Dave Y,
Agreed!!! Leave um in the dust!
Chris
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Dave Y,
Agreed!!! Leave um in the dust!
Chris
Guys- Better get anything that will hold sap washed up. Tanks, barrells, buckets, wifes pots and pans, kids swimming pool. Two weeks its going to start running and its not going to stop for 6 weeks. Full bore everyday. Gallon a tap everyday for 6 weeks unless it runs more than that. Theeeeeeeroooooooon
yaaaaaaaaaaaaaa looks like you are better at forcasting the wheather then some other professionals are at the wheather station i am praying to the maple gods that you are right
40 Degrees Today Started Putting Up Latterals, Shot Grade On The Last Leg Of My Mainline And Pulled Wire. Putting Up The Rest Of The 1" Tomorrow. About 25 Days To Go
Rich
Played hooky from work this afternoon and strung more roadside tubing. I can almost see the light at the end , or is that the maple train?
Several more hours and I will have all the tubing up (about 56 more to go.)
I decided not to tap 4 good trees due to the location which is in a blind spot on a heavily traveled road. It just was not worth it. So I just went to plan 'B' and tapped 5 trees at a different location which is much safer.
I have three routes set up with 8 stops on each route. 40 gallon containers at each stop. So If I would get everything almost full it would be about 320 gallons per route. This matches my gathering tank size about right. Also 900 gallons of sap would be enough to handle in and evening:)
Still need to set the containers in position and do the tapping. So several days of work before we have sap flowing. Will wait till the next warm stretch.
Chris
Sugarmaker- When you thinking of tapping? Im thinking 16th but im starting to get an irrisistable urge to start drilling holes. I wont be ready till then anyway. I want to see how much sap I get coming out of my lines. Theron
Theron,
Just be patient. there aren't enough warm days in a row to get your panties in a knot. you will collect enough sap to maybe make 5 or so gallons and then it will set for a couple of weeks. you want to be still boiling come middle of April!
Theron,
I didn't know you were making maple wine and beer already?? Must be some pretty strong stuff you're drinking.
Dave-
I've never met a sugarmaker like theron, I was amazed when he told me he wears thongs. Not much material for a knot in them.
I guess he thinks it gives him for agility when working in the woods.
THEEEEEEERRRRROOOOONNNN.
ha ha.
I hope you are talking about the kind of thongs you wear on your feet!:!: