heating season wasn't bad till recently but I did start burning pellets pretty early this season. I've used a bit more than normal on an average year.
I imagine we’re all pretty happy about Eva‘s recovery. I’m also happy Mike that you decided to give U Tube a try those years ago.
Mike, I could watch you splitting wood forever, just love the rhythm! Of course, I stacked it when I once did wood, but that was a long time ago in life long gone...may the good Lord bless you and ur family!
Well One thing for sure Select Cutting You'll have an endless supply of Firewood.. Nature of the Beast to your opening Heading.. The start of the Season at least here was a considerable amount of Dampness in the Air.. And along with a 54CM dump of snow and a Deep Freeze to follow up... You'll be working overtime, Take Care and Stay Healthy.. Curious are you close to loosing the Blue finger Cap.. ??
Enjoyed the video.
Glad to hear your spirits are high and Eva is doing well
So glad to hear daughter Eva’s doing better! Have you seen the splitters that you feed a whole long log and it cuts it into rounds and feeds it into the splitter, all you have to do is adjust the cutter height, you never touch it once its in the machine. If you ran one of those along with your present set up you could double your production!
You have a right to feel good. As you said Eva's surgery went great, things are clicking at the wood yard, except for the mess up with the splitfire, yes from the videos I can see y'all are having some beautiful weather. I too enjoy being out in the woods either cutting up a tree that's already down for my shop heater, and looking for the next piece of wood to turn into a bowl. Stay safe!
Two reasons. The first is the obvious, it's a cold winter. Second many people are working from home thus using more fuel. Here in SW France we have had zero or sub zero since early November with one or two warmer days but it's cold and we are getting through the wood. Luckily I got more in last October than normal.
Morning Morgans and all. 23 degrees here in Sedalia, MO. I have a couple friends that tell me they have been burning firewood and now resorted to burning green firewood due to them unable to afford propane prices. My house is completely electric and my bill is around $100 more a month right now. A lot of us are on a fixed income and with prices increasing on everything, we are trying to cut bills however we can.
glad all is well and it definitely shows, that’s awesome! you were getting slick with the excavator and i’m glad you actually figured out that it is probably the best piece of equipment for firewood production, i’ve commented to all the other firewood channel guys and they don’t get it, they think the tractor is the ticket, but then again they split and stack their firewood ( waste of time), and now they’re out, you probably have a lot of those guys out your way and that’s why you’re getting calls. can’t wait to see the splitfire in action and don’t edit out the part of yourself beating a stuck round off of it, hopefully i’m wrong, but that thin wedge looks like a problem, actually the whole design does, ive watched their demo video but they don’t really show it in production,just cut up clips, i know you’ll give it a good test…great video as always!
Remember the sticker on the gas pump a few videos ago? That’s why people are out of wood!
Glad Eva is feeling better. looks like you'll need to add a row or two of cement blocks to the bunker to keep the wood contained.
Mike, I think you need 2 firewood bunkers so you can pull wood from a common age/dryness.
Hi,,, M n M,,, I guessed that straight away,,, Theirs nothing more satisfying in life than knowing your family is good and healthy,,, Nothing else in life has that much going for it. I think your Family is the most important asset in anyone's life ,,, So Mike I hope your always blessed by being HAPPY.
I’m with ya. There’s nothing like that sound of a round splitting apart. The only thing better is knowing your child is happy, healing and healthy.