Beginning to Look a Lot Like A BUSINESS! Typical Day at The Morgans

Lumber, Firewood, Excavating and T-Shirts. This video has it all. Today is a look at a typical day here at the Morgans. Equipment used was the Kubota KX057-4 Excavator, Wolfe Ridge Splitter, Conveyor and Stihl MS 400

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P.O. Box 2140
Cranberry Twp. Pa 16066

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OUR EQUIPMENT LIST
Kubota KX-057-4 Excavator
Kubota MX 5400 Utility Tractor
Kubota BX 23S Subcompact Tractor
ExMark Lazer Z S Series Zero Turn Mower
Wolfe Ridge Pro 22C Commercial Log Splitter
Woodmizer LX 150 Sawmill

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.

[johnelliott]

Terrific to see Levi working with Mike at the RRPC. Reminds me of working with my "now" 92 yr old dad on our property for decades. Dad was a small/large animal veterinarian. At 5'2'" he was the proverbial "work smarter, not harder"!

[keithburch]

Nice video today! Wow, the renewable resources area is looking great. The lower area looks a lot bigger when the excavator is down there. When you panned the camera over it from up top it didn't look so big. Looks like next season's firewood is going to be solid. I hope you get new customers and I hope your bundled wood sells out completely. I'm really envious. I too used to be a morning person. My work shift started at 7. I always clocked in at 5:30, sometimes 6, depending. I left the house no later than 4:30. Stop and get breakfast. Eat and read in the breakroom until 5:30-6:00 then punch in and get to work. Only one time in 35 years did I clock in late and that was 7:01! Overtime was always like mandatory. It paid very well. Made it possible to retire early. I missed very few sunrises. I love the morning, but since retiring, now I go to bed when I get sleepy, get up when I wake up. Usually closer to 8 than 7! And yes I'm a coffee drinker. After getting dressed, its coffee time. Having a cup right now. Thanks for today's video, I really liked to see Melissa's t-shirt operation and a glimpse of your office! Thanks so much. Y'all stay well, happy and busy! See ya tomorrow! 👍🚜❤

[jamesscroggins]

I love how you manicure the property and continue to make improvements, it looks so nice and organized. Awesome

[davewood]

I randomly had an idea about your pond. I know you are attached to it and you might not be able to see the easy way around the couple issues with it. Currently from what i've seen in videos, it's a mudhole in the woods. Needs dredging the silt out, overflow and spillway rebuilt. There might be a few fish in there but I think trying to work with it while it has water in it is more trouble than it's worth for a few fish. Cut open the dam, deep. Let it drain, let it get as dry as your rainfall will permit. The rainfall might even save you some work dredging. When it's dry enough, you can drive the Excavator, skiddy, whatever in and get it handled. Build the overflow and spillway as it needs to be built. Even if repairing the hole in the dam is a bit of work, I think that's going to be a lot less tapdance than working around the water and mud.

[mmccmick]

Nice to see you and your son working together. My dad and I ran a very successful business together for nearly 25 years, great memories. Enjoy your times together.

[davidloy]

You need a second bunker beside the first for next year's green wood. So you keep it separate. Only need 2 walls

[martykennedy]

Levi is surely a big help for you Mike, it’s what families do!

[brianhubbard]

I am ready for winter. Firewood in my baskets ready for my customer's for the winter. I have a set number of customers and keep them supplied.
My brother has retired and now is part of our little enterprise and that's been a big help. It's getting more difficult finding young people willing to do manual labor even if you offer good pay.
God bless you and your family.

[darz]

The change in the upper/lower wood yard from the early videos with the cord stacks and the deer feeder to now, amazing

[bobpurs]

All these years of watching your channel and I think it’s the first time I’ve seen Mike and Levi work together. Good to see 👍

[PineyGroveHomestead]

Daniel was talking about the big channels last night....about how they are run like a business. And M&M Morgan definitely have a fine tuned operation going!! I love it. 'Merica!

[rphiliprogers]

Good morning everyone. 44º in Kansas City. Stay safe, be humble & kind and have a day.

[davidbishop]

Your family is a well oiled machine. All of you are doing it right to further the family business. Great work. Stay safe.

[healyfamily]

What a wonderful family business. Keep up the great work!

[rebekahcheetham]

Reminds me of when I was younger. Every year my family I would go to the nearest forest and cut down trees with permission of the owner and rent a splitter and split what we cut for the winter months. Then late winter early spring we would go back and tap trees to make maple syrup, sugar and fudge. It was good times for us as a family seeing we had no TV and had to entertain ourselves.

[rogermacdonald]

Hi Mike And Melissa, I’m 78 years old and love what you guys do…..

[billonthehill]

Always a pleasure watching your daily routines folks... With a little luck, the generous man from LA sent Y'all the approx. 2 qt. spin-on filter as a kit... The cast iron male threaded connector threads in where the outflow hose is now, the filter adaptor has a 90° vertical mount for the spin-on filter, the hose gets moved to the top of the pump, done... All that will be needed is some waterpipe pliers & Teflon tape..." It's beginning to feel an awful lot like Christmas, nah, nah, nah nah nah… " I couldn't resist, lol!
Bill on the Hill,
Vermont, USA... :~)

[ronaldsquirrelly]

Here in my hometown it is going to be 65 degrees today. Around three in the afternoon rain. (Southern Indiana)

[philipmorehouse]

Good morning from Waxhaw, NC where it's 54 and the sun is fighting its way through the clouds. We are still in a state of drought - been a real dry fall for us in our area. Charlotte and around us has been getting lots of rain. We hardly ever get snow, but you guys are overdue. Seems like back in the day, when I lived in Upper Lisle, NY, we had snow by Thanksgiving, and deer hunting was in full bloom. I channel's format - it moves right along and is informative. Be nice if you included Levi's thoughts on things in general and his aspirations for "the operation" as you all scale up your operation. God bless you all. p.r.morehouse

[RockhillfarmYT]

Love watching your videos every day

I learn so much from I you do things