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Maybe,
But I have noticed that around 90% of the taps with buckets stay good right up until mid/end of March and then I start getting a really cloudy sap from them. I wonder if this could be do to contamination in the spill bore hole (from being in that long)
Going cloudy is generally what happens as the tree starts to bud out in warmer weather. Not the same as holes drying up with bacterial coating inside. They shoud be yielding sap with the freeze thaw cycles but don't.
I would not tap your buckets first unless you plan on reaming them later on. or move them to different trees later. I always do the tubing first, and now the check valves absolute first, then the non-check valve new adaptor, then buckets or bags last and usually when you already have gotten a good run out of the tubing, then its time to get to the buckets and to maximize production there.
Whats up every one im new to this haha idk how this works yet but i was woundering you guys tap your trees this month ? i live up near sault ste marie do you know when i should tap my trees ? i have reds and sugar maples im planing to have 21 taps ... i thought march was a good time to tap but this month was not the time yet..
First full day working in the sugar shack, the evaporator has been stripped, re-bricked, sanded, painted, new seals and gaskets and a new stack put in. and for tomorrow, all new plumbing form the tanks to the evaporator. Then house clean the shack, were on or way to another fun maple season
does anyone have one of these plastic water totes with the steel cage for sale around the ottawa valley? or even any other type of storage unit that s plastic....
The only folks I know of that have them in stock is Atkinson .... just a 5 hour drive into the sunset for you.
PS and their's all seem to have been used by the local coke or pepsi bottler. The vanila smell is very strong but I never had it come out in syrup. We did a lot of venting and pressure washing but it still smelled strong. We've had about 7 of them. Three in the bush with releasers on top.
We cut a bigger hole in the top to make cleaning easier.
Just before Alfred Ont on the 17 about 45 minutes east of Ottawa, not sure of the buisness name but it is just before the Kubota dealer when headed east.Quote:
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Cheers, Gary
hi Butler i pm u with a guy near pembroke that has them
Maybe you already have, but try TSC (Arnprior) or maybe Country Depot (Almonte).Quote:
Originally Posted by butler