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abbott
02-27-2011, 08:01 PM
I put in my first 120 taps today. I'll get the rest in tomorrow. We'll see if the sap runs over the next few days.
MainelyMaple
02-27-2011, 08:24 PM
Thats great! where in Sumner are you?
Haynes Forest Products
02-27-2011, 09:02 PM
Dang I got scared when I saw you started tapping in summer. :lol:
jdsr
03-01-2011, 05:01 PM
I must be in need of glasses, I thought you tapped in the summer also. :o That would have been scary........ I once new a guy that left his taps in for the next season and couldn't figure out why no sap was running. LOL
abbott
03-02-2011, 08:56 AM
I figure an early start is the key to a lot of sap!

Not that i have them, but with the new check valves i should be able to start tapping in the summer, right?

@ MainelyMaple - I live at the end of Bradeen Rd if you want to Google it.

All 585 or so taps are in. Of course my 3 days of highs in the upper 30's are turning into 3 days around 30. Looks like i'll have to wait until the weekend for a run.
abbott
03-05-2011, 07:22 PM
High was 36 today with off and on drizzle. The lines thawed, but i only pulled a few gallons of sap out with the pump. Maybe tomorrow...
abbott
03-06-2011, 08:41 AM
Woke up this morning and the temp was 42. Hustled down to the sap house to find 75 gallons in the tank and a steady stream coming in. Now that i've got the pump running it looks like the sap is coming in at about 35 gph. I'll be boiling this afternoon! I hope the sap is running elsewhere, too!