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Originally Posted by dano2840
Hi all,
So, the way I see it, it's only 48 mores days till tapping!!!!
Hey, who's counting!!!!
It was warm here today ..... 50 degrees.
Dave
Finally with hunting season and Christmas over, I got some work done. Cleaned out some shooting lanes and brought in about a cord of '10 sugar wood. Added a hinged door to my new hood. Cleaned the new pan and preheater. Welded up a frame to hold a head tank above the sugarshack. Moved the mobile sugarshack by the house, leveled it up and ready to go. Only need to wash buckets, taps and storage tanks. Then I'm ready to go. Not near as many taps as the rest of you guy's. But, it sure tastes great! It was in the 60's yesterday and today after single digits earlier this week. Hoping to start in a month:)
Good luck all.
dano2840, I am not sure about your oil question but which size salad dressing bottle is it? One of the types of bottles I pack syrup in is 8 and 16 oz salad dressing bottles. If you get an answer to your oil question which indicates you need larger, I could send you a 16oz or you could buy a larger salad dressing and eat healthy to empty it before the season. I have also seen a few bottles in stores of that cap size that hold even more dressing. I have seen 20 oz and occasionally a 24oz on a promotional special size.
hanging in Syracuse with the inlaws this weekend...went and spent a few hours this morning talking with Harry Komrowaski, and long time sugarmaker from west of Syracuse. Has a really nice oil fired leader 3 x 8 with hood, etc...last year he made 250 gallons of syrup off 501 taps...nice average. Was primarily looking at his almost 20 yr old Sap Brothers RO. Its similar to the one "ryan" has for sale on craigslist...considering it, but also realize with the extra tanks needed, insulation and heat- not to mention 220 power at the sugarhouse- make it probably out of my budget this year. when we start getting up near 600 taps then we will see about it...
none the less, nice few hours walking and talking maple with a super nice guy and very good sugar maker...
Hey Eric, you were about 15 minutes due south of me. Actually, 5-10 minutes from my new bush where I was all day. I try to stop in and see Harry a couple times during the season. He's usually ready and tapped in before me.
Tim
I know it is not 09 yet, but I bet I am the first to put a tap in. I put up two buckets today. Last spring I sold 400 gal of sap to the local brewery. They made a very good dark beer called "Tappin" from the sap. The brew master asked me for a sample of sap to further develope the formula before next sugaring season. With the temps in the mid 40's, I took two small out of the way trees and hung two buckets this morning. By 3pm I had a quart of sap to give to the brewmaster. I am going to geep the two buckets up. They will be a good indicator as to when to actualy tap. I was also able to put out another 45 taps this weekend. I am looking good for my 2000 tap goal for 09.
Happy new year
Brian
Brian- 1000 gallons of syrup here we come! Theron
The holiday company is all gone now, I can get back to work. Set some beaver traps this AM. Went to the bush and installed about 150 drops this afternoon.
Don't know when I will be finished. Soon I hope.
Dave,
I can answer you question of when you will be done. In this business, never!