Great words of wisdom at the end. America used to know this and practice it all the time. I 67 now, but when I was a kid my dad and neighbor did this all the time. Now most people don’t even know their neighbor’s name.
I feel like we live in an area that is still hanging on by a thread of how things used to be done. But you are correct. Most places don’t practice this anymore
That is probably the BEST video you've ever done. Not necessarily the content. But, for the message! I have a few friends that I will tell them, "I honor calling you friend!" There is no doubt your friends feel the exact same way about you!
Very impressive problem solving, Adam. Starting the problem primes the brain to figure things out. Also good quote about money and friends. You’re much more than a firewood channel, Adam. You use your college-educated brain every video.
Years ago, before I retired, I was a farmer. I had 2 neighbors that would ask me for help. I always helped them any way that I could. When I needed help and asked them, 1 would always have an excuse why he couldn't help. The other would always come to help. He would always be 15 minutes late, but he would be there. Guess which 1 I like to help more!!
Good sorting and stacking 👍 I think it's great that your friend is providing an opportunity for his employees to make some extra cash that isn't necessarily job related. They will appreciate it if they have ambition and will remember him forever. The difference between a good employer and a great boss. Glad you got to repay a favor with a favor, your friend is right money ends friendships (and relatives). Good video 😊
Great video Adam. I agree with you and Doug, it is how I live my life and pass it along both with my words as well as my actions. Live by your actions as they will be more valuable than your words. You and Doug are examples of just that. 👍🏻👍🏻
We need a lot more of that in our communities. The younger generations would benefit so much from lessons like you just shared. Thanks for being a great example Adam 🤠👍
Love it Adam. My dad, who claims to be a Catholic, will always use tid for tat. But that's not how it works, especially within the firewewood community. We help our own. Good for you buddy. Keep cuttin'!
I befriended a younger couple on marketplace last year that was giving away a neatly stacked pile of 60 10ft long 18"-22" diameter hardwood logs from a clearing project. Without any tractor or help, i have slowly cut and split that pile and i am not done after 3 months. But that one pile will nearly pay for 1/2 of my new eastonmade 12-22. Plus we have a great friendship as well. Thanks for the video.
Adam, you made a daunting task look easy. Also, the words at the end of your video show that you are wise beyond your years. Anyway, stay safe healthy and cool. Bill H from Cranberry Township
Doug's a great guy! He probably enjoys helping you out - someone who challenges him to come up with creative solutions and give him opportunities that he wouldn't have otherwise had. You make a great team!
This is a great way business between friends should be done no money just help each other. My only concern is when the younger ones get to cutting that the racks of wood doesn’t fall if they don’t happen to have the experience to know what to look for if it’s going to fall but I do like the neatness of the piles
Your friend is a great friend & person all around!! Doing that for his young employees is so generous!! I hope they do a great job & make lots of money!! You were so thoughtful to stack those logs for him! I love all the "food for thought" words - so true!! Thanks for another wonderful video!! God bless y'all! 🥰🙏👍
Assembling my OS18 saw mill has come to a temporary halt. F150 is in the shop for a transmission and that's where all my ratchet straps are for lifting the engine/carriage unit. You know where to click for the update. I blame Adam for getting me into this saw mill stuff, just kidding.
Great video and wonderful philosophy at the end. I would be very interested in any follow-up videos on whether the young guys took up this opportunity and how it went for them.
Hope some of the workers if not take the opportunity. Had neighbors who's driveway culvert washed out. Hadn't spoken much since newer purchase but while talking to him, he mentioned they couldn't find anyone selling red dirt. I asked if he meant the red clay soil we have there. He did. He was shocked when I told him to just go take a couple scoops the need out of the hillside. Was I sure, how much for it, etc. Had to tell him I'd offer it to any neighbor or friend needing it. Even his dad had him ask again after they'd fixed their drive how much. Things are just different now.
I've found that at times its easier and faster to move it twice rather than trying to track individual buckets to each pile. Swing it put it down make a pile. Move to the other side and swimg that pile to its bunk. Tracking takes time and beats up the tracks. Much faster to swind and drop 2 times or 3 times in most cases.
