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Not much getting done in the woods here lately. This 4th day in a row with snow and days 5 and 6 are bringing more snow they say. Every tree branch is covered with snow. Not much fun to work in with consant supply of fresh snow down your neck..Suppose I should clean out the sugarhouse and get everything there ready to go. Or I could go plow more snow?
Theron, How are you surviving? Be carefull Matt might have you tapping a couple thousand extra the you didn't know you owned before he leaves. LOL
Be sure to check his luggage when he leaves, he might be looking to bring "Ramona" home a companion!
Mark
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Mark- Matt wanted to try to put a bunch more taps in but we had our hands full just trying to get what I had operational. Pump currently at 24.5". All tapped in. Had no idea what 25" of vac really was. Had to pull a 1.5" plug from one of my boosters and almost lost my whole hand. Definitely on a big leak would suck a squirrel clear to the releaser. Squirrell populations are down currently and not finding too much damage. They must be in decline due to disease or somethng. Keep finding them dead all over the place. Still waiting for the big sap. Almost hit temp today but not quite. If it warms up I think there could be the big sap. Theeeeron
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didnt have to plow today tried going to the woods but need snow shoes or a melt down. more snow tonite
RICH
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PATheron, when do you think you might get to boil? I would like to stop over and check out the operation and see how the saps running on your side of the hill. I have not tapped yet but my bush is on the North side plus i dont have a vac system. Everything is still pretty froze up.
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gmcooper- I know what you mean about the snow in the trees,,I am logging in a hemlock woods,,every time I cut a tree down there is a miniblizzard,,BIG FUN,,,more snow on the way here too,,,,,my truck is filled with dry clothes to change into thruout the day to try to stay dry,,,should bring the logging shanty to that job and have a woodstove glowing red on site,,,,,,
Theron-what was the temp down there last night and today? How much sap did you get? What are you getting for vac. at you end taps? Are you able to isolate leaks well with those boosters?
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Good morning all,
Well here we are back in the freezer again!!
That's ok, it'll freeze the trees up good.
I would venture a quess and say when this freeze breaks it's time to start tapping.
We was going to tap February 17, but it doesn't look like that now.
Have to wait and see!!
Stay safe and good luck to all!!
Dave
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Parker- We havent been ignoring you guys but we havent had time to hardly check the trader so youll have to bear with us. Weve had a struggle just getting tapped in and have everything right as far as my tanks, line, vac, etc. Yesterday we were tapped in and the system is CLOSE to tight and we had 24" at the pump. It almost ran yesterday but the day before we didnt have the vac ready and it ran some gravity and there were little sags in the mains and in a couple spots it froze solid there so it never quite got so it could run yesterday. Today its supposed to go to 38 degrees and rain, snow and we have the vac good and the line pretty tight so if we dont have any setbacks we should be able to have a run if the weather provides it. If we havent responded to any posts dont worry about it becouse we havent had time to really check the trader. Matt came down on wednesday and we basically have been working every day untill about 0400 am and getting back up at about 0700. So weve been running on 3 hrs sleep a day for like 4 days. We pretty much tapped the whole bush at night and worked on fixing stuff days. I think if we get the weather now there is going to be some form of the BIGSAP unless something of mine sets me back. We should have 24 on the pump and the lines intact so I THINK we should be good. We dont have the shutoff valves at all the mains and we havent checked the vac at all the spots in the bush and all that becouse weve had a STRUGGLE to just get this far. Well keep you posted but I do think that with the holes we drilled in the trees, the size of the trees and the vac there seems like there has to be BIGSAP coming our direction. Theeeeeron
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Theron,
Ask Matt where the governor is and what he is up to?
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pathern, you are tapping trees at night ?, exclusively?
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Nuts?
Theeeeron, are you guys nuts? I hope I don't get the bug that bad. I like to get my sleep. I guess that's the difference between playing and business. Anyway, I hope things go well. If I get to that side of the state I would like to see how you guys get it done. Good luck!
Gary
