All done for 2017 season all in all a good season learned a lot bout vacuum this year first year with it.
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All done for 2017 season all in all a good season learned a lot bout vacuum this year first year with it.
This is what we do as well never damaged a tree yet. Plus good use for old tubing we adjust the location of the tubing from year to year so it never damages or grows into tree.
We are hanging on by a thread down to two main lines running buckets are done still clear sap at about 1.9%. Anybody else still going?
Wow the sun is out today first time in a week. I have about 1/2 the bush cleaned out. Sick of moving snow!
Hands down the Ice storm of 1998! Lost power for 31 days Every power pole and line down for 25 miles almost 100% of all trees were damaged 15 people lost their lives and Fire and EMS and power...
Well ole man winter dumped 35" on us still snowing and calling for 6-8" more tomorrow. Gonna burn some diesel plowing the sugar bush roads tomorrow.
37" here it's just a big inconvenience is all. More work to reopen everything.
Heavy dark syrup that stays where you pour it.;)
Lol I know what you mean. My Daughter said to me the other day gee dad you sure tapped high this year. Yeah we had 30" of snow when we tapped need to haul a step ladder around to pull taps.
You are correct. Go Daddy wanted over 300 dollars to renew a 2 year site lease! So I just rented the domain for the next two years in case I change my mind. That's a lot of mail orders to fill just...
Wow sounds bad. I'm still at work till 6pm can't see the highway from office window and it's only 100' away.
Just starting to ramp up here wind snow and drifting. Calling for 18-26" here guess will just have see what ole man winter can conjure up.
Do a search on here there are plenty good ideas on this site to help you.
If you have been to busy to tap you still have plenty of time to tap. Just have to strap on the old snowshoes.
Keep them snowshoes handy.
Well we managed to do a walk through the sugar bush this weekend and prepare for the Blizzard. All tanks and equipment are secure pumps put away now looks like back to snowshoeing again. Just more...
Any idea what the slime was? Bacteria from old sap left standing to long?
Wow that's crazy. And here we are -20 wind chills and highs of 10 degrees.
Same old story all over the North East cold sub zero temps and hard cold winds wind chill well below zero. We have been froze up for a week now no end to the cold this week either. We just need to...
He was part of the Grey squirrel international diving team.
Maple Moonshine tastes great and easy to make.
Wow close one. That's it tell all friends to stay away during sap season unless there to help. :lol:
Food grade silicone will work short term to get you through in a pinch.
Put in the last of our 1200 taps on Sunday. Now hope for a great season.
15360 We don't put anchors into any tree we use heavy gauge wire inside plastic tubing around the tree to protect our trees. Then we use wire tensioners for the mainline support wire and the above...