November Journal

[Russell Lampron]

Another month is in the books. The leaves are gone and it is time to get into the woods and start with the tubing mods and repairs. I have been able to get pretty much caught up with the wood and other stuff so it's go time. March is just around the corner.

[Parker]

Meeting with an abbutting landowner today,,see if I can put the tank/pump on her land and have everything run downhill (the last person to tap, gravity, here had the tank 500" in the woods and pumped sap 10 feet uphill to the road).....the current tank location would be difficult because we check the pumps-releasers sevral times a day-we would be lugging gas out there,,hauling a pump back and forth-ect.,,,,,plus I think we can pick up 100+ taps if I can run out the the neighbors land (mabey even get electricity for the pump!!!) Time will tell..........
Split another 4 cords into the sugarhouse woodshed,,that getting FULL!!
Time to put the head down and lean into the collar!!! Lots to do,and, I like it

[southdevonbeef]

Starting to put up wire today to run sap lines. We are putting our whole 35 acre bush on tubing with vacuum. Started with buckets last year. Also bought a 3x10 small brothers evaporator off of craigslist for $2000. Its all stainless with a hood. The guy also gave me his stainless cone filter in the deal and it was already out of the sugarhouse, just needed to be loaded up. So far the 2010 season is off to a good start!!

[MapleChaser]

Spent the day yesterday building our reel. Heading for the woods to try it. Going to be putting up 1 1/2 pipe today. If I can figure out how to post a picture of it will try to do it tonight. MC

[Revi]

I went up and did a little hunting, but I couldn't keep my mind on the deer. I kept looking at the trees. There is a lot of grow-in that we have to tap!

I saw at least 5 more trees that weren't over 10 inches last year, but are big enough to add to the lines now.

I also saw a red squirrel and a partridge.

[maple maniac65]

I was weed wacking today and there was a doe laying down on my lawn sleeping. Get this right out in the open.

[KenWP]

She figured she was safe as weed wackers are hard to throw far.
Deer season opened yesterday here and I heard some shooting out behind this afternoon. They had piles of apples and carrots out there last week so some deer have to be coming out in the day light to eat. Must be nice sit in a little house and wait for a deer. They even have a couch in two of the houses and easy chairs in the rest.

[Turtlecreek]

I've been working on the half pint. The barrel needed to be patched up before the season. I just got the ceramic blanket today, Mcmaster carr has a good price on it if your in the market. Still have to paint brick and test fire the bad boy. Not to mention I have to cut wood, this is the first year with this evaporator so I have no idea how much wood to cut, so I guess I'll just cut until I get tired of cutting and splitting.

[KenWP]

Found a sorce for some SS today. The local hall and community bar had did some up dates and threw all the old stuff in a heap in the bush. Lots of odds and ends plus a couple of peices of flat stock of a good size plus some copper tubeing and SS tubes. Will get this evaporator made yet.

[brookledge]

Well today I began on making cream and coated nuts getting ready for the holidays and Christmas fairs. It seems like more and more are moving the dates to earlier dates. I wish more were after Thanksgiving since I don't like to make my candy to early.
Keith