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Valley View Sugarhouse
03-08-2008, 05:26 AM
well all the little elves will be out today in the rain, its that time of year again where I hope I am all caut up on sleep, healthy and ready to do the 6 week marathon.. I am hoping to get all tapped in today, and be ready for the run towards the middle-end of the week. Best of luck to all with the 08 season.

Andy
Parker
03-08-2008, 07:09 PM
You are going to tap 4500 in one day? You must be a TRUE vermonter,,,,
powerdub
03-08-2008, 07:21 PM
Are your elves for hire?
Valley View Sugarhouse
03-08-2008, 08:41 PM
Well we are headed back in the am.. Between the rain and the snow, I mean slush being 4' deep we didn't do it.. what a hard day to tap, lol we got 3/4 or better of the bush done so tomorrow should be a breze for us.. Man with good walking and a few less line repairs we would of had it.. What a rough way to start. Has anyone ever thout of waders with built in snowshoes?? that would have been the ticket today..
Parker
03-09-2008, 05:32 AM
How many elves does it take to do 4500 taps in one day??? Just being mear New Hampshirites all we could manage was 350 with 3 of us on our best day,,,with the conditions this year
Valley View Sugarhouse
03-09-2008, 06:24 AM
That was with 4 of us and 2 gas tappers.. we work in teams of 2, one drilling one tapping. on the big hill sides we have one team do the upper half of the line and athe other team do the lower half.. makes the uphill shorter before the downhill starts..
802maple
03-09-2008, 07:08 AM
Remember Parker youth and exuberance.
Valley View Sugarhouse
03-10-2008, 05:09 PM
Well we finished drilling holes yestarday Am about 11, Only 2 of the 4 of us made it out of bed in time for a 6 am breakfast... went back tonight, dug out some lines and cleaned rhe sap house...I am hoping for a run tomorrow...
Valley View Sugarhouse
03-21-2008, 10:57 PM
Well I guess you could say we are off to a start... I have made about 30 gal so far, and I don't think the trees ahve really thawed out here yet.... I hope everyone else is doing better....
Parker
03-22-2008, 07:48 AM
Are all your taps in one bush? What kind of vacuum pump are you running? How much vacuum do you have at your last tap? Curious,,,
It is amazing that small distances make a big diffrance in sap flow,,,in Webster , Warner, Loudon,,(south and east of me,,littel less elevation),they are going great guns (Less snow mabey) but here in Salisbury its slow,,,,Good luck
Parker
03-26-2008, 05:47 AM
Been boiling?