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Alaskan Homesteading
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Stories of our new life in Alaska.
STORM DAMAGE: The Coop Flew
We've been having some insane and unusual winds here on the homestead, and it almost wrecked the new chicken coop. Check out the problem we're having, and let me know in the comments what suggestions you have to fix it.
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Homestead POWER OUTAGE! Saving the day with a Firman tri-fuel generator. T07573
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At around 2am the power went out due to downed trees from a wind storm!
Fielding Lake Cabin Adventure and Gulkana Glacier Hike - Part 1
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I've been sitting on this footage too long. Sometimes you just have too much and it's really tough to edit down. Anyway, I still have to edit Part 2, but wanted to get this out once and for all. We spent a few days around Fielding Lake, staying at the public use cabin there. We hiked to a glacier, drove our ATV to another glacier, picked blueberries, and just had a really great time. 0:00 - Int...
Nancy Lakes Snowmachine Ride
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We took a nice ride out at Nancy Lakes, to try out towing some totes of firewood, in preparation for an upcoming winter cabin trip.
WHAT am I going to do with 24 yards of gravel, and how much did this cost??
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Today, I laid out a new 30x20 parking area next to the workshop. I had to put down geotextile, get gravel delivered, and spread it with the tractor.
Fall Backpacking Adventure at the Amazing Devil's Pass Cabin
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Join us on our yearly backpacking trip. This time, we are visiting the Devil's Pass Cabin on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, to see the incredible fall colors along Resurrection Pass and Devil's Pass. Learn a little bit about our backcountry food preparation and water purification techniques. Map images © OpenStreetMap openstreetmap.org/copyright Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 3:44 - Purifying Water with a S...
Wind WRECKED my roofing work. Time to clean up!
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I had to rip all the tar paper off after the freak windstorm damaged it. Time to replace it with a better product! #alaska #chickencoopbuild #homesteading #palmer #anchorage #diy #roofing #storms
We got our Side by Side STUCK in a deep hole near Fielding Lake
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We got our Side by Side STUCK in a deep hole near Fielding Lake
How to: Arctic Cat Prowler XTZ Shifter Adjustment
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How to: Arctic Cat Prowler XTZ Shifter Adjustment
Chicken Coop Build - Another MAJOR Framing Fail, Fixed
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Chicken Coop Build - Another MAJOR Framing Fail, Fixed
Installing Rigid Foam Insulation in the Chicken Coop Floor
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Installing Rigid Foam Insulation in the Chicken Coop Floor
How to: 2009 Tahoe Coolant Reservoir Replacement (EASY procedure!)
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How to: 2009 Tahoe Coolant Reservoir Replacement (EASY procedure!)
Fixing a BIG Framing Mistake in the Chicken Coop Build
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Fixing a BIG Framing Mistake in the Chicken Coop Build
Chicken Coop Build - Foundation Framing (How I screwed it up!)
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Chicken Coop Build - Foundation Framing (How I screwed it up!)
How To: 2021 Ski Doo Expedition Sport 600EFI Recoil Start Install
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How To: 2021 Ski Doo Expedition Sport 600EFI Recoil Start Install
How To: Arctic Cat Prowler XTZ Wet Clutch Replacement (Learn from my FAILURES!)
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How To: Arctic Cat Prowler XTZ Wet Clutch Replacement (Learn from my FAILURES!)
Scouting For Moose Hunting Season in Eureka Alaska
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Scouting For Moose Hunting Season in Eureka Alaska
Side-by-side Offroading in DEEP MUD in Eureka Alaska
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Side-by-side Offroading in DEEP MUD in Eureka Alaska
Live VLOG: Camping by the roadside near Glacier View, Alaska
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Live VLOG: Camping by the roadside near Glacier View, Alaska
My GE Refrigerator is Over-Cooling... Here's how I fixed it!
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My GE Refrigerator is Over-Cooling... Here's how I fixed it!
Hiking the Alluring Reed Lakes Trail in Hatcher Pass Alaska
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Hiking the Alluring Reed Lakes Trail in Hatcher Pass Alaska
Dipnet Fishing for Copper River Sockeye - We Caught Our Limit!
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Dipnet Fishing for Copper River Sockeye - We Caught Our Limit!
