Ah, I see. Yes, those stops should work fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Swingpure
And yes...it won't be long now. Just got all of my evaporator firewood stacked last weekend. Felt god to get that done.
Printable View
Ah, I see. Yes, those stops should work fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Swingpure
And yes...it won't be long now. Just got all of my evaporator firewood stacked last weekend. Felt god to get that done.
The radar shows you getting hit with Lake Effect Snow right now. We will get hit early this morning and really get hit on Saturday. It will give me an early opportunity to start practicing with my snow shoes which I will need to use in March.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pdiamond
I never thought I would need snowshoes, got an extra set. I would say we currently have about 8 inches on the ground right now, give or take and they are calling for an additional 8 to 10 inches starting tomorrow around noon. Really early in the year for us to get a snowstorm like this. The Farmers Almanac was spot on for November. I am not looking forward to January and February, except it brings me closer to syrup season.
Wow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pdiamond
So far we have just had a dusting of snow. The streamers have been missing us, but I think we will get our share tomorrow.
As long as the Great Lakes are warm and not ice covered and you get the right wind, we will get lake effect snow. 109 days until the sap flows.
I am so fearful of going up the long steep hill in waist deep snow, I am actually going to be training so I have the stamina and strength to do it. As mentioned before, I hope to break a trail twice a month, so come tapping day it will not be overly difficult to make it up the hill.
Personally my experience with snow shoes in deep snow, when you are the one breaking the trail, is it is still a lot of work as well.
Good luck dealing with your snow and take your time. Two people in Buffalo died from heart attacks clearing their snow.
The attached photo shows some of the snow that has fallen, but also the maple tree that hangs onto some of it leaves right through winter. I have two collection barrels sitting in place, my other barrels are all in covered storage. You can see one of the clay coloured barrels on the left.
We had only received about 9 cms (3.5”) by 9 am, but we are now directly in line with a steamer and will have a lot more by the time this ends.
https://share.icloud.com/photos/015z...iEgXWpB29UbyEA
I have a tractor for clearing snow and luckily most of my wood's trails are from previously logged trails that just need to be kept open. Easy to get to my tree's to hang more lines.
Yeah, a tractor will not make it up my lines.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pdiamond
https://share.icloud.com/photos/04e6...Iu-GcqhS_ve3CA
If I had won the two billion dollar powerball the other day, I definitely would have got a tractor.
108 days to go.
The biggest thing on my mind now in the maple world is anticipating my pan, pan cover, float box, base stack and base stack plate and 36” double wall 8” pipe, being made and ready for pickup. Hopefully sometime in December I will know a build date and hopefully I will get them before February 1.
We have 2.5 miles of logging / cross-country ski trails in our forest. The Craftsbury Outdoor Center maintains our trails. All of my taps are within 50' of a trail = excellent access.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pdiamond
Our snow total for 16 thru 20th was 18 inches give or take 2 inches depending on where you measure. How about you Gary are you getting hit now with snow?
OrangeAgain, isn't it nice having those trails to work with.
We ended up with 11”, we were lucky. We might get a couple more tonight. Orchard Park (Buffalo) got 77”. There are a number of places in Ontario that got a whole lot more than we did.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pdiamond
The one lucky thing I have with my collections areas, is one is 20 feet from the road, the other is 7 feet from my driveway and the third, I can pump directly from the collection barrel to my RO barrel.
Putting the taps in and then looking for any potential leaks will be the fun thing, but collection will be easy. If I wanted to part with about $500, I could have got a 100 gallon horizontal tank that would fit nicely in the bed of my Ranger, that would save a few trips back and forth from my far collection site. I did not want to part with $500 and will make a few 2 minute trips with my 35 gallon tank on my ATV.