Hey Chris what the lastest on the little guy?
Jim
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Hey Chris what the lastest on the little guy?
Jim
Jim,
I think they are keeping it updated under the ITS ALL ABOUT FAMILY section.
How do you know when the "maple bug" is more then a little bite?!...When you put $800.00 worth of kitchen cabinits in the sugarhouse kitchen even though the ones in your own house are falling apart, and the sink is about to drop thru the countertop! Yup, thats what we've been doing. We tried all the salvage yards and discount lumber stores, but got new stuff so it would all match and look good. Also gave the walls a $80.00 paint job. Syrup sales were out of control the last couple of months so we decieded to finish the sugarhouse kitchen before the season starts. Its hard to make confections, cream, and candy when all the pans and stuff are stored in boxes and stacked on each other. I can't wait till its done. I have been working on this dream for a long time :)........
Marty
I have been working on a road side bush putting it on tubing. I have the pipe installed and the saddles on. I am going to put the drops on today. I think I will wait till later in the day to go out as it is -10 at this time. cold tools in your hands at this temp is kind of uncomfortable.
Mapleack go to St Croix, who cares there are no maple trees there! :)
well im almost ready for sugaring time. finally got some pics up so tell me if its working or not.
Maple kid,
Looks like your in business!
I talked to Keith (Neighbor) today and he just ordered a roof jack for 10 inch stainless to go through his garage roof. He said it was pricey! Hope we offset some of the cost by fabing his 6 foot stack base from free stainless sheet!
He wants to get hoods on it too. If he doesn't this year he will have a lot of steam in the building!
I think I better go Cheryl is working on a sugar house puzzle. Its a fall picture of a old sugar house near Peacham Vt.
-12 degrees again last night.
Regards,
Chris
was 6 here today try to work outside but nothing would work so went in to build my releaser got a good start just have to order top and bottom caps for main chamber going to use 1/2 inch plexy glass
here one more
Boyd thats coming along great I'll take one?
Picked up a 400'roll of 1/2 blue for the smaller side of the north bush, I will be putting up all the mains tomorrow and Monday, it will still be cold and the main line will be tough to work with.... I figure to stretch it out best I can with ropes , then tighten it up and let it be and pull tighter on monday when its around 30 deg out(balmy compared to the -15 this morning)
Mass Maple had it's annual Mtg today and a good talk on the ALB, great presentation from Robert Childs of the UMASS Extension. Still looks grimm for the Worcester Ma. area with the possibility of 20-30000 trees that could be taken down.
what a deal i got today ....here is what i got 1- 500 gal drum 2 -30 gal drums 2-275 gal totes 3 -5gls jugs 18 ft of 10 inch stack roof jack stack cover and base stack 2x6 leader raised flue lead free 2002 evap.. the pans are mint arch needs a little work ... all delivered to the front door of my sugarhouse with a small crew to move it in all for a grand total of $1800 thanks valley view