You could always run for a public office. *badaching*Quote:
Originally Posted by 3rdgen.maple
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You could always run for a public office. *badaching*Quote:
Originally Posted by 3rdgen.maple
:)
Hmmmm wouldnt work. Me and Polotics are not a good fit. I get so enraged over our government I go nuts. All my family and friends know not to bring up politics in front of me because they are in for a long heated debate. It was funny I was at my warehouse the other day and this new kid I hired made a comment to me about Bill Clinton and the whole darn place cleared out in seconds lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by twofer
Time to go to work I guess, saps not going to run today and I need to get something accomplished.
Finally got both releasers thawed and running sap. Didn't have much sun today so trees are not running that good.
Now with the releasers thawed if it freezes again today they won't be froozen solid.
ordered i new releaser today the run we did have last week my homemade double just couldn't keep up so i tried to wip up another one but a lack of parts and a long back order on parts made me call up leader today this will be the first thing in my sugar house that i didn't build
jrthe3, is it the BHR?
not sure if it is a BHR but it is a single vertical mechanical
More than likely it is a BHR..they look just like the Bernards. I had no idea that that was what I was buying until i went to pick it up. They say they are proven worthy and are made by two individuals that were employed by Bernard and Lapierre. Go figure. We'll see how the Double works. I too broke down and bought a "factory" built unit. My pvc homemade Bender hybrid wouldn't allow for high vac. :)
Spent the afternoon digging 150 yards of the "Theron" mainline and dry line from under 18 inches of frozen crusty stuff. The lines have come apart at a y where a side line enters. Dry line ends are five feet apart. Come a longs tomorrow to re assemble them. Need about a day to get the pumps and releasers plumbed in and a day for the sugar house and RO. Probably start drilling sometime next week. Get to work in a snowstorm tomorrow:)
Test boiled yesterday to clean everything. With the blower and all pine split wrist size and smaller makes the pans jump. Today I tapped about 30 buckets. Sap was running. Hopefully I will boil in the next few days. The local maple dealer is suposed to get jugs in tommorrow so I will make the trip there. Saturday Im supposed to look at some maples my friend got permision to tap in the next town over. Hopefully I will have 200 taps this year.
They are calling for 4 to 6 inches of wet heavy snow tonight and tomorrow. Might not be able to make it home tomorrow...ugh. Havent boiled any new sap since last friday. Weather looks better for sunday and monday so hopefully we will get a decent run but we will see. Broke my hydrometer so i ordered two more of those that should come in on monday. Labels come tomorrow for my bottles.
long long week. monday fix lines, fix releaser, set up research project, tap 600. tuesday, tap 5-600 buckets. wednesday, work on tubijng systems again, tap 1-200. today, ran 1 1/4 in. mainline and attatched to manifolds. ran 2 main wires, then a large power cord for the pump. made 100 droplines. tomorrow will be like vacation, going to ny farm show.
got about a 1/2 gallon per tap on vac yesterday, not enough to bother firing up the rig
Got the family supply of syrup restocked tonight. Just over 3 gallons bottled tonight. I'll grade it in the am. Cant get a pic to upload unfortunatly
i have had pretty good luck with my home made relaesers they just not enought
I havent been on here in a while but I got the boilers dirty and made a whopping 6 gallons it only ran one day in almost 2 weeks here in Michigan.
Shane,
Wow you haven't got the weather or sap to keep that system happy for long. Good luck this year.
Regards,
Chris
Keith and I checked all the roadside containers today about 1/2 were out of position and a few were tipped over. [trying to get ready for a run on Monday]
Made a batch of maple BBQ and a batch of maple mustard this afternoon.
SM
Does the snow plow knock alot of those buckets off when it goes by? I always wonderd, I hope we get some better weather. Good luck this year Chris
Shane,
I did buckets for years and they were a much bigger problem that the 35 gallon containers I use now.
Yes snow plows can knock off buckets, refered to on here as the bucket rodeo!
Chris
well tap count is at 309 and climbing
wow its been a while since i chimed in on the site. well i slowed the role this year. went from 100 taps down to 20. gotta save money for big production next year. got a woods with 1200 potential taps and i wanna hit everyone of them lol. gotta get me a big evap first though.
I think you are the very first person I have heard lower their tap count by well over half. Ahhh whats another 80 anyways.Quote:
Originally Posted by maplekid
but next year the tap count will rise exponetially lol
Maplekid- I got the big rig u need,,,:)
no school today due to this weather. Lucky me:) i get to get more sugaring stuff done and pumps go on today!!
parker-what rig might that be lol?