My brother has a place on Frimodig road. If you are year round up there you must have a great snowplow!
My brother has a place on Frimodig road. If you are year round up there you must have a great snowplow!
John
2x8 Smokylake drop flue with AOF/ AUF
180 taps on sacks
75 on 3/16 tubing with shurflo
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Tapping here this weekend. Looks like it will start running Sunday.
46.4311 N
2012 15 milk jugs 1 gal. syrup
2013 33 milk jugs and buckets 8 gal. syrup
2014 39 sap bags 6 gal. syrup
2015 75 bags 10 gal. syrup
2016 50 3/16" gravity vacuum 30 bags 20 gal. syrup
2017 80 3/16" gravity vacuum 20 bags 25 gal. syrup
2x4 Smoky Lake Flat Pan with Preheater.
Smoky Lake Bottler
Trees in the open are dripping slowly. Woods trees are mostly dry holes so far.
Looks like a slow start. Couple warm days coming then cold weather returns here.
46.4311 N
2012 15 milk jugs 1 gal. syrup
2013 33 milk jugs and buckets 8 gal. syrup
2014 39 sap bags 6 gal. syrup
2015 75 bags 10 gal. syrup
2016 50 3/16" gravity vacuum 30 bags 20 gal. syrup
2017 80 3/16" gravity vacuum 20 bags 25 gal. syrup
2x4 Smoky Lake Flat Pan with Preheater.
Smoky Lake Bottler
It is running slow, but still running. Still 38 so should run for a while yet.
I have a place in Hancock, I'm here 4 days a week, 52 weeks a year, Mr. G keeps road open. Wife and I get along better that way. I tap 30 trees using old metal pails, boil in flat 30 gal pan, finish on camp.
Last edited by northernlite; 03-09-2017 at 03:59 PM.
That's great! I love that area. I parked my snowmobile trailer at Tony's once a few years ago. I think I gave them a few bottles of syrup in appreciation. My brother's road isn't cleared in winter. Both my brother and I are MTU grads and are drawn to the Keeweenaw.
John
2x8 Smokylake drop flue with AOF/ AUF
180 taps on sacks
75 on 3/16 tubing with shurflo
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Just curious who has tapped and who is holding out yet......
New for 2016 Mason 2x4 XL with AUF blower. No more boiling in stainless steam table trays or pots for me.
Starting tapping Sunday March 5. Slow start but it ran nice Monday and Tuesday. Highs of 50 lots of snow melting. Still a foot or so in the woods.
Looks like it will shut off again for a week as winter is forecast to return again.
46.4311 N
2012 15 milk jugs 1 gal. syrup
2013 33 milk jugs and buckets 8 gal. syrup
2014 39 sap bags 6 gal. syrup
2015 75 bags 10 gal. syrup
2016 50 3/16" gravity vacuum 30 bags 20 gal. syrup
2017 80 3/16" gravity vacuum 20 bags 25 gal. syrup
2x4 Smoky Lake Flat Pan with Preheater.
Smoky Lake Bottler
I agree with Fishman - early tapping can be quite frustrating. Tuesday was great (48/sunny) for cleaning equipment and shack, and the trees probably ran liked crazy, but..... Next Thursday (3/16) looks like the start of something good. Am getting back into the fray after a couple years off. Will start with about 50 taps and see how I get on.
Happy Sugaring guys!
Oil tank evaporator w/fire brick and grate, 8 ft. stack
2 x 4 ss pan w/warmer
2011 90 taps
2012 65 taps
2013 76 taps w/milk jugs
2014 41 taps w/milk jugs
2017 67 taps w/various jugs
2018 75 taps wjugs
2023 39 taps wjugs
Polaris Ranger w/tracks
North of 47°, tapped last Thursday, couldn't stand it, last weekend 3-40's caught the short run 35 gallons on 30 pails, 17th should start real flow. Boiled today will finish tomarrow. 16° this AM 2° wind, boil outside....ya got to love it
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