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Ther-Idontknowwhattodowithallthisfrigginsap-on!!!!! That doesn't sound crazy - that's 100% certifiable, white coat with really long sleeves nuts!!!!! If anyone can make it work you and your father will. Once Jan 31 hits we`ll expect to hear from you some time in May!
PATheron,
What is the most syrup you have made in one season????? 7000 taps isn't that like 1750 gallons of syrup if you hit the average per tap!!!! holy syrup bat man!!!!!
Well I got some work done this week in between shoveling snow and being sick. Those two really warm days let me get the stuff done that I didn't need gloves for. I can not do things with a hammer with gloves on just no grip for me. Today was doing the little piddly things for fine tuneing but got really cold doing them. I really need a heated shop someday. If it had not snowed for one more week I would have had a heater in the shop but will have to wait till next year now.
Anybody have any idea why a 30 amp breaker keeps tripping when the 20 it replaced didn't. Baffles me.
Marty,
We won't hear anything until May but we will know he is OK because we'll be able to see the cloud of steam every time we look south. I heard they are putting in diversion ditches so that all that permeate from those RO's doesn't cause to much erosion:)
TTTHHHEEE(IKNOWWHERETHEREARE2,6x16'sFORSALE)RROONN N-7000,,thats WWAANNNNNTTTTIIINNNGGGGGGGG it. How much wood do you have cut? :) ,,,,
Great day on the mountian,,got 2400' mainline up-REAL TIGHT,,and tied,,,wind was HHHOOWWLLING!!!! Laid out the rest of the woods,,should have the rest of the tubing by next wens. to finish......then cut in boosters and build the pump,,,
Going to start in on my new 1000 next week...alot to do there...
Gator- Ive only done it two years now. First year I did 820 gallons on 1500 and some taps. My sugar was real good that year though and I had a big pump for the number of taps. Last year I had 3600 and a few buckets and I made somewhere between 1300 and 1400 gallons but my sugar was week and I didnt have as many cfms per tap. This year Ill have the 5000 on vac with a big pump and this is my goal. Not including the sap my buddy is bringing in I figure 2000 gallons minimum, Im expecting 2500 as my real goal, and Im fantasizing about making 3000 gallons. What the heck might as well think big. Ive got the first week of feb off to tap in and then Im off every tuesday and thursday till April so IM off every other day for both months. So If I boil all night thats fine! BRING IT ON BABY!! Parker- WE'RE MAKIN HISTORY AGAIN BROTHER!!!!!!
Anyone whose looking to buy new SS drums this year had better get 'em quick! Once Ther-Isucktherootsoutofthetrees-on fires up the vacvroooom pumps there's gonna be a worldwide shortage of bulk containers to put syrup in!!!!
I looked in a box earlyer today and figured that there was just about enough stuff in there to wire the lights and outlets in my sugar house. Even came up with bulbs and an extra outlet for the coffee pot. Complet with covers if you can beleave that. All done and it works, except for one light switch. If I dig around the basment I'm shure I will find one. Amazing how somedays every thing can go so smooth and others you don't know why you even try. Off to look for that switch be great to have it done done. It's even up to code if you can beleave that.
Good come and fix my breaker switch. I bought a 30 amp becasue the 20 tripped once in a while and it's worse then the 15 amp was. I get more exercise just running to the breaker box then I do anything else.
We had 2 days of cold weather and now it's supposed to warm up some and snow again. Time to invent a excuse to go to Mexico for a couple of weeks.
KENWP,
Listen you just can't keep uping the size of the breaker. The breaker has to match the size of the wire. 14 wire for a 15 amp 12 wire for a 20 amp and 10 wire for 30 amp. If it's tripping there is a reason you need to find the reason!!! NOT send it more amps. To many amps and not large enough wire leads to a fire. If it is a case of overload you need to run anouther line and get the load down some. Sending it more amps is BAD!!!! If you have a lot of stuff running and it trips down size the load. If nothing on and it trips you have a short. Shorts are BAD!!! If your not a electrition get one!!!! I'm not one, but I do know what your doing is BAD!!!!!