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It would be nice. I'll be up there on Saturday morning with a 12 gauge, but I'm hunting 4 leggers then.Quote:
Originally Posted by mapleack
I don't know what can be done, but I hope the lexan helps some with the vandalism. I'm installing it tomorrow.
I am trying not to get too upset about all this.
Wow Marty I hope that the leave color thing is true. My trees all turned yellow this year as well. The leaves seem to be hanging on longer too. Alot of sugar maples that should be bare by now still have most of the leaves on them.
I Am banking on a huge year then. 4000 to 5000 taps in that bush. Everything new in that bush this year. Hasnt been tapped since the early 60's. Costing me an arm and a leg to set up but it will pay off. All taps will have check valves too. Thanks Enis
I spent this weekend spliting some pine for the evaporator and cutting up pallets. I found a 4X14 evaporator I want to look at this weekend. I need a lot more wood cut and split if I get that. I talked to one of my dads friends with 5 acres of woods and he said I can tap whatever I want. This is going to be a good season. Thearon keep up the biggsap updates there amusing and interesting.
My brother and I got a bunch more work done on the weekend. The woodshed is 100% full and we Frankenstein'd some wood pallets together that needed to be fixed. We got a big limb over a mainline cut up, got the stacks down and in the camp, filled a bunch of syrup for a large order, placed the rest of the rebar for the knee wall in the new building and got the forms built and in place. The concrete should go in next week. We also moved some clear stone, put down patio stones and moved an 800 gallon Zero tank into place so we don't flood out the pump in one of our bushes again.
We just found out our RO membrane is passing sugar so there's an expense we hadn't counted on. Oh well, it pays for itself and the alternative is to boil raw sap, which I refuse to do anymore!
Wet, dreary day here. Not much fun to be in the woods. Spent a couple hours building a spinner to unroll my tubing. (The bigger stuff). I think I have something that will work on 300 and 500 foot rolls of inch and inch and a quata' tube. Got the idea over the weekend from the BIG SAP BARON. I will be able to suspend the spinner from my front end loader of the tractor or from a tree limb. After it quits raining, I'll give it a trial run or spin.
Been picking away at things here slowly. Hoping to have about 3500 tapped here at home next Spring and another 1200-1500 that I'll purchase sap from. Still need about 5 cord of wood but that has been moving right along. I need to get a 1200 foot airline in place and a 4000 foot pump line. Got a neighbor that suggested I lease his bush for next year so it looks like I won't be able to stop the expansions My wife did suggest that I did not need to keep up with Theron:lol:
Guys- Was wondering if one of you could help me. There was a guy on the classifieds with a 10 inch filter press for sale. Do any of you remember who it was or how I can reach him to see if its been sold? Thanks Theron
Theron, It was in NH craigslist, but I don't see it there anymore. I think it was selling for <$2000.
I did find this 7" double bank for $2000 in VT though.
http://burlington.craigslist.org/grd/1440321314.html
Josh
I just priced a new double bank 10" from Goodrich's for $2600 and that was with an air driven pump. So the used double 7 is no real deal.
Hey 3rdgen, did you catch the article in Farming about fall tapping? Just thought it might be of interest to you (and others). It is also by Tim Wilmot, who wrote about the red maples last winter.
Tim