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the inline ones I was using now have several pieces of my skin attached to them- pretty squirlly in my opinion- but they are easy to place- no need to cut wire. So I guess they each have their use.
two sp-11's arrived this week...now need to figure which pump is going to go where- might run the GAST pump on a generator with a single phase 220 motor.
last week before thanksgiving is my tubing blitz. looking forward to tweaks and upgrades...
Cutting syrup wood. Nearing the 7 cord mark and about 2 more to go, which should fill the wood shed.
Will start getting things ready for winter like putting up snow fence and moving equipment inside.
Hope things are good with everyone.
Regards,
Chris
here i sit waitin for sugarin beatin it around in my head on what 2 do. buy an ro or go another year without. have a feelin what im gonna do. better get some permeate tanks......;)
I am slowing getting things done.
My order from leader just arrived this evening. Now I should have all the CV's and extra tubing and stuff to finish things up in the woods.
I managed to also get the ceiling joists and rafters cut and modified ready for the ceramic blanket and then the stack.
I now have the job of bricking the evap.
The temps around here are dropping fast and the colors in the woods are changeing fast also.
What a nice day for some work!
Finally finished getting the roof on the shack extension today. Now I have a dry place for my wood & sap tank. Still need to run a couple of electric lines outside so I can plug in my sap pump and be able to see at night but otherwise it's done.
Only things left to do are to run my propane lines for the stove and finisher and get my base stack made.
And of course split some more wood.
Keith
Got most of rte.11 converted over to stubbies so I can run c.v's this spring,,,MAN THOSE TREES ARE GROWING FAST!!! it is amazing what some thinning will do,,I cut a bunch more drops in as I was going along....cant remember what year I logged that peice,,2005? some of the trees I bumped have grown 4" around the bump,,,thats an extra 8" on some of those trees...gotta thin them!
i desided to be a logger today.i cut some hemlock logs and i cut some hardwood firewood.i have the logs out to my sawmill and i have the hardwood in the feild.i,ll cut the firewood up after work in the week.
tomorrow,i,ll either skid more firewood out or work on the sugarhouse..it depends on the weather.
delbert
I dont no if I'm so far behind that I'm ahead or so far ahead I'm behind???? Never has a summer come and gone so fast. Trying to cut wood and set up someplace to boil yet?. Not shure if it is going to come together very well? One thing is for shure something will happen and syrup will be made. Looking at logging some and going for a larger evaporator by 2012 and a building just for syrup. The other build is finished and turned out to be a much need shop and equipment storage, not shure it will see the evaporator at all this spring? May be back out side yet. The old shack has been taken over by 100 layers. Horses need breaking, dogs need running and deer season is hear. Trip to Colorado was a awsome experince! Took a huge 370 class bull self guided on public land. But man is it time to lean into the harness and get to work around hear!!!!!!!! My wife gutted part of the house when I was gone I knew that trip was going to cost me, wasn't expecting that. Hope every one is well and well on there way to a great season to come. By the way it's time to plant your garlic if you haven't yet.
Well finally got into the woods over the weekend. Everything is off the ground at the moment. Squirrels and chipmunks had a field day with the drops and taps this summer,had to replace about 20 in our small bush. Main bush was pretty good except for the two big trees that the tops blew out of and dropped on the main lines!Chain sawed them off yesterday now have to tighten up the wire. Getting ready to run another 3/4 line up the hill and pick up another 75-100 taps,after the road trip next week.
Bad weather and sugar season are both coming fast this year!
Jim
sunday was very crappy weatherwise so it turned into a relax/rest day.i did end up out in the garage and did some welding on my fuel drum arch.i got cut short tho..some friends stopped in to visit.
i think today i,ll go out and get my cupalo doors figured out and get those built/put on this week and try to finish the arch.
delbert