Checking what VT sugar makers are doing

[maplwrks]

Just keep paying your bills---We all like donuts!!

[Tucker08]

I'm am all set now, I believe the tubing is as tight as it's going to be for this season. The last warm spell I was pulling 20" on it so I'm pretty happy. Took Kevin Sargents advice and ran 1.5 PVC for new 30cfm pump to releaser. Looks good and ready for opperation. Flushed out the new pre heater as well, going to boil water and do a wash if the pans this week. Also order an auto draw off from smokey lake to make everything run smooth in sugar house. Can't wait to use new Wes fab filter press as well. Man I guess all i need is sap. Lol . Looks like we tapped in just under 1400 this year.. Should be fun when it get here Friday. Good luck to all fellow sugar makers

Parker Maple

Nice work. We will be done down here well before you. I will stop up. Looking forward to seeing your set-up!


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[sapmaple]

Mike I got you covered , just got my GMP bill and got slapped with a 25.8 Demand prod charge almost $300 for that, I only ran the RO twice on that billing Used only another 100 KWH then last month with NO RO used , but my bill was 5 times as big Grrrrrr! sure hope I can make some syrup just to pay GMP

[maplwrks]

I think you will find that the demand charge will stay with you all year.......

[KevinS]

I think today is donut day for green mountain power employees, it happens once a month with all of the extra $ coming in from the extra storm surcharge that we all have been paying for months. So you might have to wait another day or 2 for your power install.

Storm surcharge?
Is this a extra add on from when the hurricane hit or is this like Maryland's "rain tax" ?

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

Storm surcharge?
Is this a extra add on from when the hurricane hit or is this like Maryland's "rain tax" ?

It's another tax the the libtard bosses of gmp have devised up to pad their pockets, just like the 3 dollars on every ones bill to pay for the welfare rats.

Today driving through rutvegas I spotted an Orwell sugarmaker tank in back of truck empty, Dunkin donuts wrappers on dash board and a big sign on back of truck "looking for HE fill station please help"
He was headed down west street towards Leader I think.

[GeneralStark]

I hope we get some sap soon. All this talk of donuts is making me hungry.

[Randy Brutkoski]

Are you talking about the guy that had his scooter or a mopad or something like that for sale on his front lawn a couple of years ago. I have been trying to talk him in to buying a helium injection starter kit. I have noticed in mine that if you use a whip style instead of a manifold for your dry line to your branch lines it has the best results, I think the helium and air must mix or something in that whip and it really makes that sap go down the wet line. I am sold on it.

[adk1]

Wow this topic is way over my head...

[maplwrks]

What a couple of t-holes!