Life in the 906

Life in the 906

Hello and welcome to my channel Life in the 906.My name is Mike and I live in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.This channel is about rural living and the things associated with it. My family and I have property we manage and hunt on. Some of the things on the channel will have to do with deer hunting,firewood,chainsaws,mechanical work and much more.I am blessed to live in this beautiful part of the country and I hope I can share some of it with all of you. Email [email protected]

Firewood with a rain delay.

Firewood with a rain delay.

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  • @chuckriggsjr.6021
    @chuckriggsjr.602114 күн бұрын

    Got the same problem on a Toro LX460. It has a Kohler courage 20 HP. I've put red heat n oil RTV on it no luck. Put new gasket with black RTV. Still leaks. They make a repair kit for these engines. Comes with a new valve cover, gasket, and an extra piece of metal that goes around the bottom half of valve cover to hopefully fix the leak. Gonna try that next. Great video. Hope your repair works.

  • @JasonLee-xn3se
    @JasonLee-xn3se26 күн бұрын

    Good deal I’d take that maple too

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe90626 күн бұрын

    Yep I took all I could haul

  • @larrykluckoutdoors8227
    @larrykluckoutdoors822726 күн бұрын

    Yup, take what you can get

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe90626 күн бұрын

    For sure. I hope I can get some more

  • @CharleyThePlumber
    @CharleyThePlumber26 күн бұрын

    What no battery powered Milwaukee ??

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe90626 күн бұрын

    Nope! Gotta make some noise in the neighborhood 🤣🤣

  • @johnsonr9
    @johnsonr927 күн бұрын

    Good video. When it comes to free wood and targets, I have the same philosophy.

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe90627 күн бұрын

    Thanks . If I own the stuff I'll risk it. But I don't want wreck somebody else's stuff.

  • @hayesrutherford9415
    @hayesrutherford941528 күн бұрын

    Close and free is hard to beat.

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe90628 күн бұрын

    Yep. That doesn't happen very often.

  • @eddyarundale1566
    @eddyarundale156628 күн бұрын

    👋🏻

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe90628 күн бұрын

    Hey Eddy 👋

  • @dozerbigboy908
    @dozerbigboy90828 күн бұрын

    good vid mike

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe90628 күн бұрын

    Thanks

  • @dozerbigboy908
    @dozerbigboy90828 күн бұрын

    Woulda went viral if ya just started dropping trees on his house an boat an stuff an just laughing

  • @jdubbink98
    @jdubbink9828 күн бұрын

    Nice score!

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe90628 күн бұрын

    Thanks. It sure was.

  • @DanielAtkinsFirewood
    @DanielAtkinsFirewood28 күн бұрын

    Still a nice score Mike 😉👍

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe90628 күн бұрын

    Thanks Daniel. I think we'll get a few more loads out of there when he gets more cut down.

  • @inthebackyardwithdel438
    @inthebackyardwithdel43828 күн бұрын

    Hey Mike , nice score on the firewood . I don’t blame you for not wanting to cut the trees down either . To many targets of opportunity . 👍🏻🇺🇸

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe90628 күн бұрын

    The owner says he's gonna cut more down so we may get some more out of the deal. Thanks Del.

  • @MicahHughes-zv5zx
    @MicahHughes-zv5zx28 күн бұрын

    Hey Mike, that second one had good balance, you looking at it thinking what’s going on ? Perfect cut- just needed a little persuasion. As the previous owner of Rusty would say, looks like the trailer load was “ 3 face cords or one full cord, if you prefer” !!

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe90628 күн бұрын

    Yep the second one was perfectly straight!

  • @aldredske6197
    @aldredske619728 күн бұрын

    Hi Mike!!😀😀 Good to see you buddy!! Nice score!!

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe90628 күн бұрын

    Hey Al. Thanks for stopping in!!

  • @KnettersPracticalOutdoors
    @KnettersPracticalOutdoors28 күн бұрын

    I like free firewood.

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe90628 күн бұрын

    I always say FREE is good! Thanks Dave.

  • @cut4fun50
    @cut4fun5028 күн бұрын

    Nice to see trusty rusty still hauling loads on KZread. Wow you really have it fixed up great ❤👍😎 Pat from northwest WI

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe90628 күн бұрын

    Thanks Pat. Rusty but Trusty is gonna be on KZread for a long time!

  • @chriswright2870
    @chriswright287028 күн бұрын

    two loads is a lot of work

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe90628 күн бұрын

    Yes it is. But we got a lot of nice wood out of it. Hopefully we'll be able to get some more from there.

  • @outdoorswithlarryrobin
    @outdoorswithlarryrobin28 күн бұрын

    Hello Mike, Nice load👏🪵👍🏼

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe90628 күн бұрын

    Hey Larry and Robin. Hope things are good in your neck of the woods.

