September Journal

[DrTimPerkins]

A new month already! We need a tapping time count-down.

[Tweegs]

A countdown Dr. Tim?

Heavens no.

It’ll just remind me how much time I don’t have to get stuff done.

I prefer to wait until the last minute, then panic .

[maple flats]

I bought a Lapierre flue pan washer recently, and I just tried it today for the first time. I must say, it is simple but impressive. I think it will help make more light syrup because I'll be able to keep the flue pan cleaner.

[stoweski]

Finished the last of my firewood - all reserve in case I run out of stuff I split a few months ago.

Wiring up my auto drawoff. Have the panel done, just need to cut some wire. RO is built and ready to test once I feel brave - and it cools down.

Those are the two upgrades for me this season.

111 days until winter. 165 until I tap.

[Brad W Wi]

Cutting wood for 2016 and just added a small room for the RO I got. After wood I'll work on getting it set up.

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

According to Stoweski I have 164 before I need to get ready

[Urban Sugarmaker]

I'm finishing up my firewood in the next week or so. Started ordering parts for my RO and designing controls for it. That will be the subject of another thread. Also going to be adding at least 20 taps for 2016. Good thing I picked up a 275 gal cage tank yesterday. Now I can have one tank instead of three.

[unc23win]

I told my wife the other day a few more weekends to ride the Harley and I will be ready for winter. I realize fall is in the middle, but after fighting with the rain to get the hay done most of the summer I am ready to start working more on sap lines and less on other stuff. I think I might tap a few days earlier than others 161 days to go.

[MapleMark753]

Well, its only 65 days until late fall tapping for us...time goes by fast! Finished up cutting a new trail addition in the woods to add 53 taps. Also had a bit of extra reserve firewood that may help me get another chainsaw and tank. I think we are over 500 taps total now for the first time. We will always be small, but it does feel nice to add some taps.
take care, Mark

[buckeye gold]

MapleMark, you'll be tapped in about 30-40 days before me for fall tapping. I,ve figured out I can get 75-100 taps on the north end of my property that is a late woods. Maybe they'll be good fall trees. Then I can move to my main woods for spring. I been cutting some reserve wood like everyone else and a few days in the woods has shown me i need to cut back some brush on my sap roads. Other than that sometime before fall I want to put a new stainless section on the top of my stack, why I never done all stainless to start I have no idea. I think it was because after I moved to the new shack I decided I needed more height and just added a section I had. Other than that I been watching for a good stainless table to add to the shack.