January Journal

[Saw Filer]

Waiting is killing me too, but talking with you folks sure helps !

[Gary R]

Yesterday I visited Dan W. His taps are in and he's waiting for sap. The weather man has been a little off but, it looks good for the weekend. Toured his new sugar house and checked out his new to him 2X6. A nice looking outfit. Yard trees scattered all around. He'll have so much time on his hands with that rig, he''ll be tapping the entire neighborhood soon

[mountainvan]

All 4,000 taps are checked, 4 vacuum pumps are operational, releasers are cleaned, saphouse is good, and my new ro tower with the 600 gal/hr is arriving next week. I love it when a plan comes together. Think I'll add more taps next week!

[KenWP]

Hopefully this weekend I get closed to finished with my evaporator so I can do some other work on that honey list. Just have to figure out how to insulate and I am away. Or untill I boil the first time and have to patch leaks.

[paradisegrounds]

Bought an RTV with snow tracks to tap maples up a steep hill. Testing it today. Goes about 5mph in 8" of snow, 4wd med speed. Barely made it up a 30 degree incline, sliped and couldn't go up a 3' 45 degree bank with ice and mud. Did I make a big mistake? I thought I had read great reviews on here about the RTV 900. Does anyone have any ideas, thoughts, feedback, better results?
Help!

JC

[Thompson's Tree Farm]

Fred Henderson has that set up on his RTV 900. Check it out with him.

[paradisegrounds]

Thank you, but, could you tell me how to find Fred Henderson? I am fairly new to this web site (3 mo.) I don't see him under members?

JC

[farmall h]

what else do I need to get done?

just get here already!!!![/QUOTE]

RedMaples......you have to set up more taps! At least to 500!!!!

[PARKER MAPLE]

Bought an RTV with snow tracks to tap maples up a steep hill. Testing it today. Goes about 5mph in 8" of snow, 4wd med speed. Barely made it up a 30 degree incline, sliped and couldn't go up a 3' 45 degree bank with ice and mud. Did I make a big mistake? I thought I had read great reviews on here about the RTV 900. Does anyone have any ideas, thoughts, feedback, better results?
Help!

JC

Well i can tell you that i bought a 09 polaris ranger and had tracks on it to start last year. but it was hard to monuver through the woods. this year i tried it with out the tracks just tires, a world of difference. it goes anywhere . im still breaking trailes where i havent even been yet this year through about 16-18in of snow with no problems. the big difference here is the rtv is disel ,slow and heavy, like 3200 lbs. the ranger is 1200lb and gas. so it turns more rpms and spins the wheels faster, plus i put a 125 horizontal tank in the bed to gather two of my tanks in the woods. theres my feed back. p.s im selling the tracks

[The Birdman]

Paradice go to the top of the page to members list. names of all members are listed there.