Compacting the gravel pad for the chicken coop
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Compacting the gravel pad for the chicken coop
Leveling the pad for our chicken coop, using a grade rod and laser
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Leveling the pad for our chicken coop, using a grade rod and laser
Alaska Cabin Review: Overlook at Halibut Cove
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Alaska Cabin Review: Overlook at Halibut Cove
Will the Wind Stop Our Truss Installation?
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Will the Wind Stop Our Truss Installation?
How To: 2013 Arctic Cat Prowler XTZ 1000 Drive Belt Replacement
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How To: 2013 Arctic Cat Prowler XTZ 1000 Drive Belt Replacement
How to make DELICIOUS Sourdough Kvass (квас)
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How to make DELICIOUS Sourdough Kvass (квас)
Ignorance Can KILL You In Surprising Ways
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Ignorance Can KILL You In Surprising Ways
I’ve been using warm water with Dawn dish detergent to clean out the soot in the combustion blower on toyos for decades. I don’t see why it wouldn’t work on this.
Hey, I’ve been up here for 35 years and found that shipping vis Carlile freight via their Alaskan resident program solved all my shipping needs inexpensively. Right now I’m shipping a twin mattress, 44 in. X 14 in. x 14 in from Tacoma to Anchorage for $35 and will take a few days to get here. I’ve shipped larger lithium batteries with hazmat decals, ammunition, primers, you name it. They are great! Their website will direct you to. It’s a free membership, I just can’t remember the name of it.
@ronsheehan9554 I signed up for carlile myconnect but haven't used it yet. Good to know they're affordable! I wasn't sure if I'd end up getting banged for $100 on top of the price of a battery or whatever.
At 9 minutes you start cleaning that long tube is threaded on so yo van take off to clean better
@@jsned2502 good to know, thanks!
I'd reuse those brackets . I'd bet they straighten out if you screw it into the beam. Earth anchors aren't too difficult to install. I have a video on it when I did my shed and that thing hasn't budged.
@@WoodsTreeFarm I suppose I'll give it a try. I can put them in a bench vise and try to put them straight enough. I just have to let the ground freeze, take the tractor over there, and lift the building up. That should make for some good content. 😀
@alaskanhomesteading good luck
Floor jack / bottle jack. I'd likely leave it until the storm passes. You could always put in a few hundred gallons of water if you have it available to anchor it for the time being. Once up on the jack, use a truck in 4x4, low range to slowly pull it back into place. We used a floor jack and logs to move our coop across our 4acres in North Pole. Best of luck!
I very much like the idea of using water to add weight to the building. I have several 15gal totes I use in the greenhouse as a heat battery. That would add almost 500# of ballast to the building. I tried the farm jack out today and was able to easily lift the building, and later I know the tractor will be able to lift it as well for repositioning. Thanks for the suggestions!
How were the House parts connected to the brackets? If nails or screws, make larger holes in brackets and wooden parts, then use bolts. I think using the tractor to lift it would be good, but only after wind stops. Perhaps you need to make an actual concrete foundation for additional weight.
The Brackets weren't attached yet. But it wouldn't have really mattered, because the Brackets also aren't attached to the blocks. Those bolts just rest in a hole in the top of the block. I really didn't (and still don't) want to pour a concrete pad there. But we will definitely need to anchor the building to prevent this happening again.
Thanks for posting this.
My heater has been having random problems after running full blast on some really cold nights when it couldn't really keep up. It gets hot the next day and starts making bad sounds, but twice has cleared its self, so I'll keep using it
Apparently these heater are problematic....too many videos on on repairs.
@rudbeckia885 they can be fussy, but for the money they work pretty well. I wouldn't use one of these cheap ones in a critical life safety application, but for general purpose they're alright. And, as others have pointed out, there are definitely some issues with my specific setup.
And now we are having another crazy wind storm, and it's almost 50⁰f outside. In Alaska. In January. I have my fingers crossed that we don't lose power again.
Why you people keep buying Al the dam heaters that break …. Wood stove never breaks ….. no quitting in the middle of the night … no repair man emergency call to cost you big …. It’s not as noisy either…. But hey to each their own…..
@EdZirul a wood stove would not be useful for my greenhouse, which is where this is installed. I can turn this on and off at will, from inside my house, using the wireless remote.
