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I have the same problem when the heater is cold. I open the left vent portal at the bottom and run by propane torch (for plumbing) for 5-10 sec and the smoke starts to draw immediately shut the portal and everything should be fine.

I'm a month late for the party😆 Were your Ash sick or diseased? Seems like that's getting to be a common issue with them. Looking forward to seeing the next video.

Thank you for this. We bought a house this summer with a tulikivi that's about 20 years old. So far, we've been unsuccessful in our 2 attempts at getting it lit without smoking up the house. There isn't a dealer near by, so we're trying to figure it out. Also, we were using a normal wood stove in our old place, so we don't have much super-seasoned wood. Worried we're just going to have to rely on our propane-powered forced air for this winter and use the wood we stocked this summer for next year.

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Hi, i have aquestion please: Do you now what kind of thin mortar where used to build the oven, and what is made of? I try to repair a Tulikivi, but did not find any information about the mortar, the name of it or what it is made of.

Curious about how to install a temp gauge, my tulikivi doesn't have one

You definitely have some good firewood there. Will this be dry enough for this winter or save it for next year?

Oh man. Been there.. glad you’re all good!

Thanks for the practical overview. I am currently in design of our house and have picked a Tulikivi for our masonry heater which we are incorporating into the design. Did you have an outside air duct feeding the heater combustion air? If yes does it have a damper? Does the vent have a damper? What model number is your unit?. I am not impressed with my local dealer's installer. Do you have a list of questions for the installer? Should he be certified? I may have to pick another dealer with qualified installer. Any recommendations?

Wow! Great video. New subscriber. I have an LX2610 on order and can't wait to get it. Any concerns when picking up the last large stone? How do you know when its too big without getting to the point of damaging the arms?

I completely understand how you feel about how it is relaxing to you mind and a great stress relief

What size posts?

Great video and that's a fantastic house you built. Thank you. I presume it was installed by the manufacturer or contractors specially trained by them? Is it available as a kit that a homeowner could install themselves? What was the total installed cost? Do you enjoy any savings in the amount of wood that's needed to keep your house comfortable compared to a typical cast iron stove? Regarding the pizza oven, you said it takes a few hours to get it hot enough to cook with it. That doesn't sound too good. More importantly, you said the pizza oven can be used with the heat from the main firebox. How long does it take to get the pizza oven hot enough to cook, say, 350-400 degrees? How long will it hold that temperature? Thank you.

Thanks for sharing David! Will have a danish/Swedish version of this masonry oven installed in my energy house this fall! Glad to join the masonry club! :) Cheers from Sweden, Johan

I did notice in your previous video exactly what u r now talking about. With every drag from your mail box to your home you could see that all you did was drag up rocks that got dropped into the pothole which gave the appearance that the pothole was now taken care of when in all actuality it was just rocks dumped in it that will eventually get pushed out. You have to tear out the walls in order to get rid of that hole. Good Luck and love the videos!i

I did notice in your previous video exactly what u r now talking about. With every drag from your mail box to your home you could see that all you did was drag up rocks that got dropped into the pothole which gave the appearance that the pothole was now taken care of when in all actuality it was just rocks dumped in it that will eventually get pushed out. You have to tear out the walls in order to get rid of that hole. Good Luck and love the videos!

If you don't really want a grapple, you can just widen out the forks a bit. It makes it easier to pick up and carry around the longer logs like you said without them falling off. Great video and hope thad can help you out.

You've got some nice firewood in those ash logs. Have a good one Dave!

Larry, Darryl & Darryl. Nice to have the extra help😆 I have a 60" HLA root rake version like GP Outdoors first grapple and it handles logs fine but it's about 400lbs. My primary use is rootin/ripping and it's awesome for that purpose with its weight. I think GP is using a Pinnacle now and although lighter, it looks very well-built.

I use a Homestead Implements Pinnacle grapple with my 2610. It makes moving logs a lot easier and safer.

That is no bueno

Ahhh yes the list...we all have one. I have only managed to complete 2 things on mine and then the truck decided it wanted some love as well. The truck was on the list anyway, but it just couldn't waite its turn...lol. Your tractor makes rock moving look easy. Great job, check off another one. Cheers,

That list is as long as Santa's naughty and nice list😆 you're right about how they never get shorter. Always a new project just around the corner.

Good review. Yea, this works just like a Russian Stove. Even in -30 degrees they just burn them twice a day and the heat is "let out" over the other 10 to 12 hours when there is no fire. Yes, to maintain draft everything must be kept warm and the stove needs to be fired every day or in most designs, there can be a draft problem if it goes cold. Russians install bypasses and dampers to assist this "reheat." By the way, I don't think fires should ever be "lit" in the top oven. The top oven is completely secondary to the bottom and the "heat for the house." With the idea being... it's already hot by "me heating the house," so.... I may as well take advantage and cook something. The stove is 99% for heat, and 1% for food.

