September journal

[Parker]

Wow-we are slacking on the sept. thread here people,,,,,,lets see,,I have put about 6 more peices of wood in the woodshed since the middel of august,,,I am getting a littel concerned,,,gonna have to give myself a talking to and get that shed full!!! What is everyone ealse doing?

[PATheron]

Guys- Parker is right. Weve just been kind of piddling around and spending time with our families, vacationing, camping, etc, etc. Well, PARTY TIME IS OVER MY FRIENDS!!!! SUGARING SEASON IS ALMOST HERE!!! CLEAN THE TANKS, STACK THE WOOD, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE MOTHER OF ALL YEARS. The trees look great down here with all the rain weve had and now the sun has come out and theve grown like crazy. Im seeing trees I thought were dying out that are all bushed out nice. I think we are going to have some good quality sweet sap this year. Gonna be a fun year. Ive got almost everything at my house on autopilot now. Gotta run electric down to the releaser across the road and that will be coming into the sugarhouse too. This year want to have everything coming into the shed and have more time to spend in the woods. One thing I did this year was clean all my tanks now and cover them good so I dont have to try to do it when its freezing cold out. Try to do things a little smarter every year. Theron

[red maples]

MY WOOD IS DONE

Now beginning the planning for the new main lines... going into the woods tomorrow and start marking trees so I can find the best routes for mains and laterals...(and look for deer trails and buck rubs and scrapes )I bought tubing and wire a few weeks ago...but still need order manifolds, lateral conection things to mount onto the wire, insulation for the arch doors... man I guess I should make a list huh!!!

[Jeff E]

YES SIR PATheron! The party is over!!!
I came to me today, as I have not even looked at the Trader for weeks. I got inspected this morning and got me thinking the season is just around the corner.

Wood is done and stacked, under cover. I pulled wire for another W/D line and another 3500' of mainline off it. Now its time to run the tubing, and laterals. Drops can come later. I was thinking getting the tubes done by the end of August was the plan. The plan failed. But I am living in the hope and glory that is promised by the month of Sept!!!

I also need to hunt a bit with the new VDD (wirehair pup). He's about 4 months old now, and ready to get after the WI, MN and Dakota birds!

[KenWP]

Started yesterday hauling wood in from the bush. Went slow yesterday as i was in school and she who must be obeyed had the tractor reved to high and then poped the belt off. Didn't help she never run the seat up closer so she could actually touch the pedals. I have no idea how anybody can run a engine that high and think at the same time.
Today went better and I got home early so we go a lot hauled in before dark. Should have a lot done by the weekend and then its a 3 day one as monday is a holiday.
I have to get working on my evaporator but my freind that had the tools had cancer surgery Friday so he's out of commision for a while. I might have to make do with the old evaporator for another year.

[Randy Brutkoski]

Hung 1500 feet of 1 1/2 mainline the last 2 afternoons on my new sugarbush. 200 acres of all healthy monster trees. Were last tapped in the 60's. So much work to do,and too much $ to spend. Finished up a 1800 tap bush 2 weeks ago, thought i was never going to finish that project. Well lets see what i can get done on this 4000+ tap bush before the season. And this is also my 1st year on vacuum. I need help......

[Dave Y]

I haven't been to a party all summer. I have been going to farmers markets all summer. If the sales continue the way they have been I will be out of syurp before christmas. I am currently up grading all aspects of my operation. I have added two more tanks, a1500 and another 1000.I took my 800 to the woods and put the 1500 at the sugarhouse. sold 4 tanks earlier in the summer.I am currently in the middle of a building project. Seems my attached sugarhouse was not big enough to acomadate my new evaporator. not only not long enough but it wasnt high enough either. so I added on. I went out and up. I will post pics when time allows. The rig is due here at the end of the month. Most of the fire wood is cut and split. and I may be adding vacuum. Im getting a pump. Just not sure if I will get it hooked up this year or not.
Gary R was by last night . It was good to see him. Theron if there was a party this summer that why I didnt make it. Sorry!

[Parker]

Dave Y-what did you get for a rig?

[PATheron]

Dave- The partys are all the get togethers my wife made me go to when I should have been stringin line. Theron

[Dave Y]

Parker,
I am getting a 4x14 force 5. That is some thing you sould think about buying.
Then you would not have to cut so much wood.

Theron I was just wandering cause I didnt get any invitation.