@ well I understand and if you heat your house with wood … just do what other people have done… run pipes the their shops and greenhouses…. They use big boilers though but every house has a boiler … it’s called the water heater… it’s just not used to heat the house … just wasted heat sitting … and the big boilers run for a day before needing a reload… but take a water heater and hook it to a wood stove wet hi electric back up to heat the boiler when you’re not reloading the stove… I know you paid little money for the heater… not sure how much you use it but you still pay for the fuel and electric for it that adds up…
But you can build a boiler system for 500 or less …. That will heat the house shop and greenhouse all on one bill saving money in the long run and no repairs ever really….
Best practice to Start portable generator w/o load
Agree, and a good reminder. In my defense, it was 2:30am. LOL
This is why I like battery backup. Aint no way I am going out in the middle of the night or in the middle of a huge rain or snow storm to start up a generator 😅
@Sidicas Battery back-up is nice, but far more costly for the same capacity.
You’re absolutely right! Dave is bordering on stupid with walking around in the dark on his property surrounded in ice.
Dave thanks for posting what not to do. Personally it seems your set up was driven by price (like a lot of people). I’ve seen some Firman generators in my passing as a utility lineman for the local power company. All I know is your genny is LOUD! It’s not uncommon for propane generators to take two or three tries to get them started. No handle for inside on your garage door? An over sight I’m sure? Something to put on your list of things to do. Then the cord for the genny laying in the grass? Not hanging up with a boot over the plug? Not a good idea? That’s a tripping hazard for folks like me that may need to turn off your genny? I know your main disconnect had two switches. The one toggle was for utility power was still in the “on” position. Walking in the dark on your ice covered driveway was deffinately stupid? Not only the risk of falling but the risk of a widow maker broken high up in a tree falling on you if the wind dislodged it? Our set up is a roll out genny in a locked enclosure. My wife can start it remotely in our basement. She never has to go outside. If it runs out of fuel my paid friend will come over to refill it. I keep more gas in my shed than you do in your out buildings. We have a Honda inverter generator that is fuel injected than run our entire house. Safety was the driver in my house. Cost comes dead last. I know you have money if you have a big tractor in your hoop building. I’m just saying. Our priorities are different. I’m usually already at work when the lights go out at home. Thanks for posting.
@johnclyne6350 Just to put your mind at ease, that transfer switch is ALSO a main service disconnect, but in its operating mode, it is fully isolating the generator from the utility side. There is no danger to linemen presented by this setup, and in fact there is an additional main disconnect at the boundary of the property where the meter base is installed. This setup was certainly at least partially driven by price, but also evolvability and practicality. The ATS I installed there will let me upgrade to an automatic standby generator when the time is right. That time may be soon, with the recent prevalence of wind storms that cause utility outages. But overall our power is very stable here, and I have rarely needed to use the generator. Less than once per year in fact. So it would have been wasteful to spend several thousand on a fully automated setup initially.
@@alaskanhomesteading My setup started as a 2 Kilowatt UPS on a Sump Pump to provide battery backup when the power is out with automatic switching from mains to battery so that the basement doesn't flood and it only costed me about $750. Then the power often would go out at times when the sump pump wasn't needed and I started plugging lights, chargers, laptops, monitors, etc. into that UPS and I had a solid 36 hours or so of power. Then I added another UPS to it for $500 to increase maximum power output to 4 kilowatts so I can use the garage door openers, window air conditioner, and some other high powered motor things which would last me about a day or so which usually was enough. Then I added a bunch more batteries for more runtime at a cost of only about $150 per kilowatt hour of capacity and a kilowatt hour is enough to run my 90 watt deep freezer for 10 hours. Recharging the whole thing off of mains is a lot cheaper than burning any kind of fuel in a generator to recharge it but I still want to plan for a situation of a 4+ day power outage situation. couple of times in the past 10 years I have used my car to recharge it because of a 4+ day power outage. In total, it was only about $2000 as it is with automatic switching being a core feature of an UPS since day 1. No electrician or plumber needed.
Great video. Was thinking about putting this kit on my EFI, and was wondering if you tried starting it with the recoil when the battery is fully spent? Curious because it seems the fuel pump primes when the key is on and if the battery is spent would that affect starting by hand?
@@littleGeis In theory, spinning the engine with the recoil should run the stator and get some juice to the fuel pump, but I haven't tried this. The battery-less mountain sleds start just fine on just a recoil pull, so maybe it would be fine?
