Red Roof Maples 2011

[Russell Lampron]

After moving another cord of wood up to the outdoor furnace I was able to hit the woods. I finished making repairs to the tubing and started tapping. I got about 175 taps in before I ran out of daylight. It was easier getting through the woods yesterday than it was the weekend before. It was a long ways down when the snow shoe finally hit bottom when it broke through farther than expected. Going to hit the woods with the drill again today and hope to make a bigger dent in the close to 500 taps still to go.

[Hop Kiln Road]

Yikes...Gotta get organized!

[Russell Lampron]

No need to hit the panic button yet Bruce, it is still early. I decided to get a jump start on tapping because my son in law and biggest helper is wearing an air cast on one of his feet and will be for at least 6 weeks. With the deep snow and cold in the woods I don't think it is going to run good for maybe 2 weeks anyways.

[red maples]

Good luck Russ,

I am starting today to try to get by done by wed. should be no problem. Thursday, Friday, Saturday suppose to be in the low 40's but as we all know that could change at anytime!!! Then good cool down the following week. Hopefully I will get enough sap to start sweetening the pans by sat. We'll see.

[Russell Lampron]

Thank you Brad. Good luck to you too.

The latest revision on taps done this weekend. We did 142 yesterday, 174 this morning and 221 this afternoon. That makes a total of 537 so far. I still have a little over 100 to go to finish up the tubing. We did get the farthest and hardest ones done though so the rest will be easy.

I think I am going to take Wednesday off so that I can get the releaser hooked up and finish tapping. It looks like we could get an early run starting Thursday. It would be nice to sweeten the pans and make a little syrup Saturday night.

[SSFLLC]

Hi Brad and Russ, Glad to see you guys are up and ready. We should be close by the end of the week. Where no longer in Pittsfield we bought a place in Gilmanton in December - 15 acres. Last week was devoted to moving the sap house to the back 40 - that was something! Michelle is taking off Tuesday and Wednesday so hopefully we can get the vacuum line up (1,200 ft), finish out the main line and get the branch lines in by Wednesday. Hope this year is better for you than last year.

Keith and Michelle

[red maples]

Congrats on the new property. lots of work there from what I can see. have to change the SSF to FFF (finally found farm)

Good luck getting everything done.

[Russell Lampron]

Hey Kieth I was wonder where you were. Haven't seen any post from Michelle32 in a while. Where are you located in Gilmanton? I'll have to check it out.

[Dill]

So is there a new easy chair next to the evap? Or are you making him sit on a bucket?

Good luck Russ.
Oh was it you who had some extra blue jugs? I might buy a few if it was.

[SSFLLC]

Hi Russ, 317 Loon Pond rd. Should have about the same amount of taps here. This year as the other house. Got the rest of the week off. Michelle has t-w off will be hitting it hard sun up to sun down. Hope to have half of it done by wednesday afternoon with vac on. Ya Dill no easy chairs around this place at least not for a while. Brad sounds like your ready except for the pontoons when all this snow melts. Good luck to you all.