Yesterday I had had to get a chemotherapy treatment, so what does a diehard sugar maker do to pass the time by bring in a whole bag of supplies in to make drops with yep that's what I did!
Diehard sugar maker
Yesterday I had had to get a chemotherapy treatment, so what does a diehard sugar maker do to pass the time by bring in a whole bag of supplies in to make drops with yep that's what I did!
That's awesome!!! Keep pushing forward!!!
Maple Man 85
Anthony & Rebecca Renken
2017=200 taps
2018=4000 taps (goal) 3000 taps (actual)
2019=7000 taps (goal)
30x45 Sugar House
4x16 Leader Vortex
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That's making good use of your time. I hope everything is going well with your treatment and you are able to have a good sugar season. Good Luck
Sugaring for 45+ years
New Sugarhouse 14'x32'
New to Me Algier 2'x8' wood fired evaporator
2022 added a used RB25 RO Bucket
250 mostly Sugar Maples, 15% Soft Maples. Currently,(110on 3/16" and 125 on Shurflo 4008 vacuum, 15 gravity), (16,000 before being disabled)
1947 Farmall H and Wagon with gathering tank
2012 Kubota with forks to move wood around
The key is your positive attitude ! I only wish I could do as well in a similar situation. Best wishes.
" A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way."
Mark Twain
900 plus taps , 435 vacuum, 565 gravity
2.5 x 10 Thor on Tsunami arch
H2O Concentrater 300
Squeezing Bees
and
Draining Trees
Since 1980
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Thats so true! That's one thing that I have done not always been easy some days. I have not be able too do as much at the sugarbush this year as I would like too but do what my body lets me do. But we will get it done. And good luck with your situation too!Originally Posted by bees1st
Hang in there! You are an inspiration to all of us!
Good luck! Working on a maple project is a good use of your time too! I wish you the best!
Regards,
Chris
Casbohm Maple and Honey
625 roadside taps + Neighbors bring some sap too!
3x10 King, WRU, AOF and AUF
12" SIRO Filter Press.
2015 Ford F250 PSD sap hauler
One Golden named Maggie, Norwegian Forest Cat named Lucy
Too many Cub Cadets
Ford Jubilee and several Allis WD's, and IH tractors
1932 Ford AAB ton and a half, dump truck
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Im on my seventh chemo treatment this week just two more to go!! Last week I had my best week was able too get up to the sugarbush just about every day to work on the main lines and had a couple of guys come and help with the tapping we still have a ways to go with the tapping, we should be pretty well tapped in by the first of next week. Sap was running good yesterday. I got the evaporator almost ready to fire up just need to give a quick rinse and hook up the new head tank, plan on firing it up this afternoon. Being up to the sugarbush is my happy place and has been a big help to me getting through this difficult time in my life battling this cancer, just getting all that fresh mountain air doses the mind and soul good! Hope you all have a great sugaring season!!
Could not agree more. Being in the woods sure does do the mind and soul good. You are an inspiration to all of us.
2011 - 6 buckets
Stove Top
2012 - 15 buckets
2013 - 19 buckets
Camper cook stove with 3 high propane burners
Custom made 42x14x7 maple pan with dividers
2015 - New 12x16 Sugar Shack
2015 - New Lapierre Propane Evaporator
2016 - 28 buckets
2017 - 30 buckets
2019 - 32 buckets
2023 - 32 buckets - Good to be back
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Wow great job. Like Revi said you are an inspiration!
1000 taps on vac down to 100+ buckets 99% sugars
2x5 SL Hi-Output Raised Flue Corsair evaporator
SL Short bank press with CDL diaphragm pump
Leader Micro 1 RO for 2024
Constantly changing
2010:36 gal 2011:126 gal 2012:81 gal 2013:248 gal 2014: 329.5 gal 2015:305 gal 2016:316 gal 2017:258 gal 2018:147 gal 2019:91 gal 2020:30 gal 2021:30 gal 2023:50 gal Total since 2010: 2047.5 gal
Tapping the same trees my great, great and great grandfathers tapped.
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