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  1. #661
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    No posts for almost 4 days. All the PA sappers are either catching up on their rest or have moved on to spring projects.

    Jim
    12 x 16 Sugarhouse, 12 x 16 Woodshed
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    Quote Originally Posted by Father & Son View Post
    No posts for almost 4 days. All the PA sappers are either catching up on their rest or have moved on to spring projects.

    Jim
    A little bit of both here. I can't seem to get to cleaning the 100 or so bucket lids. That's all that's left other than some odds and ends type improvements for next year. I finished raking and seeding the ditch line from the new water and power to the shack today that we ran last November.
    Turkey season next Saturday and a couple of volunteer projects already piling up.
    2 x 6 A&A raised flue w/ preheater, OFA & UFA
    600 gal Zero tank
    125 taps on vacuum w/homemade releaser, 70 on gravity, 75 on buckets + a partner with 100 more buckets
    7" short stack Wesfab press
    Homemade water jacketed canner
    Polaris Ranger sap hauler
    Two English Setters to keep watch on things

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    Just got all the tubing cleaned and the tubs washed today. Seemed to take all week. Yes some much needed rest over the last week too. Decided to keep all the syrup I have made, so none will go to bulk at this time. Canned 20 gallons. The rest is in the freezers. Will see how that works out. Yes have to get on to yard projects. Was snowing and hard frost last night.
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    Chris
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  4. #664
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    Today I did a final rinse on all the bucket taps and laid them out to dry in the garage. I am already gearing up for next year. I ordered another membrane for the RO as well as a new pump. Over the summer I am going to re-do the RO, run new electric to the sugar house (more AMPS), and talk to a neighbor a mile down the road about tapping his woods with tubing. Other than getting the tractor PM'd I basically took this weekend of and next will be the start of the honey-do list and yard work.
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    Jim, we finally got to hear from you! Everything is ready for next season but the wood. We're half way done with that. We had the flue pan off this weekend and pressure washed it. Touched up some paint on the arch, washed the floor and covered the stacks. We went and experienced the big syrup buy day on Saturday. It was interesting. People have been mowing grass for a week. I'm not looking forward to that!
    136 on high vacuum for 2019
    A&A 2X8, raised flue evaporator
    hood, parallel flow pre heater and air over fire
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    Gary who was buying?

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    Firth's, many thousands of gallons in the building by 10:30AM, decent prices also. A dozen vehicles in line to unload when I showed up. Unfortunately he was very busy so I didn't chat very much. I'm not going to post prices.

    Dave, did you turn your pump back on over the weekend?
    136 on high vacuum for 2019
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    hood, parallel flow pre heater and air over fire
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    Gary, I did not turn the pump on as I am finished. I sold a little bulk on FRI. My buyer is in NY. The prices have held very well. I found out I made no commercial this year.

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