Sugar Making Jobs

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For the most part the folks at the farm have been pulling on themselves to get the work done before the sap starts flowing. Trudging, hiking, carrying, and motivating amidst such brilliant cold light. Setup jobs include:

setting out the bulk collection tanks 500-1000 gallons
setting up and cleaning the evaporator
cutting and stacking wood
unrolling main lines
stringing up sap lines (the video shows the sap lines being attached to the main line)
attaching drop line
tapping
setting up new overthehill collection tube (video)
setting up buckets - don't forget the buckets
fixing broken things -brake lines, tractors, chainsaws, fittings, downed lines,
shoveling

This is for perspective and understanding only. come visit.