January Journal 2008

[maplekid]

$77 geese i paid 50 for rolls of 30p tubing. i get most of my tubing equipment at richards so it might just be the middleman trying to make an extra dollar

[OGDENS SUGAR BUSH]

bought a roll saturday 51.00

RICH

[andyp]

Went down to Salisbury today to see Henry and get supplies. Syrup ought to be $80.00 a gallon. Everything is going up. Got bottles both glass and plastic and a roll of 5/16 tubing and some fittings, plus some other odds and ends. Now we have to find a couple of small tanks and a twelve volt pump.I hope we have enough time to get it all together for this year.

Andyp

[Sugarmaker]

AndyP,
Good to see your getting your stuff together. Yes all the prices are up. Probably $80 per gallon is about the price we should be at

Don't worry, be happy, the report is that all the steel head are frozen, waiting for you

Good thing you got the sugarhouse tightened up during the warmer weather.

Chris

[WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER]

It seems from the prices I have seen that about all of the tubing north of the border is $ 60 to $ 70 per roll or more. If Leader is still selling 30p for $ 50, they are probably selling it way faster than they can make it unless it doesn't go across the border??

Anyone got any opinions on whether any of Leader's stuff goes north across the border on a regular basis, not smuggled??

[royalmaple]

I must be too close to the manufacturers. Seems like everything I was pricing up was high 50's to 60's. That was maple flex and ipl 4 seasons. I might have to keep looking, I bought 14 rolls (4 seasons) the other day for 50 bucks a roll, I though I did well.

It would be nice if there was a little more competition in this market, not between companies but dealers. I wish I could just work of SRP, I don't even use that as a guage in my business. Just a number they pull out of the air. But maple it's srp and more in many cases.

I'll have to break out the press tonight and make some more jeffersons I guess. Even up the score a little.

[WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER]

Matt,

Maybe you are still buying it at 2007 prices and the dealers haven't gotten the 08 prices yet or paid the 08 wholesale price.

[gmcooper]

Last week I bought some rigid Lapierre for $51.50 a roll. Up from 07 catalog. Lamb rigid light blue was still $50.00 roll.

[PATheron]

DaveY- I like that hat a lot too. Maybe next year Ill trap some rats with the kids and have one made. Im hoping to have everything mostly done this weekend. If I do its celebration time. Im thinking have everything hooked up and next weekend fire up the vac pump and start fixing squirrell holes. Probly put a few more taps out to get an even 1200. Once evrything is done im done for two years. Not doing anything more for a couple years. Going to hunt woodchucks with the boys as a full time job this summer. Not building anything. Getting excited to see what happens first good run. Never had vac and never had this many taps. Cant wait to see what happens. Hope everything is going well for everyone getting ready. Want to hear a lot of talk next month of BIGSAP. Theron

[Dave Y]

Theron,
I can hook you up with the folks that made it for me. I suppied the skins and the put it together. A+ quality. Glad you are starting to see and end to your work. I have a few tanks to plumb and clean the dust off of the evaporator and out of the sugarhouse and I am go to go!