There was sap today.\u00a0 We picked up two tanks of 200 gallons, 400 gallons total.\u00a0 If we would have been fully tapped by Wednesday the 4th we would have had a lot more sap.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We got the storage tanks ready and the evaporator too.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We actually started the evaporator about 3:00 pm to start boiling the sap we collected.<\/p>\n
The snow is still a challenge.\u00a0\u00a0 Its so loose.\u00a0\u00a0 The tractor struggles to get traction.\u00a0 We put the tractor into 2nd gear, gun the throttle and hang on for rough ride.\u00a0 Its a good thing we can steer using the brakes. Each of the back wheels is independent so we can break the right wheel to turn right or the left wheel to turn left.\u00a0\u00a0 When the front wheels start snow plowing they are useless for steering and we must rely on the brakes.\u00a0 As long as the tractor is inching forward we don’t stop.\u00a0 If we stopped the tractor would get stuck.\u00a0 Wrestling with the tractor is more work then collecting sap. \u00a0<\/p>\n
The weather forecast is unsettled.\u00a0 Precipitation is coming, but if its rain, snow or a snow\/rain mix is still unknown.\u00a0 It will depend on where the warm air and cold air meet.\u00a0 We have heard 3-5 inches,\u00a0 6-8 inches and even 8-10 inches.\u00a0 It seems we won’t know until it happens.<\/p>\n
Today’s Count
400 gallons of sap<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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