  • @firewoodathome
    @firewoodathome28 күн бұрын

    " a lot of targets" well said. Lol.

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe90628 күн бұрын

    I don't like to break things I don't own!!🤣🤣

  • @Thetreefella
    @Thetreefella28 күн бұрын

    Wait,there's hills there????😂😂Great video Mike!!!!!! Great score.👍👊💚🌳

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe90628 күн бұрын

    Yes sir we got a few hills in these parts. Thanks tree Fella!!

  • @leonardryan8723
    @leonardryan872328 күн бұрын

    Mike , a true logger cut his wedge the other way . See this a lots on u tube cutting out wedge backward to me . Remember wedge got to clean and your chainsaw handle give your angle to fall the logs 🪵 or timber. 😊 Remember STICK on the ICE 🧊, SAW in the WOOD 🪵 and RUBBER on the ROAD . 😊

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe90628 күн бұрын

    Thanks Leonard

  • @patrickpryal9344
    @patrickpryal934428 күн бұрын

    In my cuttin' days I scrounged firewood from wherever I could, no shame in that. But I never cut when it was above 60F, way too warm for me ! LOL

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe90628 күн бұрын

    Yeah 60 is perfect working weather. Thanks Patrick

  • @craig243ful
    @craig243fulАй бұрын

    i used to live in the 906 in calumet

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    That's a great part of the UP

  • @Dancing_Alone_wRentals
    @Dancing_Alone_wRentalsАй бұрын

    I've got Walker Turner drill press', table saw, band saw, planer.....it all needs to be cleaned. ....I'm thinking PINK is out....and RUST is the new cool.........Yeah....that's it....I may not need to clean them after all. tHanks for the video

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching the video.

  • @fricknjeep
    @fricknjeepАй бұрын

    hi there lots of work john

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    Hey John. Yep it is.

  • @WilleysFirewood
    @WilleysFirewoodАй бұрын

    Limb wood comes out and gets mixed in with all the rest of the other firewood we sell.

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    Yep it all adds up.

  • @FromSteelToWood
    @FromSteelToWoodАй бұрын

    Wow, 25 trees to make 60 face cord, you have big trees there! I am on the opposite! 60 trees for 25 face cords! Lol! I did not like much collecting the small diameter for cordwood, until I got a boiler. I collect them in lengths of 4 ft, which are easy to transport out of the wood and to cord in my wood shed. So I handle them once before they are burnt in the wood boiler. A lot of time saving. Then the small wood is worth more than the bigger stuff I need to buck & split and then handle 2-3 times. Thanks!

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    The smaller stuff really makes sense for the boilers. Easy to handle and easy to process. I'm working on a boiler for heating my shop. Thanks for your input.

  • @jeffpeters1014
    @jeffpeters1014Ай бұрын

    Nothing wrong with cleaning up the limb wood

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    I agree. Thanks Jeff.

  • @outdoorswithlarryrobin
    @outdoorswithlarryrobinАй бұрын

    Hello Mike, Limb wood burns great, we use a lot in our outdoor boiler 🪵👍🏼🇺🇸

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    Definitely good for that. No splitting and don't have to be exact length. Take care y'all 🙂

  • @JDOGMACK75
    @JDOGMACK75Ай бұрын

    Glad to see you have a real saw!!

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    I really like the 550XP Mark II

  • @Mightycaptain
    @MightycaptainАй бұрын

    My rule of thumb is if it's as big around as my wrist then it goes with us. I do have a chunky wrist though.

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    That's a good rule

  • @rawwillpower4408
    @rawwillpower4408Ай бұрын

    Of course it's worth it, just as good as anything else

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    I agree

  • @InTheWoodyard
    @InTheWoodyardАй бұрын

    Hey there Mr. Mike! I am surprised that the snow is all gone...enjoy your week without it!

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    Hey Chris. Ya never know we might get two weeks without snow!!

  • @RangerRage69
    @RangerRage69Ай бұрын

    I usually cut it into 6-12 ft lengths and carry out to the trailer. I cut it up on a saw buck at home on days it’s too muddy or hot to be in the woods. It keeps the saw out of the dirt and keeps my back straight from less bending over to pick up all of the pieces and less trips back and forth to the trailer.

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    We have hauled ot out in lengths too. That works pretty well.

  • @cheflorenzo4491
    @cheflorenzo4491Ай бұрын

    So now I know you can use a chainsaw and count tree stumps. Impressive.

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    I have many talents.

  • @toddschultz7477
    @toddschultz7477Ай бұрын

    I cook and have little fires with the small stuff

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    Yep. There is always a use for it.

