Cold sugar house tour 2016

[Sugarmaker]

Folks,
Was working in the sugarhouse today and just took the camera along.

Here was what it looked like in the Sugarbush. about 20 degrees.

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to be continued
Regards,
Chris

[Sugarmaker]

cont.
Sap had some ice
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Built a small fire to warm the pans. Drained the pans tonight since its going to get near zero for a couple days.

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee170/Sugarmaker/froze%20up%20FEB%2012%202016/DSC05128.jpg

I have added a wood stove to keep warm if I am working in the sugarhouse. Doesn't warm the non insulated evaporator room much. Piped it into the side of the arch just in back of the flue pan.

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee170/Sugarmaker/froze%20up%20FEB%2012%202016/DSC05129.jpg

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee170/Sugarmaker/froze%20up%20FEB%2012%202016/DSC05130.jpg

to be continued
Regards,
Chris

[Sugarmaker]

cont.
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Two samples of syrup grades made this year.

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee170/Sugarmaker/froze%20up%20FEB%2012%202016/DSC05135.jpg

New float made for the float box 2 inches thick.

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee170/Sugarmaker/froze%20up%20FEB%2012%202016/DSC05138.jpg

Regards,
Chris

[jimsudz]

Chris,you must have too much time on your hands. Enjoyed visiting with ya at LEME. Best of luck with your season.Jimsudz

[sap retreiver]

That is a great idea for the woodstove. I've been wanting a stove but not another hole in my roof. Looks good,except the temperature. Good luck

[heus]

Chris nice work. Do you worry about too much heat hitting the back corner of the flue pan when its empty and the woodstove is burning?

[51 cub]

Chris nice work. Do you worry about too much heat hitting the back corner of the flue pan when its empty and the woodstove is burning?

That's a good point I didn't think about before. Or, don't you run the stove unless there is something in it? I missed the float in the other pictures I saw. It looks good. I like that A-C milkcan seat. It's not a Cub, but I won't hold that agin ya

[Sugarmaker]

Clem (51 cub) tag your it!
Sudz, Had a good time in the sugar house with you during the LEME event. Hope your season is a good one too!

Guys on the wood stove. I was a little concerned running the wood stove near the empty flues so I propped up a couple pieces of stainless Behind the flues when I set it up. Low and behold after many fires in the wood stove I open the back doors to remove the stainless and get ready to clean the flues and I found that the pieces of stainless had fallen down and weren't doing anything. So the flues were seeing some heat from the wood stove right along. Now consider that I don't have soldered pans, I did not have any leaks when the pans were filled so there was no damage done to the pans. I did add the damper in the wood stove pipe and close that during firing of the arch.
Regards,
Chris

[maple maniac65]

I just had to go look in my yard. I have the same Ford in my driveway. Is yours a v10 also?

[51 cub]

[QUOTE=Sugarmaker;294707]Clem (51 cub) tag your it!


Yeah, that's me. I'm the culprit

[Sugarmaker]

I just had to go look in my yard. I have the same Ford in my driveway. Is yours a v10 also?

No mine has the 5.4 v8. Nice truck, and it works good for gathering.
Regards,
Chris

[sluggish]

Look at you way down south where your thermometers only go to minus 40. Must be nice to live in that tropical paradise.:lol: