Quote Originally Posted by spud View Post
Mike asked them a series of questions about their set-up and came to the conclusion that if they bought sap at 60% they would profit $300.00 an hour. Mike then asked them if they made that at their real job. The person had nothing to say after that. Spud
Isn't that the truth not everyone can make that much buying sap, but a good set up as you say Spud should have no problem making a profit buying sap. In many cases the purchased sap doesn't add much to the daily labor of the sugar maker.

Keep your feelers out for sap it is still early enough that a lot can happen someone could decide they want to tap or someone could have mechanical issues that sends sap your way. Put up a sign. It is one of those things that if you are in the right areas someone might have tapped in the past and might decide to do it again if they didn't have to boil. Like me I know a couple of guys who haven't tapped in a few years like 3-4 (they quit when their old buyer cut their %) and they have mentioned bringing me sap time will tell they are all buckets not tons of sap, but it won't add much to my days work and should be good for both of us.