Printable View
Last night I went through the woods to cut off all the old spouts and run a peroxide mix through all the lines, checking for leaks. I need to move the solar system and pump into place, finish my "manifold" connection to the lines of 3/16 at the collection point, and swap out the old IBC for our new giant *** sap tank.
Based on the 14 day weather, our traditional tapping date of President's Day looks just about perfect. LFG!
Looks like a pretty decent dump of snow over the next 24 hours (8-12” forecast) and then real cold for the next 10 days or so. Probably decent for tapping but not much else.
Looks like it'll be at least a couple more weeks of cold weather. Going to be some deep snow to walk through when tapping finally comes around!
Yeah, it should be an interesting start to things…we are expecting 10-14” over the course of the weekend into Monday. I’m a little excited, honestly, as it’s been a while since we’ve had the winter maple conditions I remember as a kid in VT.
Ordered all new check valve and stubby adapters from Bascoms, they were due to deliver Wednesday...today they're telling me they arrived at the regional distribution center IN SOUTH CAROLINA! Sigh...I'm planning to tap on Monday and have help lined up, may need to come up with a Plan B real fast.
7-14" of snow and potential .5" - .75" of ice on Sunday. I anticipate a lot of limbs and trees to come down if that forecast is accurate!
Do you have a local supply store nearby that you could buy from?
I'd say drive over to the CDL store in Castile NY but Bascoms in Vermont is closer!Quote:
Originally Posted by ADK_XJ
Yeah, same here - now I’m glad that I haven’t tapped in yet!Quote:
Originally Posted by MRFNY
I do but they don’t carry spouts for 3/16 drops…this whole thing got kicked off when I asked them to order them back in the fall and then found out in January that none of their dealers carry them 🤦*♂️Quote:
Originally Posted by Pdiamond