I change my oil twice a year spring and fall. Usually get between 50 and 75 hrs in that time. Oil is cheap compared to a motor. A good used mini excavator will hold its value if it's kept in good condition. But when things brake on it. it gets expensive fast. I bought a backhoe with my tractor it does a good job but does take longer. But it would be nice to have a mini.

200 hours or every year after your first 50 hour service

Ive had my LX2610 for 3 years now and have 360 hours on it, Won't hurt to change oil after 2 years.. It's cheap enough peace of mind! I would agree on buying a separate mini ex vs buying a backhoe for your tractor Ive had both and the Mini does cost more but is equally more robust and works a lot faster

Wow, 30 hours in two years. It's been nice here and i put that on in the past week. I do my engine oil spring and fall because I like keeping it fresh.

Wow, that heater has travelled a long way to get there! By the way, a literal translation of Tulikivi is firestone. The type of stone, soapstone, they use is known for being able to absorb heat for long time which also makes it ideal for slow cooking. The stone is easier to cut than hard stone which makes it possible to use it also in the internal parts of the heater and not just in the cover so more mass to store the heat. It's maybe not designed to be a pizza oven as such, but more like for bread and stew that would take a longer time in a constant heat. A pizza oven would probably need to have more direct access to flames to get hot enough.

By the manual but also at least once a year. I disagree on the Stewarts coffee😁...well sort of...it does does taste good but once it goes into one of their cups all I can taste is paper, try bringing your own mug sometime, much better!

Sounds like a good idea. I have a min 6months on all of my rigs regardless of miles/hours. It’s just cheap insurance and makes sure that I am paying attention to all of the other miscellaneous maintenance items to noot.

Good morning, Dave. Can't go wrong with an oil change, especially after 2 yrs. I did 200hr service on my 1025R @ 180 hr mark Jan/23, Light snow plow season with less winter than even upstate NY had/ 4 plow days of 3-4" last winter. With mowing, fertilizing, Cyclone rake use last fall, have 225 hrs now. May complete oil change this fall, or at least before next Spring. Can't advise re excavator; only you know what use you would need it for from your property needs; easy for me. On 2.5-3 acres, including 1/2 acre of woods, I wouldn't have any use for that category of equipment. Sunny morning here in Ontario until light rain in afternoon-have to head outside to enjoy it. Cheers

Bobcat white is an easy sell if your wife wants something pretty in the yard

great videos esspessialy how to use the oven. what brand of heater is this one?

I'd get a hydraulic top link before the quick hitch. They are good in theory, but they don't work for all attachments.

I wuld like to see the road before and after ?

Right there with you! I learned that some ladders will let you flip the feet up so they dig in when at the low angle

Thanks for the tulikivi review. Great house and excellent video. I rent a house that has one, in milder climate than you for sure (N. California). We’ve been with the tulikivi for three winters now. We typically have one fire each night. One thing I have not been able to figure out is what the small tab above the firebox door is used for. Any idea about that?

Hiya Dave, Great to see you trip the 1K subscribers! Your content is well worth the time. PS generators are great (we finally got one wired in here in the Tetons) but the super nice thing is that you have a way to heat your house, melt snow and even roast your dinner with that great stone stove!

Wood heat just feels better!

Beautiful! Wish I would of went with a Tulikivi when I built our log cabin a few years ago. Cold air is denser and easier to move. Try placing a fan on the floor pushing the cool air from that bedroom into the main heated space then the warmer air will fill in behind it heating that bedroom.

Hey Dave. That was not a fun storm. We lost power for about 18 hours but thankfully we put in a whole house generator a few years ago. I wish I hadn't switched my snowblower over but the bucket and rear blade got the job done. A lot easier to when it's paved. Let's hope it's our last one. Have a happy Easter my friend.

You should invest in a whole house generator!! I have had one for 14 years and love it!! So far no complaints at all for my Generac generator

Audio sounds great. Old Man winter sure doesn't seem to want to let up yet and although I'm looking at dirt in my driveway, he still gave us a bit more here as well. The snow blower did a great job as usual. Cheers from Sask, Canada.

You install a transfer switch and portable generator.

A healthy mix of snow and aggergrate coming out of the chute. Pretty much how my snowblowing went as well. Our last forecasted snowmagedon ended up being a rain event. I took my blower off yesterday and put the loader back on. Your audio sounds much better with your new mic.

It was a fun (not really!) storm here too but at least our power didn't go out like yours did. Congrats on the 1,000 subs!

Great video! Thanks for posting. Currently going thru our first winter in our new home with new tulikivi 2450/92. Been ogling and researching them for years and agree that there’s limited online content from users. One question for you - how high do your surface temps get when fired up to 500+ for pizzas? I’ve read that surface temps shouldn’t exceed 180F - not an option wheh this thing gets cooking.

Congratulations on hitting 1000 subscribers! We're in full mud season in eastern Canada as well. Winter was mostly a bust but I'm going to leave my blower on for another week or two just in case we get a late storm and I can't do any loader work anyway until things firm up.

Use your scraper you'll be fine