Tuckermtn 2008

[tuckermtn]

just got a note from Dave and Mark, they folks running the show for Tucker Mtn Maple Co-op this season...



first gather was on tuesday- 60 gal from 200+ taps.

gathered yesterday evening- about 90 gals. ice storm was a PITA

sweetened the pans last night, but no draw..

hoping for BIGSAP today...

I am going to drill a silver out here today and test the sugar...

[tuckermtn]

the guys back home report decent runs on Thursday and Friday...about 150 gal. on thursday and 200 on Friday. they have only about 225+/- taps in, but will put the rest in later this week.

about 8-9 gallons of lightish stuff in the canner now...expecting a big dump of rain tonight so will probably be a little steamy in the sugarhouse...

vacuum running reasonibly well, 18-21" hg, but that particular bush is slow to let go...so only 75 gal from 130+/- taps...hoping for more..

-tuckermtn

[tuckermtn]

got a note from Mark and Dave running the show back home...

tapped additional 90 taps last friday (March 14th) have around 300 total this year.

they have made 35-40 gals of light so far. about 10+/- gal ahead of this date last year. love the new wood shed addition

burned some syrup the other night, but syrup pan survived...it needed to be cleaned anyway-

buckets running well, main sugarbush (100+ taps) seems slow getting going despite 22" of hg.

seem to be averaging around 1 to 1.25 gal per tap average- so SOMESAP not any BIGSAP days yet...

best of luck...

tuckermtn

[tuckermtn]

Guys just pulled all taps, tanks, totes and pump. Last boil was Friday night. We ended a week earlier this year than last.

Better season in terms of totals than last year- 105 gallons for a .31 gal per tap ratio. More than 50 gals were light, 20+ medium, and a quick drop through dark and B. Fortunately didn't get any of the off-flavored syrup like we did last year...

Burned 5+ cords of wood. Got to get on Parkers list for 7 cords for next year.

Looking to do some re-conditioning of buckets this summer when I get back- probably add 25-30 of those for next year, then add another 30-50 in the sugar bush with another sap ladder.

Good luck to all those still at it...

Tucker Mountain Maple Co-op