Were those trees on leased land or your land? If your land, after the season you may want to pursue it. There are laws against that and penalties are high. However you'd need a survey. If it was on a lease, if the landowner won't get a survey (and lose some logging income) you are S.O.L.
Dave Klish, I recently ordered a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.
Geez, I sure wouldn't take a loggers word for where the line is. Sounds like it's not mtvan's fight, but those trees could be gone forever if the logger is wrong. Seems like the adjacent owner should have it surveyed if there's a dispute. Have they started cutting yet, Van?
Not my property, so not my fight. Pretty sure trees are already gone. I put a 4 gal gas tank on my biggest bush yesterday, so it running 24/7 will more than make up for the lost trees. Pulled in 3,500 gals sap so far this run and saps pouring in! Should be over 800 by tonight.
200 feet seems like an awefully big discrepancy for the location of the property line.
Is there any evidence of a property line, old blazes, stonerows, piles of stones in line, old wire fence, monuments, or something resembling property lines or occupation out there that might be called out in the deeds? I'd be pretty upset if someone cut my trees! I know a few surveyors in that neck of the woods (margaretville area), if the landowner wants to pursue a boundary send a PM and I can provide contact info.
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3,000+ gals sap today. Saphouse is getting full of full barrels. Staying out of the logger stuff, just trying to get some sap.
Still going with 2,500 gals sap today. Closing in on 1,000 gals syrup for the year. Weather looks promising to keep going for another week or two.
Just over 1,000 gals sap today. Trees have shut down for now. I have a couple days to clean everything before the season continues with a freeze Friday night.
19 degrees last night, 38 this afternoon and sap was flowing. I'm not done yet!
That's great, hope and pray your health is holding up too. Great attitude and that mountain air has to help. Hoping some of that cold air is coming this way tonight and tomorrow night. Been colder last 3 nights, just not enough to get the sap going yet, around freezing.
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