you know i wonder if the gators would steer better in the snow with skinnyer tires on the front, they are so light weight up front and the big wide tires on the front seem like they try to ride on top of the snow rather than cut into it., the back tires on the one we have got some monster off road tread on them and do bite and it really slings the snow.
Updated gator, new seat and left side headlight assembly installed plus a auxiliary light bar and bed bars i built for it.
Last edited by Slatebelt*Pa*Tapper; 02-09-2011 at 06:40 PM.
~John Deere 750 4x4 /w65 loader~
~ 20" X 66" Maple Pro *7" drop flues~
~ 12 x 12 sugar shack~
~150+ taps old school~2011
~130+ taps for 2014~
~6x4 Gator~
Hinkjc Mountain Poultry
I just bought a 2003 650 Kawasaki Prairie last week. I will continue to use my Ford tractor and carry-all with 65 gal tank. However, I do not like how my tractor tears up the woods. My dad helps gather with a little Honda 250 Recon with a 35 gal tank on the back. It is way too heavy for the machine, but the little honda does the job. I think I am going to try to put a 35 gal on the back of my Prairie and a 16 gal sprayer tank from Northern Tool on the front. i Know this means more trips, but my dad can gather with his 35 gal tank faster than I can with my tractor and 65 gal tank. The four wheelers are just so much more nimble in the woods. Once the ground thaws, the tractor just makes a mess of the trails.
1000 taps on vac down to 100+ buckets 99% sugars
2x5 SL Hi-Output Raised Flue Corsair evaporator
SL Short bank press with CDL diaphragm pump
Leader Micro 1 RO for 2024
Constantly changing
2010:36 gal 2011:126 gal 2012:81 gal 2013:248 gal 2014: 329.5 gal 2015:305 gal 2016:316 gal 2017:258 gal 2018:147 gal 2019:91 gal 2020:30 gal 2021:30 gal 2023:50 gal Total since 2010: 2047.5 gal
Tapping the same trees my great, great and great grandfathers tapped.
Gator does work well, once we broke trails in 12" of snow with the tractor the gator does work fine in it, last week most of the snow was gone until the other day we got another 6.5" to 7". Gator broke tracks no problem in it. When steering one must go easy the first round. But once the tracks are laid down you can go as fast as it will go with no problems. Recommend this machine for our climate here in central eastern pa to anyone looking at one
Last edited by Slatebelt*Pa*Tapper; 02-23-2011 at 05:17 AM.
~John Deere 750 4x4 /w65 loader~
~ 20" X 66" Maple Pro *7" drop flues~
~ 12 x 12 sugar shack~
~150+ taps old school~2011
~130+ taps for 2014~
~6x4 Gator~
Hinkjc Mountain Poultry
Well in 2 months I get my first Canada Pension check. I just blew 1/2 of it for the next 42 months on a shiny new Kubota RTV1100. She who collects the sap will at least be warm and have a dry a$$. Now if we only had an evaporator that was ready to go.
I will never give up my yamaha Rhino with tracks freakin awesome go anywhere any weather!!!!!!!!!!! gather on
200 acres of mixed hardwoods management for sugar maple is ongoing
2017 3x8 , 11" raised flue , auf blower steam hood and preheater
600 taps. 400 pails and 200 3\16 natural vaccum
24 x 32 sugar camp
4 x4 TYM 40hp tractor
yamaha rhino with tattoo all season tracks
5 x10 wagon c\w racks bucket\sap hauling
7" full bank cdl filter press
CDL auto draw
35 gal CDL water jacket bottler (bains marie)
steam kettle draw off tank
homemade pan washer
Empty pockets
1 leaky bucket:
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