  • @eddyarundale1566
    @eddyarundale1566Ай бұрын

    👋🏼

  • @eddyarundale1566
    @eddyarundale1566Ай бұрын

    👋🏼

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    Hey Eddy. 👋

  • @inthebackyardwithdel438
    @inthebackyardwithdel438Ай бұрын

    Hey Mike , when I was growing up , we didn’t sell wood but heated with it . Limb wood was take home along with the rest of the tree . Nothing was left behind !! 👍🏻🇺🇸

  • @gringopines3476
    @gringopines3476Ай бұрын

    I AGREE; IF IT BURNS, IT'S WORTH IT... WASTE NOT WANT NOT. STAY COOL, FOLKS; PEACE FROM CREEL CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO...

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    Hey Del. That's a good way to do it. The stuff that we end up leaving behind initially usually is because of deep snow. But we try to get back to it when the snow is gone.

  • @bendugas8632
    @bendugas8632Ай бұрын

    We have been doing this for a long time we knock them down fail the branch and pull everything out at once, we do limb down to about three inches and we don't split under six inches. We do about forty five cords to divide three ways and yes it is worth doing it

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    Good way to do it

  • @darrintraywick8042
    @darrintraywick8042Ай бұрын

    Limb wood is good as long as it's big enough

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    I agree. Anything smaller tha 3 or so inches I leave in the woods

  • @squirrellyacres
    @squirrellyacresАй бұрын

    Most definitely worth the time and it will burn just as good.

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    Yes sir. Thanks Craig

  • @leonardryan8723
    @leonardryan8723Ай бұрын

    Mike stumps can’t be over 6 “ long left in hardwood in the forest. Cut a top of the stumps with the chainsaw make them rotten faster Mike 😊. For everyone you cut down 6 to 14 new one grown back around the stump for you trees hugger 😊. Check out my logger buddy this morning on U tube BJarne Butler cut little fir 🌲 on the west coast of BC Canada 🇨🇦. My fishing and hunting lodge make from FIR & Cedar beautiful wood 🪵 to work with if your in carpenter trade Mike . Doyles scale will give you board foot 🦶 in to the timber Mike . 😊😊

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    I like high stumps! Thanks Leonard

  • @thebradleysoncatbirdhill6849
    @thebradleysoncatbirdhill6849Ай бұрын

    Mike..... I cut everything 3 to 4 inches and upward. In my opinion, mixing that in with regular size pieces makes for perfect bundles.

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    Yep it's all good wood. Hope things are well on Catbird Hill

  • @rockandrattleretreat5830
    @rockandrattleretreat5830Ай бұрын

    Have heard limb wood has more btus than trunk wood. So less work and more heat.😊

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    I have heard the same.

  • @dozerbigboy908
    @dozerbigboy908Ай бұрын

    Put minerals on all those rotten stumps and damn you got that nice black dirt out in sum clover. Great video but I’ve never seen a yooper that can count past a 24 pac

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    I was mathing good that day!

  • @hayesrutherford9415
    @hayesrutherford9415Ай бұрын

    It's your own property and it helps clean things up so I would say its worth it.

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    For sure. Those piles we left will break down quickly.

  • @stannelson2582
    @stannelson2582Ай бұрын

    I like and keep 3 inches or more. Totally worth it in my situation too. Many times it can be easier cutting that lil stuff to when it still part of the trunk. If it’s safe to lol. Can get trick for sure. Good one today!

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    Thanks Stan. We can get most of the wood for his fireplace just by cutting limbs. Totally worth it for us.

  • @aldiminico6513
    @aldiminico6513Ай бұрын

    I’ll take all the limb wood I can get for my Fireplace Insert as long as it is dry at burning time👍

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    @@aldiminico6513 Yes sir

  • @robertdendooven7258
    @robertdendooven7258Ай бұрын

    It all comes down to is it worth it. There are some YT channels out there would say it isn't worth their time. To me, the hour of time put in seemed to be worth it. Always need firewood for heat and ambience and don't let the firewood snobs out there make decisions for you. Have a great day!

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    Thanks Robert. It's definitely worth it for us. Plus it's not hard on the back!! 😃

  • @Thetreefella
    @ThetreefellaАй бұрын

    Great video Mike!! Thanks for sharing 🌳💚👍👊💚🌳

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    Thanks Tree Fella. Hope you are enjoying vacation

  • @brandonhoad9033
    @brandonhoad9033Ай бұрын

    My take is if it has to be cut may as well take it home, otherwise, leave it there

  • @Thetreefella
    @ThetreefellaАй бұрын

    110% true

  • @Lifeinthe906
    @Lifeinthe906Ай бұрын

    That's a good way to look at it.