BIGTSUNAMISAP ALERT!!!!!! We're barely able to stay in front of the sap today with the RO and The Beast. Our double vertical bernard releaser is dumping at 90 second intervals. We're gonna go through a pile of wood and a bunch of drums today!!!!
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BIGTSUNAMISAP ALERT!!!!!! We're barely able to stay in front of the sap today with the RO and The Beast. Our double vertical bernard releaser is dumping at 90 second intervals. We're gonna go through a pile of wood and a bunch of drums today!!!!
We gathered 100 gallons yesterday from 120 taps on 75 trees, there was lots of ice as we hadn't gathered since the 21st, cause of the cold. We were expecting a big run today, but only gathered 40 gallons, was still running when we gathered at 4:30, hopefully more tomorrow. Long range calling for consistent highs around 6/7 lows -2- -5!
Eastern Ontario... all I can say is HOLY BUSY!!! From kickin' tires to building the whole darn car with a week off in between. :)
Started off at 10:30 this morning with the 800 gallon holding tank full,refilled after lunch when I had it near empty,refilled again at suppertime,not sure how low it was then,and filled to the top just before dark so the tubing tanks wouldn't go over tonight.Woodpile disappearing fast,I can see part of the back pile now.
Not a very big run here today. Got around 800 gallons to boil tomorrow.
Found tanks badly overflowing at about 4pm,,, GRRRRR!!! New large holding tank sitting at house that i haven't got back there yet.
Emptied one of the 45 gallon holding tanks, spent 2 hours checking taps for leaks (almost all the taps leaking ... don't think I'm a fan of the new straight in taps).
Emptied the other 45 gallon drum.
8pm, emptied another 45 gallon drum.. sap still running fairly well. So over 135 gallons of sap.
Don't think we got any frost last night in our area...
She who must be obeyed may just go out and check the tanks today during the day to prevent another overflow..
we collected 135 gallons on 113 taps yesterday, at 10 gph needless to say i have some sap left today. I think we are going to make our years worth of syrup in this 7 day period. My wood pile took a beating last night as well.
Mark
Oh oh, she who must be obeyed tried to help out and check sap and now has the 4 wheeler stuck in the mud out back... sounds very happy.
apprently over 45 gallons so far this morning.
She has now carried the car battery through the swamp to the barrels and is pumping them out...
am I going to hear about this one.
We had a record day yesterday - 133 gallons of syrup made in 12 hours of boiling. LittleEnnis had The Beast roaring and I'm sure he ate a big hole in the woodpile. The RO mostly behaved and we didn't break anything so it was a good day!
While I was resting up for work yesterday, the collecting crew gathered 102 gallons from 68 taps. Road trees were emptied twice due to speed of the run and all woods trees were overflowing or up to the rim. It took 2 full hours to collect from the woods and storage is becoming a bit of an issue. Woodpile has already taken a beating so this is going to be a busy weekend. What a change from last year!!!! cvmaple.