I swear to Christ, if I see one more video of someone using brake cleaner in or on a source of heat, I’m going to loose my $hit. Brake cleaner is for BRAKES. Tetrachloroethylene and benzine are carcinogenic by themselves, when you heat them, you get phosgene gas. What is this gas you say? Phosgene gas is a highly toxic, colorless gas with a musty odor often described as smelling like freshly cut hay, used primarily as a chemical intermediate in industry, but historically notorious as a deadly chemical warfare agent due to its severe lung-damaging effects when inhaled; it is considered a "choking agent" and can cause pulmonary edema (fluid buildup in the lungs) even at low concentrations. STOP IT! JUST STOP IT!
@@Ifly1976 I made a follow-up video on this.
Old baked on cooking oil residue is best removed with oven cleaner. Carbon buildup responds well to brake cleaner. However, a brush set is a required tool along with a pipe cleaner and toothbrush.
Dry snow might do better with a blower. I wish you the best
awesome video thanks for sharing
Always have a backup plan for shtf power 2
Greetings from Banchory Scotland. Looks like your fuel filter is fitted the wrong way. It will still work but makes it difficult to see contamination on filter screen. Suggest you invest in a water separator fuel filter. Also get a coach screw to make removal of screen easy. It is ok to run heater on its side the way you have it fitted.
A lot of people take that screen out, especially if it gets fouled. I have never in three years taken mine out. I have burned it off once in all that time, and it spends most of the time on low. I have a 2k inside a well insulated 8x16 cargo trailer.
When I clean mine I always use mapp gas and I heat the hell out of it untill all the smoke and black chunks stop coming out of it and that usually is good enough to get the screen out and clean the steel mesh that is behind that screen and wraps all the way around the inside of the burner that you cant see and is usually all plugged with crap too. That is why I torch the living crap out of it to burn all that out of that mesh. ua-cam.com/video/QFrWCa7tfM4/v-deo.html for reference on the mesh I am talking about.
I use one for heating my greenhouse i use central heating oil instead of of diesel as it works fine and is a lot cheaper, the only problem i had was with the voltage the battery system went down as i use a charger to keep the battery topped up and i didn’t realise that the charger had gone bad soon sorted with a new one and back to normal .
Excellent detail man! Thank you!
I just watched another install video where the guy didn't put a rope clamp and it worked just fine
@@rossgrant1523 I'm sure you can get away with it, but I believe it's just easier this way, so you don't have to worry about losing the end.
Did mine without a clamp the knot did it's job but if that knot had slipped it would have sucked! I noticed when i went to undo it it had almost come out by itself so the clamp is just a good back up to save a lot of potential head aches.
Since this video was posted a year ago in 2023, you have probably already solved the problem. I am still learning about these heaters myself. My manual does say that they cannot be .mounted sideways and operate correctly. Due to fuel pooling in the burn chamber. Just something to look at. Thanks for the video on disassembly and cleaning of the heater!
The only way to mount them really is the way they are intended to. That way any loose soot will fall out the exhaust.
Watch out for minks chewing fish off your stringer.
@deanbheffelfinger2829 Wow, really? Minks will swim in those copper river currents??? That's wild.
Okay i am confused it was turning over fine so not a battery problem or did i miss something!
@barefootbob1269 Initially yes, but as you see it didn't start right away. These extreme cold days can really make starting harder. So in the event that it won't start right away on the battery, having the recoil is a good second option.
@@alaskanhomesteading I plan on installing one just in case. For the cost of these sleds it should be standard on all of them! it just seemed like you were backing off the starter to soon to me while it was still turning but I was not there. glad you got it in now I feel like I can do it. The worst part of that job is taking off the hood. Done mine 3or 4times and I still hate doing it lol.
@barefootbob1269 you'll get used to it, and it gets easier every time. I've had the hood (upper body module) off so many times now, I could probably do it in my sleep.
There’s a hole next to the glow plug this hole blocks up and the heater will fail to start. You can clean that hole out without stripping the heater down or having to remove the glow plug. All you need is to remove the rubber boot on the glow plug hole and with a bent bit of wire locate the hole and poke the wire in it to clear it. Now this is an issue with this design of a heater and they do leak co2 into the hot air out let. The main course of this is exhaust back pressure so if you have a long exhaust run it’s more likely to soot that hole up and the heater will carbon up inside.
Add a pint rubbing alcohol to 5 gallons of fuel to help keep burn chamber cleaner ..
Another typical non tuneable heater sooting up.
Nice repair job. Thanks
9/10’s of your problems are from your heater being mounted on its side.
