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Those pleated sides are a trade mark of Patricks. He told me how he makes them and does it all my hand bending them. Told me it was the longest process of the build. They really make the arch stand out for sure. One of the reasons I bought mine. I got to agree Reds got a great looking sugarhouse.
Thanks guys as usual though I wish the SH was bigger!!! but sooner or later I will add on to the back. I would love another 6-10 feetback there. The site is coming along. I am by no means an english major, its my weakest subject by far. I have to have the wife proof read everything. If I don't it is usually bad!!!
When I first took a look at this rig I loved the workmanship the pleated sides, and beautiful welding are just the extra little things that makes it look that good. I try to wipe it down as soon as its cool enough. I hate when I get little sugar spots on the draw off side, can't really avoid it. the only thing is a little blueing of the metal where the firebox joins up with the arch a little too much heat right there.
We have had a Patrick Phaneuf for about 5 years. I went to see it when he was building it in Ste. Marguerite, Quebec. It's only a couple of hours away from here. He dropped it off on the way to his family's vacation at Old Orchard beach. Everyone from Quebec goes down there for summer vacation.
It's been working for us for a bunch of years. It even took a bullet and keeps on going. "Patrick" is the hardest working evaporator on our hill.
When he gets going we get around 40 gph.
The front heats up and the hot seat lives up to it's name.
Whoever is stoking the fire is on the "hot seat"
On cold days we fight for that chair.
yes the front can get red now and again. but I put insulation on the doors helps out a bunch!!! and yes thats the place top be on cold days. but if its a warm day and your feeding that baby its def. not the place to be unless your in shorts and T shirt then you get sun burn on your legs but just in the front:D
I go to old orchard beach now and again. haven't been there in in a bit. but there are always quebec Plates around there.
We got the wire and mainline strung for the dryline in our upper bush on Sunday. Some of the SS fittings are cut in, the rest we'll do this weekend. Had to cut 2 downed tree limbs off the mainline but they bounced back
I'm really looking forward to the increased production from that bush!
Waiting for the ran to stop to get out and run some wire and tubing.
I have been busy tying up loose ends. I am running out of time the days are sure getting shorter fast!!
Got some help on Sunday...amazing how much more gets done in a shorter time. I got up a 700' mainline and ran the wire and pipe for a 900' mainline, but didn't have time to put it up. Good thing because I've changed my mind and decided to run maple mainline because it's on a hedgerow with fields on both sides. I figure I should run the blue stuff to keep pipe temps down. I'm wishing I had run a 700' mainline in blue that will likely get a lot of sun, but it's already up and tied off.
The last of the mainline will be up this weekend. Also making cider on Saturday. Weather's looking perfect.
started Bee school tonight first one. Over in Lee. 5 more weeks to go. very informative. funny thing The contact person that was setting up and organizing lives down the street from me. She stopped at the stand to get some syrup and I had called to leave her a message to pre register for the bee school. when I went out to check the stand she had paid by check and so I saw her name. Said hey wait a minute same person. Just thought that was funny. Small world!!! I knew her from maple weekend last season she stopped in but I saw so many people I didn't remember her name!!!
Finished running water and eletrical conduit to the sugar shack and backfilled the ditch in the past week. Also today I graded the gravel twords the drain in the floor so I can pour concrete as soon as my dads shop is ready too. The evaporator is still in peices and there isnt any tubing up yet. The coopula isnt flashed and I need to run a bigger smokestack through the roof. The good thing is The wood is done! I have a lot to do in the next 4-5 months.
Brad,
Have fun with the bees next year!
Chris