North East Ohio 2022

[fred]

Maybe someone should market a Clear "T" fitting...you know, same idea as the Clear Press. Hey Fred, you out there? <grin>

At least with a 5/16 clear tee it would be much cheaper to replace than a clear press plate which lasts the same amount of time. *bigger grin*

side note it will take several days for the trees to thaw then be locked up again. Southern Ohio should be good to go, anything north of rt30 and probably rt 70 is a hard NO for tapping. Don't rush mother nature, enjoy the frost!!

[Kh7722]

Good morning,
I got started tapping yesterday. Got 500 of approx 1200 taps drilled. Going to finish up by Tues in time for the warmup next week. You old timers here in Ohio... How much fo you think it will run next week given the forecast? This is just my third year.

Agreed, one day of above freezing is not worth the troubles, the woods is COLD. Id suggest using that one nice day to wash everything out. We are going to boil water to make sure everything functions and do a good cleaning of sugarhouse.

[johnallin]

Also agree. Two days up here above freezing will never be enough to overcome the several days/nights we’ve seen single digits. But the ground freeze should be fairly shallow with all the snow we’ve got.

Changing out the membrane on the little CDL RO this afternoon. Pull old one out, instal new and Rinse - Wash - Rinse.
Have 5 rows of wood all up and 200 Tees replaced in back woods and will do spouts when I tap. The 150 in the North woods are still good as only two years in.
Looking forward to an old fashioned Mid Feb and March…snow and cold then warm then repeat.
Game on!

[johnallin]

At least with a 5/16 clear tee it would be much cheaper to replace than a clear press plate which lasts the same amount of time. *bigger grin*…

Only if you’re careless and leave it out in the woods.
Leader hit it out of the park with that press…clearly superior but disruptive to the heavy metal crowd. <triple-wide grin>

[johnallin]

I think we need some more snow around NE Ohio.
Knee-deep in the woods gonna need a ladder to pull taps at season end!

[johnallin]

Been pretty quiet around here...everyone on FB or what?

Yesterday while poking around the sugar house, I found I had left 55+ gallons in my permeate tank (dumb on my part) and yup a 400 lb block of ice was the reward after several single digit nights the past week...
It's a 165 gallon vertical Norwesco tank, the bottom had rounded out so badly that it was leaning and weaving like a drunken sailor.
Managed to wrestle it out - all 400+ lbs - and get it in the wood/boat shop to thaw. As of this morning, not much had thawed over night but it was at least sitting flat.
Think I dodged a bullet and glad it didn't crack. I do have to replace the ball valve as it didn't do so well.

[Nogden3929]

Where on Facebook is everyone hanging out?

[johnallin]

I was being sarcastic…just seems like it’s been really quiet on Trader this year.
Don’t have a face book account, call me Canadian Dinosaur.

Still think Clear Presses rule and do plan to tap this weekend. <grin>

[fred]

do plan to tap this weekend. <grin>

only in the early mornings while its still single digits. just come down to the shop and we'll sip on some whiskey coffee

[johnallin]

... just come down to the shop and we'll sip on some whiskey coffee...

Ah Fred, for the Canadians and the Scots, there's no "e" in whisky, just like there's no "e" in Allin.
Proper spelling would be whisky, where's yer spellcheck Laddy?
Personally, I prefer a good Canadian Lager over a rye, but not in the early morning.

Trader's been real quiet this year non-the-less.