How do you use the rocker weights
@@Judah1015 they are based on 5/10/15 pounds. You just set the weight on the port for the pressure required by your recipe, and once the weights start rocking, you're at the pressure you set, so you can turn the heat down a bit. As long as it keeps rocking, you're at the specified pressure.
In my humble opinion there are too many inconsistencies with the quality of the heaters which can make troubleshooting a little tricky. By that I mean that sometimes you get a good one and other times you get one that doesn't function correctly. I have 3 that look identical, however they do NOT operate at the same level of efficiency. My 1st unit sooted up after a very short time and began to give errors. I still haven't taken it apart, and I don't remember what temperature it operated at when it actually worked. The 2nd unit has been running flawlessly now for 60 days of 24/7 use and the internal temperature reads 405°f pretty consistently. The 3rd unit has worked flawlessly as a backup. However it's internal temperature varies between 325°f and 380°f. The internal temp will rise as you increase the heat settings. I have only ever run clean diesel or home heating oil. Great video!
Nice fire proof stand. Work near door for quick getaway
@@robertkincaid9122 correct. I had good rapid egress available and a nearby fire extinguisher.
I'd think you would be overloading those jumper cables for such a short time, and in such cold weather, you would never come close to melting those wires.
your burning out the carbon in the bottom of the chamber
Soak your screen in hopps # 9 rifle bore cleaner as the cleaners design is for breaking loose combustion carbon ( bore carbon )
@@hafsalinda That's brilliant. I have that solvent in great supply. 😀
Try burning jp - 2, 3, or 4 kerosene used in jet engines as a stripper to the combustion chamber.
FWIW, just from the brief glimpses of your fuel filter, it looks like it's installed backward. The filter will work in either direction but if used in the backward direction, the debris and sediment you are filtering will be collected on the inside of the filter element (the side you can't see) and it defeats the purpose of the clear housing because the filter will always look clean. If I'm wrong, please ignore my comment.
very similar to a diesel particulate filter vapouriser. glow plug and a spray of diesel to burn out the soot of the exhaust filter. gets the exhaust up to 600c
You done well 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊
Well done now i know
Looks horrible all that soot
I changed all my led screens to the blue screens with the spanner in the top left hand corner and the led remote, which allows access to the special settings menu. The heater ecu also has to be the blue board with the bi metallic silver strip tuning across it, I now burn exclusively kerosene instead of diesel and service the burners every summer cleaning the chambers by filling with oven cleaner leaving to soak for about half an hour then rinsing with water 3 times, this removes any large carbon deposits trapped in the burner. I then blow the burner dry with a heat gun and resemble.
Hello if you please can you tell me how much hours work in good situation before maintains and which level from 1 to 10 work good without cock get in ....are you understand me?
@@firashejazi2869 I understand, yes. I don't know the answer as far as hours, but the general guidance seems to be to run at higher levels to avoid coking.
@alaskanhomesteading No i think in level 4 is good for consumption of diesel and 90% burning...if you search on China website they told that. Have a good day
There is also a screen in the other holes you were jamming that tool in, and if you damage that, you will have to replace the whole burner. The best way to clean that screen out is to burn the entire end, and get it red hot. Mine starts up like that too, and usually after I haven't used it consistently. It usually always starts, after the second attempt. I've had it apart several times and still can't figure out why. It has always come apart clean tho with very little soot, and for the most part it is on low, with an occasional high run to warm things up quickly. (I live in Western Wa State.) If you coat the gaskets with graphite, they come off without damage every time. I've had my 2k for about three years and I love it but I can't run it unless it is below 40f.
That screen maybe your atomizer not to play with it
Did you consider running a copper or aluminum exhaust pipe line from heater at an angle across a longer space to near the ceiling then exiting building so heat radiation loss is to the inside of building rather lost going directly outside?
@@guestguide2544 I have heard mixed things about that. Some people mention potential issues with excess exhaust back pressure from this. But I've also seen people run the exhaust through an old radiator, soooo.....
HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT WHY THEY DO NOT USE COPPER FOR CAR EXHAUST? The reason is it is against the law in some countries and gives off a poisonous gas at high temperatures.
Have you ever had it to where it’s a little rough to change the gears? Instead of smooth changing from r to n to h or low
@CodyGleason-p6q yes. It's actually acting up again, and I am wondering if I didn't tighten things well on my last adjustment. It's going to take some fine tuning I think.