October Journal

[Maplewalnut]

Parker- hopefully Marvin was consulted and is alright with your decision to boil concentrated sap!

Congrats, what did you get?

[Revi]

That RO is going to save a lot of trees in New Hampshire.

[gator330]

Congrats, never been elk hunting but that is an awesome bull in Colorado on self guided public land. Post some pics if you don't mind!

I'll try and get one on sometime. I went with a friend who has been to this spot for the past ten years. So I had a lot of help and know how to go off of. It was a big bull for that area best the group has ever seen. Kinda like a big buck go to the least likely spot, that is where we found him. Muzzleloader hunt Travel, condo (i know hard to take) and tags just around 1,200.00 I hit the jake pot on this deal. Awsome experience a most do again and again and again...

[gator330]

My brother has been going to WinterHawk in Colorado for 4 years after a bull and has spent like 5 grand each trip and still hasnt let an arrow fly. WinterHawk is a proclaimed top notch guide service and has been on tv many many times on the hunting channels. So any bull on a self guided hunt is a huge accomplishment. Congrats indeed Gator330.

Thanks 3rdgen.maple. The friend I went with has taken a few good bulls cows, mule deer and seen a lot of bear over the years. Had a bear tag this year never saw one, just lots of sighn. If you can do it self is the way to go.The money saved pays for the next few years. A Few guys split coasts you have help if it's needed great time. A lot of guides are taking you on publice land as it is. I don't know about the place he goes maybe 5 gs is a great deal but I can buy a lot of sugar eguipment with 20,000 Gs in four years.

[Parker]

Its an oldie! A 10 horsepower "Sap Brothers" has 7- 85" long by 4" vessels,,(2 membranes in each vessel?) Measures 97" tall, 4 feet by 40"...Gonna blow out a wall and build out 3 feet,,I dont have enough room to put it inside.gonna need to make some serious upgrades,,also putting the blower outside..wonder how long it will take me to go thru 5000 gallons of sap late in the season?

[steam maker]

well boys i think i just did it too.. the balls in motion for an ro!!!!!!!!!!! keep ur fingers crossed for me.....

[twobears1224]

the last two days i,ve been building cupola doors and puttiing them on.i also cut up a roll of fiberglass insulation i had and put some of it up.today,i planed out some lumber for the door frames.

delbert

[danno]

Hey Parker - I have an old Sap Brothers RO. They did like to use lots of membranes, didn't they? Mine was manufactured as a 250 gph with one 4" membrane. The company came through the year after manu and retrofitted with 4 membranes. It's old, but still gets rid of the water

[Rhino]

Last few days have been just crazy with the low pressure system. 60 mile an hour gust! power was out for 9 hours but some areas won't have power until Saturday. I just hate to see what the woods looks like. Might be alot of limbs/trees over the lines? Monday just as the storm was starting i whacked a nice 8 point with a 15 inch spread. Right after i hit it the rain came hard. couldn't find it that night with no blood trail, but found it early the next morning. Now i can concentrate on maple work.

[Sugarmaker]

Just deer hunting and cutting pallets. Oh yea the work thing too.
Also took the rear pan and WRU off the arch last night to eyeball the unit for AOF. If the funding gets approved through the finace dept., then I should have another project for this winter.
Hope things ar good in all of maple land!

Chris