Just came in from checking tanks, sap is already starting to run. Ran late last night until after midnight, then got down to 28. Up to 40 and climbing with sun peaking thru the clouds. Might actually get to make some syrup today. Yea Haw!!!!
Printable View
Just came in from checking tanks, sap is already starting to run. Ran late last night until after midnight, then got down to 28. Up to 40 and climbing with sun peaking thru the clouds. Might actually get to make some syrup today. Yea Haw!!!!
Good luck, im looking forward to a SAP TSUNAMI TODAY!!!!
C'mon guys! Let's spell it right: in this context, it's a Tsap Tsunami!
"Make it Tso" - Jean Luc Saptard.
ROR! (raughing out roud). (Apologies if that's too un-PC for anyone. I worked for many years for a Japanese company and learned to decipher and speak "Japonics.")Quote:
Originally Posted by eustis22
I'm hopeful, can't check till I get home, but the conditions are right. Wasn't supposed to get below freezing last night in my area, but when I got up it was about 28F, so I'm hopeful.
Ittiz I chose a vaca day to boil today. I started at 9am gone through about 60 gallons so far. I went to one of my sites at 1145 and buckets were half full on some and all buckets had something in them including the ones that previously ran nothing. I'm expecting full 5 gallon buckets at my other site when I go there at 5ish and half full buckets at the site I hit at 1145.
I tap 3 trees in my yard. Only one is running. What's up with that. I think 2 are soft maples, does that matter?
Handtapper I have 18 taps on a 55gal drum. Considering I haven't gotten much at all the last couple weeks I'm doubtful the barrel will be anywhere near full when I get to it today, but I hope I'll be pleasantly surprised.
Some of pipeline is running good and buckets but these have had the sun most of the day, others on pipeline and buckets are just a slow drip. Now with major snow on the way and the temps here in the 35-36 range I can see it now collecting in a snowstorm. Then cold for a couple of days then warm up then looks like hopefully all hell breaks loose and perfect conditions. If there is such a thing with this winter. That is what its all about:lol:
Figures, my taps didn't run a drop, I guess it didn't get cold enough last night, because it was certainly warm enough today.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ittiz
It's finally running!
I only got 30 maybe 40 gallons off of 100+ taps. Emptied all buckets from 345 to 430. Tomorrow doesn't look to warm either. Fairly disheartening
My barrels that fill on a normal day only have two inches in them!
Sap is finally starting to run half way decent here at 4:00 pm. Of course by the time there is any in the tanks on top of the ice that there it will freeze up again. Doesn't look like I will be boiling this weekend. Sounds like a few days before another run.
I pulled in 17 gal on my 20 taps today! Amazing! Puts me at 53 gal on the week. Boiled off some today and the rest tomorrow.