I'm to independent to ask for help. If I need help I hire someone to help me. I don't have friends either, I have acquaintances. I found that out 24 years ago when I quit drinking.
I've never dealt with big bunks of wood like that. While watching you stack all those piles with your excavator my only thought is, "How is an 18 year old kid going to safely get those logs down with a chainsaw and hand tools?"
Ya, I was guessing that when you were saying that you wanted to try out the tractor with the grapple vs. the mini ex, that you were going to be disappointed. I've got a tractor that's a little larger than yours, but it's got the same style grapple as you do (mine is a Frost Bite), and I just know from experience that when the logs are all laying crisscross and hodgepodge, it's a real pain in the butt to grapple them. Question for you though, who is flying your drone for you when you're working in the mini? Also, LOVE the relationship that you and Doug have.
Nice, but back to the pond, your answer may be in making the pond bigger by digging, which by the way, you can do,but dig away from the damn and deeper, maybe toward the beach.
the Lord gave us all different gifts, we all need to remember the instant we charge for or expect something in return for those gifts he can take it away just as fast
good advice mate i have tried to do the same ie no $ with mates some get it but most dont funnily enough some mates dont get shit done for free anymore and some of them are paying who knows who because we dont speak
Adam, great video and message as always. I have a question, how did you get your large and heavy equipment there? Were you close enough to tram them? Did he provide transport or did you have to hire someone? As you consider doing jobs like this as an extra source of income for non-friends I was wondering how you solved the transport problem.
I know you are using the brush hog mower on back of the tractor as a counterbalance weight. Afford some real counterbalance trator weights. It will give you a goodly bit more maneuvering room needed in your log yard.
The people with the best friendships are those with better than average judge of character abilities. I am judge of character challenged . Nice job on would though vid to make the least but interesting.
I like Doug’s comment…”Money will ruin friendships, so just leave it out”. 👍
Great words of wisdom at the end. America used to know this and practice it all the time. I 67 now, but when I was a kid my dad and neighbor did this all the time. Now most people don’t even know their neighbor’s name.
I feel like we live in an area that is still hanging on by a thread of how things used to be done. But you are correct. Most places don’t practice this anymore
That’s a lot of sweat equity!!!😂 loved the ending, thanks!
Neibor Doug in the house 🤪
You guys are truly lucky to have a great friendship like yours. I enjoy learning from both of you. Thanks
Good neighbor good community.
Not keeping score, especially in close friendships and in marriage, is the best advice
I couldn't agree more with that quote. Good words to live by. Reminds me of the golden rule. Treat everyone the way you wanted to be treated.
That is probably the BEST video you've ever done. Not necessarily the content. But, for the message!
I have a few friends that I will tell them, "I honor calling you friend!" There is no doubt your friends feel the exact same way about you!
Outstanding work. You are correct about money and friendships!
I like your logic - Yes, money will ruin friendships!
Very impressive problem solving, Adam. Starting the problem primes the brain to figure things out. Also good quote about money and friends. You’re much more than a firewood channel, Adam. You use your college-educated brain every video.
Well said! Thank you
The Government can't tax favors that friends do for each other.
Gotta love it
Wise move Adam. There are times when ‘analysis paralysis’ just delays the inevitable. 👍
Years ago, before I retired, I was a farmer. I had 2 neighbors that would ask me for help. I always helped them any way that I could. When I needed help and asked them, 1 would always have an excuse why he couldn't help. The other would always come to help. He would always be 15 minutes late, but he would be there. Guess which 1 I like to help more!!
Amen to that wisdom. KIndness goes along way.
Your a gentleman Adam, very valuable words for thought. Hope to see more videos with both you and Doug. A great duo, kinda like Batman & Robin 😊
Friends always help friends, nothing expected.
Adam is the hope of our future - we need more of him everywhere. Doug is cool too.
That’s Neighbor Doug to you.
Well I don’t know about all that but I appreciate the thought
Great job and message, hello from Nova Scotia Canada
Words,so very true,🙏🏻🙏🏻👏👏☘️🇮🇪
Good sorting and stacking 👍 I think it's great that your friend is providing an opportunity for his employees to make some extra cash that isn't necessarily job related. They will appreciate it if they have ambition and will remember him forever. The difference between a good employer and a great boss. Glad you got to repay a favor with a favor, your friend is right money ends friendships (and relatives). Good video 😊
Great video Adam. I agree with you and Doug, it is how I live my life and pass it along both with my words as well as my actions. Live by your actions as they will be more valuable than your words. You and Doug are examples of just that. 👍🏻👍🏻
Love your attitude about work and helping others. You reap what you sow, and the seeds your sowing are done through love and kindness.
