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We ended up with 10 more inches this morning been plowing most of the day.They say 1-3 more today and I think they will get it, snowing like crazy right now(3:00pm)We won't think it was so funny that the guys in Maineand NH tapped on snow shoes last year we are looking at the SAME THING!!we now have over 30 inches on the ground in the woods.Global warming my hind leg!
Jim
Yea Jim, I might have to plow out my collection route.
Buckets are washed. brought about a face cord of wood into the garage for the evaporator. Homemade canner is finished. Test ran the new sap pump.
Just need to mount my stacks, sanitize things and tap. A little warm weather would help also. Maybe in a few weeks.
Hope to see some of you guy's in Edinboro next Saturday.
Got out to the woods today,6+" of fluffy new snow, My Son Jimmy, Clan Delaney and I rolled out about 1600' of mainlines today , it was around 15-18 deg out but surprisingly the mainline rolled out nice and stayed pretty straight.
still worked up a sweat. we cooked the ramin noodles and keilbasa on the tailgait for lunch and made some hot cocoa..... tomorrow my son and I will tighten everything up and side pull.... I am not using mainline wire due to having to remove each season end so getting it tight is interesting.
I'm sitting here in my recliner half thinking about going out to the sugarhouse and finishing the last bit of firebrick and the back of the arch but...... comfort and relaxing warmth is taking over!! a good nap already started that off.
I have tomorrow off so I need to run to tractor supply for a few things and the local small maple supply guy for some grippers(hopefully he has some!)
Funny you should mention the global warming issue. We are hearing less and less of it each month. I was thinking today when I started college 15 years ago and well before that, the big topic then was ozone depletion and the ozone layer was being killed. Never hear about that now since I think it repaired itself as science says or I say, God repaired it if it ever was much of a problem or just another scare tactic and a big news money maker like so many of these things are, like Y2k, what a load of garbage.
Guys- I know you guys get a kick out of me being all psyched up this time of year waiting for the first sap run. Im watching the weather like a hawk and weve just come off a week of below zero temps. When do you guys predict I make my first 50 gallons of syrup. Theeeron
Well its better than Christmas here today. Picked up my sp-22 yesterday and am thrilled with it. Visited with Theron for a while and walked his new bush since I was in his neck of the woods and got home ahead of the snow to boot. Looking to get the pump all hooked up this week, finish the evaporator readiness and hopefully test boil next weekend although I have a date with my wife, two snowmobiles and about 100 miles or so of groomed trails next weekend also. Things are looking great, its one day closer to sugar season and plenty of snow to ride on to pass the time.
Ought to be perfect riding. Good snow year for the snowmobiles. Theron
my bet is feb 7
well just about finished the releaser today just waiting on the end caps hope they are here tomorrow it looking like after this week i will be all ready to tap so maybe i will get everything on vac LOOKING FOR BIIIIIG SAAAPPP
Well it just shows how unpredictable the weather can be.
On Friday it was looking like later this week I might be on board to start taping, well now it looks like it might be a few more days. The temps are still going to be below freezing dureing the day, maybe one or two days will be just above.
With the past week and half of frigid weather it will take a little longer to get to Go-Time.
I think what theron has is rubbing off on me, I can't do anything right now but thinking about making syrup and when I will be able to start.
THANKS THERON.:rolleyes:
Maple Walnut great to hear about you pump. How many taps do you think that the SP-22 will handle?
I have been keeping my eyes open for a vac pump, no luck yet. But I really haven't had the time to look all that hard.
PEACEMAKER
that sounds like a very good deal that you got. i am looking for something like that also
RICH