natural gas utility work, local helper-outer, sugaring ever since I burnt down our first shanty
natural gas utility work, local helper-outer, sugaring ever since I burnt down our first shanty
maple products, eggs and chicken
We started with 50 pails,cooking outside. We have progressed upwards to 1700 + taps on pipe line with vacuum.Cooking on a 4x12 with auf/aof . This year we added a wetline and vacuum booster, also updated to Busch mink vacuum pump. New for 2015 will be a Leader Extreme 2 R/O as well as buying sap from some of the locals.
Change in occupation!!
Well things have changed here in a big way. About a month ago I accepted a position with the local town highway dept. The plan is to train with and replace the existing road foreman.
He has been there for 35 yrs so I have some big shoes to fill. Still going to do excavating on the side and plan on making as much syrup as possible.
now thats an interesting way of getting into sugaring sorry I had to laugh at that one sounds like a Terry Porter just very matter of fact way of saying it.Originally Posted by grumpy
Me I am a teacher lord help me not for much longer, farmer, and maple syrup leaning towards farming and syrup more every day
Jared
own a door hardware and locksmith store, also I have a fire and alarm company. have a small farm with chickens and goats
2013-300 taps on pipeline
2014-500 taps on pipeline and 25 buckets
2015- 200 ( lost my most of my pipe line under 6 feet of snow) 30 liters
add a hood and building Guzzler pump system
12X30 sugar shack
18X20 wood shed
ford 3000 tractor
Well. I was raised on the family dairy farm. Folks started sugaring in '78. I went to college..became an elementary teacher(2 years- did not care for it). Back to milking cows. Delivered fuel oil, self employed logger, (couldn't afford the health insurance, sold the skidder in 2000). Been an MRO Buyer/Receiver for the last 14 years. Looking forward to retire in the next 20 years.
Bob- 4 x 12 Small Bros. Lightning w/raised flues-open pans
20 x 40 sugarhouse, all tubing-main line to sugarhouse
1400+- for 2011 & 100% vacuum
Polaris 500 HO w/Tatou 4s Tracks
1 Chocolate Lab from TEXAS
I own a pawn shop and a financial planning office.
Pete Nightingale
Lisbon, NH
3 Teenage sap haulers & Plenty of friends and family to restock the beer fridge
2012 1 tap and a pot
2013 10 taps, oil tank evap, 2 gallons of slightly too thin syrup
2014 48 taps improved oil tank evap 3.5 gallons, ouch??
2015 88 taps 78 5/16" and 10 3/16" nat vac 40"x 48" Homemade Arch 13.25 Gallons
2016 100 taps 65 on 3/16 & 35 buckets 17 gallons + unknown amount of maple / Jack Daniels testers
High School science teacher and varsity track coach- spring gets a little busy!!
Steward's Dairy Farm
3x10 Leader Vortex Maxflue Revolution pans and steamaway
Leader Extreme 2 RO
2000 vac
45 gravity
We should have a Mapletrader beer and brat day. The diversity of backgrounds of this group with the common maple juju running in our veins would make for a very fun gathering!
I bet we could send a man to mars if we set our minds to it
Supervisor of transportation engineers and planners. 25 yrs working for the Man.
Jeff Emerson
www.emersonsmaplehill.com
3x12 Leader with over air, custom piggyback, 600gph CDL RO
2500 on 25" vacuum
350 4 wheeler, 500 snowmobile, and 1950's Ford 600 tractor, Husqvarna! (261, 372xpBigBore, 562xp), Stihl MS193 for in tree work
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