Enjoyed this video. I like your philosophy, this country needs more people thinking/acting that way.
Well said!
We need a lot more of that in our communities. The younger generations would benefit so much from lessons like you just shared. Thanks for being a great example Adam 🤠👍
I totally agree!
Hi Adam. Great video. I loved the philosophical closing. Thanks.
Hey, thanks!
Friends helping friends - never a bad thing. Stay safe.
Thanks for the wisdom you demonstrated in this video.
I love the way you think!
Love it Adam. My dad, who claims to be a Catholic, will always use tid for tat. But that's not how it works, especially within the firewewood community. We help our own. Good for you buddy. Keep cuttin'!
Don’t keep score. That’s the key. Just do to others as you would have them do to you. Love and kindness never gets old.
Good tip on thinking for 5 minutes and then just starting, I often succumb to paralysis by analysis.
Adam you’re a good man
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It hard to beat great friends
Have a day😊
Beautiful video and gesture 🧬🦾⚡️☀️🔱
I befriended a younger couple on marketplace last year that was giving away a neatly stacked pile of 60 10ft long 18"-22" diameter hardwood logs from a clearing project. Without any tractor or help, i have slowly cut and split that pile and i am not done after 3 months. But that one pile will nearly pay for 1/2 of my new eastonmade 12-22. Plus we have a great friendship as well. Thanks for the video.
Truer words have never been spoken! That firewood looks nice after you re-stacked it!
Great job turning that horror show into nice stacks. Totally agree on the help/favor part.
Awesome life lessons in this video, especially those you shared at the end 👍👍
Glad you like them!
Adam, you made a daunting task look easy. Also, the words at the end of your video show that you are wise beyond your years. Anyway, stay safe healthy and cool. Bill H from Cranberry Township
Thank you Bill
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Thank you
You’re getting really good at operating that excavator!
Thanks for the great quotes to add to my quote list.
All good thought's, thanks for trying to make this place a better place
You bet
ABSOLUTELY A GREAT wrap up to this video! Tim in northern TN
Very true, we all need more fellow genuine people in this work like you and who you surround yourself with Adam. Did you get a new truck?
Nice job, Adam. Mutually beneficial.
What a mess. Good job getting it cleaned up. You should have asked Doug to do that for you and then tell your buddy that you did it.
If I had thought about it for 10 minutes instead of just 5 I might have thought of that. Damnit
Nice job Adam. It is always nice to help oit a friend. It gives you a good feeling at the end of the job.
Doug's a great guy! He probably enjoys helping you out - someone who challenges him to come up with creative solutions and give him opportunities that he wouldn't have otherwise had. You make a great team!
This is a great way business between friends should be done no money just help each other. My only concern is when the younger ones get to cutting that the racks of wood doesn’t fall if they don’t happen to have the experience to know what to look for if it’s going to fall but I do like the neatness of the piles
Great job Adam nice👍
Well said Sir.
Your friend is a great friend & person all around!! Doing that for his young employees is so generous!! I hope they do a great job & make lots of money!! You were so thoughtful to stack those logs for him! I love all the "food for thought" words - so true!! Thanks for another wonderful video!! God bless y'all! 🥰🙏👍
Thanks Dianne. Glad you liked this one
Assembling my OS18 saw mill has come to a temporary halt. F150 is in the shop for a transmission and that's where all my ratchet straps are for lifting the engine/carriage unit.
You know where to click for the update.
I blame Adam for getting me into this saw mill stuff, just kidding.
That sounds like a project
Thank you for showing app to help your buddy out That's what France is all about
Amen!❤😊
Great video and wonderful philosophy at the end. I would be very interested in any follow-up videos on whether the young guys took up this opportunity and how it went for them.
Nicely done.
thats facts i agree with that statement,
Good advise!
Great video and advice Adam! You are a light in the world pal.
