february Journal

[dano2840]

ohhhhhh snap that sux boyd, i would call up the dealer and see what they recomend

hey look theres the CAPS BUTTON AGAIN!!!!!!!!
SO GUYS SUGARING SEASONS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER, I STILL DONT HAVE A RIG BUT HAVE KNOWN OF A 3x8 ABOUT 1 1/2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD FROM MY HOUSE FOR A WHILE, A LITTLE SMALLER THAN I WOULD HAVE LIKED, BUT IT WILL DO FINE FOR 450- 500 TAPS WORTH OF MY SUPER MAPLES, JUST REALL LONG BOILS, BUT I CAN DEAL W/ IT FOR YEAR ONE OF THE BIG TIME SUGARING,
I GET OUT OF SCHOOL A PERIOD EARLY AND DRIVE HOME NOW THAT I HAVE MY LICENCE, I GET OUT AT 2:10
I AM GOING TO MEET THE GUY AT 2:15 TOMARROW, WHISH ME LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CANT WAIT FOR MY FIRST EVAPORATOR THAT HAS FLUES!!!!!!!!!!! WHISH ME LUCK ON GETTING A GOOD DEAL,
DaNo

[jrthe3]

the tractor was in the middle of the pound about 80 feet of chain and a 315 cat track hoe and it was out

[danno]

"IM GUNNA COOK THOSE ON THE BACK PART OF THE EVAP WHERE THERE IS A TINEY BIT OF ROOM NEAR THE STACK WHERE I COULD PUT A 4" PIECE OF METAL AS MY "COOKIE SHEET" IM SO SMART!!!!!!!!! they will go great w/ the steaks in the sugar house[/QUOTE]"

Nothing keeps a pizza warmer/fresher than leaving it on top of the evaporator hood with a cold six pack stuck in the snow right outside the sugarhouse. Now that's a dinner! That would be a six pack of cola for you

[dano2840]

of coarse, if your under 21 you cant have a 6 pack, wild parties where us teenagers get into trouble have nvr been alchohol related .........nahhh not in my sugar house no need for that with a hot expensive piece of equip like the evap well no alchy for me any way

[3rdgen.maple]

How much snow does everyone have? I have a 48" chain link fence in the back yard that is probably covered with 6" of snow. Started plowing the road to one sugarbush this morning with the JD loader. Snowbanks at the road are over my head just from the snowplows and they cut the banks back 3 times this year. Hard hauling sap in that. Was thinking about tapping next week we got 6 days coming up in the high 30's Think I will wait and let the snow melt down. Would need a ladder to pull buckets at the end of the season. Tired of the snow but can't make syrup in Florida.

[3rdgen.maple]

Hey Danno2840 wish my kids had the ambition you do. Hard to believe you are doing all this on your own KUDO"S to you. Farmers are raised right both my granparents were farmers and they worked me hard. But I loved every minute of it. Good luck with the evaporator deal. Let us know how you made out.

[Gary R]

Weather shows 6 days in a row of above freezing temps starting Friday. I may tap Friday or Saturday. Test tap had a slow drip yesterday and it was 33. Put my stacks up and shoveled of the sugarhouse roof yesterday. Will sanitize buckets and taps tonight.

[Maplewalnut]

Gary- I am with you. One, two, three days above freezing is a tease, a week above freezing is time to make syrup. Good Luck everyone considering the amount of work I still have, I may not be on line for a while. Taps going in Friday.

[dano2840]

Hey Danno2840 wish my kids had the ambition you do. Hard to believe you are doing all this on your own KUDO"S to you. Farmers are raised right both my granparents were farmers and they worked me hard. But I loved every minute of it. Good luck with the evaporator deal. Let us know how you made out.

thanks, i will let you guys know how the evap. goes, its only 9:45 and 2:15 just cant get here fast enough, atleast when i get to metals class today i will be excited about learning how to gas weld, our teacher teaches us how to gas so we learn the motion, and use of a filler rod before we learn tig welding because tig is so expensive, so that excitement willl help take my mind off the evap for 42 minutes, then its pe activities, we are playing badmitten, uuuhjhhhhhgggg that is going to go by sooooooooooooo ssssllllloooooooooowww, that ends at 2:05 sign out drive to the guy w/ the evap about 2 mi away from school and take a look

[mapleack]

It looks like Friday is going to be go time here in Western PA. Saturday through Wednesday look like all nice sap days. I'm planning on taking Friday off and getting as many taps in as possible and into tanks for Saturdays run. Of course I'm not ready, but if the evaporator doesn't get washed and going until Sunday at least I won't miss out on much sap!