As dawn broke a snow squall moved in.  Covered the ground in white.  Needed the insulated coveralls again because it was cold.  Into the woods by 8:00 AM to rinse the R/O then drain and disconnect hoses before bringing it to the house for storage.  Decided to use SMBS in the storage water for the membrane.  That means we must do a soap wash before using it next season.

Cleaned the bottling and finishing pans.  Cleaned the storage tanks.  Disconnected the propane tank.  Brought most the equipment back to the house.  Tomorrow we sweep and wash the floor then bring in the water storage tank.

The mechanic brought back the H tractor starter.  He rebuilt it.  Said it was bad.  It was still the original starter so over 70 years old.

1”-3” of snow forecast for tomorrow.  The weather forecast for the next 5 days looks favorable for sap.    Sites on vacuum could  harvest sap yet.

Back to the house by 5:30 PM.