I appreciate that!
Wise words in closing
Looks great Adam!
This was a good video. I especially liked your words of wisdom at the end.
Nice job, Adam. I strongly endorse the philosophies you shared at the end of the video. People today do not generally want to help one another.
Love the quotes!!
Thanks Bill
Great ethics , Adam. Decent and fine things like this will always circulate! A good video this week too! 🇬🇧👋👋🇺🇸
Wise words. If only humanity could live by them. Keep up the great work :)
Very nice and heart touch words of wisdom at the end of the video God bless you and friends of yours.
I figured you’d be jumping off the tractor for the excavator again. Nice work
Hope some of the workers if not take the opportunity. Had neighbors who's driveway culvert washed out. Hadn't spoken much since newer purchase but while talking to him, he mentioned they couldn't find anyone selling red dirt. I asked if he meant the red clay soil we have there. He did. He was shocked when I told him to just go take a couple scoops the need out of the hillside. Was I sure, how much for it, etc. Had to tell him I'd offer it to any neighbor or friend needing it. Even his dad had him ask again after they'd fixed their drive how much. Things are just different now.
Nice job Adam 👏
That's what friends are for ❤
Good shit!!!
I've found that at times its easier and faster to move it twice rather than trying to track individual buckets to each pile. Swing it put it down make a pile. Move to the other side and swimg that pile to its bunk. Tracking takes time and beats up the tracks. Much faster to swind and drop 2 times or 3 times in most cases.
The taxman is shaking his fist at this video. Nice work!
Nothing better
What a great video... your helping out so much..gret thinking
Yup,,,,,,,,u did one hell of a job,,,,,bet u were a good chess player…..Cebu ,Ph.
I'm to independent to ask for help. If I need help I hire someone to help me. I don't have friends either, I have acquaintances. I found that out 24 years ago when I quit drinking.
Nice job, it’s actually fun to help friends!
Great job and example
Thank you!
I've never dealt with big bunks of wood like that. While watching you stack all those piles with your excavator my only thought is, "How is an 18 year old kid going to safely get those logs down with a chainsaw and hand tools?"
Awesomeness
Ya, I was guessing that when you were saying that you wanted to try out the tractor with the grapple vs. the mini ex, that you were going to be disappointed. I've got a tractor that's a little larger than yours, but it's got the same style grapple as you do (mine is a Frost Bite), and I just know from experience that when the logs are all laying crisscross and hodgepodge, it's a real pain in the butt to grapple them.
Question for you though, who is flying your drone for you when you're working in the mini?
Also, LOVE the relationship that you and Doug have.
Sundays are for picking stones and getting hammered
Would be curious how the planner cutters were removed and ultimately fixed by your tool and die buddy.?
Nice, but back to the pond, your answer may be in making the pond bigger by digging, which by the way, you can do,but dig away from the damn and deeper, maybe toward the beach.
Great comments
Adam, my OCD disorder is satisfied. 😊
Haha thank you.
the Lord gave us all different gifts, we all need to remember the instant we charge for or expect something in return for those gifts he can take it away just as fast
More hands make less work good job
👍👍
agree
good advice mate i have tried to do the same ie no $ with mates some get it but most dont funnily enough some mates dont get shit done for free anymore and some of them are paying who knows who because we dont speak
Adam, great video and message as always. I have a question, how did you get your large and heavy equipment there? Were you close enough to tram them? Did he provide transport or did you have to hire someone? As you consider doing jobs like this as an extra source of income for non-friends I was wondering how you solved the transport problem.
He’s just down the street. I tracked down
I know you are using the brush hog mower on back of the tractor as a counterbalance weight. Afford some real counterbalance trator weights. It will give you a goodly bit more maneuvering room needed in your log yard.
❤😊
I want to see a follow up video to see how this works out.
I have a rule...I will do anything for anyone that asks me for help, but I will never ask someone to help me. It is just how I am.
Hope you come back to see how the youngsters do?
I don’t want to sound like Safety Sam but that looks a but precarious without equipment to unstack, etc. BUT…great opportunity.
The people with the best friendships are those with better than average judge of character abilities.
I am judge of character challenged .
Nice job on would though vid to make the least but interesting.