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    Default Tapping in Alexandria

    Started tapping sunday,got out 75 on tubing and 50 buckets.Tapped some more after work this week,got another 50 on tubing and 25 bucket put out.Have about 50 more on tubing and afew more buckets to get out.Sap has been running some but not that great,should have enough to sweeten the pans this saturday.The snow is deep out in the woods,about 3' to 4'.I have been getting out to the woods by snowmobile and working in the bush on snowshoes.
    Brett
    3x11 raised flue with cross flow syrup pans
    500 on tubing and 100 buckets
    Ford 1710 tractor
    08 Yamaha Grizzly 700 efi eps with tracks

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    Definatly tough sledding out there,,do you have to gather buckets in the woods or does the tubing take the sap roadside? I know I will have some spiles 6 feet off the ground to pull in may,,,,but what are you going to do?
    Salisbury Sugarworks,,Parker Rowe, and friends
    Salisbury, N.H.
    1988 taps in 09
    over 2500 on vac in 2010
    no buckets in 2010
    2815 taps in 2011
    shooting for 3000 in 2012
    4000 taps? In 2014
    5x16 wood fired "Mighty Marvin"
    50 cords in the shed
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    Hey Parker, sledding is not too bad, I have been keeping the trails packed down all winter with the snowmobile.And yes, I do have to gather buckets in the woods,they are tree that I can not get with tubing. The good thing is that I can drive the snowmobile to within 20 to 30 feet of the buckets.Having a hard time finding the old tap holes, most are buried under the snow,I to will have taps 5 to 6 feet off the ground.Will have to bring a ladder out this spring to get some of the taps out.Most of my tubing is out in the woods to,lots of flat ground,so I tap small clusters of trees and run them into barrels.Most barrel are a quarter mile from any roads.The snowmobile is vary important to get the sap out,and when the snow is gone I use my 4x4 tractor for hailing sap.Where abouts in Hill are you tapping? That pretty close to me, maybe only 15 minute drive from my place. Brett
    Brett
    3x11 raised flue with cross flow syrup pans
    500 on tubing and 100 buckets
    Ford 1710 tractor
    08 Yamaha Grizzly 700 efi eps with tracks

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    The last few days we have been tapping out Quimbys in Hill,,it is on Bunker Hill road,,,the place with the hayfields on both sides of the road,,,come on up and visit if you have time ,,should be there all day today finishing up,,,(I hope)
    Salisbury Sugarworks,,Parker Rowe, and friends
    Salisbury, N.H.
    1988 taps in 09
    over 2500 on vac in 2010
    no buckets in 2010
    2815 taps in 2011
    shooting for 3000 in 2012
    4000 taps? In 2014
    5x16 wood fired "Mighty Marvin"
    50 cords in the shed
    Old, old R.O.
    Charter member Andover/Salisbury Mapleholics
    http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/4...s009bx4.th.jpg

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    Had to work today.Got home and spent the rest of the day getting the sugarhouse ready.Going to gather tomorrow and boil for the first time this season.I would like to catch up with you sometime and checkout your operation. Brett
    Brett
    3x11 raised flue with cross flow syrup pans
    500 on tubing and 100 buckets
    Ford 1710 tractor
    08 Yamaha Grizzly 700 efi eps with tracks

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    Come by any time--we are full time sugaring till it buds out,,I PM you,
    Salisbury Sugarworks,,Parker Rowe, and friends
    Salisbury, N.H.
    1988 taps in 09
    over 2500 on vac in 2010
    no buckets in 2010
    2815 taps in 2011
    shooting for 3000 in 2012
    4000 taps? In 2014
    5x16 wood fired "Mighty Marvin"
    50 cords in the shed
    Old, old R.O.
    Charter member Andover/Salisbury Mapleholics
    http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/4...s009bx4.th.jpg

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    Hey Robiez, is that you down on town pound across from the old sawmill?

    Todd
    2 x 6 Grimm raised flue for 2012 season. Rebuilding a 3 x 13 for 2013. 51 Ford 8N, St. Bernard, 30+ chickens.

    http://s106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/cardigan99/

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    That would be me,Where are located Cardigan99. I gathered saturday morning, got about 110 gallon and boiled that afternoon and took off about 5 quarts of fancy. Waiting for the next run now.The area where most of my taps are,is now under water from all this rain we just got. I hope I didn't lose any buckets out there. I will have to wait for the water to recede, and go out and check buckets and lines.Brett
    Brett
    3x11 raised flue with cross flow syrup pans
    500 on tubing and 100 buckets
    Ford 1710 tractor
    08 Yamaha Grizzly 700 efi eps with tracks

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    Robiez, I'm out on Knowles Hill up by the AMC lodge. We pulled in 100 gal last week. Sweetend the pans yesterday and pulled off 8 quarts tonite. You've got a bunch of water down that way. I got stuck in that puddle briefly on saturday.

    Todd
    2 x 6 Grimm raised flue for 2012 season. Rebuilding a 3 x 13 for 2013. 51 Ford 8N, St. Bernard, 30+ chickens.

    http://s106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/cardigan99/

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    Got out the other day and checked buckets and barrels after the water went down, did not lose any buckets or barrels, water would have to had come up another 2 or 3 feet to have reached the buckets.Put out another 25 taps on tubing today,and sap was flowing good on the new taps but slow on the older taps so I pulled a couple of taps and the holes were full of ice,been getting too cold at night and not warm enough in the day to get a good run, hoping for some warmer weather.

    Brett
    Brett
    3x11 raised flue with cross flow syrup pans
    500 on tubing and 100 buckets
    Ford 1710 tractor
    08 Yamaha Grizzly 700 efi eps with tracks

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